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Lancaster Farming,
• National FFA
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aci es, and has 50 registered and
giade llolsleins “We hope to
double the herd over the next
few yeai s and build a big silo
and bunk feedei,” Weber said.
“I think danying is stable
enough to let us do that ”
Their main ciops are corn
and hay “We want to move to
waid all corn silage feeding to
better utilize the land and we
want to feed silage all year,’"
the national vice piesident said.
What about the pressure of
the uiban population pushing
out into the Lancaster County
faim land’ Webei thinks it will
make it haider on the farmer.
Increased housing development
in his own area just one mile
south of the Berks County line
has taken a lot of farm land out
of pioduction. But this is one
of the main reasons Glenn urges
a college education for all faim
youths “We must learn to com
municate with our urban neigh
hois,” he said “We need to
know how they feel and they
need to know how we feel.
Theie must be cooperation.
Faimers also come in contact
with a lot of business men in
the course of running a faim
operation these days,” the tall,
clean-cut youth pointed out 1
feel college builds the character
needed to deal with people I
find it challenging and I enjoy
the competition
The Mohmon R 2 youth beside
his national office was awarded
the highest award bestowed hy
the Future Farmers of America
the American Farmer De
giee at the National FFA
Convention held recently in
Kansas City Glenn, 19, son of
Mr and Mrs Andrew G. Weber
is a 1966 graduate of Garden
Spot High School at New Hol
land
FFA’s 1966-67 State pre:
dent, Glenn also was FFA presi
-1 dent of Lancaster County and
president and treasurer of his
chapter. While FFA State presi
dent, he was a delegate to
Governor Shafer’s Youth Activi
ty Council, represented FFA on
a number of television pro
grams, and was guest speaker
on more than 50 occasions.
While in high school, he was
the 1965 Pennsylvania Outstand
ing Poultry Boy, the FFA Re
gional Star Farmer for south
eastern Pennsylvania at the
1966 State Farm Show, pitcher
for the FFA County All-Star
softball team, treasurer of Ins
high school class, member of
the student council and the
high school honor roll, member
of the school and church chor
uses, teacher in his church
school, and runner-up in the
“Voice of Democracy” oratori
cal contest He was a delegate
to the College Student Govern
ment Association last year,
while pursuing a course in agri
business at a Penn State center
which was 15 minutes driving
time from his home Glenn’s
father is a hatcheryman and
Glenn got his start in his farm
ing progiam by renting housing
and equipment from his father
for contract production of broil
ers, turning the pi of its into reg
isteied Holstems Mr Weber de
votes most of his time to the
poultry business
What’s in Glenn’s futuie?
Well, the immediate future calls
for leaving Penn State for a few
semesters to take on the respon
sibilities of his national FFA
office In January he plans to
go to Washington tor the Lead
ership Conference and then the
annual tour of national FFA of
ficers will begin, which will
take him across the country
with the other officers to visit
the businesses and sponsors of
the National FFA program.
This tour will run into March.
In the mean time, Weber wants