9 NO. 29 * ' STATE CHAMPIONS IN THE FFA PARLIAMENTARY Procedure Contest Penn State this week were t,he members of the Grassland Chapter at New Iland. They are, seated, left to right, Nelson Wert, New Holland Rl; Ken ' Martin, Denver Rl; Leon Weaver, New Holland Rl, and Fred Nolt, New (and. Standing, Ipft to right, Roy Musser, East Earl Rl; Clyde Wissler, New -ad Rl; John Campbell, New Holland, and Walter Musser, Narvon Rl^ ivell And Weaver 4 - H Leaders iiy Weaver, New Holland the Elizabethtown-Donegal 4-H and Vugima Wxvell, Col- Community Club and a June ia Rl, were elected co- graduate of Donegal High u of the joint Lancaster School ij 4-H Council at the li 4-H convention Monday aiei, lepresentmg the Holland 4-H Baby Beef , was named president of councils agucultural unit KC giaduate of Gaiden H sh School, he is the son ■.nd Mis Lester Weavei i' r Wi\ ell daughter of Mi Cl\de Wivell, will home economics di ii *sne was a delegate of rado 4 - H Club bers Visit Here group of 21 4-H Club mem ar,d five chaperones from County, Colorado, ar a Lancaster County yes to visit points of inter ' Lancaster County. They m homes of local 4-H County Council of Calendar “ £>■ a m Landis i.ilunaa 4H sewing club ilt Hempfield High ~~ 11 am Nation - e le\ and Radio i3 meet at New ""(1 Machine Company Hanj PuncessCon j ihe Host Motel. Yl Donegal Home niKs meets at the sal p esby tenan Church Catm ’- a i on Page 4 ) * 4 *XOsMM The Council, composed of 20 members elected by community and commodity 4-H delegates, coordinates the 4-H youth pro giam in Lancaster County. The election convention was held at the Lancaster Poultry Centei, 430 W Roseville Rd Othei ofticeis elected for the agncultuial unit James Hous er, Lampetei, vice president, Caiol Hess, Stiasburg Rl, sec letary Jeny Snadei, Ephrata (Continued on Page 6) Lancaster has planned several events to include all the guests and hosts able to attend Today they will tour the Amish section by bus, leaving the Conestoga Valley High School, Horse Shoe Road, at 830 am and returning about noon or shortly thereafter. Sat urday evening at 8 they Will attend a get acquainted party at the home of Clyde Wivell, ,Columbia HI off the Marietta Pike, west of Silver Springs Theie will be square dancing and ice cream Monday June 22, at 6 pm, a swimming paity and picnic will be held in New Holland Park Local membeis aie to bung their own hot-dogs or hamburgers (etc) Drinks and watermelon will be furnished Other than these events, no oigamzed activities are plan ned The remainder of the time will be spent according (Continued on Page 7) Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 20, 1964 L. F. Photo, Small Grains Field Day Thurs. Seed certification procedures, research on farm crops and pest control will feature a Small Grains Field Day pro gram 1-3 30 pm, Thursday, at Southeastern Field Research Laboratory near Landisville Henry F. Nixon, director of the Bureau of Plant Industry, Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, will discuss seed certification, a BPI piogram Mac A Campbell, State Col lege, of USDA plant pest con tiol, will report on pest con tiol and plant quaiantme, Fed eral-State coopeiative pro grams Harold G Marshall, R P Pfeifei and E C Pifer fiom the Umveisity, will explain le seaich developments Milk Production Up 8 Percent Daily milk production in Pennsylvania during May aver aged 27 74 pounds per cow. The Pennsylvania Crop Report ing Service said this was 8 per cent above April, 1 per cent above May, 1963, and 11 per cent more than the 1958-62 average. May is the peak or flush month For the first five months of 1964 daily output per cow has been averaging from one fourth to two-thirds of a pound more than m the comparable period in 1963 Milk produced on Pennsyl vania farms during May to taled 707 million pounds 12 per cent more than in April but 2 per cent below May of last year May production was 4 per cent above the 1958-62 av erage The May estimate of 822,000 milk cows on Pennsylvania farms is down 2 000 from Ap ril, 30,000 from May. 1963, and 63 000 below the 1958-62 aver age. agricultural library- THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE COLLEGE County Future Farmers Win 26 State Awards Twenty-six awards were won by Lancaster Coun ty Future Farmers of America at the annual State FFA Week on the Pennsylvania State University cam pus which concluded yesterday. The state championship for same divisioia were- Philip parliamentary procedure went Ehrhait, Warwick, silver nied to a team from Gaiden Spot al, Paul R Weavei, Ephrata, High School, New Holland, and James Nolt, Donegal, which included Ken Martin, bronze medals, Donald Her*, Clyde Wissler, Fred Nolt, Wal- Lampeter-Strasburg, honorable ter Musser, Leon Weaver, Nel- mention son Wert, John Campbell and Another gold medalist wa* Roy Mussei Their teacher- James Esbenshade, Solans*, coaches are Robert Herr and who placed first over 22 co*- Gene Daugheity. Their prize testants in tractor operation will be a trip in or near Penn- an d maintenance He will co»- sylvania. P ete in the State Faim Show. Gold medals in Farm Me- William J Shirk and Robert chanics, in which 129 contes- Mohler, both of Garden Spot, hints took part, were won by were gold medal winners in Jay Herr, Lampeter-Strasburg, the land judging contest, in and Wilmer Shertzer, of Penn (Continued on Page 7) Manor. Other winners in the KENNETH MARTIN Three Lancaster County Future Farmers were elected to state FFA offices yesterday at the association’s annual con vention on the Penn State Campus. President of the Keystone Association of Future Farmers of America is Kenneth Martin, New Holland, of Garden Spot High School, Vice President of Region II is Roy Slaym alter of Lampeter- Strasburg High School. Elected Secretary is Harold Brubaker of Donegal High School. Egg Production Up Two Percent Pennsylvania egg production foi May increased seasonally 2 per cent over the previous month This was the lowest May figure since 1941, accord ing to the Pennsylvania Ciop Repoiting Service The rate of lay per hen and pullet averaged 19 59 eggs din ing May, the highest so far this year Layers were estimat (Continued on Page 7) $2 Per HAROLD BRUBAKER FIVE-DAY WEATHER FORECAST Temperatmes during the nevt fiye davs are expected to a\ erage 2 to 6 degrees above normal. Warm weath er Saturday, cooler Sunday, warming again Monday and Tuesday and cool Wednes day. Precipitation may total up to to 3 4 inch with the likelihood of showers early Saturday morning and most ly again about Tuesday.
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