Al6—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 19,1981 Bradford BY JANE BHESEE Stall Correspondent W YSUX Eugene Hams., a well known tanner ami community leader, was named the Extension Cuoperatur ol the Y ear al the bblli Annual meeting ot the Bradloid County Extension Service held December 9, al the Wysox Fne Hall. Harris and wile Alice have two children-Bnan, a partner on the home dairy farm and Sylvia, wile ot Malcolm Murphy ot Ulster. A graduate ot Allred University, Hams has been a 4-H leader tor 25 years. He was a sponsor of the 4-H International Farm Youth Ex change, hosting three ot the young people in his home. Harris has worked closely with the Cooperative Extension having been a member and past president ot the Executive Committee. He has also served on the District 4-H Dairy Show and County 4-H Dairy Show committees. A lifetime Jersey breeder, and acting director m both the local Gary ~ pi cc Bradford County Ex tension Committee, congratulates Eugene Harris, recipient of the 1981 Cooperator Award. Co. honors Extension Cooperator of the Year and stale Jersey Cattle Uuus, Harris also is a 4b year member ot the East Smithheld Grange having held all ottices. He is a church trustee, a church choir member, and chairman ot the church building committee. In addition, Hams has served as East Smithtield Bank director tor 14 years, is an active Mason ot 40 years, and a long time member ot the Bradtord-Sullivan County Farmers’ Association. He presently sits on the board ot the Bradtord Citizens Health Foun dation. Upon receiving the certiticate trom Ed Dietfenbach, Northern Tier Regional Association Director ot the Extension Service, Harris remarked that he is proud to have worked with Extension and proud to have been born and raised in Bradtord County. Gary Green ot Warren Center, president ot the Extension Executive Committee, moderator tor the meeting, introduced the mam speaker, Ur. Maurice Kramer, an administrator ot 4-H programs at Penn Slate. Kramer named some ot the problems ot youth today loneliness, drugs and vandalism and stated that 4- H can give young people impact to help solve some ot these dit ticulties. Four-H can give young people a ch-iiK c to succeed, and to par ticipate as a tamily unit. It will help them decide a lite style tor themselves, and set standards and goals, he said. "Money cannot buy the feeling ot satistaction a leader can get from seeing a young person do something they thought they couldn’t do,” Kramer said, and challenged the audience to tackle the hard job ot being a 4-H leader. Dale Allis ot South Hill Farm near Wyalusmg, was then presented with the Outstanding Farmer ot the Year award from Rich Gingrich, representing the Towanda Jaycees. 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Mr. and Mrs. Dale Allis of Wyalusmg, center, the proud recipients of the Bradford County Jaycees Outstanding Young Farmer Award, are congratulated by Orville Yoder, left. Bradford County Agent and Rich Gingrich, right, member of the Jaycees. raising milk production trom 12,500 pounds average to 16,000 pounds average in three years. They also have the tilth lowest somatic cell count in the county and were lucky this past year to have two-thirds ot their home calves born as heiters. Many soil ajul water con servation measures have been implemented on the tarm in cluding strip tarming, drain Ariens Special Prices TWO CONVENIENT LOCATIONS: 1755 W. Main St. Ephrata, PA 17522 Located on Route 322 Phone (717) 738-1131 Ullage, pond •installation, and tree planting, Gingrich stated. The plaque was sponsored and presented by Kenneth Bar tholomew ot Rolling Acres ot Wysox. This is the third year the award has be€n given. 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