-LancjttT Farming. Saturday. Oct. 19. 1974
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From Local Ag Teachers:
byJeaaEnray
FFA Advisor
Manheim Central
High School
The Comm unity
Fair at Work
Do you know what goes
into making a farm fair
successful? I’m sure those of
you that have worked on one
can say yes. In this short
writing I will attempt to give
a personalized view of FFA
students when asked what
the show meant to him.
Harold Merkey - “I like
it (Manheim Farm Show)
because it gives the com
munity a chance to do
something different. It gave
me a chance to show my
steer which I enjoyed.”
Thoughts
in Passing
Dale Rohrer - ‘‘‘l thought
that the Farm Show was
very interesting and
sometimes confusing.”
Dave White - “The bar
nyard goes over big with the
kids.”
Darwin Nissley - “I
thought it was a worthwhile
event. I think the children’s
barnyard went over real
well. The Farm Show got
some people that were not
active in the FFA active for
once.”
Ruby Ginder - “Over all I
think the barnyard was the
best part of the show. Many
people went through it and I
heard a lot of good com
ments.”
Earl Geib • “I found it
enjoyable with good ex
perience in training and
showing animals also being a
tour guide for younger
children was a new ex
perience."
Larry Ginder - "This
year’s farm show I thought
was very good, there were
things for every ago group to
be interested in, the bar
nyard, tractor pull, parades
and exhibits. Most everyone
in FFA was involved in
getting it started.
Roy Eckert - "It’s great
the children liked the bar
nyard the adults were happy
because their children were
happy.”
Larry Herahey - “A place
for shr 'of my beef and
where I can participate in
helping the community and
FFA.”
Dave Keller - “It’s good
because .people get to
compete against each
other.”
Dennis Kulp - "I learned to
talk to little children better.”
Dale Balmer - “It helps
groups to raise money for
their programs. I look for
ward to becoming a guide in
the children’s barnyard.”
Jay Gainer - “1 learned to
lose since I didn’t win in the
tractor driving contest.”
Randy Stoltzfus • “The
farm show probably isn’t
what it could be but I think it
served a purpose. It did show
people that agriculture is
still a vital part of their own
life.”
From this personalized
accounts you will note that
there seems to be a hint that
there are many people
behind the scenes. Let me
give you a ran down of these
people and their efforts.
Keep in mind that I will only
be mentioning those that I or
the boys have direct contact
with. Kunzler and Company,
Manheim National Bank,
John Henry Brubaker,
Chemgro Fertilizer Co,
Ruhl’s Insurance Co., Frank
Feliongo, Emerson Knight,
Groff Home Dressed Meats,
Walter Heistand, L. W. Kulp,
Bomberger’s Store, Fulton
National Bank, New Holland
Sales Stables, Spring City,
Walter Dunlap, Abe
Mumma, Tom McCoy,
Kunzler and Co., J. M.
Hoober,'Joe Lefever, Elmer
Murry Associates, Ken
Miller, Jay Ober, Warren
Spickler, Messick Farm
Equipment, Lancaster Ford
Tractor, Shotzberger John
Deere, Roy Brubaker, Mr.
and Mrs. Barry Heldeman,
and Mr. and Mrs. Mark
Nestleroth with Dale Nolt in
charge of. swine, Carl
Longenecker, Mr. and Mrs.
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Paul Good in charge of beef
and John Shelly and Mrs.
Bob Kauffman in charge of
the dairy show.
For the second year the
Manheim FFA students have
planned and prepared the
tent Just for the young people
in the community. “The
Children’s Barnyard was
made up of young farm
animals for the enjoyment of
the children. However we
should not forget to mention
that we put into practice our
slogan “learning by doing”.
Forty students acted as
guides and put on demon
strations which helped the
children understand what
life on a farm is like.
Those that helped us by
supplying animals included:
Mr. and Mrs. John
Christensen, pony, Daniel
Rohrer, baby beef. Jim
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Kettering, aow and litter;
Robert Qinder, Holatein
calf; Dean Zeigler, rabblta;
Robert Hershey, duck;
Babcock Hatchery, baby
chicks; Luke Peters, goats;
Dale Martin, sheep and FFA
members, steers, cows and
calves.
Also a thanks goes to Miss
Bea Myers for art work;
Mrs. Shirley George,
children’s coloring books,
Elmer Summy livestock, Joe
McSparran, scheduling;
Galen Weidman, scheduling
and Manheim teachers who
make it all possible.
The FFA of Manheim as
well as their teachers Mr.
Spangler and Mr. Erway
would like to give all these
mentioned and those that
helped but not mentioned a
hearty thank-you.
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