Lancaster farming. (Lancaster, Pa., etc.) 1955-current, July 18, 1998, Image 25

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    Chester Holstein Club Sets Field Day
HONEY BROOK (Chester
Co.) The Chester County Hol
stein Chib’s annual Field Day will
be held on Friday, July 31 begin
ning at 10 a.m. at Honey-Brite
Holsteins, the farm of Amos E.
Stoltzfus and family. Honey
Brook. A judging competition will
begin the activities with awards to
be given in men’s women’s and
youth categories. Official judge
will be Ron Buffington of Conklin
Co., Inc. Visitors to the Honey-
Brite herd will see five excellent
cows: daughters of Leader, Lead
man, Blacks tar, Symbol, and Con
verse. The herd’s BAA currently
stands at 106. S percent Afternoon
speaker will be dairy nutritionist
and Holstein breeder from Berks
County, Tim Kissling.
A beef barbecue lunch will be
provided. Tickets are priced at $4
for adults; $2 for children ages 4
through 10; and children 3 and un
der are free. Please make luncheon
reservations be Friday, July 24
with (me of the following people.
Amos E. Stoltzfus 273-3474; Rod
Bare 593-7084; Bob Hewitt
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Directions to the Stoltzfus farm:
—From Honey Brook, go
North on Route 10 12 miles; turn
right into farm lane.
—From the windmill at Mor
gantown, travel South on Route 10
The Lehigh Valley Horse
Council will hold a regular meet
ing and lecture on Monday, July
20. The topic for the evening is
“Coditioning” and will be pre
sented by Jane Cory. The meeting
will be held at Pleasant Hollow
Farm, Coopersburg, and will start
at 7:30 p.m. The public is wel
come to this free lecture and meet
ing. For mere information call
(610) 837-7294 or (610)
767-7346.
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Anyone interested in seeing this
outstanding herd on this beautiful
farmstead is invited to attend.
Mease bring lawn chairs.
Valley
Council was formed in 1980 as an
aid to the horse owners of the Le
high Valley and surrounding
areas. It has offered regular lec
tures on a bi-monthly basis, which
are free and open to the public,
and publishes a yearly horseman’s
directory distributed throughout
the area.
Anyone wishing further in
formation concerning the LVHC
or one of its meetings is welcome
to contact (610) 837 7294 or (610)
767-7346.
Pa. Ayrshire To
Hold Field Day
BELLVILLE (Juniata
Co.) The Pennsylvania
Aysrhirc Breeders Association has
announed that its annual field day
has been scheduled to be held start
ing 9 a.m., July 25 at the Rushing
Springs Farm in Bedford.
Rushing Springs Farm is owned
by Curt Sweinhart and family and
some of the special attractions of
their farm include a sand-bedded
frees tall bam with drive-through
feeding system, and an under
construction manure storage
facility.
To get to the farm from Route
36, take the Loysburg Exit, turn
south at £Z Shopper convenience
store, travel three miles and take
first right turn. Travel until reach
ing a ’’Stop” sign. Continue past
sign onto Texas Comer Road and
farm is one mile farther.
For those traveling along Route
30, west from Everett, take first
right after Everett and head toward
Loysburg. Follow road over Snake
Spring Mountain, and take first left
at bottom of the mountain. Take
first left onto Texas Comer Road
and travel one mile to the farm.
For more information, call the
Sweinhart’s at (814) 766-3449.
The field day event starts with
registration from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
At 10 a.m. a sire and heifer
matching contest and a volleyball
game are to start
At 10:45 a.m., a tour of the
farm’s new loose housing facilities
is scheduled.
At 11:45 a.m., Larry Morris
from the Delaware Valley College
is scheduled be guest speaker.
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Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, July 18, 1998-A25
At 1:15 p.m., the state meeting
is to be held. Also, to be presented
in conjunction with the state meet
ing, are the presentation of dairy
awards, an update and report on
national ABA activities, an update
on the Raise to Graze Sale, and
results of the calf-matching
contest.
While the meeting is ongoing, a
waterslide and volleyball game
activities are to continue.
At 2:15 p.m., a tour of the farm's
waste management system is to be
given. 4 p.m. is milking time.
There are nearby sightseeing
attractions in historic Bedford,
registered as a National Historict
District. The town contains almost
200 pre-1900 buildings.
Old Bedford Village is located
along Route 220, and is a collec
tion of more than 40 Bedord Coun
ty log cabins, in which various cos
tumed crafts people demonstrate a
variety of 18th century crafts,
including blacksmithing, pottery
and baseket making, weaving, and
tinsmithing.
A self-guided tour of the village
takes about 2.5 hours. There are
usually summer feature events in
addition to the regular
demonstrations.
Among the several motels in the
area are Best Western Moss's Inn
(814) 623-9006; Econo Lodge
(814) 623-5174 or 800-553-2666;
Quality Inn Bedford (814)
623-5188 or 800-228-5151; Super
8 Bedford (814) 623-5880 or
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