Apply lime in Hie fall
for a better crop next summer
Fall liming assures proper limestone distribution in the
soil ready for spring planting The freezing and thaw
mg of winter aid in the process of limestone dissemi
nation So why wait correct your soil deficiency now
by liming and reap a bigger harvest next summer
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For Consistent Yields
Consistent, big-yield performance That’s
what counts m a com hybrid And, that’s why
so many farmers order DEKALB hybrids
DEKALB offers The Genetic Edge That little
extra that adds up to a consistent yield advan
tage With your DEKALB Big 3 you get real
XL-53
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lent standability and disease
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State FFA convention delegates named
ALEXANDRIA, Va. - This
November 7to 10,122 young
men and women wall meet in
Kansas City, Missouri, to
represent them states as
official delegates at the
Future Farmers of
America’s Golden An
niversary Celebration at the
1978 National Convention.
The delegates will represent
nearly 510,000 FFA mem
bers nationwide as they
discuss and vote on issues of
critical importance to the
future of the National FFA
Organization.
Representing Penn
sylvania at the convention
will be John Trapasso, New
Wilmington, and Michael J.
Beatty, Grove City R 2. From
Maryland, Donald Trimmer,
Woodsboro; and Kelly Ar
nold, Union Bridge; will
attend.
Margie Fmezan, Vmtnor;
and Cynthia Hamlen,
Stewartsville, will represent
New Jersey. And travelling
from Delaware to the con
vention will be William
Brown, Wyoming R 2; and
Donald Bullock, Farrington
R 2.
For years FFA members
have made the decisions that
yield security by planting a range of maturi
ties Now you can harvest the best hybrid in
each maturity for your farm See your DEKALB
dealer today and place your order for con
sistent yields Put The Genetic Edge to work
in your fields.
shaped their organization,
now known as the largest
and most imitated
vocational student
organization in the world.
Delegates to the National
FFA Convention are
selected by each State FFA
Association and are usually
members of the state officer
team. Each state is per
mitted to send two delegates
from its active membership
plus one additional delegate
for each 10,000 members
above the first 10,000
members. This year 15
states are represented by
more than two delegates, the
largest delegation being
from Texas which has seven
delegates.
During the National
Convention the delegates are
seated m a special section at
the front of the auditorium.
They initiate, debate, and
vote on all convention
business. At the 1978 con
vention, delegates will vote
on several important items
including constitutional
changes, acceptance of
individuals for honorary
degrees and distinguished
service citations and
XL-78
XL-78. It stands and yields
XL-78 offers top yields in a
full season hybrid Long ears
with exceptional finish Ex
cellent foliar disease resis
tance Strong stalks
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 4,1978—133
selection of the 1978-79
National FFA Officers.
In addition to their duties
on the convention floor, the
delegates carry out
responsibilities on special
committees. The com
mittees of delegates and
adult leaders review and
make recommendations to
the National Organization on
many activities including:
leadership programs,
finance of the organization,
the national program of
activities, national public
relations activities, and
many other aspects of the
operation of the National
Organization. After meeting
with committee members
and adult leaders, each
committee chairman reports
on his committee’s findings
and makes recom
Commonwealth National Bank
is first in agricultural loans
HARRSIBURG - Statistics
compiled and recently
released by the American
Bankers Association (ABA),
places Commonwealth
National Bank, as the
leading bank in Penn
sylvania for agricultural
loans. In the ranking by size
of total farm loans, the ABA
ranked Commonwealth
National Bank 31st among
the top 100 nationwide banks.
As of December 31, 1977, the
total amount of agricultural
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mendations on the con
vention floor.
The delegates will be in
session for the first time
November 6. All business
meetings are conducted by
one of the six national of
ficers and are interspersed
with other activities such as
guest speakers, presentation
of awards and music by the
National FFA Band and
Chorus.
Delegates will meet for the
last time on November 10,
when the new National
Officers take the oath of
office. After a final call for
official business, the 1978-79
national president will close
the FFA’s Golden An
niversary National Con
vention and the delegates
will return home to report
their activities to other FFA
members in their state.
loans at Commonwealth
National Bank, listed as
$43,263,000., compared to
$33,263,000. on December 31,
1976. The total agricultural
loans were made directly
through the bank as well as
through it’s wholly-owned
subsidiary, Agri-Loan Corp.
Mr. Robert P. Bucher, of
Lancaster, manager and
treasurer of the subsidiary,
noted the subsidiary serves
agricultural customers in 20
southcentral Pennsylvania t
counties.