E2—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 23,1980
Garden Spot Young Farmers
honor outstanding members
BYCURTHARLER
BLUE BALL - The
Garden Spot Young Farmers
presented Ken and Anna
Skiles, R 2 Narvon, with their
1979 Outstanding Young
Fanner Award.
The honor was one of
several bestowed by the
chapter at its annual
banquet last Friday in Blue
Ball.
The dairy achievement
award was won by Robert
Book, Leola, who had taken
the award once before.
fhree certificates of ap
preciation were presented.
They went to Bert Baker,
accountant with PFA’s
Farm Management and
Business Analysis Service;
Ron Bard, associate
manager of the Lancaster
Production Credit
Association; and William
Brubaker, president of
Organic Plant Food, Inc.
And eight members were
voted in as directors.
The Chapter’s Outstanding
Young Farmers operate
Pequea Meadows Dairy
Farm.
Ken Skiles, along with his
son Jere, milk over 70 cows
and farm 225 acres, mainly
com, hay, and soybeans.
Ken had served the Young
Farmer organization as an
officer and director and is a
past winner of the dairy
achievement award.
He also has won several
com contests.
In presenting the award,
Harold Wissler, last year’s
winner, noted Skiles’
leadership and influence on
the Garden Spot chapter.
“He has done this by being
willing to initiate newly
developed concepts in
management, ” Wissler said.
Among the innovations at
Pequea Meadows Dairy are
use of embryo transplants,
artificially inseminating
their own cows, use of total
mixed rations, roasting of
soybeans, and use of
earthernbank manure
storage.
areas are marked with
thorough planning and
research, investigating
alternatives vigorously
before moving ahead in the
chosen managment
decision,” Wissler said.
New directors present at the annual meeting Holland; Norm Hershey, Gordonville; and Naaman
included, from left, John Zimmerman, East Earl; Stoitzfus, Kinzer. They were among eight elected
Ron Martin, New Holland; Ray Geissinger, New at the meeting.
Certificates of appreciation were presented by Director Norm Hershey, right,
to Bert Baker, Ron Bard and William Brubaker.
Anna and Ken Skiles, right, received the Outstanding Young Farmer award at
the GSYF banquet held Friday night. Presenting the award is last year’s winner
HaroidWissler.
The Skiles also were cited
for having the foresight to
make their farm and far
ming program attractive to
their son Jere and providing
Jerre with incentive to get
advanced training and
become established in the
farming operation.
In addition to the plaque
presented, Skiles’ name will
be engraved on the Carl. M.
Sauders Memorial Award,
kept permanently m the ag
classroom.
While several other men
were mentioned for their
strong dairy programs, the
committee felt Robert
Book’s dairy achievements
were too much to overlook,
said last .year’s award
winner Nelson Weaver in
making the presentation.
Book increased his dairy
herd average in one year by
a remarkable 2000 pounds of
milk and 70 pounds fat.
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