5. NO. 13
jrm Bureau Cooperative
jrchases Top $ 4 Million
itron purchases exceed
four million dollars in
I for the first tune in
history of the Lancaster
nty Farm Bureau Co
stive Association, mem
were told at the fifth
aal meeting at Pequea
ey High School on Wed
;a>.
ic 600 members and
its m attendance heard
sral manager, Charles C.
sms cite advances in the
liases of every commo
except miscellaneous
i supplies over the pre
s year.
ihn Wolgemuth, assis
manager and sales
ager, told the farmers
ttcndance that Farm Bu
i will institute bulk fer
er service in the very
■ future. Some of the
intages of the bulk ap
ihon pointed out by
gemuth include no hand
of the material by the
ler and direct applicat
on the field at the time
ise with no loss in stor
-011 the farm.
y the use of high analy
feitilizer materials, much
weight must be trans
;ed over the fields and
soil compaction is likely,
gemuth pointed out. Fa
i Bureau plans to use
SKILLS IN FARM CARPENTRY have an opportunity
develop in the Agriculture shop in the high schools in
county ottering courses in Vocational Agriculture. Here
:ll ' ir d Eby, Kinzers R 1 works on the framing for the hog
he is constructing in the school shop at Pequea Valley
S Richard who farms witjh his brother Chester is the
Mrs. Gladys Eby, Kinzers R 1 Teacher of Vocational
at the school is Henry E Givler. —LF PHOTO
■ DAY
WEATHER
FORECAST
Saturday - Wednesday
Temperatures will aver
ls normal to four degrees
>ove normal for the next
r * days. Normal fempera
lr*s for this week range
° m a low of 26 at night
1 8 high of 43 in the af
rnoon. Cold Saturday,
Sunday and Mon
'V turning colder again
** s .day or Wednesday.
in the form
i o* snow is expect-
Sunday night or Moa-
V- During the past week
totaled about
*5 inches.
granulated Phosphorus and
Potash materials and a liq
uid nitrogen material.
Harry R. Metzler, secre
tary-treasurer of the County
organization was honored for
25 years of service to the
cooperative In presenting a
Hamilton electric watch to
Metzler, Willis Z. Esbensha
de, president, expressed ap
preciation for the years of
service beginning with the
presidency of the coopera
tive during the first year of
operation.
Three directors were re
turned to office for another
term and one new director
was elected for one year.
J Everett Kreider, Quar
ryville Rl, southwestern
district; Henry E. Shenk, of
Manheim R 2, northwest dis
trict, and Elvin Hess, Sr ,
Strasburg Rl, southeastern
district were returned to
office
Allen Risser, Bareville Rl
northeastern district, was
elected to the board of dir
ectors.
Earlier this month the or
ganization had honored the
general manager, Charles
Burkins for 25 years with
the cooperative by present
ing an electric watch to
him.
This Is FFA
Manheim Reporter Gives Details
By IRA FAHNESTOCK
The Future Farmers of
America or “FFA" as it is
commonly known, is a nat-
ional organization of, by,
and for boys studying voca-
tional agriculture in public
schools. Organized in Nov-
ember 1928, it has served to
motivate and vitalize, the
systematic instruction offer-
ed to students of Vocational
Agriculture, and to provide
further training in farm ci-
tizenship.
The FFA is an intra-cur-
ricular activity, having its
origin and root in a definite
part of the school curricu-
lum - Vocational Agricult-
ure. Among other things,
Lancaster, Pa., Saturday. February 20. 1960
Harry R, Metzler, left, secretary of the Lancaster Coun
ty Farm Bureau Cooperative Assn accepts a watch from
president, Willis Z. Esbenshade. The gift was presented in
token of appreciation for the 25 years of service to the
company at the annual meeting on Wednesday
—LF PHOTO
Fatm Calendar
February 20 Gilt sale by
the Lancaster County
Swine Producers Associa
tion at Martin’s sales barn
in Blue Ball.
February 22 7 30 pm, -
Poultry , Management _ mg
~eting with Extension Poul
try Specialist, Carl Dossin
in the Church Bell Res
taurant in Ephrata.
February 25 12:00 noon
—Meeting of the Lancas
ter County Farmers’ As
sociation and the state le-
at the Hotel
Douglas, Lane.
7 30 p.m. Holstein 4-H club
meets at the Farm Bureau
building, Dillerville Road,
Lancaster.
February 25 and 26 Sou
theast district 4-H club
conference at Hershey.
February 26 7:30 pm.
Educational meeting and
roundup of the 4-H laying
hen club. Panel discussion
on poultry problems, spe
cial music and question
and answer period. Lan
caster Poultry Center at
the 230 by-pass and Rose
ville Road.
February 29 7-30 pm.
Election of officers of the
Dairy Herd Improvement
Assn, at the Farm Bureau
Auditorium, Dillerville Rd
Lancaster.
March I—B 30 a m Mar
ket hog show and sale
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members learn through acl
ive participation how to con
duct and take part in a pub
he meeting; to speak in pub
he; to buy and seek co-op
eratively; to solve their own
problems: to finance thom
selves; and to 'assume civic
responsibility,
The Future Farmers of
America is a non-profit, non
political, farm youth orga
mzation of voluntary mem
bership, designed to take
its place with other agencies
striving for the development
°f leadership; the building
of a more permanent agri
culture, and the _ improve
ment of country life,
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National FFA Week Is
Observed Feb. 20 - 27
Editor's Note: Throughout Lancaster Farming this week
you will see the emblem of the Future Farmers of - America.
..This is our tribute to this line organization of farm boys.
National FFA week is celebrated each year during the week
af George Washington's birthday because Washington's first
love was life on the farm. We have asked each of the re
porters in the local chapters in the county to submit an ar
ticle about their activities. These articles, 100, are through
out the paper.
The national emblem of
the Future Farmers of Am
> erica is significant and mean
i ingful in every detail. Used
' by members in all recogniz
ed units of the organization,
it is made up of five sym
bols; the owl, the plow, and
the rising sun, within the
cross section of an ear of
corn which is surmounted by
the American eagle.
Upon the face of the emb
lem appear the words “Voca
tional Agriculture” and the
letters “FFA.”
The owl is symbolic of
knowledge and wisdom; the
plow is the symbol of labor
and tillage of the soil; the
rising sun is emblematic of
INSTRUCTION IN MANY PHASES of farm mechanics
goes into the schedule of the courses in Vocational Agricul
ture in the county high schools. Typical of the demonstra
tions provided for farm boys is this testing of tractor mo
tors for cylinder compression. Teacher of Vocational Agri
culture at Penn-Manor, Garland Gingrich, instructs ninth
grade students Harold Herr, Millersville Rl; Glenn Mylm,
Millersville Rl; Jerry Breneman, Lancaster R 2; Frank Ed
gell, Washington Boro Rl; and Robert Harnish, Pcquea Rl,
in the proper use of the compression gauge. The boys
bring equipmnt from their own farms into the shop for re
pair or adjustment. —LF PHOTO
$2 Per Year
Robert Hess
Is Elected
By SPABC
Robert Hess, Strasburg R 1
dairyman, was elected to
the board of directors of the
Southeastern Pennsylvania
Artificial Breeders Coopera
tive in the annual meeting
of the group on Thursdty
night.
Hess deposed another
Strasburg R 1 farmer, Earl
L, Groff from the board af
ter 16 years as a director
a—’ nvpojdont of the organi
sation during the past year
ness was nominated for
the office by Paul Wenger,
Quarryville RI, who had
been nominated for the post
bv the nominatin'* commit
° L
|f e ‘ Wenger withdiew fiom
™ e race an ° proposed Hess
yname from the floor,
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progress and a new day that
will dawn when all farmers
are trained and have learned
members to develop farming
programs, to encourage mem
to cooperate; the cross sec
tion of an ear of corn repre
sents a common agricultural
interest since corn is native
to America and is grown in
every state; and the eagle is
indicative of the national
scope of the organization.
The primary ar ’
Future Farm'
is the deveh
cultural leant
tion and citi?
specific purpo,
the organization was formed
are to develop competent,
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