A32--Lancaster fanning, Saturday, December 12,1981 1,000 Young Farmers conclude national institute (Continued from Page Al) From the tune the state flags ot these visiting Young Fanners were paraded into the ballroom at Saturday night’s opening banquet until the closing luncheon Wed nesday afternoon, the delegates were treated by the Pennsylvania YF group to a varied and wor thwhile program. On Saturday night, three new Spokespersons tor Agriculture were selected in speaking com petition among representatives ot 19 states. Winners were Carey Davis, ot Sheridan, Ind.; Dick Helms, of Arapahoe, Neb.; and Gerald Garber, of Weyers Cave, Va. The three spokespersons will now participate in a week-long "speaking blitz” to three metropolitan cities. In the visits to the cities, sponsored by EJanco, the trio of Young Farmers will carry their message ot promoting a better understanding ot agriculture to news' media and consumers in the big city areas. Speaker at the opening banquet was Pete Wambaugh, originator ot the "It’s a beautiful day in Penn sylvania’’ radio senes. Wambaugh took the audience ot visitors on a historical tour ot the Com monwealth, pointing out that no matter where you’re from, you likely have roots in Pennsylvania. Sunday night’s banquet featured the history ot the National Educational Institute, which was also held in Pennsylvania back in 1969. Among those persons in strumental in the early develop ment ot the National Educational Institute was Forney Longenecker, of Lancaster. The Ephrata Young Farmers also hosted an ’Tee cream smorgasbord” tor the institute participants on Sunday night. Also on view at the institute was a trade show of exhibits by various agribusiness firms. capacity of 100,000 birds, to group of visiting Young Far mers. Group of Young Farmers gather in dairy barn of the Carl Miller farm in Berks County during on-farm visits. agribusiness coiujuinies. An example ot the on-tann visits was that to the Sunny Craft Farm ot Earl and Barb Stauffer, B 1 Ephrata. Earl is president ot the Pennsylvania Young Farmers and served as program coordinator for the institute. Barb was Penn sylvania’s contestant in the Spokesperson competition. At the farm, Earl and Barb m troduced the visitors to a registered Holstein operation that stresses enbryo transters and the breeding and merchandising ot cattle. The visitors viewed the Dulls housed on the tarm enrolled in the National Holstein Association’s USDS Young Sire Program. They also got an opportunity to see the term’s outstanding dam, Hid dendale April Mattie (94-3Ei and some of her offsprings in the herd that has a BAA ot 105.6 and in cludes live Excellent, 14 Very Good, 12 Good Plus and two Good. The Staufter’s also have a 28,000 broiler operation. And as Barb told the visitors: "It’s not that I’m the only one working with the chickens; it’s just that Earl stays away trom them.” More than one comment was heard trom visitors accustomed to more wide open agricultural space about the concentrated tanning ot the area. One visitor with a broad brimmed hat quipped : "i just don’t know how you can stay on about 56 acres tor a whole day.” But this was one of the purposes of the on-farm tours - to illustrate the diversification ot Pennsylvania agriculture and how it is geared to make the most of the limited land that is available.' Actually, visitors had three different tours in which to par ticiapate. * . Lambs dairy tarm, which also teatures a vacation-guest program; New Holland Sales Stables; Sperry New Holland; and. the Earl and Grace Martin beef operation, which includes more than sWacres ot cropland, only 17 ot which are owned. The Gettysburg tour featured the Mason-Dixon Farm with ns methane operation, the National Park and Battlefield and the Eisenhower Histone Site. In the Berks-Lebanon area, the tour included the dairy farm of Cyrus and Sallie Bomberger, the sof Pennsylvania Young Farmers Ortanna, chairman; Richard Hoppes. R 2 and coordinators for National Educational Hamburg, operations; Thomas Zartman,' R 1 Institute held at Hershey this week include, Ephrata, treasurer; and Earl Stauffer Rl from the left, Leßoy Geesaman. Rl Ephrata, program. Fredericksburg publicity; Stanley Wolf,- Rl Three members N the Earl Stauffer family Farm. Family members are Earl, wife Barb and climb aboard wagoHjn_ implement shed to their son Matt, welcome Young Farm‘'viators to Sunny Craft cai juffer, second from left president of bersburg. Group js part of large number of the Pennsylvania Young Farmers, explains the visitors to farm during Young Farmer operation of Sunny Craft Farm at R 1 Ephrata Educational Institue. to group of Young Farmers from Cham- Gorgio mushroom operation, the dairy and broiler tarm ot Lester, Marlin and Earl South and the dairy tarm of Carl and Marilyn Miller and family. On thermal day of the institute a vanety ot educational workshops were held covering such topics as energy, marketing, financing, commodity futures, waste management, landuse planning, estate planning and chemical fires. in addition to the educational, business and tour sessions, a varied social program of en tertainment, dances, mixers and banquets were held. Members ot the Pennsylvania VoungFarmers who were involved in the planning and execution ot the institute include Stanley Wolt, Kl Urtanna, chairman; William Homan, Kl Center Hall, education coordinator; LeKoy Ueesaman, Kl Fredericksburg, publicity coor dinator; Karl Kl Ephrata, program coordinator; Kichard Hoppes, K 2 Hamburg, operations coordinator; Vernon Lemuiger, K 2 Denver, tmanpe chairman; and Thomas Zartman, Kl Ephrata, treasurer.
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