Pasto NACTA Dr. Jerome K. Paste, associate dean for resident education in the College of Agriculture at The Pennsylvania State University, was elected president of the National Association of Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture (NACTA) at the organization’s annual convention last week in Cobleskill, N. Y. Dr. Pasto served as vice president during the past year. w ' NEW 990 CON Greater capacity.... Operates with less poWeriyif r ' , Requires less than other mower conditiohir^C any Operate in heavy hay or sudax a gear faster. Full-width conditioning rolls eliminate dead spots that waste power. And you’ll find there's no powerless due to side draft on hillsides or on the level. You get increased capacity because larger diameter 44-inch reel is less affected by changing crop conditions. And, the unique position of the reel bats holds the crop flat so it feeds through the conditioning rolls, without hesitation. 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Tuesday, June 26 7 p.m. - Silver Spurs 4-H Club Showmanship Show, Manor View Acres, Washington Boro. 8 p.m. - Penn Manor 4-H Com munity Club meeting, home of Jay Stauffer, 345 Weaver Road, Lancaster. Thursday, June 28 Elizabethtown-Donegal Com munity 4-H Club Ice Cream Party, home of Martin Brubaker. Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 23,1973—3. Appaloosa Club Annual Horse Show June 23-24 The Keystone Appaloosa Club, Inc. will continue it’s annual horse show today and tomorrow, June 23, and 24, at the Quentin Riding Club show grounds in Quentim There will be 62 different events in which the horse and rider can compete for trophies, ribbons, money, and tack. One of the more interesting classes will be the authentic costume class. This class depicts the original dress of the Nez Perce Indians and their horse, the Appaloosa. There will be a full slate of halter and performance classes as well. High point and reserve high point awards will be given to the high point and reserve high point performance horse. K.A.C. is offering 16 classes especially designed for the more youthful horsemen aged 17 and under Judging the events will be a State Grange Convention Convenes June 26 To 28 Pennsylvania educators will be among the principal speakers at the 50th Pennsylvania State Grand Leadership School at Gettysburg College June 26, 27 and 28. More than 350 representatives of subordinate and pomona (local and county) Granges are ex pected to attend this year’s sessions, according to A. Wayne Readinger, state master of the Grange. Dr. Daryl K. Heasley, rural sociology extension specialist at Pennsylvania University, will address the closing session of the school Thursday morning, June 28. His topic will be “Space Age Youth Speak Out ” Dr. Arvids Ziedoms Jr, associate professor of foreign languages and director of Russian studies at Muhlenberg College, will speak at the annual banquet Wednesday evening, June 27 He will discuss WE USE BRUNING QUALITY PAINT AND IT DOES STAY ON!!! Aerial Ladder Equipment Used To Paint Your Farm Buildings • Modern and Efficient Method • Reasonable Prices • Over 16 Years Experience • Spray-on and Brush-m Method Has Proven Satisfactory On Over 1500 Barns Of Our Well Pleased Customers. C. RALPH MILLER Spray-On and Brush-In Painter D- 4 t Manheim, Pa. 17545 registered Appaloosa judge, Bob Smith of Keller, Texas. Eleven year old John Boehler of Lebanon, this year’s Easter Seal Child, will be crowning the 1973 Princess and Junior Prin cess. John and 15 of his friends from the Lebanon County Society for Crippled Children and Adults accompanied by their director, Miss Eleanor Ehrhorn, will be K.A.C.’s guests for the show. The Quentin Riding Club show grounds offers ample parking, a camping area, a covered grand stand, a concession stand, indoor stabling, a practice ring, and outdoor water facilities. All proceeds from the show will be used to help sponsor the 1976 Nationals to be held in Harrisburg. K.A.C. is expecting over 200 horses to participate in the show. This is a good op portunity to see a fine American horse, the Appaloosa, at its best “Challenges and Opportunities”. The keynote address at the opening session, Tuesday June 26, will be given by G. Wallace Caulk, former Delaware Secretary of Agriculture. Programs Wednesday and Thursday will feature workshops for the four major departments of the Grange -- youth and women’s activities, lecturers (program chairman and junior Grange members. Highlighting the program will be a public speaking contest for youth activity participants, developing creativity for juniors, selection of lecturer of the year, and - for the women -- emphasis on community affairs. Representing the National Grange will be Ted E Amick, of Bedford, an assistant to the national master, John W. Scott, of Mechanicsburg. Registration at the college is scheduled from 10 a m. to 2 p.m Tuesday, June 26, and will be in charge of J Luther Snyder, of Camp Hill, state secretary. Ph. 665-3388
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