£^P^WiP’ :v '- ■’^rf'^’-'K^Sv'^* v/ * ''sy^'* r *i£' v *-* * " -' *■ slWf~' X;V * ’ . Vw>w^/ f ' CLASSROOM WORK AND READING LANCASTER FARMING are accom plished at .one and the same time by the senior Vocational Agriculture class at Sasfem -Lancaster-- bounty H'gh Holland. The boys, under the direc- Lon of their teacher, Mr. Robert "the newspaper as a basis fohdiscus ton'groups and in a comprehensive study of livestock marketing trends. They keep i notebook of market news graphs, written reports of news and feature articles pd -notes on classroom discussion.. Seated left to right, are Carl Gehman, Mohn pi,R2; Larry Weaver, New Holland Rl; Donald Zimmerman, Narvon Rl; Ronald nrom, East Earl Rl; Richard Martin, East Earl Rl; Wilmer Martin, New Hoi- hd Rl, and Sanford Fritz, Stevens Rl. Standing, and pointing out an item in the [per, is Grasslands' FFA chapter advisor Herr. L. F. Photo! o. Dairymen deceive Awards roui Natl Ass’n Two Lancaster County Hol iin ‘"breeders were named is week to receive the Pro essive Breeders Award e highest recognition at inable by a breeder ot Reg :ered Holstein cattle. Tienbert and Rhelda Royer, t 25 Oregon Pike, Lancaster .11 receive the award for the cond consecutive year. The Royer herd completed its latest Dairy Herd Improve ment Registry testing yeai ft ■ "with a lactation aterage arm ft 3|o|lf|A|f calculated on- a two milking: a day, 305 day mature equiva ic. 18 730 p.m. Lan- j ent rba S i S —on 23 individual icoln Community 4-H club re , cordg of 14t2 70 lbs of milk meets at the home of Ira an<i 541 11)S ot butterfat. Irtman, Ephrata Rl. ~ , , „ p.m. - Manor Young The herd lias been officially .rmers-meet in the Penn- f ass j h6d for ty *l a mor High School. Elec- breed age average * IOX 9 pe! -n of officers and class on c f nt ~ obtam(yi b > dl J ldin f •m mechanics. the classification score of each 15 p.m. New Holland co ' v b ' the average score 01 ung Farmers meet at the all Registered Holstein cows ;h school Class on hand- ot tbe saime a=e g tobacco. Benn Mann of The Prey herd completed ncas-ter Leaf Tobacco Co. its latest Herd Improvement 11 lead discussion. Registry testing jear with a 19— 6-30 p.m. Conn- lactation average calculat or Farm machinery dealers ed 011 a two milkings a day, innual banquet at Hostet- 305 day mature equivalent lers, Mount Joy. basis on 71 individual re in 20 7.30 pm. Wan- cords of 14,585 lbs. of milk lelm Young Farmers meet an( * 582 lbs. of butterfat. p. the iManheim Central The herd has also been ot- Jigh= .School. .Class op toba- ficially classified for type with ' ®fi Page 10),' . (Continued on Page 6)' tijhi-iifti fresHt .a'r.fr-ri- k 1 tra a . l ;i vn 11-i <• J. Mowery Fiey and Son, ■ *>•> Lancaster R 7. have been so rj!i *T» recognized four times pievi- LiUllUl A U k/pCan. ously _ . At SCD Banquet The Holstem-Fnesian As- ; M sociation of Amenca has j ac k Owen, Editor of Lan a’warded this honor to only cas ter Faiming, will be the 512 bleeding establishments, xnam speaker at the banquet including 57 in Pennsylvania. an< j annual meeting of the To quality for the Progres- Lancaster County Soil Conser sive Bieedeis’ Award, a \ation District. The meeting ibreedei must meet strict re- will be held March G at Hos qunements in all iphases of tetter’s banquet hall in Mount dairy cattle bleeding and Joy. management, including pro- duction, type improvement herd health and the develop- ment of home-bred animals, - v ' /v ‘ k Owen. public relations rep- t , _ . . „ ... outstanding Farmer Coopera lesentative for the ■district. = 7 ■was presented a certificate in tor an f the outstanding Asso recognition of his activities cia^ e irector. in the conservation of natural A soun * color ’ motlon P 1C ‘ resources at the 1962 banquet. ture , tltled , “Beyond Tomo,- He will speak on “telling the - Produced by the Soil storv of conservation.” Conservation Service of the State Department of Agncul- Awards will be' made to the ture ’will "be shown { 'til r> 1 S 1 U « 1 ,'t ■n - r h .* c* V*** JACK OWEN New Uses Holland Vo-Ag Farm Paper As Text The senior Vocational Agri cultuie class at Gaiden Spot High School in New Holland have a new study aid. The boys, under the direc tion of their teacher, Robert Heir, are using Lancaster Panning as a supplement to their text and refeience books Each of the seven boys in the class lias his own copy of the papei sent to the school each week Dunng a regular ly scheduled class period the students read the paper and make oral and written reports on news and featuie articles But moie use is being made of the maiket repoits. Regional Star Farmer Award Will Go To Kenneth D. Myer Kenneth D. Myer, a 19 82 a calf, and he has been a graduate of Elizabethtown danyman ever since. He noij Area High_School, has been bas 15 registeied Guernseys, named... Star -.Farmer of.. Region aud plans to increase his <■ purebred, herd to 20 animals in. 1983. KEXXETH D. MYER II by the state Association of Future Farmers of America. In recognition of his out standing achievement as a farm boy and student at the school, the 18 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel N. Myer, Elizabethtown R 3, ■will re ceive the award during the an nual convention of the state association January 9 in con junction' with the Pennsylvan ia State Farm Show in Har nsbuig. First ruuner up in the con test was Larry R. Weaier. IG. New Holland Rl. a senior at Garden Spot High School, New Holland., When Kenneth was 5 years old, his grandfather gave him Each boy in the class is keep ing a note book on market trends and prices. Graphs have been made by each boy showing the fluctuations of prices for beef, swine, sheep and poultry at the local mar kets as well as the Chicago yards and the Dehnarva Broiler growing area. The graphs, maintained each week bv the students, frill show not only the fluct uations within a market but comparisons between maikets as well. The note books also include clippings and resumes of news and feature articles Each (Continued on Page 10) With the help and encour agement of his teacher of vo cational agriculture, Marlin Henmnger, Kenneth set lid a “Calf Ring” committee ihti became its first chairman. With his committee he solicit ed businessmen in the and purchased five purebred dairy calves. Kenneth was se lected by a committee of his teacher and businessmen to leceive one of the first calves. The calf he received recently freshened and her calf has been returned, to the chapter to be awaided to another boy on December 21. He raises tobacco on a 50- -50 arrangement with his father and pays lent for land, on which he raises wholly owned crops of corn, barley and wheat. He expects to rent a nearby 70-acre farm but will continue working with his father on the family farm. While in school he won (Continued on Page 7) FIVE-DAY WEATHER FORECAST Temperatures during the next five days are expected to average more than eight degrees below the normal range of 26 at night to 43 in the afternoon. Continued cold weather will continue through Sunday. Xot quite as cold Monday and turning colder again about Tuesday or Wednesday. Precipitation is expected to total 0.3 to 0.6 inch (melted) falling as frequent snow flurries and jas more general light snow Sunday or Monday and again near the end of the period. ■*» \ Year Class
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