Chambersburg FFA’er recognized nationally
CHAMBERSBURG -
Dwight Lee Mickey’s
decision to enroll in the
academic curriculum of
Chambersburg delayed his
start in vocational
agriculture and the FFA.
However, when he started
his FFA career in Sep
tember of 1975 as a junior of
Chambersburg Area Senior
High School, his projects of
apples, Indian com, and
pumpkins were already at
the harvest stage and his
project book was up to date
from January 1,1975.
Dwight’s academic in
volvement in high school
(graduating in the top thirty
of a class of 700) somewhat
INTRODUCTION SALE. 1979 MODELS
15,000 Watt
Over 40 Automatics In Stock 15-500 KW
Over 100 Portables In Stock 1.5-12.5 KW
15 KW Onan, PTO
15 KW Katolite, PTO
3.8 KW Katolite. PTO
LEONARD MARTIN CO.
330 FONDERWHITE RD. f LEBANON, PA 17042
717-274-1483
limited his FFA activities.
However, his contributions
and accomplishments were
numerous. Among his ac
complishments during his
high school career were:
Chapter Scholarship Award,
first in area fruit judging
contest, first in county FFA
public speaking, first in
State Public Speaking, first
in area for conservation
speaking, first in County for
project book contest, first in
County for work experience,
Keystone Farmer Degree,
and Who’s Who in American
Agriculture.
Dwight’s interest in
vocational agriculture has
not slacked off since
OVER 50 IN STOCK
‘W/K/co
Dwight Mickey
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SED UNITS
POWER
3 KW Katolite, Auto.
10 KW Daton, Auto,
(new)
graduation from high school.
He has been constantly
working his way to eventual
ownership of Shatzer Or
chards, Chambersburg,
where is now a partner and
is manager of all orchard
operations which include a
roadside fruit stand.
Dwight, currently a
sophomore at Shippensburg
State College majoring in
Dusmess aumimstration has
his sights set for the
American Farmer Degree
and has many FFA ac
complishments since
graduating since high
school. These include a gold
medal in the national
Regional Proficiency Award
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Watt
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 23,1978
for Fruit and Vegetable
Production in 1978, a fourth
place in the National FFA
Essay Contest, and
Chevron’s-1978 National
Spokesman of the Year
Award.
Dwight has been a hard
worker and spends much of
his time, when not attending
classes at Shippensburg,
working at the family or
chard. However, his ac
tivities do not stop there.
Dwight has sold apples
and exhibited fruit at the
Farm Show since 1974; been
a member of the Franklin
County Fair Association
since 1972; member of
Franklin Co. Horticultural
Society since 1975; member
Pa. Horticulture Society
since 1977; member National
Proposed rail
NEW YORK, N.Y. -
Secretary of Agriculture Bob
Bergland has petitioned the
Interstate Commerce
Commission for a suspension
and investigation of the
increased freight rate tariff
filed by the nation’s
railroads.
In the petition, Bergland
noted that “the Department
(of Agriculture) feels that
the protested increases will
have a serious deteminetal
effect on American
Agriculture...and on grain,
soybeans, other oilseeds,
and cotton interests in
particular. In no case should
agricultural products bear a
higher percentage increase
than the average of all
commodities.”
The increases proposed for
these agricultural com
modities are approximately
double the average proposed
increase on some non
agricultural commodities.
These inequitable in-
WEDNESDAY IS
m* DAIRY
CT day
AT NEW HOLLAND SALES STABLES, INC.
New Holland, PA
Special Consignments for our Dairy Sale
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 20
Complete Herd of 39 Holstein Dairy Cows m all
stages of production. 11 first calf heifers, fresh, con
signed by Paul Lebo.
20 Springing Holstein Heifers consigned by D.L.
Stoltzfus.
12 big Springing Holstein Heifers from Washington
County, Maryland consigned by Braden King.
1 load Purebred and Holstein Cows consigned by
H.D. Matz.
SALE STARTS - 12:00 SHARP
For arrangements for special sales or herd
dispersals at our barn or on your farm, contact
Abram Diffenbach, Mgr.
717-354-4341
Norman Kolb
717-397-5538
Peach Council since 1978;
member Pa. Farmers
Association since 1977;
member of Cumberland
Valley Cooperative since
1977; member of Cham
bersburg Young Farmers
since 1977; member of
Mercersburg Sportsmen
since 1970; works in
cooperation with Pa. Fish
and Game Commission to
protect natural resources;
and attends St. James
United Brethren Church.
In his free time Dwight
likes to read up on the latest
agricultural news and in the
Winter he enjoys
snowmobile riding.
Dwight is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Jack Mickey of
2175 Lincoln Way West,
Chambersburg.
freight rates
petitioned
creases, Bergland said,
would have a serious impact
on grain producers who
would have to absorb a
disproportionate share of the
rail. The impact of the
proposed increase would
further compound the
economic setbacks of the
fanner caused by railcar
shortages in 1978. Since the
beginning of this year, these
shortages have caused
substantial financial
problems for grain formers
and country elevators, due to
lost sales and excessive
interest expenses on grain
that could not be moved.
Bergland said: “It is
unreasonable for the
railroads to excessively
increase grain rates when
they cannot fulfill their
statutory obligation to
provide adequate service,
and especially unreasonable
to raise grain rates more
that the 7 per cent average of
increases on other com
modities.”
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