VOL 35 NO. 38
Ag Showcase...
Showcases Ag
EVERETT NEWSWANGER
Managing Editor
FAIR HILL, Md. Cecil
County, just below the Pennsylva
nia border, has many claims to
fame. Not the least of these claims
is the Ag Showcase Day held in
conjunction with the County Fair.
“Farmers want to sec the new
equipment in action side by side
with the competition,” said Ted
Haas, Cecil County extension
agent. And sec the action they did.
Corn planters and choppers. Hay
making equipment, mowers,
rakes, balers, and ag bag filling.
Conventional tillage equipment,
subsoilcrs, chisel plows, and disks.
No-till drills. And tractors of all
colors and sizes.
Ford, Fiat Announce
Merger Ajgreement
TURIN, Italy Fiat Group
and Ford Motor Company
announced recently that they have
reached an agreement involving
their worldwide tractor, farm, and
industrial equipment operations.
A new company to be formed
will incorporate Fiat’s subsidiary,
FialGeotech, and Ford New Hol
land. Fiat will have an 80 percent
majority interest Ford will hold
Fair Steer Exhibitors
Bring In ‘Excellent Show’
ANDY ANDREWS
Lancaster Farming Staff
CORNWALL (Lebanon
Co.) In the end, simple basics
of breeding and techniques of
showmanship garnered Annville
Kelly Bachman, Annvllle, won the grand market steer
championship at the Lebanon Fair with this Slmmental/
Angus cross.
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“The equipment dealers have
been so cooperative,” Haas said.
“The number of pieces of equip
ment they have brought out is
extremely good. It makes it enjoy
able for everyone.”
Each year (this makes the ninth
year) attendance has gone up. Hass
estimated the crowd at 275
farmers.
“At most fair exhibits, the
machinery is on display or they
show pictures,” Haas said. “But at
the Cecil County Ag Showcase
Field Day they demonstrate the
equipment.”
Along with Hass, the show com
mittee included Dave Dudkcwitz,
Sam Orr, Bruce Ycrkcs, Ed Green
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the remaining 20 percent and will
receive a cash payment from Fiat.
The agreement to form the new
company is subject to government
approvals.
Thc new company intends to
preserve the individual market and
product identities of both Fiat-
Geotech and Ford New Holland.
(Turn to Pago A 24)
based Kelly Bachman three grand
championships, one reserve, and
four placings in the beef show
competition Wednesday at the
Lebanon Fair.
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 4 1990
Ted Hass, Cecil County extension agent, gives field instructions to farmers at the Ag Show
case day held at the Cecil County Fair.
York Holstein premier breeder and exhibitor banners were won by the Tom Boyer
family’s Sunnybend Farms. From left are show judge Ron Wood, Jenelle, Tom, and
Bridgette Boyer, and d*alry princess Angle Lang.
Feeser Family Exhibits York Champ
JOYCE BUPP
York Co. Correspondent
YORK (York Co.) A power
ful Excellent aged cow by Sexa
tion topped the York County
Holstein Show on July 26, claim
ing the purple champion rosettes
for Furnace-Creek Farms, Hanov
er.
Furnace-Creek Sexation Trudy,
EX-90, got judge Ron Woods’
nod for senior and grand champ
ion, following her win of the aged
cow class. She was also cited for
best udder and named best bred
and owned of the show for owners
Frank and Sandy Feeser, a repeat
of the honor from last year’s York
Holstein competition.
The six-year-old freshened
about one month ago, after
ing up with a record of 21,900
milk, 740 fat, 720 protein.
According to Furnace Creek
Four Sections
herdsman John Doll, Jr., who
handled the champion in the ring,
Trudy calves every year on sche
dule and has three daughters, one
milking, in the herd. Pairing her
with her daughter, Furnace-Creek
Ryan Robin, also earned the Fees
er family first place in- the dam
Editor’s Notes , This Week & Next
DAIRY OF DISTINCTION
SUPPLEMENT
You will And the beautiful Dairy of
Distinction supplement In this Issue. Lan
caster Farming is proud to help sponsor
this program by providing color farm
portrait enlargements to each winning
entry. These color prints will be on dis
play at Ag Progress Days on Wednesday
afternoon In the special events building.
. AG PROGRESS ISSUE
Next week’s issue will feature full Ag
Progress Days preparation coverage.
You’ll And maps, lists of exhibitors, and
program guides to help you And your
way over Penn State’s research farm at
Rock Springs. In addition, a number of
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daughter class.
Reserve senior and grand
champion was Sunnybend Mamie
Brent Valiant, a senior-two-year
old exhibited by the Tom and June
Boyer family’s Sunnybend Farm,
York.
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extension specialists have prepared arti
cles related to this special event and we
have numerous articles that give back
ground on many of the subjects covered
during this educational attraction.
MARYLAND DAIRY PRINCESS
On Page B-ll of this issue, you will
find the background story on the Mary
land Dairy Princess contestants. The
Pageant was held on Wednesday even
ing,'and our Maryland Correspondent
Eva Martin reports at press lime that
Stacy Guyton, Jefferson has been named
the new Maryland State dairy* princess.
We’ll have coverage of this event next
week.