B—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 14, 1964
Manheim FFA
Will Refuse
State Funds
By: James Helunan, [Reporter
At a lecent meeting' ot (lie
Manheim Futuie Farmers of
America action was taken on
a number of items
The gioup decided to set the
date of the Parent and Son
banquet at April 2'3 Commit
tees vveie appointed to take
care ot the food, enteitain
ment, imitations and seating
Following this, a discussion
was started by the ineinbeis
about the puze money given
for difteient countv FFA ac
tivities this tear It was voted
unanimously that we refuse
the monev because it comes
from a state tax on hoise lace
gambling It was telt that, be
cause it came from a disiespec
table source like gambling, we
should not accept it.
Other items of discussion
■were about distribution of bated.
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triangular safety signs used on
slow moving vehicles such as
tiactois, coin pickets, etc., and
the sugg ‘stion that we attend
various - t lurches as a gioup a
lew times each year.
• Tobacco Seed
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south of Strasbuig on Jackson
Slieet From 1 to 4 pm. the
opeiation will move to the
John J Leid faun south of
Xevv Holland.
Two demolish ations one m
the inoi ning and another in the
afternoon will take place on
M'aich 20 at the Penn State
Reseai ch Faint located one
mile noithwest of Landisville
alon„ Chiques Creek
The demonstrations will be
a continuation of a xirogiam
stalled many yeais ago by re
ined associate county agent,
Hanv Sloat. A Complete dis
ease conti ol piogiain for to
bacco seedbeds will be distn-
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soil fertility is increasing. L. F. Photo.
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which he cash rents in part
nership with Paul Kline.
The 50 acres of corn at home
and his share of 100 acres on
the rented farm goes into a
steer feeding operation which
usually sees about 400 head go
through the banr each year.
The price situation cut the
number somewhat this year.
He buys 1,000 pounders and
feeds for about 90 days, de
pending on the m'arket.
About SO head of feeder hogs
follow the steers. He normally
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buys the feeders, but he now
has six gilts which he plans
to breed.
Three years ago he began
feeding lambs and plans to con
tinue. Last fall he bought 250
head of 60 pound lambs from
Virginia and fed tbme to about
100 pounds, topping thepi out
in January and February.
Ten acres of tobacco -keeps
the work load balanced during
the winter.
He points to the gently,'curv
ing contour strips and tells of
the two gullies which have fil
led m since he began farming
on the level. He believes con-
Bird-in-Hand
serration is helping him in
crease hi« soil fertility esen
with the intensive row ci op
system.
He is so sold on the value
of conservation farming that
he has been an associate direc
tor in the district for fi v»
years, has set up many water
shed meetings to sell consei va
tion to his neighbors and has
planned classes on conserva
tion for his Young Fanner
chapter.
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the annual Soil and Water Qon
serration District banquet' at
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