Lancaster farming. (Lancaster, Pa., etc.) 1955-current, December 17, 1983, Image 57

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CARLISLE The Cumberland
County 4-H Flower Team
represented Pennsylvania at the
National Junior Horticulture
Annual Meeting in Tulsa, Okla.,
recently. The team made up of
Deanna Otto, Mechanicsburg;
Brenda Wert, Carlisle; Andrea
Gutshall, Carlisle, and Dede King,
Mechanicsburg, placed 14th in the
National 4-H Horticulture Judging
and Identification Contest.
The team members identified
100 flowers, ornamentals,
vegetables, and fruits and nuts.
Also, they judged eight classes
consisting of two classes of flower,
two classes of ornamentals, two
classes of vegetables, and two
classes of fruits and nuts.
They were quizzed on
management and culture practices
of flowers, ornamentals,
vegetables, and fruits and nuts.
Individually, Brenda Wert placed
second and Deanna Otto placed
sixth in the judging segment of the
contest. The team was coached by
Donna Duncan, Carlisle.
4-H Rower Teem Represents Pe.
The 4-H winning flower team are left to right, - Deanna
Otto, Mechanicsburg: Dede King, Mechanicsburg: Brenda
Wert, Carlisle; and Andrea Gutshall, Carlisle.
Parade Results Announced
LEBANON The Cedar Crest
FFA float entered seven parades
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 17,1983—821
Corn Contest Held
LEBANON - The Cedar Crest
FFA participated in the FFA
County Corn Contest held recently
at Elco High School Vo-Ag room.
The top placings were;
Yield— Ist - Tim Elliott (Ann
ville-Cleona); 2nd - Brenda Peiffer
(Cedar Crest).
Quality— Ist - Brenda Peiffer
(Cedar Crest); 2nd - Tim Elliott
(Annville-Cleona).
The judge for the contest was
Donald Bollinger, a local corn
grower. When Mr. Bollinger
judged the 10 ears of corn from
each entry, he was looking for the
following characteristics: bright
yellow color, uniformity of ears,
straight rows, large size, freedom
from mold, other marks, and full
ears. After the contest was over,
refreshments were served and the
contestnas met with Judge
Bollinger to discuss corn growing
practices.
Cedar Crest
Announced
LEESPORT FFA members
from Lebanon, Berks, and
Schuylkill counties recently
participated in the Area FFA
Contests at Berks County Ag.
Center. Some of the contests in
cluded dairy judging, horse
judging, meats contest, dairy foods
contest, and ag mechanics. The
Cedar Crest placings were: Horse
Judging l 37 contestants - Ist - Ann
Lansberry; 3rd - Brenda Miller.
The team took first place.
Dairy Foods - 40 contestants - Ist
- Dan Groff; 2nd - Dave Groff. The
team took first place.
Meats Contest - 30 contestants -
2nd.-Gale Hitz.
The top three winners in each
category from Lebanon County
during the float season. The theme
of the float was changed several
times for various parades. Themes
included: The Haunted
Graveyard, Jack Sprat’s Wedding,
and 0 Christmas Tree.
Parades and placings received
are as follows; Lebanon Jaycee
Halloween Parade - Ist; Schaef
ferstown Parade - Ist; Jonestown
Parade - 2nd; Palmyra Jaycee
Parade - 2nd; Fredericksburg
Parade - 3rd; Lebanon Holiday
Parade - 3rd; Hershey Parade -
4th.
Most of the chapter members
helped in the construction of the
float and the performances during
the parades. A pizza party is being
planned for all those who helped in
this endeavor.
Results