A2B—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 21,1981 FFA tradition chapter presidency or the Keystone Degree, the program continually provides something to work toward “And when you move out of the program, you do the same “You set new goals and you work toward them.” Brother Larry cites the leadership qualities which can be developed through FFA activities “From chapter activities through specialized events as the Washington Conference, there are plenty of opportunities to develop leadership through the program,” he said. The goal setting and leadership development obviously have helped all of the Wengers as they have moved into various assign ments in the family businesses, which include one of the most extensive used farm equipment and parts outlets m the country. Soil fertility program to be held Tuesday EAST EARL The Eastern Lancaster County Adult Fanner Programs will sponsor a meeting on manure and soil fertility problems on Tuesday evening, February 24, 1981, at 7 30 p m at the Umon Grove School Featured speaker will be Ray Shipp, extension agronomist from Penn State He will discuss fertility problems associated with ex cessive nutrient buildup from too much manure and/or fertilizer and how such problems can be iden tified and overcome He will also discuss new liming recommendations based on Penn * DROP IN and see our latest film program that shows H II H DOOR PRIZES! many new 1981 models in action See "HAY 111 II BoWk] TODAY" A new documentary film that lets you visit H H with top haymakers in North America Watch how they ■ HI _ use quality hay to make more money l —l, SUPER SPECIALS 355 GRINDER MIXER List $6595 00 ' fi OUR PRICE t *5495 , r 358 GRINDER MIXER //Hy List $8421 00 (tX, t-1 1 kWuFP-'t our price rSm&^. *6Bso°° Tr— OUR LIST 1 PRICE 513 SPREADER t^OOfIOO with Endgate 54392 519 SPREADER S'lOOflO o with Endgate ' ,7TV $5066 List j** Price >SsLpsM'* •*• $6948 ._. „ _ OUR PRICE 474 HAYBINE s£4o^oo With Rear Plate 9 (Continued from Page A 1) Besides the biolheis, Ihiee sisters, Nancy, Carol arm .v • also work in the business The family supports the FFA program in several ways In addition to financial support of the National FFA Foundation, the family aids the county program, such as supplying the medals for the project book contest for the past 20 years Thus while one phase of the Wengers’ FFA involvement is coming to an end, their association with the program will continue Besides their support, there are the goals of Dave and then Glenn to achieve their American Degrees. And then too, there very likely eventually will be a third generation of participation and involvement But the Wengers will need to wait a few years for that until the kindergarten-age sons of Lloyd and Larry become eligible State’s new soil testing procedures Use of micro-nutrients will be examined Adult Farmer instructors Robert Anderson and Donald Robinson recently completed a study that shows the average amount of manure applied per acre in Lan caster County is 16 8 tons. The total nutrients per acre available from all the manure produced m the county divided by the crop acres in the county gives an average nutrient application before any commercial fer tilizer is added of 146 pounds of nitrogen, 138 pounds of C.E. WILEY & SPECIAL PRICES ON EQUIPMENT FEBRUARY 2nd - 27th Remember - rjf “The Early Bird Catches the <& Buys” 10% Discount On Cash Parts Sales On Feb. 26 & 27 Only. YOUR SPER3Y=y*I\EW HOLLAI\D DEALER 101 S. LIME QUARRYVILLE, PA. *» S S Glenn, left, and Larry Wenger, behind parts Myerstown, are representatives of area family counter of farm equipment business in deeply involved in FFA. phosphorus, and 151 pounds of potassium This is the county average-some smaller farms with high Livestock and poultry concentrations may be even higher Serious micro nutnent imbalances can occur from such situations. Many tarmers with an excess of manure are looking for markets for their manure and a fair pricing procedure The marketing of manure will also be discussed at the meeting AH interested persons are in vited The Union Grove school is located near Terre Hill on route 625, 2 miles north of Route 23 For additional information contact Donald Robinson or Robert An derson at 215/445-5041 THURSDAY & FRIDAY FEBRUARY 26 & 27, am to*™ 'H!' 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