—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 15,1979 114 Berks and Lebanon conduct FFA contests LEESPORT - combined effort to expose students to diverse areas of agriculture, Berks and Lebanon area vocational agriculture teachers directed competition in six different contests at the Berks County agricultural center. In the largest contest, 84 students participated in the dairy cattle judging. Scott Hauseman, Oley, placed Farm woodlots can yield half a cord per acre COLLEGE PARK, Md. - Firewood is a useful byproduct for woodlot owners thinning out their trees, says John F. Kundt, Extension forestry specialist and associate professor of horticulture at the University of Maryland. Kundt reports that the average rate of tree growth in a Maryland hardwood forest is half a cord per acre per year. With proper thinning, those trees that are crooked, diseased and otherwise less desirable, can be removed for firewood. This will allow remaining trees to mature into more valuable specimens than would otherwise be the case. Trees which are desirable for lumber and other manufacturing purposes In a first with Dave Bamgard ner, AnnviUe-Cleona, taking second. Tim Kurtz of Twin Valley took third, Steve Snyder of Twin Valley fourth, and Gary Mase of Aimville- Cleona fifth. In team competition, Oley Valley’s team composed of Scott Hauseman, Steve Shaw, and Gary Hauseman finished first with a com bined score of 686 points; mclude black walnut, oaks, tuliptree, white ash, sycamore, and American elm. Nearly any large, straight tree is probably more valuable for lumber than for firewood. An owner may wish to select for one or two varieties of lumber-type trees m his woodlot. Kundt recommends ob taining the services of a professional forester to designate which trees should be thinned out. These trees can be marked and then cut as you need them. Remaining trees will benefit from the extra space and light. Your county ex tension agent can put you in touch with a forestry con sultant. In addition to the preceding recommendations narrowly edging out Twin Valley’s team of Tim Kurtz, Steve Snyder, and Don Stoltzfus who finished with a combined score of 685 points. Eastern Lebanon County’s team of John Kline, John Arnold and Patti Heilinger placed third with 673 points. Tulpehocken’s team of Penny Bicksler, Laura Miller and Joy Nolt finished a close fourth with 671 points: and Annville- for tree farming, there are certain esthetic con siderations. You may wish to leave trees such as flowering dogwood and sweetgum for their beauty, especially if within sight of your house. Wildlife, too, should be considered in managing your woodlot. Dr. Kundt leaves some standing dead trees in .iis woodlot for the benefit of woodpeckers and other cavity-nesting birds, including bluebirds. Clusters of fruiting shrubs can also be planted for the benefit of birds, both on the outer edges of your woodlot and in open spaces within the woodlot. Suitable shrubs include bush honeysuckle, arrowwood, chokeberry and wild plum. CHOICE OF 12-STALL or • Fast, Efficient, Economical 1 or 2 Man Milking Parlor. • Increase Herd Size Easily Without Increasing Parlor Size. JVoducli of # £0 fICOrD FIDELITY ELECTRIC COMPANY !NC Cleona’s team of Dave Bamgardner, Gary Mase and Scott Eckenrode finished fifth with 667 points. The meats contest, requiring identification of various retail cuts of meat was won by Donna Devine of Twin Valley, with Darlene Dietrich of Hamburg second. Bill Kirk of Twin Valley f hird Dan Seamen of Northern Lebanon fourth, and Scott Stoltzfus of Twin Valley fifth. Placing first out of 30 contestants in the Pleasure Horse Judging Contest was Linda Robinson of Twin Valley. Other placmgs were: second, Sue Ford of Twin Valley, third, Ginger Sowers of Annville Cleona, fourth Diane Stoltzfus of Twin Valley, and fifth, Beth Young of Annville Cleona. Dan Miller of Northern Lebanon captured first place in the agricultural mechanics contest where contestants were required to demonstrate mechanical skills in concrete and masonry, electrical motors and controls, and agricultural power. Placing second was Dean Bruno of Kutztown, with Gary Degler of Conrad Weiser, third, Robert Kreider of Ann vide Cleona fourth, and Doug Blauch of Northern Lebanon fifth. Twenty five students competed in the dairy foods contest where members had MATERIAL HANDLING EQUIPMENT TRi ALTERNATORS to identify different cheeses, identify and score defects in milk and cottage cheese, and grade milk sediment filters as well as take a written test. Don Kercher of Twin Valley placed first, Tom Auman of Conrad Weiser was second, Mike Manno of Twin Valley third, Paul Stoltz of Nor thern Lebanon fourth, and Shawn McCord of Twin Valley fifth. The agronomy contest tested students’ abilities to identify weeds, insects and | ~|Sr 10% OFF * ! I «p OUR EVERYDAY LOW PRICES & | W* UNTIL CHRISTMAS , 1 8 S Save Up to 40% Off of Suggested Retail Prices: g Hardware, Tools, Farm and Garden Tools, Drill g Presses, Table Saws, Air Compressors, Air g Tools, Air Motors, Batteries and other Farm g Supplies. jg I SCENIC ROAD FARM SUPPLY 3 ' 3539 Scenic Road |qv I Gordonville, PA 17529 f *|,* I , I - 2 Mi. Southwest of New Holland //, vJ "Vs r‘% 16-STALL PARLOR Comparing Capacity, 12-Stall Trigon Equal to 16-Stall Double-8 Herringbone. You Save Cost of 4 Stalls; Less Building Space Needed Means Lower Costs. BOUMATIC MILKING SYSTEMS diseases of farm crops; use of the agronomy guide issued yearly by Penn Mate; interpretation and completion of soil and forage analysis tests; and judging of hay quality. Gerald Haas of Kutztown finished first of 21 con testants. Second place went to Roger Stoltzfus of Twin Valley with Jeff Riegel of AnnviUe Cleona third, Tom Snyder of Twin Valley fourth, and fifth Don Adams of Kutztown. >*»S DEC Y -^1
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