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Surrounded by a court of former Flying Farmer farmerettes, newly crowned
junior queen Janet Huber takes in the glories of her crowning at the annual
Pennsylvania Flying Farmers banquet held last Saturday evening.
ATTENTION FARMERS:
ADVANCED AG's 3RD ANNUAL
CROPS & SOILS DAY
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8, 1978
AFTERNOON SESSION -1:00 PH
Talk and Slide Presentation to show present and
prospective clients how tillage and fertility
management can be integrated for maximum long
term profit.
LUNCH AVAILABLE
TALK AND SLIDE PRESENTATION BY
DONALD L. SCHREIFER
the man who is 25 years ahead of his time in practical and profitable agriculture.
tillage and fertility. Learn how and why the use or misuse of
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WORK SMARTER
THE LEVERAGE OF BALANCED AGRICULTURE
AT THE BLUEBALL FIRE HALL
EVENING SESSION-7:30 P.M.
Talk and slide presentation to show prospective
clients how Advanced Ag's consulting service can
lead the way to increased profits.
Flying
Farmers
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merette, and the chapter
queen.
This year’s flying farmer
of the year from the Penn-
sylvania chapter is David
Kruger, Lebanon R 4, im
• mediate past president of the
organization. Kruger, who is
now a German and
European literature teacher
at Annville-Cleona High
School is a former dairyman
and 17-year-member of the
Pennsylvania Flying Far
mers.
Kruger refers to himself
as “one of a growing crop of
Saturday farmers”
springing up around the
nation. On their 123 acre
farm he and his family raise
mostly com, and they own a
herd of 45 Charolais beef
cattle, 26 of which are cows.
“What I can’t do I hire
out,” he states, adding, “We
have wonderful neighbors.”
He is also quick to recognize
the efforts of his wife Naomi
who does most of the regular
farm chores.
Winning the recognition of
wife of the year was Anita
McCoy, the wife of Lanny'
McCoy from Milroy. JThe
Mifflin County woman who
“just loves flying” helps her
husband at the Mifflin
County airport in Reedsville
where he is a fix base
operator and manager.
Mrs. McCoy who joined
the organization in 1965, has
her student pilot’s license
and soloed in July of 1977.
This 33-year-old mother of
two is a former Flying
Farmer queen and is active
in community organizations.
Topping the evening’s
on Saturday night
■was the coronation of the
queen and farmerette of the
year. This year’s queen is
Marguerite Hobert, Alburtis
Rl, the wife of Allen Hobert,
who was also elected to this
year’s board of directors.
The Roberts own a fruit
farm, and Mrs. Robert runs
the roadside market. Ap-
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 4,1978
Taking the honors as their year’s Flying Farmer of
the year was David Kruger, Lebanon R 4. Anita
McCoy, who helps her husband Lanny at the Mifflin
County airport, was named the Flying Farmer wife
of the year at the 12th annual convention of the
Pennsylvania Flying Farmers at the Strasburg
Motor Inn.
Mrs. Marguerite Hobert, Alburtis Rl, will take on
the duties of official hostess for the Pennsylvania
Flying Farmers to fulfill her role as the 1978
Pennsylvania Flying Farmer queen.
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