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VOL 35 NO. 2
Ralph and Crystal Moyer were named Outstanding
Young Farmers by the Pennsylvania Fanners Association
at their 39th Annual Meeting held this week In Hershey.
Ralph farms with his father, Geora&iriahtldf Myerstown in
Berks County. The Moyers will
the national competition where theJWNIIIIe opportunity to
win a full-size tractor resembling the toy tractor Crystal Is
holding.
Nittany Lion Fall Classic
Thonyma Secret, Blackstar
Get Bring Top Prices
BY MARIANNE WALKER
Centre Co. Correspondent
UNIVERSITY PARK (Centre
Co.) Fine-Nine Secret
Bultcrfly-ET, a November, 1988,
heifer consigned by the Fine-Nine
Syndicate of Tyrone, brought the
sale high bid of $3,100 at the Nit
lany Lion Fall Classic held last
week at Penn State’s Ag Arena.
Sired by Thonyma Secret, this
heifer’s dam is Butter-Luck Val
iant Harris-ET, an EX 91 who has a
Secret son selling into AI France.
Her dam also is contracted to
France for embryos. Butter-Luck
Valiant Harris-ET had a third-year
production record of 32,290
pounds of milk and 4.1 percent fat,
Spotting an opan doorway, these turkeys at Weaver’s Turkeys in Farm
ersvllle decided to make arun for it. They looked one way, then the other.
Four Socttom
while the granddam, Lakeflow
Ivanhoe Astronaut (2E-94), has
3.3 percent protein on a seven-year
record and 3.4 percent on an eight
year record. Butterfly was pur
chased by Petersburg Secret
Syndicate of Petersburg.
Also bringing $3,100 was the
choice of three females from three
embryos of Myerwood Bell Liz
zie, (EX), who is bred to To-Mar
Blackstar-ET and due November
18. Lizzie h#s an Excellent Mam
mary and a‘second-year produc
tion record 23,699 pounds of milk
and 3.5 percent fat. Her sire is a
Cal-Clark Board Chairman son of
Ivanhoe breeding, as is the dam.
(Turn to Pago A 29)
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 18,1989
PFA Meeting Coverage
BY PAT PURCELL
HERSHEY (Dauphin Co.)
Pennsylvania Fanners Association
members, which represents 22,678
farm families statewide, gathered
three days for their 39th Annual
Meeting in Hershey this week.
Hundreds of farm leaders from
across the state and voting dele
gates met at the Hershey Lodge
and Convention Center to elect
officers and set policies on farm
issues for this statewide associa
tion, PFA is voluntary farm orga
nization representing 54 county
units and is an affiliate of the
world’s largest organization of far
mers and ranchers, the 3.7 million
member American Farm Bureau
Federation.
OUTSTANDING
YOUNG FARMERS
Ralph and Crystal Moyer of
Myerstown in Berks County, won
the PFA Oustanding Young Far
mer Award. This annual award is
given in recognition of a farm cou
ple under the age of 30 whp has
demonstrated outstanding farm
management skills and leadership
abilities.
The Moyers will travel* to the
convention of the American Farm
Bureau Federation in Orlando,
Holiday
Deadlines
The Lancaster Fanning
office will be closed Thursday,
November 23, in observance of
Thanksgiving. Deadlines for
the November 25 issue are as
follows:
•Mailbox Market Ads—
Noon, Monday
•Public Sale Ads— 5:00
p.m., Monday
•General News— Noon,
Wednesday
•Classified Section B Ads—
-5:00 p.m., Tuesday
•All other classified Ads—
-9:00 a.m., Wednesday.
Making A Break For It
Moyers Named Outstanding
Young Farmers of 1989
Seeing that tbe coast was clear, one brave gobbler led the way to free
dom. He wasn’t going to wind up as a drumstick and gravy this Thursday.
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Fla., in January to take part in the
national young farmers competi
tion.
“This is an award for our whole
family,” said Crystal through some
tears after receiving the award.
“We all need to be told we are
Honored Tuesday night at the Lancaster County Holstein
Association banquet for their outstanding cows were, from
left, John Howard, Glenn Bindley, seated, and Ken Zurln.
Top Cows Honored At
Lancaster Holstein' Banquet
BY USA RISSER
MT. JOY (Lancaster Co.)
Members of the Lancaster County
Holstein Association elected board
directors and recognized the
group’s outstanding cows at their
annual banquet Tuesday night
Re-elected to terms were Phil
$12.50 Per Year
doing something right. It makes
you feel good and it gives you an
incentive to do a good job. We all
need a pat on the back,” said
Ralph.
Ralph and Crystal, married for
(Turn to Pag* A3O)
Crouse and Lowell Brubaker, who
also named president and
vice president, respectively. New
to the board is Jack Coleman.
Other board members are Elvin
Hess, John Brubaker, Steve Her
shey, Don Risser, Nelson Wenger,
(Turn to Pag* A 27)