Lancaster Swine Club Honors Outst ANDY ANDREWS Lancaster Farming Staff MOUNT JOY (Lancaster Co.) —Holding the trophy close 4o her heart, Lancaster County 4-H .. .-.- - toft, Gerakf Boyd, flr»l ptaet and Sarah Boyd. Mcond. Not pictured is Andy W§OVOT| iilirQi One-piece frame and simplified gearbox designed for longer life, rougher fields . ■ Rugged, one-piece welded undercar- riage can't vibrate apart in tough field conditions like bolted designs. ■ One-piece copper bearing, culvert grade galvanized steel sides won't rust, leak or leave messy trails on yard or road. ■ Polyurethane-coated floor stays slick even in extreme temperatures. Re sists rotting, pitting and warping, too. Our one-piece floor provides strength and rigidity when compared to flimsy slatted floors that flex and give under heavy loads. ■ 17,000 lb. minimum tensile strength T-bar conveyor chain is strongest available. We specify minimum, not average strength because, just like your log chain, it's the weakest link that fails. Swine Club Rookie of the Year Allison Hughes smiled and made this promise: “Tomorrow IT bring this into the classroom and thank them for ts Longer * . - ••• 4 - > —- P=*l Welded Design Bolted Design 3d fctttiw me get it.” ibe said. Why? Became after showing ibe goad champion hog at the West Lampeter Community Fair ibis year, she asked her Hans Heir Elementary fourth grade teacher. Mis. Faith Martin, if her class mates could walk down to the fair to see her bogs. Mrs. Martin agree d. And by the way along with Martin’s class came die fourth grade class of Mr. Shoff. Allison admitted the class really had a fun time when one hog got away—until her father, Lancaster County livestock agent and 4-H adviser Chet Hughes, could round it up. The 9-year-old daughter of Chet and Marie Hughes. Lancaster, said that when she realized all the shows id which she won champ ions this year, she couldn’t believe “I did all that stuff.” Allison participated in a' variety of championships the past year, including winning reserve champ ion overall at the Southeast Pen nsylvania maiket hog derby. The 4-H member was honored along with several others at the annual 4-H Swine Banquet on ■ Corrosion-resistant rail-steel con veyor slats resist bending even with demanding subzero conditions or heavy slabs of pen-pack manure. ■ Heat-treated replacement paddle tips bolt to worn-out paddles reviving them. Or bolt heat-treated tips on new paddles to extend life making them a full 1/2" thick. Ideal for spreading heavy pen-pack or highly abrasive chicken litter. ■ Labor and parts included in our 10- year warranty on sides and floor. Compare. Most don't cover labor. A New Idea Uncattff Firming, Saturday, OctobT 28. 1995-A23 d‘ jnqut. jrsday nigi. Country Tablt Restaurant In Mount Joy. Outstanding 4-H Member wae awarded to nine-year 4-H member Melissa Becker, 17, president of the swine club, comer. A special appreciation award was presented to Keystone Farm Cre dit, ACA tor support of the 4-H club projects. Gerald H. Phil lips. senior loan officer, left, accepted the award. Thursday night at the Country Table Restaurant in Mount Joy. See Your AGCO - New Idea Dealer Listed Below. Delaware Georgetown Baxter Farms Maryland Dayton J.D. Mullinix Lineboro Wertz Farm Equipment Rising Sun Biggs Inc New Jersey Bridgeton Leslie G. Fogg Columbus Reed Brothers Shioh Farm Rite Pennsylvania Airville Farmers Equipment & Supply BechtelsvUle Miller Equipment Bethel Zimmerman’s Farm Service Bloomsburg William F. Welliver Carlisle Carlisle Farm Service Chambersburg Chambersburg Farm Service Cochranville Stoltzfus Farm Service Dover George N. Gross Easton Fancy Furrow Farm Greencastle Meyers Implements Honesdale Marshall Machinery Jersey Shore Thomas L. 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This year marked the 10th show and sale at Manheim Fairgrounds and the seventh carcass show. Membership in the club stands at 83. Twenty five members of the club will be attending the 1996 Farm Show. 2533 OLD PHILA PIKE, At. 340, Smokstown, PA 3 milts East of Lancaster Tuss., Thurs. A Frl. 10-8; Wad. A Sat/10-5
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