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THE KEYSTONE FARMERS from
Eanlcaster County and the school they
attend are; (left to right, Row 1), Lam
peter-Strashurg, Thomas E. Houser, C.
Edwin Brenemon, James High; Pequea
Valley, Barry Nickel; (Row 2), Garden
Spot, Larry L. High, Douglas C. Houck,
Michael E. Smucker, M. Eugene Bren
ts (Row 3), Kenneth E. Weber, Galen
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J. Yoder, Larry M. Groff; Ephrata, Wil
liam M. Buchter, (Row 4), Linford
Weaver, Terry L. Kauffman, Charles J.
Harting; Manheim Central, John D.
Nissley; (Row 5). Warwick, Howett Sei
verling, Thomas Bisser, Kent L. Fritz;
Solanco, Gerald Phillips, (Row 6), G.
Preston LeFever, Jr.; Penn Manor, Clair
L. Erb, Leßoy Eshleman.
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liawdaster F;
SECOND SECTION
23 County FFA Boys Earn
Keystone Farmer Degree
Honors which cannot go to
more than one farm bo/ mi fif
ty wrli be awarded during the
1968 State Farm Show to 206
Pennsylvania vocational agncul
ture students.
All are members of the Fu
ture Farmers of America and,
'because of unusual merit an
their school and home projects,
have qualified for the FFA de
gree of “Keystone Farmer,”
James C Fink, FFA Slate Ad
visor and Supervisor of Agri
cultural Education in the De
partment of Public Instruction,
reported 1 Under FFA rules, not
more than two percent of the
State membership can receive
this honor.
The degree will be conferred
in the Forum of the Education
Buildamg in Harrisburg (by the
FFA State officers, headed by
Earl Weaver, Middletown Rl,
the FFA State president, during
the FFA mid-winter State con
vention Wednesday, January 17.
Highest FFA degree at the
State level, the Keystone Farm
er title is awarded for outstand
ing achievement in agriculture
and rural 'life. To be eligible,
Mir. Fink said, the FFA member
FA,To Honor
Parents Of Four
Keystone Farmers
The Future Farmers of
America during their State con
vention at the 1968 State Farm
Show will present honorary
awards to parents whose fam
ilies contain 'three or more sons
who have earned FFA’s “Key
stone Farmer” ■degree.
Most farm families deem it a
high honor to have even one
son receive the Keystone Farm
er degree, because it is the
highest degree which can be
earned at the State level, can
not be bestowed upon more
than one FFA !boy in 50, and is
awarded for outstanding
■achievement in farming prac
tices, leadership, and scholar
ship. To have three or more de
gree holders m ’the same family
is rare, tout eight sets of par
ents so distinguished have been
invited to toe guests at the FFA
convention, January 17. Fathers
in these families will receive
■the Honorary Keystone Parmer
degree, and mothers will re
ceive special certificates recog
nizing their cooperation m aid
ing their sons earn the coveted
degree.
Four sets of parents from
Lancaster County mil join the
magic circle January 17 when
they see their third son become
Keystone Farmers These par
ents and their degree-earning
sons are: Mr Clair L. Erb and
Mrs. Janet M Erb, 'Columbia >R2
(Penn Manor) Dan.el - 1962,
Dave - 1986, Clair - 1968; Mr
John A Bremaman and Mrs
Helen K Breneman, Willow
Street HI (Lampefcer-Strasburg)
Arthur - 1958, J. Roy - 1961,
Carl - 1968; Mr. J. Walbur Hou
ser and Mrs. Elsie R Houser,
Lampeter (Lampeter-Strasburg)
James - 1963, J. William -
1966, Thomas 1968; and Mr.
Robert B. Risser and Mrs. Lois
I. Risser, Litdtz R 1 (Warwick)
R. Eugene - 1965, J. William -
1866, Thomas - 1968.
Saturday, January 13,1968 —
must have satisfactorily com
pleted at least two years of in
struction m vocational •agricul
tune, demonstrated marked 'lead
ership, earned and invested at
least $5OO productively, and at
tained satisfactory achievement
mi improving the farm’s efficien
cy or his home farm’s comfort
The FFA hoys from Lancas
ter County who will receive the
degree January 17 are
Thomas E. Houser
Thomas Houser, 17-year-old
son of Mr. and Mrs J Wilbur
Houser, Lampeter, is a senior at
Lampeter - Strasburg High
School He has served as presi
dent of the Garden Spot FFA
Chapter and reporter for the
Linear er County Red Rose
Chap' Student announcer for
bask:! ,I '.‘ll games, Houser was
also in the Junior Class play
and re. ived the Red Rose De
gree and Gold A' 'ard Winner
m Farm Mechanic laot year.
Houser’s far mm? program
consisted of; swine breeding and
fattening, beef breeding and
fattening, and com He now has
3 acres of com and 14 fatten
ing bogs.
Thomas is the third Houser
brother to receive the Keystone
Farmer Degree
Carl E. Breneman
C. Edwin Breneman, 16-year
old son of Mr and Mrs John A
Breneman, Willow Street Ril, is
a senior at Lampeter-Strasburg
High School. He has served as
Treasurer and Chaplain of the
Garden Spot FFA Chapter and
received the Red Rose Degree
and the FFA Foundation Award
in dairy farming Breneman. was
in the Junior Play and is the
Varsity Basketball announcer.
He was awarded the Guernsey
calf at .Lampeter Fair in 1965.
'ln the past, Breneman has
had projects of corn and dairy
and now has 9 acres of corn, 2
dairy cows and 1 dairy heifer.
Edwin is the third brother in
his family to receive .the Key
stone Farmer Degree.
James High
James High, 18-year-old son
of Mr. and Mrs Mahlon High.
2241 S View Rd., Lancaster, is a
Senior at Lampeter-Strasburg
High School. He has served as
Secretary of the Garden Spot
FFA Chapter and received the
Queen Dairy Award, DeKallb
Achievement Corn growing con
test award, Crops Foundation
award and the Gold Medal State
Record Book Contest award
High has played both baseball
and basketball for his school
He received the Bed Bose De
gree in 1967.
High’s farming program con
sists of 7 dairy cows, 5 heifers
and 2 acres of corn
Barry Nickel
Barry Nickel, 17-yeaa’-old son
of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Nickel,
Paradise Rl, is a Senior at Pe
quea Valley High School. He is
president of 'his chapter and has
served as parliamenta ri an. He
acquired his Red Rose Degree
and received the chapter Farm
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