Lancaster farming. (Lancaster, Pa., etc.) 1955-current, June 29, 1963, Image 14

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    14—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, Jjune 29„ 1963
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TOBACCO PLANTS ARE OFF TO A GOOD START on the Lester Weaver
farm. With about two acres to plant yet, Weaver and son Larry look over the
early planted field. Plants were slow in growing this year and the Weavers are
looking for plants to buy for the remaining two acres. Larry does the farming on
the 50 acre home farm with his father and younger brother, Leon. L. F. Photo.
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elected president of the chap
ter, vice president of his high
school class, and homeroom
president. He won a bronze
medal in the state project book
contest, the National FFA
Foundation award for public
speaking and was third high
in the county FFA livestock
judging at Lampeter Fair.
In 11th grade he remained
as chapter president and was
elected vice president by the
county association. He was
elected president of his class
and was inducted into the Na
tional Honor Society. He pla
ced third in the state tractor
driving at Penn State and lat
er repeated his placing in the
'contest at the Harrisburg Farm
Show.
During his last year in high
school he continued as chapter
pesident and won the Keystone
Farmer Degree placing as run
neruip to the Regional Star
Farmer.
He became student council
chairman and a commencement
speaker. Along with other
members of his vocational ag
riculture class, he attended the
national FFA convention in
Kansas City.
Larry has also been active
in 4-H work currently serving
as a member of the County
Council Executive Committee.
During the year he will serve
as vice president, he wilt re
present the 12 county Region
II of Southeastern Pennsyl
vania.
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dard 25.00-28.00, Utility 24.
00-27.00.
HOGS: 239. Barrows and
gilts 50 higher.
U.S. 1-2 including few No.
3’s 190-235 lbs. 19.00-19,35,
Lot 1-2 213 lbs. 19.50
lots 25-30 lb. Choice
Feeder Pigs 9.00-11.75 per
head. t
Few U.sf ; ’l-^ t VoS-OfS'’“lb.
Sows 11.10-14.00. „
SHEEP; 46. Spring slaugh
ter lambs steady. Jfihdj:
Prime 50-75 Spring' slau- '
Shier lamil)s| Good,,,
, and Choice 45-60 lbs. 19.00-iL
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