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28 Lr~r?ster FgrrrHg. Saturday, May 5 IQ7^
Ephrata Wins Small Gas Engine Contest
Dale Weber (left) and John Weaver, members of the
Cloister FFA Chapter at Ephrata, demonstrate some of the
skills which helped them in winning top honors in the Small
Gasoline Engine contest.
Purchase, Loan Rates
For Rye Announced
County loan and purchase rate vary depending on location,
schedules for eligible 1973-crop The county loan rates in
rye were issued ooCounty loan Colorado were increased two
and purchase rate schedules for cents to improve the loan rate
eligible 1973-crop rye were issued relationships with neighboring
by the U.S. Department of states in the major rye producing
Agriculture (USDA). area, USDA officials said.
The 1973 county loan rates are Copies of 1973-crop rye county
based on a national average loan loan rates are being sent to states
level of 89 cents per bushel (the and will also be available from
same level as for -1972) for rye the Grain Division, Agricultural
grading No. 2or better, or No. 3 Stabilization and Conservation
on the factors of test weight only. Service, U.S. Department of
announced Dec. 11, 1972 (see Agriculture, Washington, D.C.
USDA press release 4023-72). 20250.
County loan rates are established
to reflect historical rye prices
received by farmers and will CLASSIFIED AD!
P. L ROHRER & BRO., INC.
Smoketown, Pa.
TRY A
Ph. 397-3539
Fourteen teams, with two FFA
students on each team, competed
in the area Small Gasoline
Engine Contest held last week at
Manheim. The team from
Cloister Chapter at Ephrata won
first place honors, scoring 315
points out of a possible 380 points.
Other team winners were;
Manheim, second;
Elizabethtown, third; New
Holland, fourth, and Penn Manor,
fifth.
Individual scorers and the
schools represented were: John
Weaver, Ephrata, first; Dale
Weber, Ephrata, second; Eric
Zeiset, Elizabethtown, third;
Gene Gehman, Manheim, fourth;
Roy Sauder, Manheim, fifth;
Don Weiler, New Holland, sixth.
The Cloister Chapter team and
Manheim Chapter team are now
eligible to compete in state
competition at Penn State during
FFA Week in June.
The contest cqnsisted of a
written test on small gas engine
operating and repair, use of the
small gas engine service manual,
and trouble shooting an engine to
find and repair faults.
Schools participating in the
contest were: Ephrata,
Elizabethtown, Solanco, Penn
Manor, New Holland, Manheim,
Oxford, Warwick, and Octoraro.
Agriculture teachers from the
participating schools served as
judges.
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See Demonstrations „ t .
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and Rabbit 4-H Club met Thur Barry Heisey> followed by pig
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Prerident Dan Baum brought the Ge^ b f S* y g club
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the new members filled out J 3l ’ Rarh Mv „ r
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Warren Heisey, commented on **