—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 8, 1972
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19 Lancaster County FFA Youths to Receive Keystone Degree
Among 19 Lancaster County
FFA members to receive the
coveted Keystone Farmer
Degree at the annual winter
convention in Harrisburg during
Farm Show Week will be two
Solanco FFA Chapter brothers
and a Penn Manor Chapter youth
who is the fifth in his family to
receive the award
The brothers receiving the
award are Clyde and Kenneth
Dearolf, New Providence RDI.
Kenneth graduated from Solanco
High School in 1970 and Clyde is a
senior there.
Meanwhile, Clyde Erb will be
the fifth son of Mr. and Mrs.
Daniel S Erb, Columbia RD2, to
receive the Keystone award.
Clyde’s parents will receive the
“Honorary Parent Award” which
is given to parents having thee or
Clyde Dearolf
Solanco Chapter
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more sons receive the Keystone
Degree, which is the highest
degree given at the state level.
Clyde’s brothers who received
the award and the year are as
follows: Dan, 1965; Dave, 1966;
Clair, 1968; and Carl, 1970.
Only one FFA member in 50 in
Pennsylvania is eligible for the
Keystone degree. Henry Givler,
area agriculture consultant,
noted that each Keystone Farmer
must have satisfactorily com
pleted at least two years of in
struction in vocational
agncuture, demonstrated
marked leadership, earned and
invested at least $5OO produc
tively, and attained satisfactory
achievement in improving the
farm’s efficiency or his home
farm’s comfort The winners of
the award, their photographs and.
some information about each of
them, is as follows:
Clyde and Kenneth Dearolf are
sons of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth L.
Dearolf, New Providence RDI,
Kenneth is a 1970 graduate of
Solanco High School and he is
presently employed with his
father in farming. Some of his
projects have been swine, beef,
veal calves and strawberries.
Kenneth was very active in
school and FFA activities and
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Kenneth Dearolf
Solanco Chapter
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served as Chapter treasurer
during his senior year.
Looking to the future, Kenneth
would like to truck farm and raise
livestock.
Clyde is a senior at Solanco
High School and, like his older
brother, participated in high
school baseball and various FFA
activities.
His projects have included
swine, strawberries and steers.
He was first place individual in
the 1970 Rural Youth contest at
Solanco Fair.
His goal is to become a suc
cessful farmer.
Clyde Erb
Penn Manor Chapter
Clyde Erb, son of Mr and Mrs.
Daniel S. Erb, Columbia RD2, is
the fifth boy in his family to
become a Keystone Farmer.
A member of the Penn Manor
FFA Chapter, Clyde is serving as
sentinel and had previously
served as secretary of junior
agriculture club as a freshman.
Erb was a contestant in the
public speaking contest and was
a member of the State poultry
judging team. He previously was
named Star Farmer, and
received the Red Rose Degree.
He served as county delegate in
1970.
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corn and hay. He is now taking
academic subjects to continue his
education in college.
Rick Pfautz, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Leroy Pfautz, Stevens RDI,
is a 12th grade member of the
Cloister FFA and holds the of*
fices of Chapter president and
County FFA secretary.
His farming program includes
10 breeding swine, six fattening
swine, one acre of sweet corn,
two acres of field corn and one
fourth acre of sugar peas.
Rick has exhibited his animals
at local and state livestock shows
winning numerous awards. He
has won two gold medals in Dairy
Products and Livestock judging
at the State FFA Convention held
at Penn State. He then went on to
win a silver medal in Dairy
Products Judging at the National
FFA Convention at Kansas City,
Mo. This past October Rick won a
bronze medal in Livestock
judging at the National FFA
Convention at Kansas City, Mo.
Rick is also active m com
munity activities. He has been a
member of the 4-H Tractor
Maintenance Club for five years
and was secretary in 1967 and
vice president m 1968. He has also
been a member of the 4-H Soil
John B. Kurtz
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Rick Pfautz
Cloister Chapter
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extra milk production in the next lacta
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Gordonville
Wenger's Feed Mill
and Water Conservation Club for
four years and served as vice
president in 1969 and president in
1970.
Active in sports, he was a
member of the Ephrata Varsity
football team this year and is now
a member of the Varsity
basketball team.
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Carl Musser
Grassland Chapter
Carl Musser, 17, is a son of Mr.
and Mrs. David G. Musser,
Mohnton RD2, He is a member of
the Grassland FFA Chapter.
In 1969 Carl’s brother Roy
received the Keystone Farmer
Degree.
Carl has served as chairman of
the community service com
mittee, chairman of the conduct
of meeting committee, as well as
chairman of the New Holland
Farm Show float committee. He
has attended the National FFA
Convention in Kansas City.
For his farming program, Carl
has had show sheep and swine.
He has been a recipient of the
New Holland Jaycee’s sheep and
swine awards.
In the t Project Record Book
contest, Carl won a silver medal.
Carl participates in the Men
nonite Youth fellowship.
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