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52 —iancartf Farming. Saturday, Fab. 22,1975 FFA Members Twelve area ichoola recently participated in the State FFA Record Book Conteat sending aomc 127 entriea to be Judged at Penn State. The individual booka were firat Judged at County level before being entered into the State competition. Following the Judging, 26 gold medala were awarded with 22 silver and 2S bronze awards also going to in dividual FFA members. Following is the list of winners and the categories in which their books were entered. Beef Growing Gold - Tim Good, Manheim Central, Lancaster. Dairy Heifers Silver - Bob Nolan, O. J. Roberts, Chester. Dairy Herd Gold - Sharon Henley, Oc torara, Chester; Gold - Bruce Yoder, Octorara, Chester. REAR MOUNTED BLADES • For grading, leveling, maintaining terraces and ditches. • Economy 6 and 7-ft. models for tractors up to 35 drawbar horsepower. • Utility and heavy-duty blades for bigger tractors, up to 70 drawbar horsepower. Sizes to 9 feet. • Adjustable pitch and blade angle. • We’ve got a blade right for you. ALLEN H. MATZ, TractO'b Eq u i p , ’ 1 en • Fanning Program - 2 enterprises Gold - Edwin Mast, 0. J. Roberta, Cheater; Gold • Bob Hershey, Manheim Central, Lancaster; Gold - Thomas Horst, Ephrata, Lancaster; Silver - Thomas Wentzel, Garden Spot, Lancaster; Silver - Michael Randolph, 0. J. Roberta, Chester; Silver - Dennis Kulp, Manheim Central, Lan caster; Silver - Randy Stoltzfus, Manheim Central, Lancaster; Bronze - Gary Keefer, Solanco, Lancaster; Bronze ■ Darwin Nissley, Manheim Central, Lan caster; Bronze - David White, Manheim Central, Lancaster; Bronze • Daryl Martin, Ephrata, Lancaster. Farming - 3 enterprises Gold - Marshall Trimble, Solanco, Lancaster; Gold - Carroll Herr, Penn Manor, Lancaster; Gold - Eugene Kulp, 0. J. Roberts, Chester; 505 E. Main St, New Holland Phone: 354-2214 SERVING THE COMMUNITY TWENTY FIVE YEARS. Receive Record Book Honors Silver- Earl (Mb, Manhelm, Lancaster: Sliver • Jim Bucher, Solanco, Lancaster; Silver • David Gerhart, Solanco, Lancaster; Silver - Brian Musser, Garden Spot, Lancaster; Bronze - Gary Eberly, Ephrata, Lancaster; Bronze - Kenny Wiker, Solanco, Lancaster; Bronze - Tim Wilson, Lampeter- Strasburg, Lancaster; Bronze - Harry Leininger, Ephrata, Lancaster. Farming - 4 enterprises Gold - Thomas Galbreath, Solanco, Lancaster: Gold • John Harnish, Lampeter- Strasburg, Lancaster; Bronze - Richard Mellinger, Lampeter • Strasburg, Lancaster; Bronze - Barry Wissler, Ephrata, Lan caster; Bronze - Glenn Reinhart, Solanco, Lan caster. Farming - 5 enterprises Bronze - Bob Buckwalter, Penn Manor, Lancaster; Bronze - Laveme Martin, Garden Spot, Lancaster; Bronze - James Rutt, Elizabethtown, Lancaster. Fanning - ( enterprises Silver - Ron Kreider, Manheim Central, Lan caster; Bronze - Kevin Rohrer, Manheim Central, Lancaster; Bronze - Ruby Ginder, Manheim Central, Lancaster. Horses 783 BLADE Gold - Keith Feister, Eastern Lancaster, Lancaster. State Project Contest Winner Bronze • Lane Keen, O. J. Roberts, Chester. Miscellaneous Gold - Elizabeth Herr, Garden Spot, Lancaster. Miscellaneous Farming Bronze - Lloyd Hoover, Garden Spot, Lancaster. Pennsylvania State Scrapbook Gold - Manheim, Lancaster; Silver - Grassland, Lan caster; Bronze - Grassland - Envirn., Lancaster; Bronze - Delcroft, Delaware. Sheep Breeding Gold - Dale Martin, Manheim Central, Lan caster. INC. 8 wise Breeding Gold - Gerald Keller, Manheim Central, Lan caster. Swine Fattening Gold - Jerry Zerbe, Garden Spot, Lancaster; Silver - Jerry Long, Garden Spot, Lancaster. Truck Garden Silver - John Mylin, Penn Manor, Lancaster. Work Experience-off farm Gold - John Swartzentruber, 0. J. Roberts, Chester; Gold Dwight Martin, Elizabethtown, Lancaster; Bronze - Ronald Phillips, Oxford, Chester; Bronze - Tim Smeltz, Solanco, Order 4 Milk Price Up ll c The January uniform price for base milk in Federal Order 4 increased 11 cents from the previous month according to Andrew A. Marvin, local fieldman for Inter-State Milk Producers Cooperative. Excess milk showed an increase of 36 cents. The January base milk price was $8,94, excess was $5.86, and the butterfat differential was 7.7-cents. In comparison to January levels one year ago, base milk was down 57 cents and excess down 12 cents. The weighted average price for the market was down 63 cents compared to January 1974. A total of 402 million pounds of producer milk was pooled in January of which 64.71 percent was sold as Class I, showing an increase of 1.11 percent of deliveries made in December, and a .02 percent increase over January a year ago. 7598 Order No. 4 producers provided 12.9 million pounds per day to dealers during January, averaging 1707 pounds per farm per day. Total value of producer milk was set at $34,513,564.09 for the month. Lancaster; Bronze - Jerry Long, Garden Spot, Lan caster. Work Experience • on farm Gold - Hobert McMillion. Solanco, Lancaster; Gold - Daryl Roney, Oxford, Chester; Gold - Glenn McKim, 0. J. Roberts, Chester; Gold - Shane Clark, 0. J. Roberts, Chester; Gold - Ronald Hershey, Oxford, Chester; Gold - Bob Shoff, Oxford, Chester; Gold - Jimmy Sawyers, Oxford, Chester; Silver - David Nolan, O. J. Roberts, Chester: Sliver - David Hank, Solanco, Lancaster; Silver - David Hank, Solanco, Lancaster; Silver - Mike Milburn, Solanco, Lancaster; Silver - Tommy McMillion - Solanco, Lan caster; Silver - Larry Weaver, Oxford, Chester; Silver - Brian Weber, Ephrata, Lancaster; Bronze MARTIN'S MANUFACTURING CO. Custom Mode • FREE STALLS • BARNYARD FENCES • SILAGE CARTS in stock • PIPE GATES 6 ft. to 16 ft. (every 6 #/ ) in stock KURTH’S MANUFACTURING CU. DISTRIBUTOR OF CENTRAL TRACTOR PARTS CO. R.D.3 Myerstown Phone <717) 933-4151 TAKE RT 645 - 3 MILES NORTH OF MYERSTOWN FOLLOW DIRECTIONAL SIGNS • David Moore, 0. J. Roberta, Cheater: Bronze • Chria Culberaon, Oxford, Cheater; Bronze - Bill Hoatetter, Oxford, Cheater; Bronze - Mike Talley, Oxford, Chester; Bronze • Tony Barlow, Oxford, Cheater; Bronze - Joe Neyman, Ox ford, Chester. Flowers Growers Award - Eastern Region Ronald Juftes • Delaware AVTS, Aston, Delaware. Production Credit - Lancaster Regional - Tom Galbreath, Solanco, Lancaster; County - John Harnish, Lampeter- Strasburg, Lancaster. Production Credit - Norristown Regional * Sharon Henley, Octorara, Chester; County - Eugene Kulp, Owen J. Roberts, Chester; County • Ronald Jefters • Delaware AVTS, Aston, Delaware.