Mummert top FFA’er at York
By JOYCE BUPP
York Co. Reporter
DOVER - Mark Mummert,
a senior at Dover Area High
School, has been selected
York County’s 1977 Outst
anding Future Farmer of
America.
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BEACWTFEEDS
Headquarters, Cayuga, New York York, Pa,
DAVID p r X W. L MUMMERT CO.
Slatmgton, PA
215-767-1408
CLARK SUPPLY CO.
Rising Sun, MD
301-658-5125
H. UCIHI HOODED McCRACKEH’S FEED Mill, INC.
Intercourse, PA
717-768-3431
HYKES QUALITY FEEDS GEORGE UNDERWOOD
York Haven, PA
717-266-1269
SERVICE FEED AND SOPPLV
VAN-MAR FEEDS THARPE i 6REEN MILL Cardiff, MO
Shoemakersville, PA Churchville, MD 301
215-926-2121 301-734-7772 717-456-7433
RICHARD B. KENDIG CHESTER WIEST R. L RUDISILL
Special Accounts Sale & Distribution Sales & Distribution
Representative Manager
Phone 302-478-3058 Phone 717-741-2600 Phone 717-854-2281
The 16-year-old farm
youth is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Richard Mummert,
3481 Admire Road. He. is
president of the York County
FFA and holds the office of
Dover chapter vice
president as well.
Beacon Milling
Company, Inc.
Hanover, PA
717-637-6923
EARL SADDER, INC.
New Holland, PA
717-354-0861
Manheim, PA
717-665-2186
Northeast, MD
301-398-1541
Mummert will receive an
all expenses paid trip the
National Convention and
American Royal Livestock
Show in Kansas City, Mo.,
during the week of
November 6. The York Fair
sponsors the annual award.
From now until
October 15th
we are giving
a 10 qt. heavy
duty plastic
pail with each
100 lbs. of any
Beacon
Milk Replacer.
Calves like
these palatable
feeds. And
your calves
will get the
nutrients they
need for good
health and
quick growth.
ires October 15,1977
Phone 717-843-9033
NEW FREEDOM FARM & GARDEN
New Freedom, PA
717-235-3606
NSW FEEDS AND HARDWARE
Centerport, PA 19516
Phone 215-926-3818
RHOADS MILLS, INC.
Selmsgrove, PA
717-374-8141
ELROY SANER
Thompsontown, PA
717-535-5583
Standing in the winner’s
circle is not a new event to
the Dover young farmer.
Last year he also won a trip
to the Kansas City con
vention and livestock show
through the salesmanship
competition during the
FFA’s Summer convention
at State College.
As a ninth grader in his
first year of FFA work in
1975, Mummert earned the
Star Greenhand award m the
Dover chapter. The
following year he was chosen
the Star Chapter farmer and
was the recipient of the
Dekalb agriculture award.
A variety of commodities
are represented in Mum
mert’s FFA projects. He
owns three registered
Holstein senior yearling
heifers and has raised 100
capons annually for the past
three years. His crop
projects include field and
sweet com and cantaloupes
raised in conjunction with
his family on the 102 acre
farm. Mummert helps with
Mark Mummert, Dover, was named York County’s Outstanding FFA member
for 1977. Here he readies one of his Holstein senior yearlings for competition.
Household
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Baking Molasses
Table Syrup
Blackstrap.Molasses
PT’s QT’s
5 Gals. 55 Gals.
Gals.
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 24,1977
the care of boarding dairy
heifers and raising 72 veal
calves twice a year. Sum,
mers he works full time on
the Charles Rauhauser dairy
farm.
In addition to project
work, Mummert par
ticipates in numerous other
county FFA activities, in
cluding land judging, dairy
judging, parliamentary
procedure, interviewing and
salesmanship. He was a
delegate to the state con
vention, representing York
County. Richard Coons is his
advisor in the Dover FFA
chapter.
Mummers is an Honor
Society student in high
school and is currently
working in an innovative
college-level study program.
As a part-time provisional
student, he is carrying
several credits at the York
Campus of Penn State
University, and must
maintain a “C” grade level
there to remain in the
program.
Molasses
Zook Molasses Co.
(215)273-3776
Box 160, Honey Brook, Pa.
Fair
“I’m enjoying college
much more than high
school,” Mummert admits.
“It’s a lot more of a
challenge.” His beginning
courses are English and the
Arts and Humanities.
Mummert has his sights
set on a career as an
agriculture engineer,
specifically in the area of
designing farm equipment
and housing facilities.
An active athlete, he has
been a member of the Dover
High School soccer and
volleyball teams and has
hiked over most of the Ap
palachian trail. Sunday
mornings find him teaching
a class of third and fourth
graders at Calvary
Lutheran Sunday School in
Dover. He has belonged for
several years to the
Davidsburg Community 4-H
duo.
In order to qualify for the
York Fair sponsored award,
candidates were to be active
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Livestock
Molasses
Cows
Horses
Sheep - Goat
Hogs - Chi
Liquid feeding
cane molasses
Honey Brook Brand
dried molasses
Z Brand
dried molasses
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