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VOL 37 No. 35
The office secretary of the Pennsylvania Dairy Herd
Improvement Association, Amy Nyman, wears the Centre
County dairy princess crown. See story on page A2S.
At the PSU/PCC Summer Institute are from left, Walter Loy, Michael Cornman, Shel
ly Ogllne, Jay Irwin, and Jason Barnett. Ogline received both the Walter Loy and the
Jay Irwin award, Cornman was also a Jay Irwin award winner, and Barnett was also a
Walter Loy award winner.
Leadership Through Involvement
EVERETT NEWSWANGER
Managing Editor
SHIPPENSBURG (Cumber
land Co.) —The thirty-second
annual summer institute for 76
youth scholars was held at Ship
pensburg University last week.
Sponsored by Penn State Uni
versity and the Pennsylvania
PERIODICALS DIVISION
PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY
M2OV PATTEE LIBRARY
UNIVERSITY PARK PA 16502-ISO2
Four Sections
Council of Cooperatives, the goal
is to provide a learning experience
for leadership through
involvement.
Jay Irwin, retired Lancaster
County agent, said he helped start
the institute in 1961 and has seen
many young people come and go
from the institute into very excel
lent careers. Irwin has missed only
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 4, 1992
Howard Named National Director
VERNON ACHENBACH JR.
Lancaster Fanning Staff
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah
Despite a twelfth-hour candidacy,
John Howard, of Willow Street,
was one of four people to be
elected last week to a 4-year term
on the board of directors for the
National Holstein Association.
During the national convention,
held last week in Salt Lake City,
Utah, Howard made a last-hour
announcement of his interest in
serving on the board of directors.
After being allowed two minutes
to state his position and reasons for
seeking office, he was subsequent
ly elected.
Howard had been one of two
Pennsylvanians considering run
ning for a directorship, but he was
not officially endorsed by the state
association.
He lost endorsement as a result
Don’t Forget
Housing Expo
Next week, Tuesday
and Wednesday, July 14
& 15, the 1992 Animal
Housing Expo will be
staged at the Lebanon
County Fairgrounds.
Sponsored by Penn State
University Extension and
agribusiness firms, the
two-day program that is
identical each day will
feature expert speakers,
demonstrations and com
mercial exhibits. Every
one is invited to attend.
one of the 32 institutes, last year
when he was in Poland as a rep
resentative for cooperative
extension.
Jay Rush, council president, said
cooperatives are active in reinforc
ing education in many situations.
Hal Doran said each individual was
unique and represented persons
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of a tic-breaking decision by the
president of the state association.
The endorsed candidate, Dave
Burket, of East Freedom, was also
in the running for the national posi
tion, but failed to gain enough del
egate votes.
In' addition to Howard, also
John Howard, of Willow Street, talks to delegates at the
national Holstein Convention in Salt Lake City, Utah. With
out prior announcement, Howard declared his candidacy
for a seat on the board of national directors and was one of
four elected.
From the left, Tom Moyer, a buyer for Hatfield Quality
Meats, drapes a banner over the grand champion market
hog shown by Jay Hess, who holds his trophy and leading
cane. Kneeling In the back Is Lancaster County FFA repor
ter Jerry Bollinger, of the Cloister FFA chapter.
Hess Shows Champion
FFA Market Hog
VERNON ACHENBACH JR.
Lancaster Farming Staff
MANHEIM ' (Lancaster
Co.) Jay Hess of the Penn
Manor FFA chapter showed the
grand champion hog of the region
al Lancaster County FFA Market
Hog Show Wednesday.
In one of the largest market hog
competitions yet fielded by the
county FFA, with 98 entries,
Hess’s 226-pound hog took the top
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elected to the board were Francis
Meehan, of Rexville, N.Y.; Tom
Nunes, of Santa Rosa, Calif.; and,
for a second term, Sherman Polin
der, of Lynden, Wash.
The election of new officers was
just part of die activities at the
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honor, displaying a long, lean
profile.
Hess’s hog was purchased by
Tom Moyer for Hatfield Quality
Meats for $2.45 per pound.
Hatfield was also the bulk buy
er, setting a buy-back rate at 48
cents per pound for all hogs weigh
ing from 210-260 pounds. Buy
back was 46 cents for those weigh
ing from 200 to 210 pounds Sev
eral were too small for Hatfield to
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$19.00 Par Year