Lancaster farming. (Lancaster, Pa., etc.) 1955-current, June 15, 1963, Image 8

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    B—Lancaster Farming? Saturday, June 15, 1963
,• County FFA
(Continued from Page 1)
were David Heisey, Ephrata,
13tli; Virgil Wuner, Solanco,
14th, and David Becker, Don
egal, in 16tli place.
Thiee jgold medals came to
the county from the poultry
judging contest with 72 boys
competing In second place was
Carson Kauffman, Manor Chap
ter; Daniel Erb, also’of Manor
was third, and Harold Bru
baker, Donegal was sixth Kau
ffman and Enb won a tup to
the National contest in Kansas
City in October. Brubaker will
go to the Eastern States Ex
position in September. Barry
Huneisen, Bphrata, 16th place,
and Dale Rohrei, Garden Spot
Chapter, 20th place both won
silver medals.
Wilmer Esbenshade, Grass
land Chapter, New Holland was
third m a field of 23 in the
safe tractor operation contest.
He will compete in the state
contest at the Faim Show m
January 1964.
Wiliam Shirk, Grassland
Chapter, won third place a gold
medal, and a chance t® com
pete in the national meat jud
ging contest in Kansas City in
October. Elmer Stoltzfus, Man
or Chaipter, won seventh place
and a silver medal in the field
of 26.
Solanco boys won two gold
medals in the dairy products
Landis Bros. inc.
Lancaster 393-3906 New Holland
Wenger Implement Co. Shotzberger's
BU 4-4407 Elm 665-2141
Buck
40 Self-Propelled
(i-Sp-. j This economical com-
bine has S' or *0 ft- plat
form; uses a 2 row corn
r • lly attachment. Has 24%
in. cylinder, 42 h.p. en
gme, 32 bu. gram tank.
Weighs approx, 5000 lb.
*• . i
CHOOSE FROM THE LONG GREEN LINE OF CUSTOMERIZED?J<3hN DEERE COMBINES
> . i
contest'with"3 4 members com
peting. Ted Edwards was third
in the state and wins a trip
to the National Dairy Cattle
Congress, Waterloo, lowa, in
October. Jay Groit, winning
fifth place, will go to the East
ern States Exposition..
In Land USe and ftfanage
ment, Carl Gehman, Grasslands
chapter won second place, a
gold medal and a trip to a
point of interest in Pennsyl
vania Also winning a gold me
dal was Benjamin Gmder, Sol
anco, in fifth place Among
the 76 in the contest, James
Dombach, Manheun, was 13
with a bronze medal, and Don
ald Ney, Donegal nailed down
19th place and honoiable men
tion
With 62 boys Jn the agron
omy contest, James Landis,
Pequea Valley, won eighth
place and a silver medal.
The 126 contestants in the
farm mechanics contest fur
nished stiff competition to the
local iblue iackets Maivm Wea
ver, Elizabethtown, was 21st
and won a bronze medal; Leh
man Metzler, Manor, won a
bronze medal tor 27th place.
Honorable mention went to
James Esbenshade Solanco, for
33 rd place.
A total of S 6 county Future
Farmers attended the three day
event.
A. B. C. Grof
• FFA Officers
(Continued from Page 1)
Harold Herr, son of Mr. and,
Mrs. Aaron H. Herr, Millers
ville Rl, is the state treasurer.
He is a member of the Manor
Chapter, and a recent graduate
ot Penn Manor High School.
State secretary is Robert
Wenger, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Paul Wenger, Quarryville Rl.
Robert is a recent graduate of
Solauco High School. He was
also a member of the state
championship parliamentary
proceeduie team from Solauco
at the same convention.
Melvin Bieneman is the son
ol Mr. and Mrs C. Henry
Brenenian, Strasburg Rl, and.
a lecent graduate of the Lam
petei-Strasburg High School
He is a member of the Garden
Spot High School.
Last year Lancaster Caunty
had two state officers. Paul
Tumble, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Daniel Trimble, Quarry vilh
Rl, was treasurer, and Clar
ence Bauman, son of Mr and
Mrs. Ivan Bauman, 419 Penn
Grant Road, Lancaster, war
sentinel.
• Grassland
(Continued from Page 1)
give recognition and encourage
ment to those persons who
through a balanced grassland
farming program are improving
the agriculture of Pennsyl
vania. Ribbons will be awaided
by the Pennsylvania Crop Im
provement Association.
Scoring by a special team of
judges will be based on the
entire farm operation within
a county and not on individual
fields.
The top five grassland club
winners in the state will le
ceive special lecogmtion at the
annual Grassland Conference
at Penn State on November
25 and 26.
Guernsey 4-H
Holds Practice
Judging Meet
Mary Ellen Mu min a, Man
heun 81, was elected to xe
piesent the Lancaster County
Guernsey 4-H clu'b in the
county Postuie Queen contest
at a Wednesday night meeting
at the home of Hoy, Dons and
Edwin Breneman, Willow
Stieet R 2.
Raymond Witmer, Willow
Stieet Rl, conducted a judging
piactice tor members.
The next meeting will in
clude a ball game and a doggie
roast at the farm of Ellis Den
hnger, Gordonville Rl, on July
10 Nancy Bollinger and Nancy
Stoltzfus will present a demon
stration on making a fitting
blanket.
Medium-size Potatoes
Most homemakers like med
ium-size potatoes for general
use It’s easy to estimate por
tions and there is less waste m
paring than there is with small
potatoes, remind Penn State
extension specialists.
- Alan Beyer M. S. Yearslcy & Sons
354-8001 Christiana JJX 3-5687 West Chester 696-3990
Edwards & Cox H. S. Newcomer & Son
Oxford 933-3939 Mt. Joy 653-3361
42 Pull-Type
<T A pull-type as versatile
jte^=j as ar >y self-propelled—
i* ■ --luf Jfcorn attachment. PTO
l drive. It has a 24%-in.
"■ ■ ■ cylinder and a.32-bu.
gram tank. lb.
jp gl burg Union High Sch ° ol where
•S' nonorea class and a member of the ''
Af 1 amnpfor student council.
**»> tjtuupcuci His farming program con-
Roy L Slayimaker has been
announced as the winner of
the 19 63 DeKalb Agricultural
Accomplishment' Award given
to outstanding seniors in vo
cational agriculture depart
ments.
ROY Jj. SLAYMAKER
To receive this award, he
excelled in scholarship, leader
ship and farm program activi
ties during his four years in
high school, Roy is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Slaymaker
oiJC Sitrasburg, R.D. #l, and
attends the Lamipeter-Stras-
Feed Red Rose Free-Choice Mineral to meet
individual needs of dairy herds, steers, dairy
'heifers, sheep, goats and swine.
When selecting feeds made with your own grain
or with local mixes, be sure to insist on:
RED ROSE SUPPLEMENTS
RED ROSE LIVESTOCK MINERAL
RED ROSE POULTRY MINERAL
Chos. E. Sauder & Sons
R. D. 2, East Earl, Pa.
I. B. Graybill & Son
Belton, Pa.
Elverson Supply Co.
Elveison, Pa.
Joseph M. Good & Son
137 Newport Road. Leola, Pa,
plus 45,55,95,105 seif-Propeiieds
sists of 12 fattening hogs, 3
brood sows and 2 acres of to
bacco. After high school, Roy
plans to continue farming on.
the home farm. Roy is the 14th
DeKalb Agricultural Award
winner from Laiiipeter-Stras
burg High School, and as such
his name will be engraved
with the other winners on a
special honors plaqufj provi
ded by the sponsor.
Manheim Twp.
4-H Shows Film
Miss Sue Weidman, 1869
Anne Ave, Lancaster was elec
ted Posture Queen contestant
by the Manheim Township
Merry 'Stitchers 4-H club at a
recent meeting in the Farm
Bureau cooperative building.
She will compete in the
county contest at Long Park
on July 18. i
Susan Hess, Weaver Road,
was elected song leader. Mrs.
Charles Vogt, 101 Coral Street,
Lancaster, from the Jr. Red
Cross, gave a demonstration,
and showed a film on rescue
breathing. .
Members continued sewing
on their projects. Next meet
ing will be held June 18 at
1:30 pm. in the Production
Credit building, Roseville p,oad.
A. L. Herr & Bro.
Quanyville, Pa.
David B. Hurst
Bowmansville, Pa.
Walter & Jackson
Christiana, Pa.
The H 3, 55,95, and 105
round out the most com
plete line on today's
market—The Long Green
Line of John Deere Com
bines, There is a John
Deere right for you.