LANCASTER Members
of Penn Manor’s FFA club
received first place at the
County FFA.land judging
contest, Thursday at the
Franklin Myers Farm
The team, consisting of
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Members of the winning team at the land judging contest, Thursday, are (left
Steve Moyer and Darrell Martin received first and second place respectively at to right) Jeff Ebersole, Karen Long, and Jere Neff. Giving them the award is Tom
the FFA county land judging contest. Tom Johnson was on hand to give awards. Johnson of Soil Conservation Services.
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Penn Manor captures first place
and Jere Neff won with 1196
points, 82 points over second
place winners, Brian King,
Daryl Martin and Mike
Pfautz of Ephrata
In individual placings
were champion Steve
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County FFA land judging
points and Darrell Martin
also of Ephrata in second
place with 414 points
Moyer and Martin each
received plaques from Tom
Johnson, administrator of
Soil Conservation Services of
itz,
has served in this position
for two and a half years
Bill Fred, Quarryville,
was judge for the event
Fred who considers himself
"semi-retired,” is the for
mer leader of national land Some of the categories
judging teams, having they were judged on were
served as vo-ag teacher at ■ land capability, possible
Solanco for twenty years He adaptation to crops, con
resides in Quarryville with servation practices,
his wife Frances stoniness, texture of surface
incaster Fanning, Saturday, November 15,1980—A15
The FFA members were
judged on their skill at
determining land use and
management for five dif
ferent sites Their ratings of
each site were then com
pared to Judge Fred’s
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soil, depth of soil and in
ternal drainage
Members from four
schools participated. They
are. Steve Moyer, Ephrata;
Darrell Martin, Ephrata;
Jere Neff, Penn Manor; Jeff
Ebersole, Penn Manor;
Michele Carman, Ephrata;
Ken Miller, Solanco; Greg
Meckley, Ephrata; Karen
Long, Penn Manor; Ron
Warner, Ephrata; Ted