824-Lanc«sttr Faming, Saturday, Dtcembw 9, 1999 York Honors Conservationist YORK (York Co.) York County District Conservationist, Riggs Harwell, retired November 3, after 31 years of service with the Soil Conservation Service. He was recently honored at a lunch eon attended by his family, York County Commissioners Trout and Fitzkce, local York County farm ers, extension and other agency personnel and some of his fellow district conservationists in the area. Harwell began his career in 1958 as a soil scientist in Mercer and Jefferson Counties. He was the District Conservationist in Fayette County in the 60s and in Cambria County EBENSBURG (Cambria Co.) — The Cambria County 4-H capon club held their annual capon 4-H project roundup early last month. Ten 4-H’ers sold 20 capons at public auction, and when auctioneer Wayne Temple ton of Ebensburg had rapped his gavel for the last time for the evening, $2639.69 had been spent by 14 buyers. A new Pennsylvania record of $5O per pound for a capon was set by Frank Castelli of Ebensburg for the grand champion capon exhi bited by Lee Ann Hite of Patton. Castelli proceeded to further sup port the 4-H’ers by purchasing the reserve grand champion capon exhibited by Glenn Eckenroad of Chest Springs for the price of $42 per pound. The old state record of $36 was held by Myers Started Capons of South Fork. The nation al record of around $1,500 per pound is held by a chemical com pany in Texas. TfaSU+p ON If ¥ s >< (*cwv_ f Electra Warmth BED WARMERS Sleap on it not under It Ask for Brochure ZIMMERMAN FAMILY BOOK can be bought at; Zim mermans for $30.00 plus postage. A wonderful gift or a companion during the long winter evenings. ENGLISH STAFFORDSHIRE CALENDAR PLATES With the 1990 Calendar or 1989 Christmas. A Collector's Item. $r s General Store LP-GAS SERVICE Gas-Lite NAPHTHA W.L. ZIMMERMAN & SONS Thura. TIM 8, Frl. Till 9 Store Opens 7:30 A.M. 717-768-8291 _ Intercourse, Pa. the mid-70s he transferred to York Food Security Act. To-date, over County. 76,425 acres of highly erodible York County has seen major cro Pland has been planned to keep accomplishments in conservation ,ocal farmers eligible for USDA since Riggs’ arrival; one is the h6oo**lB - of the Chesa- with Mr. Harwell’s guidance, peake Bay Program. Under the York County’s conservation guidance of Riggs and the Conser- accomplishments have received vation District, 42 contracts have nationa l attention within the last been signed covering over 10,000 few y 631- - One local farm was fea acres of cropland. These acres'and tured on the National Wildlife the barnyards associated with Federation’s poster and another them are working towards install- farrn was the site for filming ing best management practices national public announcements on needed to keep nutrients from SOil stewardship, entering the streams. Rigg’s accomplishments in Within the last three years, York County will far outlive his Riggs has guided his staff towards actua l years working in the planning farms under the 1985 count y- Sets New The 20 capons exhibited by the 10 4-H capon club members were judged by William Gallagher, Extension agent from Fayette County. The average weight of the capons was 10.1 pounds. The capon sale averaged $12.95 per pound with the champion and reserve champion and $8.35 per pound with the champion and reserve champion not figured in the sale average. The buyers who were able to survive the fierce bidding was McDonalds of Ebensburg, Ebens burg Rotary, Dr. Robert Magley, Being a parent requires many tough job responsibilities. One of the most difficult tasks is to instill in our children a positive self esteem. Plus, try to combine this with effective discipline. One of the most important rules in disciplining and helping child- emmsrmsmjbsjssh*: WEAVER'S HARDWARE CO. 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The 4-H Leaders for the capon club are Regis Hite, Elayne Rieg, and Jack Rieg. ren still feel good about them selves is to tell them that you dis like the action, not your child as an individual. When we call our children brats or that they are bad people because of what they did or did not do, we are telling them that as a person they are not TINGL Positive Discipline This Christmas- Put TINGLE/ BOOTS Under Your Tree! igh, yet so light-weight you'll forgot wsarlng ’om. This means less work - that can lead to farm accidents. It moans dependable, durable rubber over i that work with you every step of the At your dealer in a variety of alylesl Put Tlngley Boots Under Your Tree This Christmas! m ■' a j strlct conservationist Riggs Harwell {JJ? 1 r ?~u* November 3 wlth 31 years of service. 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