rtniiiJiuvniwM I I 1 ■ " ■ ■ C UN IMERS * 16502-ISO2 « 90 3 I Bi* tukid m i* ffKSSgiSI ITo \\lm^w^^f9S^BUamSKSSiS^ VOL 37 NO. 42 The Sammel family In Schnechsvllle has maintained a registered Holstein herd on their Dairy of Distinction Firm for years, in fact,State Representative Paul Semmel. far right, said the registration dates back to the 19205. From left, farmhand Titus Bennl coff, 19 and family members Shannon, t 6; Andrea, 24; Jerry Fleck, herd manager; and Nancy and Paul Semmel. Photo by Andy Andrew* Sheep Is Supreme At Elizabethtown Ryan Tracy shows off his Suffolk yearling ewe, named supreme champion animal at the Elizabethtown Fair. With Tracy Is Fair Queen Jennifer Fouse and John Groff of Groff’s Meats, which provides the trophy. Four Sections Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 29, 1992 LOU ANN GOOD Lancaster Farming Staff ELIZABETHTOWN (Lancas ter Co.) —Four judges deliberated overtime as they sought to choose the most perfect animal shown at the Elizabethtown Fair this week. To the cheers of the crowd gathered underneath the tent for the Supreme Champion contest, Ryan Tracy’s Suffolk yearling ewe was pinpointed as the perfect example of the sheep species. The Suffolk competed against Janelle Wivel’s Holstein cow, Peter Hof fines Charolais-Angus steer, and Kevin Pfautz’s Duroc-Hampshire hog, to earn the traveling trophy given annually to the supreme champion winner. ‘This Suffolk yearling ewe has style, flash, and balance. It’s the perfect example of its breed with its jet black points and head. It has a clean, refined neck and muscling through the top into its hindquar ters.” judge Natalie Glunz told the crowd. Tracy is the 12-year-old son of Gerald and Helen Tracy of Eli zabethtown. He purchased the (Turn to Pago AST) 60* Ptr Copy Lehigh Dairy Of Distinction Truly *Representative ’ ANDY ANDREWS Lancaster Farming Staff SCHNECKSVILLE (Lehigh Co.) Nancy Semmel remem bers a neighbor saying to her, “I can visualize this farm being a golf course. We need a golf course in this area, and I can see this farm being a golf course.” The North Whitehall area north west of Allentown, where the Semmels live, exemplifies the struggle huge, thriving potato fields, swine operations, beef farms, and dairies taken by deve lopment The once livestock-rich Lehigh Valley area is now the bed room community of suburbanites commuting to Allentown or home to New Jersey retirees. The land surrounding the Semmel resi dence, once made up of vegetable Andrews Named ‘Ag JournSHsf" Of Year’ EPHRATA (Lancaster Co.) Andy Andrews, Lancaster Farm ing staff writer, has been named ‘‘Ag Journalist of the Year” by PennAg Industries Association. Andrews will be honored next month for a series of articles in mid-December 1991 about a report describing the importance of man ure storage safety. The two-part series described how farmers may be endangering their lives working in manure structures and how many storage facilities in the state had serious shortcomings in safe ty, operation, and maintenance. The series described various ways farmers can recognize and work to correct the problems. The award will be presented at Penn Ag’s 114th Convention to be held September 13-15 at the Mountain Laurel Resort in While Haven. PennAg, an Ephrata-based agri business trade organization, spon sors the journalism contest to promote excellence in writing on agribusiness. A Lancaster County native, Andrews is a graduate of Garden Spot High School, New Holland. Lebanon Extension Celebrates 75th VERNON ACHENBACH, JR. Lancaster Farming Staff NORTH CORNWALL (Leba non Co.) Lebanon County celebrated its 75th anniversary of extension service Wednesday night in the festively decorated new show bam at the county fairgrounds. Several hundred people attended the several-hour event. $19.00 Per Year and small grain farms, now holds multi-thousand dollar houses with three-car garages and apartment complexes. But farming continues apace at the Dairy of Distinction Excelsior Farm, operated by the Semmel family, which includes State Rep resentative (R-187th District) Paul W. Semmel, wife Nancy, and children Lisa, 29; Andrea, 24; and Shannon, 16. In addition, the farm has the full-time help of herdsman Jerry Fleck and farmhand Titus Bennicoff. The farm, comprising 140 till able (and an additional 75 rented) is home to 73 milking and six dry registered Holsteins, and another 100 young stock. The farm milks from a freestall house/stanchion (Turn to Pago A 34) Andy Andrews He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism from Temple University, Philadelphia. Prior to joining Lancaster Farming in 1990, he was a senior technical editor for Semcor, Inc., Warmin ster and a communications special ist for Lukens, Inc., Coatesville. which was highlighted with pre sentations of the extension’s his tory and testimonies as to the con tinued value of the service. In addition, county political rep resentatives, including state Sen. David “Chip” Brightbill, Rep. Ed Arnold, Rep. Ed Krebs, and county commissioners William Carpent er, Phil Feather and Rose Marie (Turn to Pago A3l)
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