TISSUE TEStftfcfCr IN THE CORN ITTEED is one of the newer 'practices
taught in the vocational agriculture department at Penn Manor High School.
Richard Hackenbergef, far left, teacher of vocational agriculture, squeezes juice
out of the corn stalk onto a test paper held by- Harold Herr, state FFA trea
surer., Second from-right; Garland Gingerich, teacher of vocational agriculture
holds thereagent bottle, while Mr. Aaron Herr, Harold’s father looks on. The test
gives'ah indication if the-plant is suffering from a plant food deficiency.
• FFA Treasurer ter management. He wtais a This year, for the first time,
(Continued From Page 8) 'contestant in the area public graduated seniors in the Man
-1961. He was chapter secre- speaking contest, holds the or chapter will take an over
tary in 1961-62, and chapter Red R °se' degree and .the Key- night trip. Harold deserves
.vice president in 1962-63. stone Parmer degree in FFA, much of the credit for this
Harold was chapter star and was a contestant in the trip, Gingerich said. He organ
farmer, won the DeKalh award state land judging contest at ized the chapter’s group pre
fer excellence in agriculture, RenlL State last year, jects in corn and tobacco
the National FFA foundation Garland Gingerich gives which will finance .the week-
Xor poultry, 'the county ban- much of the credit for Har- long trip to Wild Wood, NJ.
kers award, and the outstand-" old’s success to the cooperation later this summer. “I think
ing agriculture senior award and encouragement of his par- this has given the chapter
from Manor View Dairy dur- ents. Harold is an easy boy to something it never had be
ing -his senior year. As a jun- work with, he said. He was in fore.” Gingerich said.
ior he won the FFA founda- an excellent class, but he was In recommending Harold
tion medals for public speak- the outstanding all-around for the state office, Gingerich
ing, poultry, and soil and wa- worker in the group. wrote, “He exhibits the high-
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