ELVERSON The fif- Friday in the Twin Valley awards were presented to
teenth annual Parent cafeteria. the 1980 Keystone farmers,
Member Banquet was held Following the ham dinner, Lewis Kohl, Thomas Kirk,
Receiving top awards . /day at Elverson were; Thomas Kirk, /ney Br
Star Agribusinessman; Howard Griest 111, Honey Brook, Star Chapter Farmer;
Pam Trbstle, Mohnton, Star Greenland; Scott Stoltzfus, Elverson, Ist Amateur
PSU Livestock Judging.
DANIEL SCHRACK BREAKS
9 TON ALFALFA BARRIER
L. to R.:AA. Hansen, Waterman Loomis Co.
Daniel Schrack, Kevin Schrack winners.
Plant
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Twin Valley FFA presents awfarffesucv!
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BEACHLEY-HARDY
FIELD and GRASS SEEDS
4 of the top 6 Champions
Penn State
alfalfa growing
contest average
of 4 WL winners.
8.08 Tons Hay Per Acre
3120 Lbs. Crude Protein
9335 Lbs TON Per Acre
Distributed by
Shiremanstown, Pa. 17091
and Howard Gnest.
The three chapter stars for
1980 were announced. They
were: Pamela Trostle,
daughter of Ronald Trostle,
Green Hills, Star
Greenhand; Thomas Kirk,
son of Robert Kirk, RI Honey
Brook, Star Chapter
Agribusinessman; Howard
Gnest 111, son of Howard
Gnest Jr, Rl Honey Brook,
Star Chapter Fanner.
Jennifer Snyder received a
cash award of $lOO from
Meadowwoode Farm to help
finance FFA projects.
Foundation medals for
excellence in specialized
areas were presented as
follows
Thomas Kirk, ag
mechanics and ag sales and
service; Howard E. Gnest,
111, beef production and
public speaking; Roger
Stoltzfus, crop production
and dairy production;
Ronald Lilley, fish and
wildlife management; Linda
Robinson, floriculture;
Martin Miller, forest
management; Sue Ford,
9.16 TONS
ALFALFA YIELD
IN 1979
PENNSYLVANIA
ALFALFA GROWING
CONTEST USING
WL-311
(Clinton County, Pennsylvania)
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“"MULTIPLE PEST
RESISTANCE
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horse proficiency; Tom
HornbefgeH™
production; Wadfe BeSTtard/i
nursery produdtiOri; 3 ©Oot<«n
Devine, omamentaT'utoftsi
ticulture and outdoor"
recreation; Tim Stoltzfus, ag
production and swine
production; Mike Beam,
poultry production; Mike
Williams, sheep production;
Steve Snyder, sod and water
management.
Francis Wood, Assistant
Superintendent at Twin
Valley was recognized with a
plaque for his contributions
to the ag program. Wood was
responsible for the in
troduction of the Vo-Ag FFA
program at Twin Valley.
Receiving awards for their
placmgs in the project book
competitions were: Tun
Stoltzfus, Keith McVaugh,
Tom McDermott and Tom
Kirk. Lom Brynan received
a trophy for her first place m
the county scrapbook
competition.
Also gathering trophies
were: Roger Stoltzfus, first
place in Berks County
silage; Tim Kurtz, eighth
place in the state dairy
judging forum; Steve
Snyder, S.E. Pennsylvania
Ayrshire calf award; Steve
Kearns, first place county
heifer project book; Tom
Kearns, Berks County Star
Agribusinessman, 1979 also
Conservation banquet
LANCASTER Tickets
for the Lancaster County
Conservation District’s
annual banquet will be
available until 4:30 p.m.
Monday, March 17, at the
Conservation District Office
in the Farm and Home
Center.
The banquet will be held at
6:30 p.m. Thursday, March
20, at the Good and Plenty
Banquet Hall, Smoketown.
Tickets cost $6 each.
Following the banquet,
awards will be presented for
outstanding conservation
cooperation and storm water
EAR CORN
Paying Top Prices For
Good Quality Ear Corn
• Wet or Dry
• No Quantity to large or
to small
• Fast Unloading - Dump
on Pile & Go
• Easy access - 2.2 miles
off 283 bypass-Manheim,
Mt. Joy exit
• Daily Receiving 7:30
A.M. to 5 P.M. - unload
ing evenings & Saturdays
by appt
• Trucks available for pick
up at your farm.
Call Anytime For Price
717-665-4785
JAMES E. NOLL GRAIN
for fimplpce ixutte county
proper wm contesff Martin
Mmfer, MS? SWacfl r in S.E. 1
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'dairy foods
contest.
Five members received
trophies for then 1 placmgs m
the state judging contests
last June. They were: Tom
Snyder, silver medal m rifle
range; Donna Devine,
bronze medal in state in
terview contest and first m
Berks-Lebanon-Schuylkill
FFA meats identification
contest; Linda Robinson,
silver medal in state FFA
area pleasure horse judging
and first place in Berks
County horse record books;
Scott Stoltzfus, silver medal
in state livestock judging
and first place amateur
livestock judge at Penn Slate
last Spring.
Eight members also
received recognition for
their state project books.
They were: Lorn Brynan,
gold medal for fifth place
chapter scrapbook; Tom
Kirk, gold medal for first
place; Tom Kearns, gold
medal for third: Tim
Stoltzfus, Steve Kearns and
Eric Wright, silver medals;
Tom Homberger and Ken
Sweitzer, bronze medals.
Thursday
management, along with the
Maurice K. Goddard
forestry award.
Speaker will be Graham T.
Munkittnck, State Con
servationist of the US DA Soil
Conservation Service. He
will discuss a number of
topics, including erosion
control, farmland preser
vation, non-point pollution
control and how the Soil
Conservation Service is
assisting the Lancaster
County Conservation
District and the landowners
of Lancaster County.