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Boyd Receives
Jaycee Calf
Kerry Boyd (right) exhibits the Simmental Crossbred
calf that he won recently during the Annual Jaycee
Calf contest Representing the Ephrata Jaycees was
Robert Eisemann.
Kerry Boyd, son of Elmer
Boyd, RDI, Ephrata, was
recently named winner of
the 12th annual Ephrata
Jaycee Steer. Boyd, a junior
at Ephrata High School is a
member of the Cloister FFA
Chapter.
Boyd was selected
following a review of his
application sent to the
Jaycee committee. The
applicant was asked to write
a report on how he would
raise the steer complete with
a budget. After review of the
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application, the Jaycee
committee interviewed the
finalists.
The steer, a 460 pound
Simmental Crossbred, was
purchased by the Jaycees at
the Keystone International
Livestock Exposition held in
Harrisburg last week. The
steer was consigned by
Nelson Molitor Farms of
Fayetteville, Ohio.
Robert Eiseman, a Jaycee
member, presented the calf
to Kerry on Tuesday af
ternoon at the Boyd farm.
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