Blft-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 6,1985
Solanco Young Formers honor members
The sixth annual Solanco Young
Farmers banquet was held March
28 at the Memorial United
Methodist Church, Quarryville.
Approximately 150 members and
guests attended the banquet.
Several Solanco area farmers
were recognized for their par
ticipation in Pennsylvania Out
standing Young Farmer Over 30.
David Gerhart, New Providence,
was a regional winner for the
Outstanding Young Farmer Under
30. Daniel Hershberger,
Quarryville, placed second in the
Spokesperson for Agriculture
Contest.
The Solanco Chapter recognized
Farm Credit, Quarryville, for their
contributions and support of the
young farmer program. Ronald
Bard accepted the appreciation
award on behalf of Farm Credit.
Brian Hough, Peach Bottom,
received the active member
award. Brian served as a delegate
to the state convention this year
and has been actively involved in
chapter activities.
Larry Aaron, Quarryville, was
named the Outstanding Young
Farmer Under 30, and C. Martin
Greenleaf Jr., Kirkwood, was
BY GLENN B. KNIGHT
MANHEIM - Jay Gruber, Brian
Balmer, Leon Heisey and Dave
Cassel took the top awards at the
Manheun FFA Chapter’s 35th
Annual Parent and Member
Banquet here recently.
Red Rose Farmers Jay Gruber
and Brian Balmer were presented
the Agribusinessman and Ag
Production awards. Leon Heisey
was named Star Chapter Farmer
and the Star Greenhand
designation went to David Cassel.
Former Vo-Ag instructor James
Cowden, who is now with Penn
State Extension Service, was
recognized by his former students
for years of dedicated service.
During the award-packed
evening, the chapter’s American
Farmer, Barry Geib, was
presented to the group. In his last
talk before hanging up his blue and *
gold, Geib encouraged the younger
members to get and stay active in
the FFA.
The chapter also honored some
of their supporters with Honorary
Chapter Degrees and citations.
The honorary titles went to Mr.
and Mrs. Martin Pflieger, Richard
Metzler and Ed Donough. The
Manheun Young Farmers, Ag
Advisory Council, Manheim
Central School District Office and
West End Lawn and Leisure were
given citations to recognize their
support.
Foundation awards, recognizing
excellence m many areas of
vocational agriculture, were given
to members. They are: Jan Waltz,
beef production; Ken Nolt, swine
production; Randy Kreiser, ex
temporaneous public speaking;
Chad Hollinger, ag sales anc'
service; Steve Breneman, fruit
and vegetable production; Mark
Metzler, turf and landscape
management; Kerry Myer,
diversified livestock and Phil
Myers, diversified crops.
Also: Rhonda Gibble, horse;
Doug Ebersole, dairy; Greg
Kerdeman, farm and home im
provement; Don Yeagley, forage
crops; Neal Benedict; poultry;
Nelson Fahnestock, feed grain and
Mike Cassell, specialty crops.
Russ Zellers received a foun
dation award in outdoor recreation
and Eric Lowe took placement in
ag production. Public sneaking
was won by Earl Snyder, fish and
wildlife management by John
Hornberger, ag mechanics by Matt
Pfliegcr and home improvement
by Doyle Ebersole.
selected as the Outstanding Young
Farmer Over 30.
The following dairy production
awards were presented:
High Holstein herd, R. Edwin
Hamish, Christiana, 18,439 pounds
of milk and 736 pounds of fat.
High cow for butterfat, Kemut
Martin, Quarryville, 1,100 pounds
of fat.
High Holstein cow for milk,
Douglas Hershberger,
Quarryville, 28,726 pounds of milk.
High Jersey herd, Robert W.
Ulrich Jr., Quarryville, 13,289
pounds of milk and 675 pounds of
fat. Ulnch also had the high cow
for milk and fat with 21,430 pounds
of milk and 874 pounds of fat.
High Guernsey herd, Lindenhof
Farm, Kirkwood, 13,361 pounds of
milk and 722 pounds of fat. Lin
denhof Farm also had the high cow
for milk and fat with 18,495 pounds
of milk and 909 pounds of fat.
The award for most improved
herd in milk went to Karl Herr,
Kirkwood. The award was ac
cepted by his herd manager Noah
Martin.
Two awards for most unproved
herd in butterfat were presented.
One went to Robert Work,
Manheim FFA honors to 6nibor, Bolmor, Hersey and Cassol
Leon Heisey
BY GLENN B. KNIGHT
NEW HOLLAND - The host
team - Grasslands Chapter -
came out tops in parliamentary
procedure during the 1985 Lan
caster County FFA Speech
Competition March 20 at Garden
Spot High School.
Grasslanders also made a sweep
of the prepared presentations in
the Soil Conservation category, but
it was there that the domination
ended.
While Julie Hess and Karen
Martin, of ELANCO, took first and
second m the senior category,
SOLANCO’s Kelly Miller joined
the winner’s ranks with third
place. Sharon Zimmerman, from
Ephrata’s Cloister Chapter, was
the winning Greenland as
ELANOO’s Adriene Payne and
Karen Dero took second and third.
Penn Manor’s Deb Martin spoke
extemporaneously on “Why do
FFA members participate in FFA
activities?” to take top honors in
BY GLENN B. KNIGHT
MOUNT AIRY - The Cloister
FFA Chapter was told to stick its
neck out, “like the turtle, you only
make progress when you stick
your neck out of your shell”. That
was the advice of State Vice
President Tim Pfautz, a member
of the Cloister chapter.
At their annual awards meeting
Quarryville, and one to H Edwin
Harnish, Chnstiana. Boili nerds
increased fat production by 72
pounds.
Pioneer Hi-Bred International
has sponsored the Pennsylvania
Young Farmer Chapter Soil and
Water Conservation Com Contest
for the past two years. Twelve
chapters participated in this year’s
contest. Carl Kreider grew the plot
that was submitted for the Solanco
Chapter. The plot placed second in
the state contest, earning $750 for
the Solanco Young Farmer
Chapter and $250 plus three units of
Pioneer seed com for Kreider.
Other Solanco participants, C.
Martin Greenleaf, Jr., Karl Herr,
and Walter Pownall, were
presented $25 each from the
chapter earnings for their support
of the local contest.
The following com awards were
given to recognize winners in the
local com production contest:
Walter Pownall, Quarryville,
produced 180 bushels of shelled
com per acre to win the com gram
division. Dale Peifer, Kirkwood,
was second with 107 bushels and C.
Martin Greenleaf, Jr’s 163 bushels
was third. Walter Pownall also
Grasslands chapter wins lion's share of FFA speech titles
that area. Barry Harrush, from the
Garden Spot Chapter at Lampeter-
Strasburg High School, came in
second and Elizabethtown’s Greg
Musser rounded up a solid third.
In winning the Soil Conservation
presentation, Elaine Zeiset
delivered her manuscript titled,
“Everyone’s Dump”. “The
Chesapeake Bay Problem” was
taken on by Lamar Gockley in his
second {dace effort. Paul Quan
beck wrote on “Acid Rain - A Big
Problem.” All three are
Grasslanders.
The winning parliamentary
team consisted of: Darryl Weaver,
president; Bruce Stauffer, vice
president; Mike Smoker,
secretary; Roger Weaver,
treasurer; Nelson Horning,
chaplain; Tony Bender, reporter;
Greg Hurst, sentinel and Floyd
Huber, student advisor.
Judges were drawn from a broad
spectrum of agribusiness from
throughout Lancaster County.
"Stick year neck out/' Cloister FFA members advised
March 29, Mark Lehman received
the Star Chapter Farmer award
and David Eby was named Star
Chapter Agribusinessman.
Star Red Rose Farmer and
Agribusinessman awards were
given to Philip Eby and Kenneth
Sweigart, respectively.
Randy Bollinger and Brent Fox
were named Star Greenhands.
James Cowden
Winners of the corn awards at the Solanco Young Farmers
banquet were from left in front, David Young, Dale Peifer,
Carl Kreider and Marty Greenleaf; back, Dale Herr, Walter
Pownall, Larry Aaron and Ed Zug.
received the trophy for the highest
gram yield average for the past
three years.
In the com silage division, A.
Dale Herr, Kirkwood, placed first
with 28.5 tons per acre of 65 percent
moisture silage. David Young,
Peach Bottom, was second with
25.7 tons per acre. A yield of 25.5
tons per acre earned Larry Aaron,
Quarryville, third place. Edward
Zug, Peach Bottom, received the
Sharon Zimmerman
Glenn Wenger, Myerstown,
president of the Pennsylvania FFA
Alumni Association presented a
charter to President Mike Pfautz
of the newly formed Cloister
Chapter of the FFA Alumni
Association.
. A dairy calf was presented to
Sharon Zimmerman as part of the
annual Chain Animal Awards.
trophy for the highest silage yield
average for the past three years.
Representative John Barley
gave some remarks to those in
attendance on current farm
legislation.
Steve Aument, Quarryville, who
traveled throughout Europe last
summer on the People to People
for Agriculture Youth Exchange
Program, presented a slide show
and talk on his experiences.
Dave Cassel
Deb Martin
Kevin Bollinger received two
lambs while 25 capons each were
given to Randy Bollinger and John
Bollinger. Awards of 50 capons
each went to Brent Fox, Glenn
Webber and Darin Martin.
Foundation Awards were
presented to 10 members. They
are: John Gerhart, dairy; David
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