Page 20--Farm and Home Section, Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 18, 2000
Lebanon Livestock Club Recognizes
LEBANON (Lebanon
Co.)-The annual Lebanon
County 4-H Livestock Club Rec
ognition Banquet was held re
cently in West Hall of the
Lebanon Expo Center. The club
honored its buyers from live
stock sales held at the Lebanon
Area Fair, Winter Roundup,
and PA Farm Show and recog
nized some of its members.
Special awards presented
were the Outstanding Member
Awards. These award winners
were chosen through an applica
tion process detailing their 4-H
livestock activities of the past
year. The Outstanding Rookie
Member went to Kurt Fleener.
Kurt is a member of Beef, Sheep
and Swine clubs, and did well in
showing all. Kurt is a 9-year old
from the Newmanstown area.
Megan Fuls won the Out
standing Junior Member.
Megan shows market lambs and
cattle at the Fair, as well as
showing cattle at many other
shows, including PA Farm
Show. Megan is a student at
Conrad Weiser High School.
The Outstanding Senior
Member was Kurt’s older
brother, Kyle Fleener. Kyle is a
10th grader at ELCO, where he
plays basketball, and is involved
in FFA. Kyle shows all three
species, and also participates in
livestock judging. He took first
place in the 4-H State Days
Junior Livestock Judging Con
test in August. Kyle also showed
Bad Pruning Can Lead To
UNIVERSITY PARK
(Centre Co.)-A haphazard
pruning job can be as unsightly
as a bad haircut, except the
plant can’t wear a hat to hide
the damage.
Robert Nuss, professor of or
namental horticulture in Penn
State’s College of Agricultural
Sciences, offers some tips on
what not to do when you pick up
your pruning shears.
•Never leave short stubs.
Twigs should be cut close to the
main stem. Stubs do not heal
quickly and make an ideal open
ing for disease and insects.
• Never prune spring
flowering plants before they
blossom. The flower buds are
formed the season before, and
pruning will remove them before
they can open.
•Never cut all shoots or stems
to the same height. It gives the
plant a ‘crew cut’ look and
stimulates dense growth on the
Retirement Planning-It’s Never Too Early or Too Late
HONESDALE (Wayne
Co.)-Whether you are in your
20s or your 50s, financial plan
ning is a key to a comfortable re
tirement.
A workshop especially de
signed for farm families, “Retir-
Members and Buyers
Some of the members recognized during the banquet
included (from left) Angela Pecken, Nathan Tice, Reene
Blott, Kurt Fleener, Justin Fuls, Heather Fuls, and Kyle
Fleener,
the Champion Shorthorn Heifer
at the PA Farm Show, as well as
showing pigs and sheep compet
itively.
Other recognition was given
to several adults who are im
portant to the program. Relda
and Bill Brown of Brown’s
Greenhouse were honored for
their continual help with our
outdoor decorations at the fair.
Their son Blaine has completed
his 4-H career, and is currently a
student at Black Hawk East.
Harry Bachman, longtime auc
tioneer at the Lebanon Area Fair
and the PA Farm Show, was
Penn State Pointers ► Correct Pruning Is a Shear Delight
A haphazardly pruned plant can be ae unsightly as a bad haircut.
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top of the plant.
•Never shear hedges so they
are narrow at the bottom. The
bottom should be several inches
wider than the top to allow for
fuller growth. The wider bottom
exposes more of the plant to
ing On The Farm” will help you
plan for your retirement. You’ll
learn specific steps to help make
your retirement plan a reality.
The workshop is scheduled
for Wednesday, March 22 from
1-3 p.m. at the Extension Meet
ing Room, Courthouse, Hones-
honored also. Both received gift
certificates to Hoss’s.
Finally, another couple with
longtime service was honored.
Dick and Carol Kreider. As well
as serving as treasurer for the
club, they help with almost
every aspect of the fair. Dick is
also president of the Expo
Board, which operates the fair
grounds. They were presented
with a basket of PA meat prod
ucts.
First year members were also
recognized and given a brush for
their projects. Senior members
received a gift and a plant.
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light, and eliminates the twiggy
look many hedges have.
•Never leave a stump without
a bud at the end to continue
growth. Slant the cut slightly so
a tiny portion of the twig re
mains above the bud.
dale.
No charge, but registration is
requested to ensure enough
handouts for everyone. For more
information or to register, call
Debra Bryant at (570) 253-5970
x 239.
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