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South Rising Sun, MD 301-658-6923 PEOPLES SALES & SERVICE Oakland Mills, PA 717-463-2735 . WITHER IMPLEMENT SERVICE RD3 Shippensburg, PA 717-532-6139 Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 6,1980—A27 contest for the last three years, and in January took part in the state runoff held during Farm Show week. Tractor driving competition is closely tied to die 4-H tractor project, which Jon carried as,a member for four years, and helped supervise as a junior leader for the past two. This year’s state contest at Ag Progress Days consisted of several parts, including written tests as well as actual machinery maneuvers. One written quiz checked the driver’s knowledge of general tractor information and another covered parts identification. “But there was one unusual part that I never ran into in tractor driving before,” Jon found. “We had to reach into various boxes, without looking and identify tractor parts by feel alone. There were items like nuts, bolts, and even a fuel injector.” Following the classroom type scoring, contestants headed for the tractor seats to qualify in two final categories, a four-wheel and a two-wheel event. Eight minutes were allowed for completion of the two-wheel category, during which drivers had to back up to a spreader, take it through a measured course of turns and then back into a stall. Four-wheel trails were similar, with a wagon that had to be moved from one stall and back into another. Produce haulers can dial for rates WASHINGTON, D.C. - Truckers-who haul fruit and vegetables may now dial a telephone number to get “instant” weekly truck rate and cost information that can help them make the most of their miles, ac cording to Assistant Secretary of Agriculture P.R. Smith. The truck rate and cost reports have been available from U.S. Department of Agriculture m printed form for about a year. Truckers may now call Points were earned on the accuracy of the driving and parking. As the state winner, Jon became eligible to compete in national 4-H tractor driving competition in Richmond, Virginia, Sep tember 21 through 25. But he’s already won a trip for Autorama competition, the project area which he was recently declared a national winner. As part of the automotive project which helped him win the national recognition, -Jon served as a coach member of the York County Autorama team that took top honors during 4-H state days. He’s also a member of the Jefferson Community Club, Southwest Dairy Club, and the county lamb club, carrying dairy and livestock projects. The former county 4-H king for 1978-79, Jon has won numerous awards in livestock and meats judging. A June graduate of the York Area Vocational Technical School, Jon began studies this week at the Altoona campus of Penn sylvania State University, pursuing a course of general undergraduate studies. After a year, or possibly two, at the Altoona branch campus, Jon plans to switch to the main campus at State College. “I’m not sure yet exactly what I want to do,” *he muses. “But it’ll definitely be in the agriculture field.”—Jß 202/447-2599 between 1 pun. Wednesday and 10 a.m. Friday, eastern standard time. They will hear weekly fruit and vegetable truck rate highlights and rates that have been reported for shipping produce from the more important shipping points to selected cities of destination. During die first week of each month-again, from 1 p.m., Wednesday until 10 a.m. Friday, EST-the report also will state truck cost information, including fuel and maintenance costs.
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