Tulpehocken FFA holds banquet
BY LAUREL SCHAEFFER
Staff Correspondent
NEW SCHAEFFERSTOWN -
Members of the Tulephocken FFA
recently celebrated their 38th
anniversary with an awards
banquet. In attendance were three
state officers, who gave their
fellow FFA members advise on
how to be successful by never
giving up or quitting.
“Be more than just an FFA
member,” advised Judy Zim
merman, State FFA Secretary, "m
the h FA you learn how to use your
time, not save it ’
Other State officers attending
the banquet were Robert Kreider
and James Tretter.
The chapter presented an
Honorary degree to Mr and Mrs.
Wayne Lesher, R 1 Bernville,
parents of William Lesher, chapter
Vice-President, and recipient of a
Star Agnbusmessman award
Lesher also received dairy far
ming and county land judging
medals
Daniel Moyer, Bernville, was
also a recipient of a Star
Agribusinessman award and
proficiency award in beef
production. Star Chapter Farmer
was Laura Miller, chapter
president. Miller also received a
retirmg president plaque, and
third-year sweetheart pm.
This year’s Star Greenhand was
awarded tt Robert Hi ,ke'
Honorary Degree recipients at annual banquet of the
Tulpehocken FFA Chapter are Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Lesher, of
R 1 Bernville.
Bethel Receiving proficiency
awards in agricultural mechanics,
and beef production and high bulb
sales was Rodney Hollenbach,
Bethel. Ray Hershey, also of
Bethel, was awarded high citrus
sales and cited for tagging the
largest buck in the chapter hunting
contest.
Other awards were presented to
Donna Stump, Bernville, dairy
judging and dairy production;
Penny Bicksler, Richland,
showmanship, Michael Hoffert,
Bernville, chapter transportation,
Tim Deck, Bernville, bow and
arrow - button buck; Gary Deck,
Bernville, and Craig Shollenburg,
Bethel, pheasant season awards;
Kicky Schadler, Bernville, and
Chris Dierson, Bernville, diver
sified livestock production; Ronald
Swope, Bernville, poultry
production and ag mechamcs,
David Evans, Mt. Pleasant, soil
and water management; Clark
Sattazahn, Womelsdorf, crop
production; Ray Huber, Bethel,
and Chris Kauffman, Rehersburg,
swine production; and Jay
Bicksler, Richland, dairy
production.
Second year sweetheart pins
were given to Donna Stump,
Bernville; Dawn Bicksler,
Richland; and Kelhe LaFollette,
Bernville
Among the top award winners at the annual
parent-member banquet of the Tulpehocken
FFA Chapter, from the left, are Laura Miller,
Star Chapter Farmer: Daniel Moyer, Star
Rain benefits many northern
WASHINGTON, DC. - Ram in
the United States, Morocco, China
and Europe benefited winter
grains last week, according to a
weekly report issued today by the
Joint Agricultural Weather
Facility of the U S Department of
Commerce and Agriculture
Prospects for South American
crops remain excellent as the
harvest gets underway
Highlights of the report follow
—United States. Some portions
of the Corn Belt received beneficial
ram late in the week from a major
storm.
Moderate to heavy rains m the
winter wheat region maintained
adequate soil moisture and some
spring wheat areas in North
Dakota saw unproved moisture
conditions
Warmer temperatures were
recorded in most of the country,
leaving only the southeastern
quandrant cooler than normal
Winter gram growth resumed to
the North In the northwest,
abundant precipitation unproved
conditions where mountain
snowpack had been far short of
normal
—USSR. Temperatures early in
the week surged much above
normal, probably causing winter
grains to green-up across the
hemisphere crops
southern half of the winter grain
belt But colder air over the
weekend slowed growth markedly.
Minimal rainfall permitted
increased fieldwork
—Europe. Warm, v/et weather
across the northern countries kept
winter grains developing more
rapidly than normal Little ram
fell in the southeastern countries
Late in the week, a storm doused
the Iberian Peninsula, improving
the outlook for spring planting m
this area where subsoil moisture
remains very short. Winter grains
are too damaged to benefit much
from the moisture.
—China. More rainfall is needed
m Hebei despite recent light
precipitation Abundant moisture
south of the Yellow River kept
winter grams m good condition
Very wet weather contmued in
the South, creatmg conditions that
are wetter than optimal for newly
planted crops
—Northwestern Africa. Con
tinued light ram prevented further
declines in potential Moroccan
winter grain yields, but prospects
already were substantially below
normal.
Poor yields can be expected
from the southern part of the
country Soil moisture should
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 11,1981—C17
Agribusinessman; Robert Hunsicker,
Greenhand; and William Lesher,
Agribusinessman.
remain adequate in nearly all crop
areas of Algeria and Tunisia.
—lndia. Most winter grain areas
of India and Pakistan remained
dry, favoring the maturation of
crops on the plains in the north.
Showers in the Himalayan foothills
benefited late filling of grams.
—South America. Dryness in
Brazil’s Rio grande do Sid may be
interfering slightly with late filling
of soybeans. Crop prospects
remain excellent as the harvest
begins in Rio Grande do Sul and is
nearly half finished m Parana
The outlook in Argentma also is
excellent. Weekend rain in nor
thern Buenos Aires may have
slowed the corn harvest, but no
further problems were caused by
the moderate amounts of
precipitation
—South Africa. Heavy rains
which fell over much of the Maize
Triangle, unless accompanied by
heavy winds, probably did little
damage to the crop last week
—Mexico. Dry warm weather
provided excellent spring crop
planting conditions. Vegetables
and early com and gram sorghum
in the coastal states are
progressing well with a generally
adequate irrigation supply
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