Horticulture field day featured many exhibits
LANCASTER -
second annual Lancaster
County Horticulture Field
Day took place here Wed
nesday with a host of
representatives from related
businesses and dealerships
providing interesting
exhibits and information. It
was all for the educational
benefit of students from area
vocational-technical schools,
vocational
departments, as well as
interested passers-by.
While the numerous
displays and demonstrations
New Farm Show director named
HARRISBURG - Hugh M.
Coffman, a Rawlinsville,
Lancaster County, native
and U.S. Rep. Robert S.
Walker’s administrative
assistant in Washington, has
been named the new director
of the Pennsylvania Farm
Show by Pennsylvania
Agriculture Secretary
Penrose Hallowell.
The secretary made the
announcement in
Harrisburg, during a
meeting of the Farm Show
Commission, at which
Wellington D. Smith, the
current director, announced
his retirement. In his new
position, Coffman will be in
charge of the Farm Show
and the operation of the
Farm Show Building
Complex. ——
.Coffman, 30, is the son of
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dominated the scene, there
were also some competitive
events designed to test the
knowledge and skills of
students. AU activities took
place in Long’s Park,
Lancaster.
The.
Winning the horticulture
contest for the second year
in a row were the students
from Willow Street Vo-Tech.'
Coached by instructor
James Kerr, teams from the
Willow Street area placed
first and second. As in
dividuals, they captured
eight of the top ten places.
Mr. and Mrs. H. Marshall
Coffman of Holtwood R 2.
A graduate of Penn Manor
High School and Millersville
' State Collge, Coffman has
been in Washington since
1971, when he joined the
~ Repulican National Com
mittee staff. He joined the
congressional staff of Edwin
D. Eshleman in 1975, and
Walker picked him as his
chief aide in 1977.
Davidsburg 4-H club meets
DAVIDSBURG-The Da
ta vidsburg 4-H Club held a
meeting on April 19. Reports
were given by Robert
Livingston on '4-H Council;
Amanda Spahr on 4-H of
ficers training; Annette
Shermeyer on the 4-H
auction; Audrpy Shermeyer
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Willow Street Vo-Tech students get highest scores
The horticulture contest
involves: 1. Identification of
50 pieces of plant material,
where students are required
to give both the common and
botanical name. Iden
tifications must be made
from cuttings, rather than
whole plants. Involved are
trees, shrubs, and ground
covers. In addition, there is
also a 50-question exam.
Part 2 involves judging
four classes of plant
materials. Basically, they
are evaluated on quality, in a
He is married to the for
mer Patricia Leoniak of
Levittown, Pa., whom he
met while at Millersville
State College.
Coffman will begin his new
duties in Harrisburg on May
9. Walker said he is “sorry to
lose Hugh - he has been in
valuable - but I am glad for
him in that be has been given
an important assignment in
on the 4-H Easter Egg Hunt
and David Datteron on the
teen leader weekend.
The club will hold a clean
up drive on April 28th. They
will also errect an obstacle
course at Paradise School’s
Spring Spree on May 19.
After the meeting, slides
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manner that livestock is
scored for desirable traits.
A final portion of the
contest centers around
landscaping projects.
Students are challenged to
critically evaluate land
scaping projects, based on
design, symmetry, and other
features.
A team of first-year
students from Willow
Street’s Hans Herr FFA
Chapter won first place with
a score of 2276 points. Second
was another Willow Street
team with 2161.6 points.
which I know he will do
well.” Walker said that he
has not yet made a decision
about replacing Coffman.
Coffman’s salary in his
new post will be between
$25,000 and $26,000. hii
current salary as Walker’s
adminstra£ive assistant in
Washington is $20,000 an
nually.
were shown on the 4-H
bicycle program. Annette
Sbermeyer gave a
demonstration on packing a
lunch. Mike Welsh
demonstrated camera care.
The'next meeting will be
held on May 17 at the 4-H
All types of granular or
powdered materials can
be spread, and are
deposited on the ground
in an even, rectangular
pattern. Corn and seeds
can also be sown
without modification to
the machine. The Vicon
pendulum system is
designed for a long,
trouble free life. Hop
pers and extensions are
made from glassfibre re
inforced polyester which
cannot corrode. The
working parts are also
made from polyester
and stainless steel and
ball and roller bearings
are widely used. Out-of
work time is cut to a
minimum.
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 28,1979
Mount Joy Vo-Tech was
third with 1985.6 points,
followed by Brownstown Vo-
Tech. Each competing
school had two teams, with
four students per team.
On the individual scoring
chart, Wes Pritchard of
Willow Street came out on
top with 768.4 points. School
mates Jeff Miller and Karen
Silvius came in second and
third with 754 and 753.6
points, respectively. In
fourth place was Mount
Joy’s Jim Caldwell with
730.4 points.
Under-beveled knives
recommended
NEW HOLLAND - The
under-beveled knife design
used on all self-propelled and
pull-type Sperry New
Holland forage harvesters
adds extra stiffness to the
cutterhead assembly.
Knives pass the shearbar at
a more nearly vertical angle
than conventional single
bevel knives, says New
Holland product manager,
Larry Fisher.
“It’s sort of like the dif
ference between a flat-of
the-hand slap and a Karate
chop,” explains Fisher.
“This steep-angle knife
mounting makes the cut
terhead less subject to
foreign object damage. It’s a
stronger design.”
More important, under
beveled knives Jiever need
THE MOST ACCURATE
FERTILIZER SPREADER
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New screw adjuster.
Vicon has developed ar
entirely new system for
setting the discharge regu
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adjuster, which replaces the
setting quadrant of all Vari-
Spreaders, gives the
operator 96 different set
tings, allowing very fine
adjustment of the quantity
of fertilizer being spread.
IN
17
Chrissianne Brubaker led
the next string of Willow
Street cofnpetitors with 722.8
points for a fifth place. She
was followed by Tracey
Rebman, 720; and Beth
Miller, 718.8.
Eighth was Chris Snavely
of Mount Joy with 705.6
points. Carmen Baciotti,
Willow Street, followed with
689.2 points and Scott
Lefever, another Willow
Streeter, with 665.2 points,
rounded out the top ten.
rebeveling. With the bevel on
the bottom rather than the
top, knife sharpening is
simplified and less time
consuming. Knives can be
returned to factory-sharp
specs with the removal of
less metal than you’d need to
grind away with top-bevel
knives. “Natural” bevel is
maintained until the knife is
completely worn out.
Pull-type and self
propelled Sperry New
Holland forage harvester
knives have the additional
advantage of double-edge
construction. When one edge
is completely worn away,
they can be turned to present
an additional new cutting
edge. “It’s like getting a new
set of knives free,” notes
Fisher.