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championship in the afternoon
match. Runner-up was Terry
Bender, of Prole El, lowa.
In the morning match, Kruck
eberg captured the small plow
title with second place honors
going to Dale R. Robert, 26, of
Spring Grove R 3, York Co., Pa.
The margin of victory was
•nly seven-twelfths of a point.
Kruckeberg scored 82Mt points
to 81% for Rebert.
Speaking at the Plowmen’s
Banquet, Herb Plambeck rec
ognized as the founder of nation
al plowing matches indicated
that this year’s contest may be
the last. “If this is the case,” he
told an audience of more than
300, “then the 1968 match held
here in Pennsylvania will close
the book in a blaze of glory.”
This was the second national
contest for Pennsylvania. The
first was held at Hershey m 1958.
Sponsoring agencies of the
1968 contest were: The College
•f Agriculture of The Pennsyl
vania State University; the Penn
sylvania Department of Agricul
ture, the Milton Hershey Farms,
the Pennsylvania Grassland
Council, and the Soil Conserva
tion Service of the U S Depart
ment of Agriculture.
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Plowing Contest
Bits and Pieces
Seventeen-year-old Deborah E
Smith is having the time of her
young life reigning over the
1968 National Plowing Contest
as Queen of the Funow. With
dark eyes sparkling, “Deb”
a; she prefers to be called
greets everyone with a bright,
happy smile.
Standing off to the side is
someone else with an even big
ger smile, Mrs AithurM Smith,
“Deb’s” mother. “She still can’t
believe it,” Mrs Smith comments
as she watches “Deb” in the
midst of her three-day reign.
The Smiths, who formerly lesid
ed in Boiling Springs, Cumber
land County, now are residents
of Ickesburg, Perry County.
Eugene Holmes, ot Waldorf,
Minn, was re-elected treasurer
of the U S A. Plowing Organiza
tion. Virgil Bender, of Prole,
lowa, was re-elected a board
member The election was held
in conjunction with the National
Plowing Contest now in progress
at Hershey.
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pires next year.
Camera-bcaiing visitors look
advantage of the clear skies and
moderately warm weathei Wed ,
traveling over the eight-mile con
seivation bus tour loute al the
1968 National Plowing Contest.
Most important, buses were on
perfect schedule.
Visitors had an opportunity to
note some interesting highlights,
such as a visit by Smokey the
Bear to the Department of For
ests and Waters demolish ation
area
Children appeared to be a lit
tle awed by a walking, talking
“Smokey”, but soon wanned to
his cheeiful gieeling and hand
shake.
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In the forage pi ogress aiea, a
mix up in fueling occurred, with
diesel fuel accidently pumped
into a gasohne-poweied unit No
harm resulted, but there were a
few led faces m the area.
Pennsylvania’s fhst lady voca
tional aguculture instructor was
one of several specialized per
sonnel offering demonstrations
in the large vocational agricul
ture exhibit area.
Miss Beverly Buzas, who will
teach m the East Montgomery
Vo-Tech School, at Willow
Grove, this fall, demonstrated
floral arrangements.
In the same area, a “road-run
ner” constructed entnely fiom
scratch by a vo-ag student at
tracted a gieat deal of attention
The pony express rides again
at the 1968 National Plowing
Contest. The “express” is made
up of members of 4H Light
Horse and Pony Clubs, and they
are messengei s at the- plowing
contest.
Big advantage, officials say, is
that traffic doesn’t hold up the
‘■express” as it would an auto
mobile. Tuesday’s club was from
Lower Dauphin High School,
and Wednesday’s from Central
.ancestor Farming, Saturday. August 31,196 S
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ELVIN LAPP, (right), 12-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs.
Elmer Lapp, Kmzers Rl, was recognized for being the
youngest plowman at the State Horse Plowing Contest held
Tuesday at Hershey. William Howard from the Pennsyha
nia Horse and Mule Association made the presentation.
• York Co. Wins
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Furrow to reign over the 1968
National Plowing Contest, Con
seivation Exposition and Forage
Pi ogress Days
The Yoik countians bested 52
other county champion sodbust
ers to wrap up all thiee plowing
titles.
Two of the state winners aie
brothers who won both classes
ot level land plowing Gerald Re
bert, 42, of Thomasville Rl, cap
tuied top honors in the laige
plow class, while his 26-year-old
brother. Dale R Rebert, of
Spring Giove R 3, won the title
in the small plow class
Charles Hess, 30, of Dallas
town Rl, lounded out the win
ning York trio by taking the ti
tle in contour plowing competi
tion
Two Someiset countians were
Dauphin Lower Dauphin club
was on duty Thuisday.
among foui top winneis in Tues
day’s horse and mule plowing
competition Jack Cullen of Sora
eiset R 6 was first in the sulky
class, while Robert W Decker
of Garrett finished fiist in the
double gang competition
Earl Yorty, of Hummelstown
R 2, Dauphin Co, took top hon
ors in the walking plow class,
with James Howaid of Mt Pleas
ant Rl, Westmoreland Co, first
m the single gang class
On the distaff side, Miss Car
lie Bonawitz, of Harusbuig Rl,
was the winner in the ladies’
competition
The eldest competitor was
John Faidley of Hershey, a 64-
year-old plowman, and Elvm
Lc.pp, Lancaster Counties 12-
year-old fiom Kinzers, was the
youngest
Lt Gov Raymond J Bioder
ick, who cut the traditional nb
bon for the official opening Tues
day morning, said the contest
“dramatically emphasizes the
fact that agriculture is, and al
ways has been, the key industiy
ot our Commonwealth ”
• Glenn Esbenshade
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crude protein, 10 3 peicent
ciuae fibei and an estimated
TDN of 82 peicent
Local platings aie as follows:
Com Silage (no additives) 1, Es
bcnshade, leseive giand cham
pion, 5, Donald L Heishey,
Manheim R 2, Coin Silage (mea
added) 1, Claience Keenei Ji.,
Manheim Rl, Coin Silage (mea
& limestone added) 1, Aaion
Stauffei, Ephiata Rl Coin Sil
age (high eneigy) 2 Pieston
Newcomei, Mt Joy Rl, 4, Don
ald Heishej,
Hay Ci op Silage (mainly
glass) 2, Call L Mai tin, Eph
iata Rl, 5, Maivin Nolt, Peach
Bottom R 2, Hay Ciop Silage
(small giams) 1, Samue' N My
eis, Elizabethtown R 3
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their ability to identity many of
the weeds common in Pennsylva
nia and the contiol measiues
used for each About 50 con
testants competed in the youth
oi ent
Second place in the FFA du f
sion was won by Jonn Hellei of
Aspeis Rl, Adams Co , anc thud
by Timothy Hellei, John’s bioth
ei
Patty Sawzik, of Somerset R 2,
placed second in the 4-H divi
sion and thud went to Ned How-
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