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—Lancaster Farming, &iturday,May 12,1979
Hans Herr FFA
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students were honored with
plaques, certificates, and
other tokensof appreciation.
Scott Lefever, a senior,
captured the most
prestigious prizes. He-was
named the DeKalb Award
winner, an honor which goes
annually to a chapter’s
outstanding senior. The
young man was given a pin
and certificate, and his
name will be engraved on a
plaque which adorns the
FFA class room. In addition,
the Pequea HI resident was
named Star Chapter Far
mer.
Another highlight of the
evening was the introduction
of the Willow Street school’s
horticulture team. Kerr took
obvious pride in his group’s
achievements. In the five
years that a county hor
ticulture contest has been
held, teams from the Hans
Herr FFA Chapter have
always won, he noted. Two
Energy bill geared to
high moisture grains
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Congressman Tom Harkin
has introduced a bill m Congress authorizing federal
commodity price support loans for corn and gram
sorghum stored in high moisture facilities. Harkin says
the bill will help cut on-farm energy costs and help reduce
over-all energy consumption.
Currently, only dried grain is eligible for commodity
loan price supports.
Harkin noted 77 per cent of the nation’s com crop is
ultimately fed to livestock, with much of it stored and fed
on the same farm as it was grown. All but seven per cent
of it is dried before storing.
“There’s no need to dry grain that’s going to be stored
and fed on the farm,” Harkin said. “In fact, its about
three to five per cent more nutritious for livestock if it’s
not dried. Yet, current policy requires farmers to dry
their grain-using scarce propane and natural gas sup
plies in the process-before they can quality for federal,
commodity loans,” Harkin said.
Harkin said if just 25 per cent of the nation’s com crop
were stored “wet,” instead of the current seven per cent,
direct .energy costs to farmers would be cut by $177
million.
Harkin’s bill provides for high moisture gram loans at
the same national rate as dried gram, currently $2 per
bushel for com and $1.90 per bushel fof sorghum.
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years ago, he said the
Chaptei boasted the i >,
individuals. Last year they
had the top 10. This year
eight of the top 10 places
belonged to students he
coached.
Leading this year’s con
tingent of young hor
ticulturists is Wes Prichard
of Little Britain. He had a
perfect score in the written
part of this year’s county
contest and was also high
individual overall.
Honored also, and
members of the same
winning horticulture team,
were Jeff Miller, Karen
Silvius, and Carmen
Baciotti.
A second' horticulture
team from the Willow Street
school was also honored,
since they took second place
in the county contest last
month. Members were Scott
Lefever, Beth Miller, Tracey
Henman, and Chrissi
Brubaker. Pritchard, Jeff
Miller, Silvius, Brubaker
and Rebman will go to Penn
Floriculture keeps these young ladies in the
spotlight when FFA contests are held. Team coach
Jacqueline Winched, right, poses with student
Pam Skethway, and team members Deb Wright
State University next month
to compete in the state FFA
horticulture contest. A year
ago the Hans Herr Chapter
took the top three placmgs in
that event.
The honors didn’t end
there. Beth Miller, a
member of the second-place
horticulture team, was given
a special award for her work
in nursery operations and
was also the recipient of the
Banker’s Award. Pritchard,
high man in the horticulture
contest, and chaplain for the
group, was named Star
Greenland.
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Also named Star Capter
Farmer and 'Star
Greenhand, respectively, in
the floriculture division,
were Pam Ream and Mary
Rose. Miss Ream is
currently serving as Chapter
president. Miss Rose picked
up additional honors for
having sold the most candy
in a recent sale. According to
Kerr, more than $4500 worth
of candy were sold by the
students. All of the costs
involved in the banquet were
covered by the Chapter.
Other awards which were
presented at the banquet
and Mary Rose. Miss Skethway received the ag
production award, Miss Wright won the floriculture I
plaque, and Miss Rose was named Star f
Greenhand.
were the agricultural award - Carmen Baciotti;
production award - Pam placement in agricultural
Skethway; the floriculture production - Brian Craig;
award - Debbie Wright; turf and ornamental horticulture
and landscape management -Chnssi Brubaker.