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Vol. 44 No. 49
The Pennsylvania Livestock Association Recognized outstanding 4-H and FFA youth at
the Keystone International Livestock Exposition. In the photo at the recognition ceremony
are, from left, Mike Firestine, youth committee chair; Michele Fetterolf, outstanding FFA
youth; Jessi Metz, outstanding 4-H youth; Michael Burrell, outstanding 4-H youth; Jason
Blasbaugh, outstanding FFA youth; and Samuel Hayes Jr., Pennsylvania secretary of
agriculture. Photo by EverettJbteMSMfWger, editor.
To promote the special Com 7a/Jlr section this issue, pictured are the directors and
officers of the Pennsylvania Master Corn Growers Association at this year’s Ag Prog
ress Days. They Include, from left, Del Voight, Richard Kreider, Chris Kimmel, Guy
Wagner, Mike Kuhns, Ray Byler, Eiwood Kyper, Grant Troop, Greg Roth, John Yocum,
Curt Rakestraw, and Matt Antes. The section includes reflections on this year’s
drought emergency, fall weed control, a preview of the Corn and Soybean Confer
ence, a message from the new com grower president, and other Hems of interest to
the grower. Photo by Andy Androwm
Tobacco Growers Eligible For Private Money
ANDY ANDREWS
Lancaster Fanning Staff
HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.)
As a result of a wide-ranging
nationwide settlement with the
country’s major tobacco
processing industries, Pennsylva
nia growers who produced a U.S.
Type 32 tobacco (which includes
Maryland 609 variety) in 1998
could be eligible for
compensation.
Producers who qualify can
receive a check, made payable
from the National Tobacco Grow
ers Tnist, perhaps by the first of the
Five Sections
year, according to Russell C. Red
ding, Pennsylvania deputy secret
ary of agriculture. Marketing,
Promotion, and Program Services.
The Trust, according to infor
mation supplied fay the Pennsylva
Hats Off To Pork Month
Laneaatar Fuming is sponsoring a cap giveaway contest
to salute our pork producers. October is National Pork
Month, and all you have to do is Identify the pork cuts on the
hog illustrated in a two-page spread (page D 26-27) this
issue, fin out the form, and aend it in. Entry deadline is Oct.
30. Sse contest rule detaile, and sign up soon!
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, OctoberS^“T999~-
nil Department of Agriculture
(FDA), was created as a result of a
Master Settlement Agreement
(MSA) between Pennsylvania and
45 other states and die nation’s
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Indiana FFA, University
Of Georgia Win KILE
Youth Judging Contests
HARRISBURG (Dauphin
Co.) Indiana’s FFA team took
top youth honors and the
University of Georgia took top
collegiate honors in the 40th
Intercollegiate and Junior
Livestock Judging Contest at
t'ne Keystone International
Livestock Exposition (KILE)
here at the Pennsylvania Farm
Show Complex.
The Indiana FFA team con
sisted of Cara Badskey, Liza
Moore, Stacie Warner, and Rita
Wilkinson. The team placed first
Gwen Dolbler from Pitman, NJ, showed the grand
champion steer in the KILE All-Eastern Junior Beef Show-
Pennsylvania Cattlemen's Queen Jessi Leister holds the
framed KILE print. Photo by Everett Newswanger, editor.
Enthusiasm for agri-events is often passed from genera
tion to generation. Here Bev Oruber, executive director for
Pennsylvania Livestock Association, congratulates her
grandson Hans Gruber when he wins the Kiddie Tractor Pull
in the 3- to 4-year-old age division at Keystone International
Livestock Exposition (KILE). Hans is the son of Seth and
Emily Gruber, New Tripoli. Articles about KILE events are
found throughout this paper. Photo by Lou Ann Good.
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in the swine and reasons classes
and placed second in the beef
and sheep classes
Moore placed first in the indi
vidual beef and reasons classes,
second in the swine, and third in
sheep. Warner placed first in
individual swine and second in
reasons, Becky Warfield of the
Maryland 4-H placed first m the
individual sheep class.
Moore placed first overall in
total test scores for individuals
with a total score of 859 points
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