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&
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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.
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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
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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-
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