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The Hans Herr Future
Farmers of America chapter
received its official charter
yesterday afternoon at the
46th convention of the
Pennsylvania FF A
Association at the Forum.
The chapter is comprised
of students in the new hor
ticulture and floriculture
programs which started this
Fall at the Lancaster County
Vo-Tech School at Willow
Street.
The Hans Herr Chapter is
the 12th FFA chapter
organized in Lancaster
County. Christian Miller, a
senior who also attends Penn
Manor High School, is
president of the new chapter
which has 54 charter
Smith
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in state competition in 1965
and first in 1966 and 1970.
Smith is recognized as an
outstanding dairy cattle
judge in a number of states.
The county agent also has
assisted in developing
numerous successful dairy
events including the
Southeast District 4-H Dairy
Show and Pennsylvania
Junior Dairy Show.
In 1968 Smith received a
Distinguished Service
Award from the National
Association of County
Agricultural Agents for his
service to Pennsylvania’s
agriculture.
Scott also received a
plaque and a check for $lOO.
He recently completed 42
years of service as a milk
tester in York County. He
tests 29 herds, nine of which
are on the Alternate AM-PM
Program.
Scott previously received
nine Awards of Merit and the
Central District Plaque
Award for excellence in his
work. He also assists county
dairymen with calf
registration, dehorning
techniques, and
management problems.
The Superior Supervisor
Award each year recognizes
the accomplishments of
DHIA supervisors who test
the 192,000 cows enrolled in
the statewide program.
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Hans Herr FFA
Receives Charter
members.
Chapter advisers are
Charles J. Patterson,
floriculture instructor at
Willow Street, and James
Kerr, horticulture instructor
at Willow Street and
Brownstown Vo-Tech.
To gain official
recognition, the students had
to develop a constitution and
by-laws and submit a
program of work and ac
tivities to the state
association. The charter was
approved at the executive
meeting in mid-November.
The charter members
have already been active in
Huge Crowds
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cepted by Secretary of
Agriculture Jim McHale.
McHale, a veteran dairy
fanner, has taken on all
comers during the past four
years and has never lost,
although he has been th
warted in attempts to go one
on-one with U.S. Secretary of
Agriculture Earl Butz. Ms.
Altemus is the champion
milker of the Johnstown
Area Chamber of Commerce
and after two minutes of
Macauley Lamb
Both Carcass Prizes
A Delaware County Suffolk
lamb placed first in both on
foot judging and in on-rail
competition in the carcass
lamb show at the Penn
sylvania Farm Show. The
double winner was William
Macauley, Newtown Square.
In the on-foot judging, held
Sunday, the reserve
champion award went to
Henry Showalter, Akron. In
the on-rail portion of the
contest, Showalter’s entry
slipped to eighth place, while
Christian Herr’s light-weight
lamb captured the reserve
title. It had been fourth in on
foot judging. Christian is the
son of Dr. and Mrs. Herr,
Narvon RD2.
Also in the lightweight
competition, Christian had
FFA work. Many of the new
members worked
cooperatively with members
from Brownstown and Mount
Joy chapters setting up a
horticulture exhibit at the
State Farm Show for the
Department of Education.
The new chapter brings
the county FFA membership
to 985. The last chapters
receiving charters in Lan
caster County were the
Brownstown and Mount Joy
chapters in 1970. Previously,
the most recently chartered
chapter was the Garden Spot
High School’s Grassland
Chapter in about 1957.
furious milking, she battled
Secretary McHale to a draw.
On Thursday, the Farm
Show Building was jammed
again, as people came by the
busloads for the junior
judging events for hogs,
sheep and steers. Unofficial
counts at Thursday’s close
seemed to point toward a
possible new attendance
record for the annual event
which is the biggest
agricultural exhibit in the
Northeast.
Takes
the second place on-rail
lamb, moving up from eight
in the on-foot event.
Elizabeth Herr’s lamb
moved from third on foot
down to fourth on the rail.
Sarah Brubaker, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde
Brubaker, 2418 Harrisburg
Pike, moved from ninth on
foot to seventh on the rail.
In the heavyweight
division, Barbara and
Elizabeth Herr’s lambs
remained at their same on
foot placing finishing fourth
and sixth respectively.
Margaret Herr’s lamb
moved from ninth on foot to
seventh on the rail while
Barbara’s lamb jumped
from 10th on foot to fifth on
the rail.
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