818-Uncaster Farming, Saturday, August 2, 1997
* Supreme ’ Earns Breeding Sheep Honors
LOU ANN GOOD
Lancaster Farming Staff
LEBANON (Lebanon Co.)
“Supreme,” a Southdown ewe
clinched the supreme champion
breeding sheep honors on Monday
evening at the Lebanon Area Fair.
The ewe was bred and owned by
Kyle Fleener of Robesonia, whose
Southdowns placed first in ram,
spring, ewe, yearling, and aged
ewe classes. Kyle also showed the
reserve champion in the Hamp
shire division.
Thirteen-year-old Kyle raises
three Hampshires and about 25
Southdowns on Blu-Acre Farms.
Kyle is the son of Tim and Sarah
Fleener.
It was the third year, although
not consecutive, that Kyle showed
the supreme champion breeding
sheep.
Ron Miller of Wey Farms said
that it’s difficult enough to judge
breeds in competition with each
other, “but it gets even worse when
we have rams against ewes. What
it gets down to is the judge’s
preference.”
In Corriedale competition, Lau
ra Martin showed the champion
with her yearling ewe and her
brother Darrell took the reserve
honors with his spring ewe lamb.
The siblings are the children of
Aaron and LuAnn Martin of
Annville where they raise 12
Corriedales.
Ann Leed, 15, showed a fall ewe
lamb that went on to claim the
Dorset grand champion title. One
of Ann’s 25 Dorsets that she raises
on the family’s Deep Run Sheep
Farm also took reserve honors.
Ann is the daughter of Bob and
Nancy Leed of Myerstown.
Margeaux Firestine, 12, showed
a yearling to claim the grand
champion Hampshire title.
Margeaux and his sister Morgan,
11, raise Coniedales and Hamp
shires on Map Farm in Womels
dorf, owned by their parents,
Michael and Martene.
Tisha Ebling wrapped up the
Montadale championship with
wins in ram, spring ewe, and year
ling divisions. Tisha, 19, attends
Penn State University. The
daughter of Warren and Jane
Ebling raises 20 Montadale sheep
MAMMA Works
To Improve Milk
Quality In Schools
TOWSON, Md. To combat the
age-old dilemma of warm milk in
school, the Middle Atlantic Milk
Marketing Association (MAM
MA) has developed a program to
assure milk temperature and
increase milk sales in Mid-
Atlantic schools. The newly
developed School Milk Quality
Assurance Program involves pro
viding resources to school cafeter
ias for milk cooling equipment
improvements.
Warm, off-flavor milk trans
lates into lost milk sales, both at
school and on the retail level.
Because of inadequate cooling
equipment, many school cafeter
ias are not able to keep milk at
temperatures necessary to assure
milk quality. In just 20 minutes of
temperatures above 40 degrees
Fahrenheit, milk is left with an
unappealing taste. For school-age
children, taste is everything. If
these children think milk at school
tastes bad, they ate less likely to
try it at home.
In a recent study by Dairy Man
agement Inc. (DMI), approxi-
on her parents, farm in
Newmanstown.
A black and white Jacobs ram
lamb shown by Cassie Schaeffer
was pronounced champion of that
breed. Cassie is the daughter of
Paul and Tracy Schaeffer of
Lebanon.
Corriedale
Ram under 1 yMR 1. Morgan Flrestine; 2.
Darrell Martin; 3. Laura Martin.
Spring ewe: 1. Darrell Martin; 2. Laura
Martin; 3. Morgeaux Firealine.
Yearling ewer 1. Laura Martin; 2. Darrell
Martin.
Champ: Laura Martin.
Reserve: Darrell Martin.
Dorset
Spring ewe: 1. Ann Lead; 2. Nathan Spatz.
Fall ewe lamb; Ann Lead.
Yearling ewet: 1. Ann Reed; 2. Ryan
Spatz; 3. Becky Spatz.
Aged ewe: Becky Spatz.
Fall ewe; Ann Leed.
Hampehlre
Ram under 1 year: 1. Sue Leed.
Spring ewe; 1. Kyle Fleener; 2. Sue Leed;
3. Jaime Williard.
Yearling: 1. Marge aux Rratttna; 2. Sue
Leed; 3. Erin Willard.
Reserve Champ: Kyle Fleener.
Champ; Margeaux Firestine.
Montadale
Ram; Tlsh Ebling.
Spring ewe; Tith Ebling.
Yearling: Tish Ebling.
Champion I; Reserve Yearling; Tlsh
Ebling
Jacob
Champion Ram; Caitit Schaeffer.
Southdown
Ram: Kyle Flaener.
Spring: Kyle Planner.
Yearling; Kyle Planner.
Aged; Kyle Planner.
Champ ewe: Kyle Renner.
Reserve yearling; Kyle Planner.
You Ask, You Answer
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QUESTION—Gary Hearn, 2750 Springfaire Dr., Gooch
land, VA 23063, wants to buy an Oliver crawler tractor to
restore, preferably an OC-4.
QUESTION Levi L. Stoltzfus, Quarryville, wants to
know where to get shaker tops for salt and pepper shakers.
QUESTION Joseph Dorsi of Stirling, NJ, would like to
know if someone has a Model #FPM-6, Serial #693 Lickity
Chipper made by Piqua Engineering, Inc. in Ohio could
explain why it clogs up. It was purchased used and is no lon
ger being made.
QUESTION Cindy Eshleman, R. 3, Box 7957, Jones
town, PA 17038, wants to know if anyone will reasonably
sell her a Hershey tin with the Sand Beach Bridge on it.
QUESTION S. Fryberger, Denver, wants to know
where to find information for a hit and miss engine made by
B.H. Myers, Myerstown, during the late 1800 s or early
1900 s.
QUESTION —Roy A. Duffield of Wenonah, New Jersey,
is looking for old glass milk bottles with the name “Geo. Duf
field" from the ’3os or ’4os.
QUESTION Terry Shane of Boyertown is looking for
information on how to raise minnows in a farm pond. He also
asks if anyone knows how to install power steering on a 9N
Ford tractor, after market bolt on or otherwise.
QUESTION J. Barnhart of Philadelphia would like
instructions for making an afghan from old hankies.
QUESTION Gary Oiler, Stroudsburg, is looking for a
MF Model 32 side bar mower for parts.
QUESTION A. Carman of East Earl is wondering if
anyone knows where plates for a Sears Roebuck and Co.
seeder, model 597261620, serial 3526, could be obtained.
QUESTION Lois Robson of Lebanon is interested in
locating a good condition used heavy duty pasta maker, as
well as a used, heavy duty bread machine for people who
have arthritis and can’t stir heavy batters.
QUESTION—G. M. Heller, Annville, writes that he wants
to know where to locate a meat slicer blade for a Vacum-
Base Folding slicer model 168 N. U.S.A.
QUESTION Evan Weidman, Westfield, has a cream
top quart milk jar with the writing “June’s Creamery," and on
the back, “Cream Top, Pat. Mar. 3 ’25." Weidman would like
to know if anyone has any information about this creamery?
QUESTION—John Stadier wants information on making
a canoe out of bamboo.
A Southdown ewe named “Supreme" clinched supreme champion breeding sheep
honoraattheLebanon Area Fair. With Kyle Fleener holding the champion Southdown
are Ron Miller, Judge, and Lebanon Fair Queen Jessica Watson.
QUESTION Doris Rishel, Spring Mills, would like to
know where to purchase Dr. David Roberts Salve, which is
white and has a winter green aroma or in brown to use for
animals and people.
QUESTION A. Kost, Carlisle, would like to contact
someone with a Moulimex electric meat grinder type
RLIAA. which is made in France and sold by Varco of New
Jersey. He either wants to buy parts or sell his. He needs the
spiral screw for the grinder.
ANSWER—WaIter Mochari, N. Brunswick, N.J., wanted
information or the location of Home Life Insurance Co. of
America. Thanks to John Harduby, Jackson, N.J., and to
Stuart Smeltz, Schuylkill Haven, for writing that the named
has been changed to Peoples Security Insurance (a Provi
dian Company). According to Smeltz the company has
offices located in numerous cities, but, he writes, the home
office is P.O. Box 61, Durham. N.C. 27702-0061. Harduby
writes that the address is Melton Bank Building, 8 W. Market
St. Suite 950, Wilkes Barre. PA 18701-1801.
ANSWER —Mike Cannon’s old wooden barn in Oreland
is beselged by carpenter bees. Viki Heonee, Aspers, writes
that she had the same problem and found help through an
article written by George Hurd, Penn State multi-county
extension agent in the Adams County office. Here is a con
densed version. Contact your county Penn State Extension
office for more help.
The most effective deterrent to carpenter bees are well painted,
finshed structures. Nail holes or exposed saw cuts are attractive
starling points for tunnels especially when not pained or treated.
If tunnels are evident, treatement with an insecticide and sea
ling of the tunnel is recommended. Wasp, hornet, and bee aero
sols are effective. Apply the aerosol material into the tunnel
entrances and along exposed surfaces. A day or two after insecti
cide application, close the tunnel with a deep plug of putty or
calking compound. If insecticides are not used and the tunnels are
simply plugged, carpenter bees trapped inside can make new
openings. Apply insecticides cfter dark to avoid the possibility of
being stung by female carpenter bees. As with any insecticide, it is
important to read the entire label and follow application
instructions.
Where past infestations have occurred, preventative applica
tion of aerosol prior, to spring may help to insure tunnels are not
restarted.
Thanks to Elizabeth Bowers, Myersville, Md., for recom
mending the following preventative measure for carpenter
ants: Woodguard, 12k Biosciences, 6075 Poplar Ave. Suite
306, Memphis, TN 38119. Phone (901) 683-9464.
Also, thanks to Kitty Ernst, Honey Grove, who wrote that
they had carpenter bee problems until they sprayed Sevin in
liquid form into and around the holes. They then put a pre
servative on the wood and have not had problems since
then.
ANSWER—Thanks to Vaughn Moore for sending Evan
Weidman, Westfield, the following answer: American
Guernsey Association, 7614 Slate Ridge Blvd. P.O. Box
666, Reynoldsvllle. Ohio 43068. Phone (614) 864-2409.
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