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two and a half hours. From these
he chose the most uniform in size
and color to arrange in a berry box
for judging.
His patch of 100 plants is the
Earliglow variety because he and
his parents. Nelson and Alma,
believe the berries are the best tast
ing. Of the Wengers* four sons,
one raised strawberries in previous
years but never achieved grand
championship. A younger son,
Troy, placed fourth this year.
Although the brothers raise the
same variety, they have separate
patches for their 4-H projects.
It’s important to have the right
consistency in the soil and not
many stones. Neil said. Last fall,
he added corn fertilizer to the soil
before he rototilled it.
“l keep it (the patch) really
clean,” he said. “You’d have to
search at least five minutes before
you could find one weed.”
Last year, he watered the patch
because of the dry weather, but this
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year, he depended entirely upon
the rain to soak the soil. He sells
some of the berries but depends on
his mother to make most of them
into jelly or as lopping for pan
cakes, short cakes, and ice cream.
Neil, who is 14 and attends
Manheim Central Jdnior High
School, said it’s a bit early to tell
whether or not he will go to col
lege, but he is banking the prize
money.
When Neil isn’t in school or
working in the strawberry patch,
he helps on the family’s 115-acre
farm with SO milking cows plus
replacements.
This was the second year that
Joel, a previous champion, took
the reserve championship for his
berries. He has 300 plants of Earli
glow and Raritan in his patch that
he has been tending for five years.
He credits his consistent wins to
the deep, rich soil made fertile
from the family’s compost pile.
The Lancaster Mennonite High
School freshman has been hoard-
ing the prize money and the profits
from selling berries at a roadside
stand for college costs. He esti
mates that he has earned more than
$7OO from his strawberry venture.
The Rotary Club holds the annu
al strawberry auction to encourage
entrepreneurship among the youth.
Auctioneer Harold Keller said that
Rotary members’ bids keep the
American dream financial
rewards for hard work alive.
Zoann Parker, 4-H extension
agent, said that quality and quanti
ty was evident in the strawberries
and this was the biggest competi-
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tion ever.
Judge Bruce Hellerick, horticul
ture agent, agreed. “It was fun to
judge because I got to taste one
from each box; at the same time it
was difficult because the berries
were almost all top quality.”
This is the day that makes all the
club members' work at mulching,
picking blossoms and berries
worth something. Parker said.
After the champion and reserve
entries were sold, the remaining
entries were auctioned and brought
prices from $22 to $4O each.
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