BEST FFA LAND JUDGES. Rick Fenstemaker (cent
er) was the top land judge in the contest held in conjunction
w ith the County Plowing Contest. Rick, a senior at Manheim
Central High School had 363 points out of a possible 400.
Mark Campbell, Vo-Ag teacher at Manheim, presented the
awards. Second place winner was Ronald Stauffer from
Ephrata High School Cloister Chapter.
The Innovators in Bulk Blend Fertilizer
•» wilLannmmce NewJlertiJizer Prices
Sept. 2nd.
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used 2,010 million pounds of
LARRY HORST, Leola Rl, representing the Grassland Jjj* _ f ° r ‘i?® i 2 ™
FFA Chapter, accepts the top award for the school’s work and othei frozen Sets were
in conservation. The presentation was made by Aaron Stauf- the largest users, accountin' l for
fer, Chairman of the plowing contest and field day held last 1.174 million pounds, or 58°per-
Friday at the farm of Earl Hurst, Lititz R 3. cent Creamery butter was next,
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percent, for a production of 16,-
236,000 pounds.
Oak Sawdust Successful In
Tests Replacing Ground Hay
Oak sawdust is a successful The percentage of usable meat products m the state, gave the
substitute for ground hay in from each carcass, extent of following production figures for
making up finishing rations for marbling, and US D A grade other major items during 1968:
beef cattle, according to Farouk were similar for steers fed saw-
F El-Sabban, graduate assistant dust and those fed ground hay , 11 T . , eit>et ’ “> OS AOOO gal*
in animal nutation at The Penn- roughage, El-Sabban claims He llan va J ietl | s 01 c^eese v
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formance of steers ted coarse or pr “ ll “ ts as sl,b ' ta*e
fine sawdust did not differ from stitutes foi hay
steeis fed giound hay as rough- No undersuable physiological condensed skua
age Rations with 5 pei cent effects lesulted from using saw- milk, 88.735.000 pounds; un
saw dust appealed to be as ef- dust in the rations Theie was sweetened condensed milk, 30,-
ficient as those using 15 pei no significant diffeience be- g 62,000 pounds evaporated
cent sawdust Fibious materials tween steeis fed sawdust and , mo nv non
aie noimally this percentage in those fed ground hay in ratio whole ” llk * 102 toi
brushing rations fox beet cattle of led blood cells to volume of diy skim milk, 33,147,000
with giams predom.nant (Continued on Page 15) pounds
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State Holds Position
As Ice Cream Producer
Pennsvhanu ietaim>d ,t> posi
tion as the second uiigest ica
ceam pioduung state m :ne
ration in 1968 It was tno c a-m
consecutae veai that tn e Com
monwealth held the tanking.
Output totaled 72 8 million gal
lons, a 5 percent me ease frost
1967 and the laigest pioductKM.
since 1961
Ice milk pi eduction also con
tinued to climb and at 14 2 mil
ium gallons was 9 peicent above
a year earlier, placing the Coat
monwealth third in nations*
ranking
The Pennsylvania Crop Re
porting Service in its annual re
port of manufactured dairy