Ephrata Area Young Farmer Assn.
Formed; Officers Are Elected
The newly formed Ephrata
Area Young Farmers Associa
tion held its organizational meet
ing last Tuesday evening and
e'ected the first set of officers.
The new officers for the coming
year are as follows -
Warren Bc’l.nger, Lititz Rl,
president; Mahlon Ebeily, Den
ver R 2, vice president; David
Zimmerman Reinholds Rl, sec
retary: Jam >s W. Martin, Stev
ens, Rl, treasurer: Harry D.
Becker, Ephrata Rl, director of
public relations.
These men will serve a one
year term of office These offi
cers, along with the advisor, will
make up the executive commit-
Solanco Farm
Welding Course
Starts Nov. 5
A farm welding course for
those who would like to learn
the basic fundamentals of farm
welding will be held at Solanco
High School, beginning Novem
ber 5 The course will consist
of one meeting per week for five
weeks, and will cover the basic
fundamentals of farm welding
and other jobs the farm welder
may be used for. The course
will begin on Tuesday evening
at 7:30 p m and will end at 10.00
p m. each evening. Monday will
be the normal meeting night.
All those interested in attend
ing the course please contact ei
ther Richard Wood or Ralph
Layman, teachers of Agriculture
at the High School The phone
number is 786-2151.
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Providing the proper amount of nutrients sows
and gilts require prior to and just after farrow
ing, is the prime feeding objective for which
Ful-O-Pep Farrowing Ration was designed. It
successfully combats stresses and provides
for a full flow of milk that baby pigs require
for proper development.
The Comptementaiy action of Neomycin and
Terramycin effectively provides protection
against a wide variety of harmful bacteria.
S. H. Hiestand & Company Harold H. Good
Grubb Supply Company
Elizabethtown
tee of the organization. The of
ficers will also serve as an ad
visory committee for the agri
culture program.
The meeting also was the start
ot a charter membership drive
which closes Satuiday, October
25th Membership is presently
15 farmers. Farmers and agn
culture businessmen between
the ages of 18 and 65 who are
interested in joining may con
tact any of the officers or the
Agriculture Department at Eph
lata High School Local and
.State dues aie a total of $3 00
per year
The official charter will be
presented to the local associa
tion at the annual Penna. Young
Farmers Association convention
to be held at the Lycoming Ho
tel in Williamspoit, Pa. on No
vember 14th.
The objectives of the associa
tion are to provide more effect
ive group instruction, on-farm
instruction and group activities.
The services will still remain
available to all persons in the
area even if they do not see fit
to join the association.
The organization and unity of
the group will allow more ef
fective follow-up instruction as
well as opening new avenues for
group activities The ultimate
goal of the EAYFA is more eco
nomical farm management and
knowledge of the most modern
inovations and technologies in
agriculture
The Ephrata High School Ag
riculture Department currently
has a total of 157 different farm
ers and agriculture businessmen
who have attended adult classes
in the past These persons are
ep
Field reports clearly show a vast improvement
in general health conditions of both sows and
gilts through the use of Ful-O-Pep Farrowing
Ration, It’s economical too! The additional
costs of providing the extra antibiotic pro
tection during the critical period will be less
than 10£ per pig—in litters of eight or more
pigs. Make swine production more profitable
for yourself—use Ful-O-Pep Farrowing Ration.
Stop in today!
Stevens Feed Mill, Inc,
Salunga
,
and gilt
arrowing Ration
Stevens
Stevens Feed Mill, Inc.
EPHRATA YOUNG FARMER OFFIC
ERS. The newly formed Ephrata Area
Young Farmer Association elected the
above ofiicers to a one year term, (left to
right) seated, Warren Bollinger. Lititz Rl,
President and Mahlon Eberly. Denver R 2,
Vice President. Standing, David Zimmer-
on the mailing list and receive
the local newsletter
The Ephrata Association will
become part of the Region II o
the Penna Young Farmers As
sociations six regions Region II
is composed of 12 southeastern
Pennsylvania counties The Re
gional Vice President is Ivan R
Yost, Christiana Rl He is a
member of Garden Spot Chap
rasow
power
Terre Hill
Leola
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Lancaster Farming. Saturday. October 26.1968—1 T
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man. Reinholds Rl, Secretary, Harry
Becker, Ephrata Rl, Public Relations;
James Martin, Ste\ens Rl. Treasurer.
Charles Ackley is the Ephrata Vo-Ag in
structor in charge of the nev\ organization
L F. Photo