C3B—Lancaster Fannins, Saturday, August 16,1980
FFA announces sheep award sponsor
ALEXANDRIA, Va. -
The National Future Far
mers of Amenca-Foundation
Inc. t has recently announced
that Y—Tex Corporation,
Cody, Wyoming, will co
sponsor the Sheep
Production Proficiency
Award.
Y-Tex joins the American
Sheep Producers Council,
Inc., Denver, Colorado, and
Carnation Company-Milling
Division, Los Angeles,
California, that both began
sponsorship in February
1979.
The Sheep Production
Proficiency Award is one of
22 FFA award programs
which recognize
achievement in activities
leading to careers in
agriculture, according to
Robert A. Seefeldt, FFA
program specialist.
KILE
off
HARRISBURG High quality and increased entries in
the breeding sheep, market lamb and bred ewe sales is a
tradition expected to be carried out here at this year’s 24th
Keystone International Livestock Exposition to be held
October 2-8 at the Farm Show Complex.
New additions at this year’s KILE, will include a
National Merino Sheep Show on Monday, October 6, and a
Dorset Bred Ewe Sale on Saturday, October 4. The Dorset
addition brings the total number of bred ewe sales at
KILE to five.
The Etzler Sheep Driving Team from Van Wert, Ohio,
will kick off the Keystone International with their
maneuvering eight hitch team.
Over |18,700 in premiums will be offered to KILE’s
winning sheep exhibitors from a total jack-pot of $84,900.
Deadline for entries is August 31.
KILE is sponsored by the Pennsylvania Livestock
Association in cooperation with die Pennsylvania
Department of Agriculture, the Pennsylvania Farm
Products Show Commission and various breed
associations.
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The Sheep Production
Award is presented at local,
state, and national levels to
FFA members who have
'demonstrated significant
accomplishment in
educational and work ex
perience activities leading to
a career in the sheep in
dustry.
Factors, such as ap
plication of modern
management practices,
levels of efficiency, earnings
and personal development
are the basis for selection of
winners m the award
program.
According to Seefeldt, the
FFA sheep production
proficiency award program
is “designed to encourage
vocational agriculture
students to explore career
opportunities in the sheep
industry through classroom
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study and practical -ap
plication of classroom
knowledge in a working
enterprise. Many applicants
for the award will be in
volved with their own sheep
raising enterprise, while
othois uidin Lnrough on-the
job experience with
established sheep
producers.”
To earn the award, ap
plicants must maintain
complete records which
include earnings, inventory
of animals and equipment at
the beginning and end of
each year, and production
efficiency. In addition the
student must be
knowledgeable in
management and marketing
practices related to the
sheep industry.
As co-sponsors of the
award, Y-Tex will help
The following is a listing ot dates and events foi uie
KILE sheep classes;
Octobers 12 noon
October 4 8 30 a m
12 noon
October 6 8 30 a m
October! 6pm
October S 12 noon
Octobers-!
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A complete line of animal
health products and supplies.
Rohrer’s Garden & Flower Seeds
Ortho Lawn & Garden Products
provide funds for the 1980
award program of medals,
certificates, plaques, and
cash awards.
All FFA members who
complete supervised ex
perience programs in sheep
production as part of their
vocational agriculture
training are eligible to apply
for the award. Awards in the
sheep production proficiency
program are presented at
the local level in the form of
a medal and certificate.'
At the state level* the first
place winner receives a
plaque and a check for $lOO.
State winners then compete
for recognition in each of the
four FFA administrative
regions where the national
finalists earn a check for
$250, a plaque, and travel
money to attend the National
FFA Convention in Kansas
Sheep Breeding Claim
Cheviot Show and Dorset Show
Hampshire Show and Shropshire
Show
Suffolk Show and Southdown Show
Oxford Show, Columbia Show,
Comedale Show, National Menho
Show and Ramboudlet Show
release of all livestock
Bred Ewe Sales
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Suffolk, Hampshire, Shropshire,
Southdown fe Dorset
Market t Junior Show Schedules
Open Market Lamb Show and
Truckload Show
Junior Market Lamb Show and
Junior Breeding Sheep Show
:ial Events
Etzler’s Sheep Driving Team per
formances
Pennsylvania Lamb and Wool Queen
Contest
Pennsylvania Suffolk Queen Contest
KILE Ladies Lead
Pennsylvania Junior Sheep
Shearing Contest
Eastern Seaboard Sheep Councd
Dinner Meeting
12 noon
Sped
5 30pm
7pm
7 30pm
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