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—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 7, 1973
Octorara Youth Named
FFA State Treasurer
Gerald Metzler, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Metzler, Christiana
RDI, has been elected treasurer
of the Pennsylvania Association
of Future Farmers of America.
He was elected at the 45th annual
summer convention and ac
tivities week held at Penn State
University last week.
A member of the Octorara FFA
Chapter, Gerald has served as
Chapter secretary and vice
president, and Chester County
secretary and treasurer prior to
his election to State office.
The past school year proved to
be a rewarding one for the 1973
graduate Last October he at
tended the National FFA Con
vention in Kansas City, Mo.,
where he won a gold medal in
dairy showmanship. In January
he received the Keystone degree
at the mid-winter convention.
This was followed by the Chapter
banquet in April where he was
chosen Star Chapter Farmer,
senior scholar, district record
keeping award winner, and
Foundation award winner in crop
production and dairy production.
He is also a member of the
National Honor Society.
Metzler’s supervised farming
program consists of six dairy
The Octorara dairy judging team placed fifth in the State at
FFA Week activities. Participants were (left to right) Sharon
Henley, Dennis Yoder and Bruce Yoder.
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There was a big “Welcome Home” sign awaiting the newly
elected State FFA treasurer when he arrived home last
week.
animals,. corn and wheat. He
plans for a career in production
agriculture.
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His FFA advisors are William
Trommer and Ivan Stauffer.
Brown shell eggs are favored in
the Northeast.
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About 85 percent of all eggs
sold in supermarkets are Large
or Medium
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The Dairy Case accounts for 10-
.12 percent of store sales.
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Eggs account for about 2.2
percent of total store sales, and
contribute about 3.2 percent
profits.
Farmers Invited To Exhibit
Samples In State Hay Show
The best of the state’s grasses
and legumes will be exhibited in
the State Hay Show held as part
of the 1973 Agricultural Progress
Days August 28-29-30 at the
Milton Hershey School Farms in
Hershey.
All hay producers are invited to
enter samples in the Hay Show
which consists of 26 classes and
includes both naturally cured and
heat cured samples, County
Agent Max Smith points out.
Exhibits should consist of bale
section of a least <jight inches
thick or an equivalent amount of
hay from the mow. Ribbons will
be awarded to the first five places
in each class and a trophy will be
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Entry forms are available at
the county agent’s office.
Deadline for entries is August 28.
Sponsor of the 1973 Agricultural
Progress Days is the Cooperative
Extension Service of The Penn
sylvania State University, in
cooperation with the Penn
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and federal agricultural agen
cies, farm machinery and
equipment dealers, and Milton
Hershev School Farms.
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