106—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 4,1978
Randy Ranck chosen for American Farmer Degree
QUARRYVILLE - Randy
Ranck has been nominated
to receive the American
Farmer Degree, which is the
highest degree to be
presented by the National
FFA Association. The
nomination was approved at
a recent meeting of the
National FFA Board of
Directors in Alexandria, Va.
One of the over 800
members of FFA to be
nominated for the American
Farmer Degree, Ranck will
travel to Kansas City, Mo. to
receive the degree in a
special ceremony that will
be held on November 9,
pending a fmal vote of ap
proval of the 122 student
delegates representing over
half a million FFA mem
bers.
BUSH HOG
AGREPAIRKIT
Bush Hog’s new Agrepair
Kit contains eight products
that enable farmers to make
quick field repairs on fuel
tanks, leaking gaskets,
pneumatic and hydraulic
fittings, hoses, galvanized
steel, loose bolts and other
problems that stop or slow
work.
A typical repair with the
Bush Hog Agrepair Kit is a
leaking fuel tank that can
cause farmers to shut down
planting, harvesting and
other operations for hours or
days while the tank is
removed, drained, filled
with water, welded, dried
out and remounted. Using
the kit, farmers will be able
to repair the tanks from the
outside m 20 minutes without
draining in most cases. The
repair is permanent.
Other components of the
Agrepaxr Kit are; special
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At the convention, each
American Farmer Degree
recipient will be presented a
gold key and a certificate by
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adhesive in a no-mix ap
plicator that penetrates dirt
and grease to lock and seal
threads and repair stripped
threads plus bond all types of
materials; gasket sealer for
a flexible seal on paper
gaskets; liquid Teflon® tape
to seal pneumatic and
hydraulic lines; building
patch to seal leaks in
galvanized steel, wood,
fiberglas and masonary;
hose repair kit for rubber
hoses; spray solvent for save
removal of grease, oil and
dirt; and liquid rust remover
to clean tools and prepare
steel surfaces for painting
The kit comes in a heavy
corregated satchel that
conveniently stores under
truck or tractor seat. Bush
Hog Agrepair Kit includes a
free Bush Hog belt buckle.
For more information,
contact Bush Hog, Dept. NR,
Specialty Chemical Labs.,
P.O Box 438, 152 Simsbury
Road, Avon, Conn. 06001.
ALLEN H. MATZ, INC.
505 E Mam St, New Holland
Ph; 717-354-2214
the National FFA
organization.
The American Farmer
Degree is only presented to
approximately one member
in 700 of the over .500,000
member organization. It is
only presented by the
National FFA Organization
to members who have
demonstrated exceptional
agricultural and leadership
achievements.
Randall L. Ranck,
Quarryville, is the son of
Lester and Mary Ranck and
a member of the Solanco
FFA Chapter.
Randy has been an active
member of the FFA for six
years serving in 1976-77 as
the state president of the
Pennsylvania Association.
PORTABLE GRAIN BIN
Meyer-Morton Company,
Morton, Illinois, recently
introduced a new portable
gram holding bin to be used
in conjunction with a gram
dryer. It can be used for
holding wet or dry gram,
whichever the case may be;
and can be towed from one
site to another by a tractor
or pickup truck.
The Meyer-Morton por
table bm has a modular
design of 16 gauge
galvanized steel. This allows
for two additional sections to
be added to the bas? unit
THINK FALL
APPLICATION!
Alfalfa - Topdress Now
• Improve Winter hardiness
• Increase next years yield
• Eliminate Spring compaction
• Control Chickweed at the
same time. Yes - with the
addition of Chloro IRC to your
Fertilizer you can do both
jobs with one application.
Corn - Do you fall chisel,
disc or plow?
If you do, you should:
• Apply Anhydrous Ammonia
(Research proves it is efficient)
• Apply all P & K needs
• Apply Lime
• We offer Custom Application
of Ammonia with the Chisel
or Standard Tool Bar.
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SEED AND FERTILIZER |
OPEN MON. thru FRI. 7:30 to 4:30
SAT. till Noon
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2313 NORMAN ROAD, LANCASTER, PA.
PHONE: 717-397-5152
Prior to that he served as
treasurer of Lancaster
County and chapter vice
president and secretary.
He participated in many
activities connected with his
supervised occupational
experience program in
agriculture production. This
included raising and
showing beef cattle, hogs,
and various field crops.
Randy was involved in the 7
Solanco chapter’s
speaking, parliamentary
procedure, land, and
livestock judging teams.
As a student he par
ticipated in Farmer
Cooperative educational
institutes which lead him to
Texas A and M University
for the American Institute of
givmg a total capacity of 500
bushels of gram. The unit
can be unloaded from either
the side or the center.
According to the
manufacturer, little field
assembly is necessary as the
unit sets on its own base,
requiring no additional
blocking except to level on
soft ground conditions. An
optional roof is available for
use in inclement weather.
For further information
contact: Meyer-Morton
Company, Morton, Illinois
61550, Phone 309/267-7159.
Cooperatives during 1977. He
then was selected as State
Co-chairman of Summer
Institute for the Penn
sylvania Association of
Farmer Cooperatives for
1978.
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AARON S. GROFF & SON
FARM & DAIRY STORE
RD3, Ephrata, PA 17522 (Hmkletown)
> Phone (717)354-4631
> Store Hours 7AM to 9 P M
Closed Tues , Wed & Sat at 5 30 P M
Randy is an active
member of the Mechanic
Grove Mennomte church. He
is presently working with his
father on the 130 acre farm
in Southern Lancaster
County.