: 6—Lancaster Farming, Saturday. Feb. 28. 1976 I Mark Geib uses his off hours from school working as a truck driver on his father's farm. The youth will be working full time following his graduation this spring. Ag program [Continued frem Face 13] «rship with Gerald’s older irother and rents two farms other than their own. In conjunction with his work at home, Gerald has also spent much of bis time .ittewfing meetings around he area. He attended the pesticide management course in the county and is preparing to go to the swine oeminar at Penn State next nontfa. Activities and work seem ■ike quite a busy schedule for he youth but be has also maintained high honors in school and has served the ?FA assistant treasurer. Gerald’s mother noted that 'he program had “benefitted all concerned.” “It has neant a lot of responsibility Old work for Gerald, but it das also been a good learning experience.” Gerald has recommended that ms younger brother David take the program in his senior year, as it will ooake for “good teamwork,” according to the youth. Although the final judgements on the program rill come after the first full year is completed, Erway and Spangler have been quite pleased with the response of ag cooperative education at Manbeim. “We certainly have happier students for the most part,” Spangler commented, “the at tendance has actually in creased for those students involved and the interest has been running high.” Any new educational methods has its flaws and Erway confessed that the coop program bad seemed a little “overwhelming” at first. “The students seemed somewhat frightened at the aspect of doing so much work, at the outside in volvement for foreign to them, but they have adjusted well.” According to the advisor, developing the entire program was the hardest part of the whole educational attempt. “Fitting the pieces together wasn’t easy and it took time, but it has been successful this far and we’re hoping for more par ticipation next year.” At least here in Penn sylvania, vocational agriculture education has le co-op education program, works on his father's farm near Utitz. The youth along with his brother have a swine breeding operation. taken a turn toward the learn first hand about future. Young people who agriculture production and were once confined to a business and are also con physical building for an tributing to community entire day are now able to interest on a first hand basis. READ LANCASTER FARMING FOR FULL MARKET REPORTS THE PERFECT MIXER Combines the best features of Agway’s #1 and #2 Green Diesel to give you a superior, year-round, premium-grade fuel You get these features: • quicker engine starts than from a #2 fuel • dependable fuel flow in cold weather • more power than from a #1 fuel • practically smokeless operation And Agway’s complete additive package lowers injector maintenance costs and prolongs engine life. New Agway Green Diesel Plus is the very best fuel for your diesel tractor, all year long. For complete details, call your Agway Petroleum man, today. AGWAY PETROLEUM CORP. BOX 1197, DILLERVILLE ROAD. LANCASTER, PA PHONE 397-4954 .st'dAiSr*-' e/xtRN n The greatest coniumara of refined tugar are the people Iceland, with an average of 6 20 ounce* a day! INTRODUCING ROBERT C. MILLER YOUR NEW DEALER FOR Contact Him At RDI BOX 238 MANHEIM, PA PHONE 717-626-1434 For All Your Seed Needs \/c~ /m’ 3^l
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