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FFA presidents speak out (Continued from Page W 4) Carolyn Witmer - I was a member of the Parlimentary Procedure Team. We participated in four contests, local, area, regional and state. We won state (competition) and later took a trip to Canada and New England to celebrate. - Being on the team helped me learn cooperation and leadership and gave me-a sense of respon sibility to my other team mem bers. We became very close through competing together. We had to make a lot of sacrifices to get together and really work. Gall Ginder - I participated in the Extemporaneous Public Speaking Contest. We had a first place at state and a second in tri state (competition). 1 was also a member of the Parlimentary Procedure Team and won the chain calf, one year. ) What type of responsibilities do yon have at home or in your work experience? Carolyn Witmer -1 show sheep and raise breeding sheep. I also have a home-garden and two acres of sweet com. As far as work goes, I have an on farm work experience with my father planting crops on our farm. I have work-study in the middle of Cutworms work fast. LORSBAN* Insecticides It usually happens just .spia,. >g. , day jnly _ —xo peste like wireworms, your tobacco plants loc-k fine; the next day they’re but the destructive and unpredictable cutworm as well starting to go down, cut off at the ground by cut- This year, stop cutworms before they start with worms. And you’re stuck with an expensive, time LORSBAN* 15G Granular insecticide or LORSBAN* consuming and completely unnecessary reset- 4E Liquid insecticide, now available in the conven ting project ient one gallon sire. For more information, write to Unnecessary, because if you'd used LORSBAN* In- Dow Chemicali U.SA, Inquiry Service, 1703 South secticides at transplanting, you would have stopped not _ Saginaw Road, Midland, Michigan 48640. Trademark of Tie Dow Chemical Company Read the complete label before using. Approved for special local need use in Kentucky, Tennessee, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, North Carolina and South Carolina. Federal label pending. <P^SBAAj the day at Good’s Greenhouse, in Bo'Wmansville. I transplant various types of plants. The job is routine, but 1 find that working with different kinds of plants keeps it interesting. I also work at Yoder’s Country Market selling produce after school. Gail Ginder -1 have a work-study experience here at home. I take care of the steers and help with the •milking, it takes me about one hour to feed the steers and then I help with the last of the milking in the evening. Do yon participate In shows and If so has die experience been an enjoyable one? Carolyn Witmer - Yes, I showed at all three county lairs. 1 also showed at Harrisburg and Maryland. The best part of showing has been the relationships developed with the people I’ve shown animals with. I remember a personal ex perience where I helped fit someone else’s lamb. It was his first experience with fitting and as it tamed out, be won and I was second. Gail Cinder - I showed in the district daily FFA show at Manbeim and Elizabethtown. slop them before they start. Showing is lots of fun and I’ve met many new people while showing. What we your future plans? Carolyn Wltmer -1 would like to run for a state FFA office. If I would happen to be elected, I think 1 would take off a year from school to use all my time for the demands of the office. After that, I would like to go to Penn State and major in ag communications and ag-education. 1 would eventually like to do some ag-teaching. Gail Cinder • I want to go into partnership with my father. I’d also like to go to business school at Central Penn. In your opinion what are some problems facing Lancaster County agriculture today? Carolyn Wltmer - One of the biggest problems facing us is vanishing farmland. I think the agricultural community needs to be more aware of the problem and be responsible enough to see that it (the land) is preserved as far mland. Unfortunately, many of us don’t want to get involved until we become personally affected. Another problem we are facing is the excesses in production. It is easy to condemn the government for PK, but something must be done to correct excess production. One side of me says we should produce as much as we possibly Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, April 23,1983—A25 can, the other side of me says, hold back. - Perhaps farmers should li?ok at other crops to grow on our farms besides our conventional crops. Gail Cinder -1 don’t like the way we have to mark hogs before they are sold at market. The tags have needles on them and are slapped on the hogs backs causing them a lot of pain. We also need to have more people drink milk. It would solve a lot of our problems if we drank the excess milk. Can you nuke any predictions for our agricultural future? Carolyn Wltmer - Agriculture is one of our nations fastest growing fields. ' I foresee agriculture and food production becoming like the oil business. Our people and Record crowd attends poultry banquet HERSHEY A record breaking crowd, totaling 1726 in number, attended the Pa. Poultry Federation Annual Fund Raising Banquet held April 14, at the Convention Center. Following a new format, the banquet was served downstairs to agricultural products will be in demand. Right here around Lancaster, we . have many opportunities with ag corporations and businesses, although I think it will be more difficult to get into tanning in the future. If you really want to get into fanning though, it isn’t impossible. In this county, a fanner doesn’t need to purchase as much land as in other parts of Pa., because of the richness and productivity of the soils. 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