Berks Co. FFA In Events at Fair
It has been another
successful year for the
Berks County FFA at
the Kutztown Fair. The
morning of Friday August 23
was reserved for a county
dairy and livestock judging.
In the dairy judging contest,
a class of Holstein milking
cows was judged, along with
a class of heifers and another
milking cow class. Jeff
Miller of RD3 Kutztown,
representing the Kutztown
Chapter finished first in this
contest, with a perfect score
in all three classes. Nick
Sattazahn of RDI
Womelsdorf, Tulpehocken
Chapter, finished a close
second with perfect scores
on two classes. Robert
Gerhart, RDI Wemersville,
Conrad Weiser Chapter;
finished third; James Adam,
RD2 Hamburg, Hamburg
Chapter, fourth; Todd
Schroeder, RD2 Hamburg,
Hamburg Chapter, fifth;
Alfred Adam, RDI
Shoemakersville, Hamburg
Chapter, sixth; George
Charles, RDI Womelsdorf,
Tulpehocken Chapter,
seventh; Craig Grumbine,
RDI Richland, Tulpehocken
Chapter, eighth; Roger
Imes, RD3 Fleetwood, Oley
Valley Chapter, ninth; and
Herman Manbeck, RDI
Womelsdorf, Conrad Weiser
Chapter, tenth.
In the livestock judging
contest participants placed a
class of market steers, a
class of market swine, and a
class of breeding gilts. First
place in livestock judging
was captured by Luke Krill,
RDI Bemville, Tulpehocken
Chapter. Second place went
to Marlin Dietrich, RDI
Kempton, Kutztown
Chapter; third place - Robert
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Stoltzfus, RD2 Elverson,
Twin Valley Chapter; fourth
place - Harold Zellers, RDI
Wemersville, Conrad Weiser
Chapter; fifth place - Darrel
Stoltzfus, RD2 Elverson,
Twin Valley Chapter; sixth
place - Cathy Muth, RDI
Alburtis, Brandywine
Chapter; seventh place -
Arthur Noss, Wemersville,
Conrad Weiser Chapter;
eighth place - Edward Wertz,
RDI Shoemakersville,
Hamburg Chapter; ninth
place - Robert Donkel, RDI
Bethel, Tulpehocken
Chapter; tenth - David
Staaby, RDI Womelsdorf,
Conrad Weiser Chapter.
On Friday afternoon the
county tractor driving
contest was held, with the
traditional three parts to the
contest - four - wheeled"
wagon, manure spreader,
and obstacle course. In this
contest, each county chapter
is limited to one participant.
Robert Stoltzfus of Twin
Valley finished first with
James Adam of Hamburg
and Jeff Miller of Kutztown
a close second and third.
Robert and Jim will now
represent Berks County in
the area contest against
drivers from Lebanon and
Schuylkill county. Other
participants were; Myles
Angstadt of Brandywine,
George Carles of
Tulpehocken, Michael
Gauby of Oley, and David
Staaby of Conrad Weiser.
Northern Lebanon FFA
captured first place in the
window exhibit class with its
exhibit “PROPERTY
DESTROYED BY FIRE”.
Kutztown FFA finished
second with - “SOS - SAVE
OUR STREAMS”. Conrad
Weiser’s ‘‘THE
Penn Jersey Harvestore
10th Anniversary
ENERGIZED FARMER’
was third; “SOYBEANS
FOOD, FEED, FUTURE’
from Twin Valley wa
fourth; and Tri-Valley’s “II
THERE A ROTARI
ENGINE IN YOUI
FUTURE” was fifth. Othe
entries were; Annville
Cleona, “SAFE FUN ON i
WINTER NIGHT”; Berk
County FFA, “FFA
PREPARING YOUTH FOI
TOMORROW’S
AGRICULTURE"; Lebanoi
County FFA, “CHAPTEI
DEVELOPMENT"; Lehigi
County Vo-Tech
“DIGESTION IN t
STEER”; and Governo
Mifflin, “DON’T 803
YOURSELF IN” Lehig
County Vo-Tech also place(
a horticultural exhibit - “D(
IT YOURSELF COLI
FRAME”.
Growing
Degree
Days
In Lancaster the averag
temperature for the wee
was 63 degrees which was
degrees less than the norma
for the season.
For crops starting at 4
degrees, the degree day
totaled 4235 or 60 over th
average. Days totaled 267
for crops starting at 5
degrees which was 36 les.
than average.
Rainfall for the week wa:
2.15 inches and measurec
from April 1 totaled 24.2:
inches or 1.78 inches over th<
average.
Best Wishes
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