Cloister members show consistent strength BY SALLY BAIR Staff Correspondent Future Fanners of America national chapter award, an EPHRATA For the past Chapter at Ephrata High. award presented to just two jrvin jx, left, and Mike Pfautz go over project books, using the adding machine for accuracy. Marvin is in his third year as a Cloister FFA Chapter member and Mike is in his second year. DANIEL SCHRACK BREAKS 9 TON ALFALFA BARRIER L. to R.: A.A. Hansen, Waterman Loomis Co. Daniel Schrack, Kevin Schrack winners. Plant WL3II lA# I B.oBTons Hay Per Acre V Km mm* JL 3120 Lbs Crude Protein 9335 Lbs TON Per Acre six years, the Cloister , School has received the BEACHLEY-HARDY FIELD and GRASS SEEDS 4 of the top 6 Champions Penn State alfalfa growing contest average of 4 WL winners. Distributed by Shiremanstown, Pa. 17091 or three chapters m each state. The gold emblem is representative of the best FFA has to offer, and it symbolizes the excellence Cloister provides m its program. Cloister chapter is one of the four largest chapters m Lancaster County, with 140 total members, including graduates The chapter consistently has winners m county, regional and state contests, and has been known to have large delegations participate m and come home winners in national contests. Lew Ayers, one of four officials FFA advisors and actual organizer of the program, says simpb “It speaks well for our ac tivities. We have enough activities that members can choose any avenue they’re interested in. Last year we had five members on national judging teams. We have a state officer and an American Farmer.” He added, FFA offers 9.16 TONS ALFALFA YIELD IN 1979 PENNSYLVANIA ALFALFA GROWING CONTEST USING WL-311 (Clinton County, Pennsylvania) WITH MPR ♦MULTIPLE PEST RESISTANCE WL WL 312 318 Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 16,1980—A17 students the opportunity to be involved. Here our students show a lot of livestock, mostly pigs and dairy cattle.” Last year four Cloister graduates went directly into farming and 12 are involved in ag-related jobs. One graduate went to college and two have non-farm jobs. Overall, Ayers says, about Learning to operate a table saw is part of the work in the vo-ag course at Ephrata High School. Here Marvin Pox is at the machine. He is in his third year as a member of Cloister FFA. MORE MIXER FOR THE MONEY Units In Stock Henke’s Kwikmixer upgrades mix ability... Big, heavy reinforced augers rapidly and thoroughly mix and blend most feedstuffs Lumps, strings, and balls are blended Non-compatible materials are thoroughly mixed Rapid mixing is assured with a minimum of power Com plete rations are precision mixed to fit your specific feed needs RESULT: You efficiently feed cattle, hogs, sheep, turkeys or chickens. Process most teed ingredients molasses supplement corn milo cracked corn high moisture corn - silage haylage high urea concentrates AG IHD. EQUIPMENT CO., INC. 1207 Telegraph Road Rising Sun, MD 21911 301-658-5568 301-398-6132 one fourth of their students are from non-farm areas. The chapter is active m FFA-sponsored projects, but it supports its members by giving annually: one Holstein calf, two purebred Duroc gilts, and a pen of three lambs, and two pens of market hogs. Interested students must fill out ap plications and go through (Turn to Page A 24)
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