Lancaster poultrymen
Pennsylvania
FFA’ers
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Chapter in MiUersviUe. The
Chapter,
Solanco
Quarryville; and Cloister
Chapter, Ephrata will each
send two teams. Other
schools which have teams
represented are Manfaeim
Central, Red Lion, State
College, Oley Valley.
Clearfield, Mifflinburg,
Derry Area, Lakeview,
Avella Area, Walter Biddle
Saul, and West Greene.
Some of the highest honors
will be received by two
Pennsylvania FF A chapters.
The Cloister Chapter from
Ephrata and the Northern
Lebanon Chapter at
Fredericksburg will both
receive Gold Emblem
Awards for excellence.
Among the highlights of
the convention will be a
likely visit from President
Carter and an address by
noted news commentator
Paul Harvey. Many of the
details on these and other
activities are printed in
separate articles, inside.
Proficiency award win
ners will also be recognized
daring the convention, which
rates as America’s largest
youth gathering
Among the young men who
is up for top honors in the
LICK FEEDER
Snyder Industries is of
fering a new line of
crosshnked polyolefin liquid
feeders.
The Snyder feeders are
rugged yet lightweight.
They’re made with a special
polyolefin material that
won't rust or corrode which
means long life and low
maintenance, says the
manufacturer. The
crosslinked construction
resists punctures and cracks
Grange meets
VIRGINVILLE - Special
honor was given to Mr. and
Mrs. Jeffrey Weitzel at a
recent Virginville Grange
meeting, for being chosen
the state Young Married
Couple. The couple thanked
the Grange for their help.
The Grange will be going
to Walps restaurant on
regional proficiency awards
program are John Weiler of
the Cloister Chapter, Donna
Lansberry of the Cedar
Crest Chapter, and Ronald
! Juftes of the Green Thumb
5 Chapter. Each have won
- their respective categories
in the eastern region of the
United States.
This being the 51st annual
convention of the National
FFA, the organization is still
celebrating its 50th year.
The Golden Anniversary
atmosphere, which began
more than a year ago, will
continue, according to
convention organizers.
Following is a complete
list of the Pennsylvania
American Farmer Degree
candidates:
Wayne Bankert, Red Lion
R 3, Red Lion Area High
School; Samuel Ben
ninghoff, Columbia Junction
R 2, Union Area High School;
Jeffrey Breese, Claysvffle
Rl, McGuf&y High School;
Dennis Brubaker, Lebanon
R 7, Cedar Crest High
School; Robert Clowney,
Gettysburg R 9, Gettysburg
area High School; Harold
Cornell, Jr., Clearville R 2,
Everett Area High School.
David Gerhart, New
Providence Rl, SolancoHigh
even under extremes of
temperature and weather.
An ultra-violet inhibitor
helps protect tank and
contents from the damaging
rays of the sun. And the
tanks are translucent so the
liquid level can be deter
mined easily, the
manufacturer says.
Snyder liquid feeders are
available in 110 and 285
gallon capacities. Standard
features include removable
top, molded-in tiedowns,
tight fitting filler cap and
two lick wheels. Additional
lick wheels are available as
an option.
Snyder Industries, Lin
coln, Nebraska, also
manufactures a complete
line of polyolefin storage and
“nurse” tanks for
agricultural use.
November 18, tickets are
$l.OO, including breakfast
and participation in the
radio program at 10:15.
The group’s art contest
was judged with several
winners named. First prize
winners in the various
divisic is included: Sandy
JAih'_r and Daniel Kurtz.
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County Court m order to
testify in, the above
mentioned case, said he
heard some statements at
the hearing which “weren’t
very nice.” He challenged
the poultrymen to set the
record straight.
Irwin also repeatedly
thanked the gathering of
poultrymen for the support
they gave to the young
fanner who experienced the
School; Brenton Harkness,
Gillett Rl; Troy High
School; Harry Harrison,
Wnghtsville Rl, Red Lion
Senior High School; Kevin
Hertzog, Oley Rl, Kutztown
Area High School; Lloyd
Hoover, Leola, Garden Spot
High School; Melvin Houck,
Elverson Rl, Twin Valley
High School; Dwight
Houser, Lampeter, Lam
peter-Strasburg High
School; E. Clair Martin,
New Holland Rl, Garden
Spot High School.
Jeffrey Miller, Kutztown
R 3, Kutztown Area High
School; Randall Ranck,
Quarryville R 2, Solanco
High School; Jay Kevin
Rohrer, Manheim R 7,
Manheim Central High
School; Dale Siegfried,
Mertztown R 2, Kutztown
Area High School.
Alan Sterner, Hanover,
South Western High School;
Robert Stoltzfus, Elverson
R 2, Twin Valley High
School; James Wester, Knox
R 2, Keystone High School;
and Steven Wilson, New
Freedom R 2, Kennard-Dale
High School.
ordeal in court. He was
Robert Weaver of New
Providence Rl. The judge
ruled in his favor, as was
reported in last week’s
edition of Lancaster Far
ming.
Irwin challenged the
poultrymen to be on zoning
boards in their respective
communities to help keep
unreasonable ordinances out
of the books. He also urged
farmers to attend meetings.
“We must stick together
and support each other,”
Irwin continued. He is a
member of the Cooperative
Extension Service and a
recognized authority in
poultry fanning. His office is
at - the Farm and Home
Center, Lancaster.
Other words of advice
Irwin had for the group
concerned laryngotracheitis
(LT), which, according to
him, inflicted more than
700,000 chickens in Lan
caster County last Fall,
Winter, and Spring. He
urged poultry farmers to be
cautious with their
management procedures,
noting that the onset of
cooler weather also-marks
the advent of the LT disease
season. Outbreaks of
edipejnic proportions were
reported in Lancaster
County last year.
In other proceedings at the
dinner meeting, the Lan
caster County 4-H poultry
judging team was singled
out for special recognition
and was given award
placques for having placed
first in the state last Sum
mer.
Members of the team were
Anita and Scott Augsburger,
both of Reinholds Rl; Paul
Aliment of Peach Bottom,
and Cathy Groff of
Conestoga.
The dinner meeting was
also an occasion to review
events and accomplishments
of the past year. Irwin cited
the work of various com
mittees, as follows:
The educational com
mittee has worked with pest
control, health security,
forced molting, and shell
quality programs, among
others, Irwin advises
poultrymen to attend these
educational meetings.'
A promotional committee
handed out more than 13,000
pieces of poultry literature
to interested people during
the Farm Week at Park City
last month. In addition, the
committee workswith home
economists and teachers.
Closely allied to the
promotional committee is
the queen committee, which
is involved in the selection
process. The reigning
Lancaster County Poultry
Queen, Kathy Martin, is
“doing an excellent job,”
said Irwin, adding that she
was missing out on her
senior class trip in order to
be at the annual banquet
meeting.
Noting that no
organization can survive
without a strong mem
bership, Irwin advised the
assembled group that the $lO
dues for the Lancaster
County Poultry Association
is well spent. The mem
bership committee is in
charge of keeping mem
bership up and healthy.
Jay Irwin
A tour comnuttee is also a
part of the organization. This
year, an invitation was
extended to members to go
to a Lawrence Welk concert
atValley Forge.
Publicity committee work
involves contacting the news
media and sending out in
house newsletters.
Getting to the banquet
committee, Irwin motioned
around the packed banquet
room and said: “This is the
kind of support you need for
your association.”
Concluding his remarks,
Irwin declared that it is the
total efforts of individuals,
committees, and the
Association as a whole which
keeps Lancaster County’s
poultry industry in a leading
position. The county agent
praised the efforts of in
dividuals who organized
promotional programs.
During a business session,
the Association elected four
new directors: Robert
Garland, Larry Herr, John
Hershey, and Dale Rohrer.