<4 ***—**----*«*-< »«»••*•««*«*3-DISIT 1680 Z | T 056034 123198 SSV IVIBION 048 5 Vol. 44 No. 11 Pennsylvania’s Gov. Tom Ridge and son Tom donated foods to the “Inaugural Food Harvest” collection point at the PDA booth in the Farm Show last Saturday during a tour of the show prior to the governor’s official opening ceremony in the Large Arena. Gov. Ridge and First Lady Michele Ridge initiated the food drive last year at the inau gural events to help the 23 regional food banks in the state, in the photo from left, Den nis Grumbine, Farm Show commissioner; Samuel Hayes Jr., secretary of agriculture; and Gov. Ridge with son Tom. Photo by Evaratt Newswanger, managing editor. A new shoo fly pie baking contest was held this year at the Pennsylvania Farm Show. The winner was Debra Martin from Conestoga in Lancaster County. She received a $5OO first prize. The $lOO second place award went to Doris Kieider, Bird in Hand, Lancaster County, and the $5O third place prize went to LaVem Hunsicker, Lehighton, Carbon County. Lou Ann Good of the Lancaster Farming staff plans to visit the home kitchen of the winner in the near future. Watch for her mouth-watering report, in the photo, from left, Ron Gleasner, Good Foods, sponsor; Hunsicker; Mar tini Krelder; and Gerri MaMarrv. contest coordinator. Andrew Hower from Northampton had the best exhibit of potatoes at the Pennsylvania Farm Show. The youth repor tedly earned $5OO in prize money for his efforts. Young Hower is shown with his dad Blair Hower, who had the prize whmjng entry 10 years agp,%S*e story A 42. Four Sections Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 16, 1999 The Yorktown Spinners from York County won the sheep to shawl contest at the Farm Show. Their shawl later sold for $1,425. In the photo, from left, Marge Erickson, weaver; Jan (modeling the shawl) and Donald Gebas, purchasers of the v.wlruwfl sheH See story page A2l. $29.50 Per Year Gov. Kidge upens Farm Show, Keynotes International Dinner EVERETT NEWSWANGER Managing Editor HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.) Addressing the Pennsylvania Farm Show International Day Din ner last Friday night, Pennsylvani a’s Gov. Tom Ridge told the 1,300 attendees in the Harrisburg Hilton and Towers, the farm show is an great opportunity to celebrate the presence of international guests and pay tribute to the families in Pennsylvania agriculture. “We have quality products for the planet,” Ridge said. “But not only do we produce products from many segments of agriculture that $28,000 Sets Record Price For Farm Show Sale Of Champions VERNON ACHENBACH JR. Lancaster Farming Staff HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.) A Pennsylvania Farm Show record was made Thursday < when Bill Campbell, CEO of Hoss’s Steak and Sea House, pur chased the grand champion steer of the 1999 event for $28,000. The previous record was set last year by Hoss’s, i.e. Campbell, for $27,000. Jersey Cow Is Farm Show Supreme VERNON ACHENBACH JR. Lancaster Fanning Staff HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.) A 5-year-old Jersey cow owned by Bryan and Patricia Huff of Wind Ridge Farm in Cochran ville on Tuesday was named supreme champion of the Pennsyl vania Farm Show in Harrisburg. The Farm Show supreme dairy cow title is presented to the best grand champion out of the grand 600 Per Copy we hope will be of the quality you seek, the men and women who pro duce these products are of the qual ity you seek as well. We get together with you (international visitors) not only as potential cus tomers but as friends. “This farm show is also a won derful tribute to the agriculture families in Pennsylvania. We arc proud to be the keystone of the nation's bread basket The fanning life is the back bone of our com monwealth and that's why thif annual farm show is so vet) (Turn to Page A 26) Justin Claycomb of Bedforc County exhibited the 1,280-pounc grand champion steer, that had : market value of $793.60 according to the buyer’s sheets distribute* prior to the sale. Buyers sheets are distributed just as at any other sale, except for the junior livestock sales the mark et price is included. Buyers don’t (Turn to Page A 24) champions representing the sb breeds exhibited at the Fam Show. The grand champions ar brought into the Large Arena of th Farm Show Complex after the cor elusion of the individual bree< shows. The three judges who judged th six breeds during the day score th grand champions of die breed they did not judge, and the due judges’ score cards are tallied an a supreme champion selected. The judges for the shows wet Christine Wood of Littles to wi who judged Holsteins and Milkin (Turn to Page A3O) Winner At Farm Show Drawing We have extensive coverage o the Pennsylvania Farm Show ii this issue and into next week. A the show many fanners stopped bj the Lancaster Farming booth to talk and register for an original ok fashioned White Mountain Ic( Cream Freezer. We arc pleased to announce that the winner of th« drawing is Paul H. Myers fron Fleetwood in Berks County. Con gratulations to the winner and a bij “thank you" to everyone wh stopped and entered the drawing Our staff really enjoyed meetin you. i ,
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