100 Years
(Continued from Pago A 27)
the business until 1968 when
Edgar died. At that time Edgar’s
younger brother Harold became
Scene from the past depicts the A.L. Herr & Bro. firm unloading tractors from the
railroad station in 1932. These were the first rubber tired tractors unloaded to be sold
by the dealer.
BY HELPING THE
4-H AND FFA,
WE'RE HELPING ALL OF US.
Jodie Weaver (at right) with her lamb and Diane Musser (above) with her steer
and Oarvm E Boyd, Vice President and Director ol the Hamilton Bank Agn-
Finance Department Hamilton Bank purchased these animals atthe Southeast
Dstnct 4-H Baby Beef and Lamb Show in October 1989, and donated them to the
Lancaster County Red Rose 4-H Baby BeefandSheepClub Banquet held at the
Countiy Table Restaurant on February 1 Jodie, who resides at 577 East
Jackson Street. New Holland, showed the grand champion lamb She is the
daughter of Larry and Barb Weaver and Alan and Carol Dilfenbach Dime
showed the reserve grand champion steer and resides with her parents,
HaroktZ and Judy Musser Dianellvesats66GreenTreeßoad. Elizabethtown
In the Agri-Finance Department of It’s important to give them guidance,
Hamilton Bank we finance projects instill the proper values, and help
for active 4-H and FFA members. them acquire the skills they need to be
That’s because we believe that
helping preserve the family farm is one
of the best ways to insure a better
future for us all. And that involves
working with our young people.
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In Business
the owner and relocated the
machinery business to its present
location at Park Avenue, disconti
nuing the feed business and con-
centrating solely on farm and con
struction equipment sales and ser
vice. Edgar M. Herr, Inc., was
then established to carry on die
milk truck business. Harry Herr
continued to serve in the family
dealership until he retiied'in 1986.
successful farmers.
The 4-H and FFA are working
toward these goals. And so, we sup
port their efforts. If you, or someone in
your family needs money for a project,
stop by and see us. It just might help
us all.
Core States
Hamilton Bank
Helping you make the
most of your money. SM
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 3.1990-A3l
J.I. Case line of equipment in the
early 1900’s. They received their
first Case tractors in 1932. The
New Idea line was taken on in the
30*s and the Gehl line in 1972.
These companies. Case IH, New
Idea, and Gehl are the three major
lines represented today, along
with other short lines.
Ironically, Abram L. Herr and
Clinton S. Herr both died in 1954,
just 26 days apart at the ages of 90
and 87.
Today, two of Harold’s sons,
Ken and Steve manage the
dealership.
The founding brothers sold
Clinton trucks and Regal and
Allen automobiles in 1929, the
Allen being the aristocrat of autos
and sold for $693 at the time.
Some of the farm equipment lines
they sold over the years included
Mogul tractors, Frick, IHC, Ohio
Rake Company, Emerson Bran
tingham Implement, J.I. Case
Plow Works, Champion Harvest
ing Machine, Huber Manufactur
ing, Massey Harris Harvester Co.
and others.
The brothers began selling the
The present site of A.L. Herr & Bro.
Fellowship Of Christian Farmers
Schedules Annual Outreach Luncheon
WESTMINSTER, Md. The
Fellowship of Christian Farmer’s
Third Annual Outreach Luncheon
will be held here March 3,1990 at
the Friendly Farm Restaurant.
Doyle Rahjes, president of the
Kansas Farm Bureau, will speak.
Rahjes, a farmer who produces
wheat, beef cattle, and hogs, is
board director of the American
Farm Bureau and is on the execu
tive committee of the National
Livestock and Meat Board. He
also> serves as commissioner for
the Improvement of Federal Crop
Insurance Program.
Friendly Farm Restaurant is
located on Route 140 in Westmin
ster. The luncheon begins at 12:15
p.m. Special music will be pro
vided by Catherine Fair.
American Farm Program
Welcomes Students
The A.L. Herr & Bro. dealer
ship is believed to be the third old
est business in Quarryville, pro
ceeded by the Quarryville Sun
Newspaper and the Reynolds Fun
eral Home.
PHUJLIPSBURG, NJ. Ever
wonder what it would be like to
live with an American farm family
for three months or longer?
If you want to be apart of the
Amercican Farm Program, spon
sored by farms located in Pennsyl
vania, New Jersey, Virginia, New
York, Vermont, Wisconsin, Flori
da, Georgia, Maine, and other
states, contact Dinah Rush, coordi
nator for the program, at (201)
859-5463.
“Those who participate in our
program,” said Rush, “can rise
early and eat a wholesome fresh
farm breakfast with a farm family.
They can enjoy the experience of
helping 4 to 6 hours each day,
painting fences, feeding livestock,
milking cows, stacking hay,
harvesting and preparting crops for
market, leading cattle to pasture, or
many other interesting and fun
farm chores.”
Participants must be between 19
and 29 years old and be “truly
interested in spending their time
being a member of the farm fami
ly, helping on the farm, and learn
ing about the American way of life
through this unique perspective,”
said Rush.
Food and lodging are included,
as well as a $2O allowance.
Address: Dinah M. Rush, 851
Marble Hill Rd., Phillipsburg, NJ
08865.