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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
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tijhi-iifti fresHt .a'r.fr-ri- k 1 tra a . l ;i vn 11-i <•
J. Mowery Fiey and Son,
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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,
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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