Nat, FFA officers tour Japan
ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Six Internationally through full
National Officers of the financial support of a
Future Fanners of America sponsor, this time Mitsui and
left Washington, D.C. Company, Ltd., a large
recently bound for Tokyo, Japanese trading company,
japan and tours of the Earlier that week in
agricultural situation in that Washington, D,C,, a city in
country, a large importer of which - agriculture has
U.S. farm products. suddenly become quite
It is the first time the of- prominent due to the
ficers of the FFA, an presence of hundreds of
organization of over 507,000 striking farmers, Sanborn
high school-age agriculture and his fellow officers met
students, have travelled
PUBLIC SALE
FULL LINE OF HORSE DRAWN FARM
MACHINERY & 5 WORK HORSES
WED., MARCHI4
Located 2 miles Southwest of
Paradise, Pa. on Paradise Lane.
Owners
JOSEPH l. &
MELINDA S. FISHER
Steve Petersheim
Auctioneer
And there
is the
right one.
Calumet is the leader in liquid
manure spreaders for two sim
ple reasons - functional design
and heavy-duty construction.
You need a tank that cap per
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solid service. How?
Features like A) Heavy-duty alloy steel con
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and double reinforced A-frames and support
skids. B) A hydraulic controlled rear valve lets
you regulate spreading with a low, wide 40 ft.
swath. 0) Walking tandem axles that carry big
loads easily over rough ground. D) Si?es from
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with Vice President Mondale industry complex. They will
and Secretary of Agriculture also have an opportunity to
Bob Bergland to discuss the discuss Japan’s import of
Japan tour and its un- - U.S. farm produce with
plications. - members of the Japanese
In addition to Japanese Ministry of Agriculture and
“farm stations”, officers . representatives of the
will visit agricultural ex- Japanese Farmers Central
periment stations, super- Association, an organization
markets, ports, factories similar to major U.S.
and other parts of the food agricultural cooperatives.
Md. pork producers to meet
WESTMINSTER Md. speaker. The MPPA Pork
The Maryland Pork Queen contest will also be
Producers annual meeting held. The MPPA will also
will be held on February 23 announce their annual
at Frock’s Sunnybrook award winners and conduct
Farm in Westminster, Md. a short business meeting to
Steve Beckley form the elect new officers.
NPPC will be thf* guest
NOTICE
Change of Sale Day
For David Ray & Edna Stoltzfus Sale
Now Is ~
TUESDAY, JULY 10
(Was T ues., April 10)
Steve Petersheim, Auctioneer
1,180 to 4,500 gallons. E) Optional 2 or 4 -
shank-soil injectors that save nutrients and stop
odor and run-off problems.
Our business is building liquid manure equip
ment - nothing else. We stand behind every unit
with a 12 - month warranty and instant service.
Look For The Right One.
ERNEST SNOOK
Theidne
a lot of
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 17,1979
Adams Co. tomato
growers recognized
GETTYSBURG - Several
Adams County tomato
growers who produced high
yields during 1978 have been
named State Tomato
Growing Champions in
machine and hand harvest
divisions.
The winners from Adams
Coimty are; Calvin Group,
FFA
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training along "with the
original program, which was
production agriculture.
Advancement through the
degrees offered in the FFA
program, from the
Greenhand through the
chapter farmer,- state far
mer, and the American
Farmer or agri
businessman, is based on
the achievements in far
ming, ranching, or
agribusiness careers.
Lancaster Farming is
featuring several stories
about different members of
FFA and chapters this week.
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Gardners Rl, in the Hand
harvest 25-50 acre division.
In the Hand Harvest (5 to
25 acres) class, the winners
were: Roy Black, Biglerville
Rl; Robert C. Lott, Jr;,
Biglerville; Orville Mcßeth,
Biglerville Rl; Hall Bros.,
do Harry Hall, Orrtanna
Rl; George Irvin, Orrtanna
Rl; R. Claire Wolf,
Biglerville Rl.
Each winner received a tie
clasp award.
FFA
banquet set
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN -
The annual parent and
member FFA banquet of the
Blue Mountain Chapter will
be held on,February 22 at the
Blue Mountain High School,
starting at6;4sp.m.
After the dinner, the group
will move to the auditorium
for a slide presentation.
Three state FFA officers are
planning to attend the
meeting.
PLAN NOW TO
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312 W. MAIN ST.
NEW HOLLAND, PA
717-354-4181
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