Some of the participants In the annual corn contest held by Kutztown Young Far mers Association gather In front of the corn samples recently in Kutztown High School. They are, from left, Tom Ishler, a Cargill rep who judged the corn; William Boyd of Mertztown, association president; Robert Tercha of Mertztown, who won the yield contest; and David Schantz of Albums, who won the-corn quality and silage contests. 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Agri-Lease. Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 30, 1991-Cl 1 CONNIE LEINBACH Berks Co. Correspondent KUTZTOWN (Berks Co.) —Berks County farmers were luckier than most others in the state this summer. Their com crops were pretty decent, said Robert Tercha, a com farmer from Mertztown . “We got a couple of showers at the right time," said Tercha about the good yields. ‘This end of the county got decent rain." Tercha was the winner of the yield division of the com contest held recently by the Kutztown Area Young Farmers Association. His wife, Melinda, helped organize the contest held in the Kutztown High School agriculture rooms. David Schanlz of Alburtis was first in the com quality and com sil age division with a total of 19.430 tons per acre. The type of com he planted was Pioneer 3358. On Schantz’s 450-acre farm, he milks 175 registered Holsteins. He also has 200 heifer replacements. 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Tcrcha said he used a new varie ty from Pioneer-No. 3245, which gave him 229.9 bushels per acre with a moisture content of 22.5 percent. Tcrcha said he grew the com m a good field and also applied hog manure to it, a change from last year. An indicator of the good grow ing year was that the com was harvested three weeks earlier this year due to the heat. He also noted that com prices arc better this year at $2.65 a bushel, up from $2.35 a bushel last year. The association has been hold ing the com contest since the mid-60s, Tercha said. Representa tives from seed companies judge the com and the silage. This year, said Melinda Tercha, the association added a hay contest. “We do it for a learning experi ence," Schantz said about the value of the contest. “It’s adult education." Lisa Francisco Eastern PA (201) 948-3956 Mike Fullam Central PA (717) 966-9202 Wayne Holley North Central PA (716) 728-3323 Judy Ligo Northwestern PA (814) 786-7429 David Lytle Southeastern PA (215) 255-0569 Paul Shipper Southwestern PA (412) 349-5371 Charlotte Zebley Northeastern PA (717) 836-1366 WEST VIRGINIA Scott Weissmann Northeastern WV (301) 696-1646 Seed company reps also give away prizes of bags of seeds and tools to the contest winners. “About $1,500 in irizes will be given away tonight," Tercha said. Tom Ishlcr of Leola, a com breeder at Car gill, judged the 22 entries of com for qual ity. He said he looks for uniformity of ear size, kcmal size, and disease resistance. ‘This was a difficult year for growing com," Ishlar said. In the com yield divi sion, Kathy Schantz, wife of Dave, came in second with Pioneer 3140; Dave Schantz was third with Pioneer 3358; David Bitler was fourth with DeKalb 636; and Karen Boyd was fifth with Doblers 7. In com silage yields, Ralph Sanner was sec ond with Cargill 9027; Kenneth Sanner was third with Pioneer 3140; Floyd Kurtz was fourth, also with Pioneer 3140; and Kerry Young was fifth with DeKalb 689. Ernie Angstadt of Kutztown won the hay contest, a new addition this year. Members were asked to bring later cuttings of alfalfa.
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