34—Lancaster Farming, Saturday. Nov. 8, 1975
Nat, FFA convention
I Continued from Pop 20)
achievement in one of 19
areas of production
agriculture and
agribusiness.
Building Our American
Communities Awards will be
presented to 108 FFA
chapters during the Thur
sday morning session. The
BOAC program is a ntaional
r
Agronomists from Penn State
recently used a new harvester to
sample yields of small grain and
soybeans in Lebanon County
research plots. Dr. Richard Cole,
(left) Penn State agronomist and
Crop variety
Seven varieties of
soybeans and twenty-one
varieties of grain sorghum
were harvested last week by
Penn State Agronomists.
The variety plots are part of
an on-going research and
demonstration program to
test new varieties of the
major crops grown in
Lebanon County. '■
The seven soybean
varieties included a new
variety of edible soybean
called Emrald which was
developed at the University
of Maryland. It produces a
satisfactory yield of ex-
York Co. gal wins
trip to hort
conference
Megan Shaub, 350 W.
Railraod Ave., Shrewsbury;
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Shaub, left recently
for the National Junior
Horticultural Association
Annual Meeting m Beloxi,
Mississippi
Megan was chosen for this
trip by qualifying as one of
five Horticulture Keystone
Winners in Pennsylvania
from forty applicants.
Winners are chosen on the
basis of their 4-H Hor
ticulture Project work,
overall 4-H experience and
accomplishment, their
leadership abilities and well
rounded character.
Miss Shaub, 15, has
received awards on various
levels of 4-H work. In the
past two years she has been
recognized as an Out
standing 4-H member m
Horticulture and Flowers, as
well as receiving the Out
effort of the FFA to Involve
members in community
development. Thirty-seven
chapters will be recognized
as Gold Emblem recipients
in the award program. Of
those chapters, four will be
recognized as regional
winners, and one of the four
will be named to receive the
National Citation for the top
community action program
in the nation.
PENN STATE
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Denis Moka, agricultural agent are
shown placing the samples into bags.
James Eakin, Penn State Agronomist
(right) looks on. The harvester was
manned by a technician from Penn
State.
plots harvested
cellent quality beans, which
have a bright green color
and good cooking quality.
The other bean varieties in
the test were all field types
which are commonly grown
for livestock feed.
The soybean plots were
planted onland which is
leased by the Annville-
Cleona High School
Vocational Agriculture class
taught by Lowell Morton.
James Eakin, Penn State
Extesnion Agronomist,
designed the experimental
plots which were planted
under the supervision of
standing Junior Girl and
Achievement Awards on the
county level.
In addition she is an officer
in 4-H clubs (3); the Saddle
up Horse & Pony club,
(President), The
Shrewsbury 4-H Community
Club (Vice President) and
the York County 4-H Hor
ticulture Club (Vice
President).
While in Beloxi, Megan
will take part in various
workshops, tours, seminars
and rap sessions on various
horticulture subjects.
Thanks must also go to
Earl Brown’s Orchard,
Loganville; Ernest Horn,
Pennfield Corp, Red Lion;
Shrewsbury Lions Club;
Glen Rock State Bank and
York Bank and Trust who
are sponsoring her trip this
weekend to the National
Junior Horticulture
Association’s Annual
Meeting.
The National FFA Alumni
Aaaociation will hold the
opening session of Its fourth
annual meeting on Thursday
morning at the Radisson
Muehlebach Hotel. Over
1,000 persons are expected to
attend the 17,500 member
Alumni Organization's
meeting which will convene
for two half day sessions on
Thursday and Friday
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tension Agent.
The grain sorghum variety
plots on the farm of Clair
Gerberich, Jonestown were
sampled for yield and
quality of the different
hybrid sorghum. Sorghum
yields were somewhat lower
than in previous years, but
were generally satisfactory.
Yields ranged from 30 to 70
bushels per acre. All the data
on yields, moisture,
maturity and seed quality
will be made available to the
growers as soom as it can be
compiled and evaluated.
Harvesting and yield
checks of both crops were
done with the help of a
miniature combme designed
for harvesting small plots.
Self-propelled, it cuts a 48
inch swath and can handle
most small grain crops. It •
was recently purchased by
the Pennsylvania State
University from a
manufacturer in Belgium.
The new machine has in
creased the effieiceny and
accuracy of harvesting
experimental plots, which
was formerly done by hand
labor.
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FFA Alumni Outstanding
Achievement Awards will be
presented to three FFA
Alumni members and over
100 Legion of Merit Citations
will be presented for active
leadenhip in building the
FFA Alumni Association. In
addition to the award
presentations, the Alumni
will conduct a business
session, hold committee
meetings, and elect new
officers.
The Thursday afternoon
FFA Convention program
will feature former
Secretary of the Treasury
Joh Connally of Texas, and
Yazoo City, Mississippi,
humorist and fertilizer
salesman Jerry Clower. both
of whom will address FFA
members who have earned
the American Farmer
Degree.
The Honorary American
Farmer Degree will be
presented to 80 persons in
education, government,
business and industry who
have made outstanding
contributions to the FFA and
agriculture. This year 92
vocational agriculture
teachers will also receive the
Honorary American Farmer
Degree for their work as
teachers and advisors on
local chapters.
The American Farmer
Degree, highest degree
presented to members of the
Future Farmers of America
will be awarded to 703
deserving FFA. members
this year, the largest number
of FFA members ever to
receive the degree.
Always a highlight of the
National .FFA Convention,
the naming of the Star
Farmer and Star
Agribusinessman of
America will be Thursday
evening. An expected
audience of over 12,000 FFA
members and guests will be
present. The Star Farmer of
America award, was
presented for the first time
in 1929, by the Kansas City
Star newspaper. Since then it
has come to be a symbol of
achievement in the FFA,
recognizing the Future
Farmer who has developed
the most outstanding far
ming program. The Star
Agnbusinessman award was
created six years ago to
recognize the FEA member
who has developed out
standing career op
portunities in agricultural
business. There will be four
candidates for. each award -
one representing each of the
four FFA administrative
regions. A $l,OOO cash award
is presented to the Star
Farmer and the Star
Agnbusinessman of
America at the conclusion of
the “Stars Over America”
Pageant. In addition, the
eight “Stars” are featured in
the premier showing of a 25-
minute film sponsored by
CIBA-GEILY Corporation.
Following the convention,
the film is made available on
free loan to FFA chapters
throughout the year.
A busy morning session la
scheduled for Friday as the
convention draws to s close.
At breakfast In their honor,
individual and team winners
will be announced in the
seven National FFA Con
tests. Back on the convention
Root participants will hear
an address by Vice President
Nelson A. Rockefeller, and
National FFA Safety Awards
will be presented to chapters
that conducted outstanding
safety programs during the
1974-75 school year. Later in
the session delegates will
vote for six national officers
who will represent members
during the 1975-76 school
year.
Following an afternoon of
participation in FFA Day at
the American Royal
Livestock and Horse Show,
convention participants will
return to the Municipal
Auditorium for the final
session. National FFA
President Alpha Triveltc of
Ladysmith, Virginia, will
deliver his closing address
and a new slate of officers
will be installed. Tnvette
and his fellow officers will
recognize their parents and
vocational agriculture in
structors by presenting them
the Honorary American
Fanner Degree. The con
vention will be adjourned but
few will leave the
auditorium, as an evening of
special entertainemnt begins
immediately following the
closing gavel. Over the years
the variety show featuring
professional entertainment
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vention.
On Saturday morning the
National FFA Band will
fulfill a. longstanding
tradition by leading the
American Royal Livestock
and Horse Show parade
through the streets of
Kansas City. It will be the
final performance of the 1975
National FFA Band
signaling the conclusion of
the 48th National FFA
Convention and the begin
ning of the American Royal
Livestock and Horse Show.
The planning committee
for the First World Con
ference in Agricultural
Education will begin on
Tuesday, November 11 at the
Phillips House and will
conclude on Tuesday
(November 18). The com
mittee. which is made up of
agricultural educators and
youth representatives from
many of the countries which
will be involved in the
Conference will establish a
program for the conference
which will be held in con
junction with the 1976
National FFA Convention. A
feature of the Conference
will be the First In
ternational Agriculture
Olympics in which
agriculture students from all
nations will compete in tests
of agricultural skill and
knowledge. The entire cost of
the Conference is being
sponsored by Massey-
Ferguson Inc. as a Special
Project of the National FFA
Foundation, Inc.