Vol. 17 No. 47
The Robert Herr family of Narvon Rl, swept all top prizes
in sheep competition at the Manheim Farm Show this week.
Three of the Herr children are shown here with one of their
pen of three entries. Christian is on the left, Elizabeth is in
the middle and Barbara is on the right.
Norman K. Hoover
Honored by FFA
Norman K. Hoover, professor
of agricultural education at The
Pennsylvania State University,
was awarded the Honorary
American Farmer Degree at the
45th National Convention of the
Future Farmers of America at
Kansas City, Mo., October 12. Dr.
Hoover joins a group of
educators, farmers,
businessmen, and civic leaders
recognized for their contribution
to American youth through
agricultural education and the
FFA.
A native of Lancaster County,
Dr. Hoover was a charter
member of the Garden Spot FFA
Chapter, Lampeter High School;
a state officer in the FFA; and a
Keystone Farmer Degree
recipient. As a teacher of
agriculture, four of his students
were state officers and out
standing leaders in state and
area FFA activities.
Organic Farmer Says . . .
“Jim McHale is
A Ray of Hope”
“Jim McHale is a ray of hope.
His program for small farmers
could be a bellwhether for other
programs around the nation.”
This statement by Jeff Cox
could have started riots at some
farm gatherings, but it brought
only gentle applause from an
audience attending the Natural
Food, Soil and Healing Arts
Convention held this week in
Intercourse.
Cox manages an organic
farming operation for Rodale
Press, publishers of “Organic
Norman Hoover
Two others selected from
Pennsylvania were Donald J.
Chattin, coordinator of
agricultural education at the
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Gardening & Farming” and
“Prevention” magazines. Cox’s
farm near Emmaus, Pa., is
devoted to testing the ideas
promulgated in the company’s
publications.
In his speech, Cox tore into
giant agribusiness firms and the
USDA, two favorite targets of
Pennsylvania Secretary of
Agriculture Jim McHale. Cox
said agribusiness was dedicated
solely to increases in production
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 14, 1972
Manheim Caps Fair Season
A huliking 1200 pound Charolais
captured top honors at the
Manheim Farm Fair baby beef
show on Wednesday evening.
This continued a trend started by
other crossbreeds in the local
fairs held in the past few weeks.
The steer was shown by ten
year-old Tom Good, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Paul Good of Lititz R 2.
Farm Calendar
Tuesday, October 17
6 p.m. Berks County Poultry
Association annual meeting,
Trainers Restaurant,
Quakertown.
8 p.m. Ephrata Young Far
mers monthly meeting,
“Farm Credit and Finance”,
vo-ag department, Ephrata
Area High School.
Wednesday, October 18
10 a.m. - 12 noon Chester
County Extension Knit
Workshop, Cochranville
United Methodist Church.
7:30 p.m. 4-H Roller Skating
Party, Overlook.
Thursday, October 19
10 a.m. Chester County Ex
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FFA BULLETIN
Three local contestants ini
national FFA competitions
were announced as LAN-1
CASTER FARMING went to|
press. The trio competed this!
week against other FFAI
members from all over the*
country during the annuals
FFA convention m Kansas*
City, Mo, I
Gerald R. Metzler, Atgleni
won a gold medal in dairyl
cattle showmanship. Bronze]
medals went to John Weaver ,8
Ephrata, and Cliff Charles,!
Lancaster. Weaver was en-S
tered in the meat competition,!
while Charles competed in the!
livestock showmanship^ -
contest. f
First prize in the FFA window display
contest at the Manheim Farm Show this
week went to the Manor Chapter. Their
Tom came in first in breed, 4-H
and overall competition.
Tom’s sister, Linda, 15 had the
reserve champion Charolais, and
his brother, Tim, 13, had the third
place steer in the same class.
The reserve grand champion of
the show went to the FFA
champion steer. Miller’s steer
was first named FFA Hereford
champion before capturing
overall FFA honors.
Miller is in his third year
showing steers and is a senior at
Manheim Central High School
where is enrolled in the school’s
vocational-agricultural program.
The reserve grand champion
FFA steer was a Charolais cross
FFA Judging
Contest Winners
Lancaster County vo-ag
teachers this week completed the
massive job of determining the
winners for the county FFA
judging contest held September
21 at the Solanco Fair.
Close to 700 FFA members
turned out that damp Thursday
afternoon to compete for both
individual and school honors. The
top school was Ephrata.
Manheim’s team took second
place, New Holland was third,
and Solanco was a close fourth.
Individual prizes were
awarded in dairy judging,
livestock (hogs, poultry, sheep
and beef), and over-all.
Tom Clawson, Oxford Rl, was
the top point-getter in the dairy
judging. Second through tenth
places went to Larry
Housekeeper, Nottingham;
Daniel Kreider, Manheim Rl;
Fred Lefever, Quarryville Rl;
Bill Krantz, Quarryville Rl; John
Zonders. Kirkwood Ri • Davp
shown by Ken Groff of Manheim
R 2.
Roland Longenecker had the
champion 4-H Angus, a steer
which also took reserve grand
champion honors of the 4-H show
His brother, Ken, showed the
champion 4-H Hereford. The boys
are sons of Mr. and Mrs. Carl
Longenecker, of Lititz R 2.
The lone Shorthorn, and un
disputed winner of its class, was
shown by Steve Donough, of
Manheim R 4.
Completing the FFA judging
was the champion Angus shown
by Earl Geib, of Manheim R 4.
Bitter, Peach Bottom, Steve
Donough, Manheim Rl; and
Doug Mull, Millersville Rl.
Tops in livestock competition
was Gary Messner, Narvon Rl.
Second through tenth • Mike
Bollinger, Ephrata; John Garret,
Conestoga Rl, Donald Wenger
Manheim R 2, Barry Wissler,
Ephrata; Parke Kauffman,
Millersville Rl; Dwight Martin,
Mt. Joy Rl, Lynn Groff, Ephrata
R 2; Jeff Glockin, Quarryville;
and Mike Grube, Elm.
First place over-all honors
went to Daniel Kreider, Manheim
Rl Second through tenth in the
over-all were: Lynn Groff,
Ephrata R 2, Dave Bitler, Peach
Bottom; Jeff Glockin,
Quarry ville R 3; Donald Wenger,
Manheim R 2, Dave Young,
Quarryville, Bill Krantz,
Quarryville, Mike Bollinger,
Lititz R 4, Dave White, Manheim
R 3: and Russell Kline. Reinholds
display explained the hazards from im
proper use of chemical pesticides,
$2.00 Per Year
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