Lancaster farming. (Lancaster, Pa., etc.) 1955-current, September 11, 1976, Image 15

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    Area truckers cited
HARRISBURG - The
Pennsylvania Motor Truck
Association’s professional
truck drivers roadeo team
captured the over-all
National Championship at
the American Trucking
Associations National Safe
Truck Driver Roadeo held
recently in Forth Worth,
Texas.
Lane., Lebanon & Berks Co.
Ray Waiter 717-733-4302
Clarence Weiier 717-866-6710
Melvin R. Weaver 717-569-6576
Chester County
Richard Breckbill 215-932-3307
The Pennsylvania team
which was comprised of six
state champs took the top
honors for the sixth time
since the competition was
initiated in 1960. Penn
sylvania won the title in 1961,
1962, 1964, 1967, and 1973,
more than any other state.
Members of the National
Chamoionship team in-
why ram
SILAGE 9
WEILER BROS. INC.
eluded; Jay H. Mummau,
Yellow Freight System, Inc.,
Manheim, Three-axle semi
trailer class; Elwood Sherer,
also of the Yellow Freight
System, Inc., Manheim, 4-
axle semi-trailer class; and
George W. Snyder, The
Mason & Dixon Lines, Inc.,
York, 5-axle semi-trailer
flatbed class.
On their way to victory the
Pennsylvania team out
scored the runner-up team
CALL FOR SILAGE COMPOUND
Dale A. Brown 717-752-5387
from North Carolina by 5
points (355 to 350).
The rigorous 3-day com
petition included a
demonstration of driving
skills' in maneuvering a
vehicle through an obstacle
course, a written
examination covering safety
rules and regulations,
knowledge of first aid and
fire fighting methods, ability
to detect and diagnose
mechanical trouble.
Wash!
on County
Hagerstown, MD area
CarlEby 301-842-2630
Northeast Pa.
In 1972, the percent of total
cash receipts at the farm
level was as follows for the
different classes of animals:
cattle and calves (beef), 30;
dairy products, 12; hogs, 9;
eggs, 3; broilers, 3; turkeys,
1 and sheep and lambs 0.5 for
a total of 58.5 percent. The
remainder of the farm cash
receipts of 41.5 percent came
from all crops.
PRICES.
IM-PBUV-fILL
Union & Sn
Norman Brouse 717-524-5
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, Sept. 1
York Countv
Bair’s Mill 717-252-3114
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