C2o—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 9,1980
EAYFA awards
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years of age went to
Raymond K. Burkholder.
He farms 125 acres in
partnership with his father,
including 20 rented acres.
They have 75 acres in corn
with the balance in alfalfa.
All field crop production
goes into the silo to feed their
herd of- 100 registered
Holsteins, including 74
milkers.
Burkholder is a past
treasurer of EAYFA.
Honored as Outstanding
Young Farmer over 30 was
Galen Crouse.
Galen, with sons Phil and
Neil, keeps 325 registered
Holsteins, including 125 in
the milking herd.
The Crouses have been
active in embryo tran
splanting.
They have 20 embryo
transplant calves at present
and are expecting another 30
on the ground in the next five
months.
Of the 50 embryo tran
splant calves, 32 come from
one cow.
Tom Zartman was
honored twice by the group.
He was given the active
member award. Zartman is
Region H vice president.
Zartman also was cited for
outstanding production of
com for grain.
He used DeKalb 55A in 30
inch rows, applied 200
pounds plowdown nitrogen in
addition to row fertilizer and
ihanure, to make a harvest
stand of 22,800 plants per
acre and a yield of 157.8
bushels.
Earl G. Martin produced
the top silage yield of 21 tons
com silage per acre at 62
percent moisture.
He used Pioneer 3184 in 30
inch rows. He used 50 pounds
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nitrogen plowdown but
applied no row fertilizer.
Instead, he gave the field a
liberal dose of chicken
manure.
The Outstanding Com
munity Service award was to
be presented to area vet
Walter Trumbauer. Dr.
Trumbauer’s wife accepted
the award on his behalf
the veterinarian had been
called away on an
emergency.
Dr. Trumbauer has helped
the Young Farmers in
several management
meetings and has
cooperated with them on
livestock projects.
Kerry Boyd was
recognized for achieving the
American Farmer Degree
Award, given for his out
standing achievement and
leadership in the Future
Farmers of America.
Two families were named
for being Outstanding
Keystone Farmer
Producers. The Keystone
Farmer Degree is the
highest FFA degree in
Pennsylvania.
Mr. and Mrs. Warren F.
Bollinger’s three children,
Darryl, Richard, and
Sheryl—m 1979 the most
recent recipient—all are
Keystone degree holders.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl F.
Smoker also were cited for
having three offspring to
attain the Keystone Degree.
Their children, Jay,
Marlin, and this year Kevin,
all are Keystone Farmers.
Appreciation awards from
EAYFA members went to
Donald Petty, graphic arts
teacher at the high school,
and responsible for printing
banquet programs for the
past 11 years.
Also honored was John
Yocum, Penn State
agronomist, and director of
the Landisville Research
Station. Yocum has helped
the Young Farmers on
several programs and with
agronomic problems on their
own farms.
Clay pigeon shoot winner
Ira Zartman was presented
a trophy, along with a copy
of the State Game Com
mission rulebook.
State Representative Noah
Wenger installed the club’s
new officers.
They include President,
Rick Pfautz; President
elect, Gerald Martin, R 1
Ephrata; Secretary, Kerry
Boyd, R 5 Ephrata;
Treasurer, Walter
Augsburjer, R 1 Reinholds;
and PR chairman Walter
Bollinger, R 1 Lititz.
The Young Farmers
presented Chapter Advisor
Charles Ackley with a gift
certificate in appreciation of
his work and help during the
year.
Anthony W. Eberly,
Eastern Vice President for
FFA and a member of
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Lancaster, PA
717-291-1046
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(near Adamstown)
215-484-4391
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Cloister Chapter, thanked
the Young Farmers for
helping their younger
counterparts and said he
looked forward to the day he
could become a Young
Farmer member.
State Young
President Bill
Centre County,
coming events
Farmer
Homan,
outlined
Among important dates
are the Farm Equipment
Exposition Young Farmer
Volleyball tournament to run
March 1 at the Expo.
Games get underway after
the morning tractor pull.
Volleyball should start
sometime between 12:30 and
Ip.m.
The National Young
Farmer Convention this
year will be held in Omaha,
Nebraska in December.
Next year’s convention
will be hosted by Penn
sylvania. About 1500 to 2000
young fanners from across
the nation are expected to
travel to fiershey in
December of 1981 to attend
the meeting.
The Ephrata meeting
concluded with a film made
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State Representative Noah Wenger, right, in
stalled new officers for EAYFA. Here he
congratulates new president Rick Pfautz on his
election.
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