ANDY ANDREWS
Lancaster Fanning Staff
MOUNT JOY (Lancaster Co.)
—George Lewis,' long-time friend
and supporter of 4-H in Lancaster
County, was honored with an
appreciation award for service to
4-H here at the recent 4-H Lives
tock Banquet
Lewis was honored with a spe
cial appreciation award for many
years of service to 4-H as sheep
club buyer, contributor, and in
other ways.
Lewis, an ag lender at Farmers
First Bank in Lititz for 23 years,
has helped the Lancaster 4-H clubs
“every year.” according to Chet
Hughes, county livestock agent
Lewis contributed to the 4-H
Development Fund to help the
award-winning Lancaster County
4-H livestock team. In addition,
Lewis allowed 4-H livestock judg
ing team members to practice on
his five-acre farm outside
Landisville.
On his farm, Lewis said he
raises Southdown and Hampshire
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Lewis Receives Appreciation Award
George Lewis, long-time
friend and supporter of 4-H In
Lancaster county, was hon
ored with an appreciation
award for service to 4-H here
at the recent 4-H Livestock
Banquet.
sheep and sells lambs for 4-H exhi
bitors. Currently, Lewis has six
Southdown ewes and 19 Hamp
shire ewes.
The George and Lorraine Lewis
family’s involvement in 4-H goes
back to when daughter, Ellen, was
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involved in 4-H for about 10 years.
Ellen is now an elementary school
teacher.
Lewis praised the efforts of 4-H
to “do what you can to encourage
lads to have some kind of useful
4-H Raises $8,500 At Banquet
LANCASTER (Lancaster Co.)
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This program is for area pump
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of all aspects of production. Help
ing to lead the discussion and
answer questions will be Robert
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goal in life, not necessarily in the
farming business,” he said.
Son Ken Lewis is an executive
loan officer with Farm Credit
Lewis noted that several of the
4-H’ers that were involved in clubs
efit Auction had a record-breaking
day last Saturday.
Rouse, regional specialist in veg
etables from the Wye Research
Facility; Dr. C. Edward Beste,
working in weed control at the
Salisbury Facility; and Dr. Char
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Department on the College Park
Campus.
Please come prepared with a
couple of questions pertaining to
your operation that the experts can
help you solve.
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in the county when Ellen wai
involved have gone on to ag
related careers. And while not all
of them pursued agricultural
careers, “all turned out well.
Working with livestock gave them
a chance,” he said.
“It the best auction we ever
had,” according to Zoann Parker,
4-H agent.
There were nearly 200 bidders
at Saturday’s auction at the Farm
and Home Center, with total sales
of nearly $lO,OOO, according to
Parker.
Total profit from the sale was
SB,SOO. Parker said that support
came from the “whole community
and from four states.”
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Distinction
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fidence in the wholesomeness of
dairy products, and increase their
sales.
Farms that apply are
judged on the roadside
appearance of build
ings, grounds, and sur
roundings. since this is
what our dairy product
consumers observe as
they drive by. The
cleanliness of the barn
yard, feed areas, and
manure management
are other aspects of the
farm operation taken in
to consideration. Road
side judging is con
ducted during the month
of May. Former winners
of past years are also re
judged to ensure they
continue to meet stand
ards of excellence.
To qualify for con
sideration, you must be
actively dairy fanning
and shipping milk. Ap
plications are available
from your state secre
tary. Pennsylvania: Paul
Nichols, American
Dairy Association and
Dairy Council, Inc.,
Tower Business Build
ing, 239 Schuyler Ave
nue, Suite 105. King
ston. PA 18704, (717)
283-2204; New York:
Carol Weddle, NY Hol
stein Association, 957
Mitchell Street, Ithaca,
NY 14851, (607)
273-7591; or New Jer
sey: August Knispel,
R.D. 1 Box 325, Pitts
town, NJ 08867, (201)
735-4989. All applica
tions must be completed
and returned by April
15, 1996.
The Dairy of Distinc
tion Program is financed
in Pennsylvania by
Dairy Farmers through
the American Dairy As
sociation and Dairy
Council, Inc., and Penn
sylvania Dairy Promo
tion Program, plus Agri
business organizations.
The Pennsylvania Dairy
of Distinction Progarm
is conducted with ad
vice and help by Penn
State Cooperative Ex
tension.
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