Smith wins Eastern FFA proficiency award KANSAS CITY - Donald Smith, an 18 year old from Union Bridge, Md., has been named the Eastern Regional winner in the FFA Placement in Agricultural Production Proficiency Award. The contest was held in conjunction with the National FFA Convention held in Kansas City, Mo., last week. Donald began his work with dairy operations when he was a ten year old. Following the death of his mother, Donald went to live and work for a family with a 160 head or registered Holstein dairy. During the years he worked with this dairy, he set his goal in life to become a dairy farm manager. Wanting and needing more experience to reach his career goal, he found a job with a larger operations of 600 milk cows where he was milking 16 hours a day, six days a week. Donald applied three months later for a job as a dairy farms manager and landed the position. Since ©S^gp Older DEKALB Hybrids For Consistent Yields Consistent, big-yield performance . . 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He has participated on the Awards, Safety and Food for America Committees, dairy judging team and the tractor operators contest. He is also a member of the 4-H Club, State and National Holstein Associations. All FFA members who complete supervised ex perience programs involving placement on farms not owned or operated by the student’s family as part of their vocational agriculture instruction are eligible for the award. To participate XL-72b XL-72b Consistent yields for Pennsylvania farmers Quality ears loaded with heavy grain Bred-m resis tance helps it ripen mature ears on healthy stalks DEPEND ON DEKALB DEKALB i» a rafitlerad brand nama Numbers designate hybrids FFA members submit an application on which they answer questions in ten areas related to their placement program. 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Put The Genetic Edge to work in your fields. member in the nation in Placement in Agricultural Production is recognized at the National FFA Con vention with a plaque and a check for $5OO. Sterner named American Farmer Alan Sterner 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 18,1978—1 S As sponsors of the Placement in Agricultural Production Proficiency Award, the Hesston Cor poration, and the Shell Chemical Company provide KANSAS CITY - Alan R. Sterner, Hanover, received the American Farmer Degree recently at ceremonies held during the Golden Anniversary National Convention of the Future Farmers of America, in Kansas City, Missouri. Alan is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ray A. Sterner of Hanover. Sterner is married and lives in Hanover. Eash American Farmer Degree recipient is presented a gold key and certificate by the Future Farmers of America, this year celebrating their 50th year. They also receive a cash award for travel to Kansas City and attend a breakfast in their honor both of which are co-sponsored funds for awards at the local, state, and national levels as well as travel awards to the National FFA Convention for the regional award winners. through the National FFA Foundation, Inc., by JI Case Co. of Racine, Wisconsin; Pioneer Hi-Bred In ternational, Inc. of Des Moines, Iowa; The Federal Land Bank Systems of the United States; Amoco Oil Co. of Chicago, Illinois, and The Chevrolet Motor Division, General Motors Corporation of Detroit, Michigan.
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