REBUILDING AFTER THE FIRE. Neighbors and express their thanks and appreciation to their many friends got together and helped raise a new barn Wed- friends and neighbors for the many acts of kindness and nesday on the Harlan Keener Farm, 1266 Gypsy Hill gifts since the tire and during the rebuilding this week. Road, Lancaster, after fire destroyed it several weeks ago. The Keener family asked Lancaster Farming to County Boys To Be Honored With The American Farmer Degree The “American Farmer” de- Convention in Kansas City, De gree will be awarded to ten tober 14-19 Pennsylvania members of the . “American Farmer” is FFAs J , A highest and only national de- Future Farmers of America at g reGi a coveted honor which can the 41st annual FFA National n ot be awarded to more than “Dad says a good a good chop!”^l|p& You chop fine silage faster with Aiiis Chaimers 780 Forage Harvester! The Model 780 delivers up to 60 tons per hour of high nutrient corn silage. Five feed rolls govern cut, from 7/32" to 2M" length. Unique Short Flow feed ing system keeps crop flowing steadily to the six 36" Cut-and-Throw knives. Change heads easily for direct-cut or windrowed grass crops. Allen H. Matz Farm Equipment New Holland L. H. Brubaker N. G. Myers & Son Lititz, Pa. Rheems, Pa. Roy H. Buck, Inc. Ephrata, R. D. 2 Grumeiii Farm Service LH. Brubaker Quarrjvillc, Pa. Lancaster Pa. ALUS-CHALMEIU Nissley Farm Service Washington Boro, Pa. one tenth of one per cent of FFA’s membership. It is won for exceptional farming achieve ment and rural leadership with in three years after graduation from high school. Henry Givler, vocational agri culture supervisor for Lancas ter and Yoik counties, reported the two Lancaster county boys to be honored are Glenn S Web ei, Mohnton R 2 and James R Esbenshade, Quarryville R 2. Presentation of the degree oc curs in Kansas City’s Municipal Auditorium at the Wednesday afternoon (Oct 16) session of the convention Each of the new Ameucan Faimers will receive a certificate and gold key, if piesent in person, he also re ceives $125 in cash fiom the FFA Foundation, Inc Although mvestitui e the degree fol lows a vote by FFA convention #• delegates to bestow the honoi, the Pennsylvania candidates al leady have won appioval by the national FFA board of student officers and board oi dnectois Lancaster Farming, Saturday. October 5.1968 L. F. Photo and such approval usually is tantamount to election by the delegates. Eligibility for the American Faimer degree is deteimined by proof of the Future Farmer’s outstanding success in becoming established in farming, includ ing records of his farm business during and after high school. The degree is limited to FFA boys who have been out of high school at least one year, are showing strong evidence of lead ership in rural and community life, and have productively in vested at least $l,OOO earned through their farming programs State Associations of FFA are limited to one American Farm ei nominee for each 1,000 mem bers Did you ever notice that when a woman cnticizes you and you promptly admit she’s light, she gets still madder and says you are not serious’ ' Top Carcass In Fall Show Goes To Willow Glen Tho lop carcass In Ihc Lan caster County Swine Producers Fall Carcass Show held at the West Lampeter Community Fair last week was produced by Wil low Glen Farm, Strasburg. The Yoikshire had a ham loin per centage of 43.0; back fat. 1.1 niches: carcass length, 32 2 inch es; and loin eye area of 5 5 inches Carcasses were processed at Kunalei and Co , Inc , with John Zeiglei. of the Penn Stale meats d« partment, as judge. Other placings, with bleed ard ham loin peicenlages, were: Second, Dutch Valley Farm, Yoikshue, 42 5: thud, Spnng Run Faim, Yoikshue, 415; foui th, John Sti awbndge, Kampshne, 414, fifth, Cail Har lison, Yoikshue, 39 6, sixth, George Cogley, Yoikshire, 39 2; Seventh, Elwood Houser, Yoikshue, 38 2, eighth, Abiam Zeiset, Yorkshire, 39 5; ninth, Earl Livengood, Yoikshue, 37 5; tenth, Real Farms, ciossbied 43 8, 11th, Leon Arnold, York shire, 39 2, 12, Masonic Homes Farm, Dutoc, 44 4; 13th, J Ar thur Rohier and Sons, ciossbied, 38 3. Placings m an evaluation con test, based on how close partici pants came to actual figures, were Ronald Hainson, Tipton, fiist; Mark Nestleioth, Man heim, second; John Henkel, Strasburg, thud; Leon Arnold, Lebanon, fouith, Joe Little, Strasburg, fifth, Elwood Houser, Lebanon, sixth; Caiol Henkel, seventh, James Hoi ton, Eliza bethtown, eighth, Larry Arnold. Lebanon, ninth, Abiam Zeiset East Earl, 10th, Sara Zeiset, 11th; Melvin Huber, Lititz, 12th, and Eric Zeiset, 13th. Farmers Assn* Hosts Chamber Of Commerce The Women’s Committee and directors of the Lancaster Coun ty Farmer’s Association recent ly played host to the Lancaster County Council of Chambeis of Commerce at the Farm & Home Center A public relations din ner was enjoyed thiough this mral urban association The piogram opened with greetings from the Women’s Committee chan man, Mrs Cljde F Wivell and introductions bj Mis Baibaia Wengei Noah Wengei, piesident of the Lan caster County Faimeis Associ ation and Robeit Kennedy Jr, assistant managei of the Lancas ter County Council of Chambeis of Commeice gave lesponsive exchange talks Mis Kenneth Rutt and Mrs John Myer with Miss Kay Weavei at the piano entei tamed The policy development of the Pennsylvania Faimeis’ Associa tion was explained by Haiold Rnhrei Mis David Holt, Amei ican Faim Buieau Women’s Committee, spoke of the wom en’s lole in the Association Chester Heim, Dneclor of PFA Camp Hill, talked ot legislative issues affecting faimeis eco nomically In conclusion, the meeting featured an informative quiz di rected by Eugene McDowell Chester County PFA Freldman • Farm Calendar (Continued from Page 1) nitron Banquet, Farm and Home Center Wednesday, Oct. 9 9 11 Manherm Community Farr, (See schedule, Page 6) Saturday, Oct. 12 7 30 p m —4-H Night at Eliza- 7
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