FFA To Present Keystone Degrees To 204 HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.) Two hundred and four Pennsylvania FFA mem bers will be honored with the Keystone Degree during the Pennsylvania FFA Association’s 6Sth annual Mid-Winter Convention in conjunction with the Penns lyvania Farm Show on Monday, Jan. 10. The ceremonies will be conducted in the HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.) cottage cheese. Contestants won’t Knowledge about milk pro- have to be agricultural experts, but ducts and the dairy industry could knowledge about the daisy indus win you cash and U.S. Savings try could be, profitable. Bonds at this year’s Pennsylvania The “Dairy Derby” will have Farm Show, as the Middle Allan- two parts. First, four contestants tic Milk Marketing Association will appear on stage and compete (MAMMA)' presents the “Dairy against each other as they answer Derby.” dairy related questions. Each Starting on Sunday afternoon, question will be worth 10 points, at booth 348, show-goers can The first person to win SO points watch, and possibly participate in, will be declared the winner, and a Hollywood-style game show. will move onto the exciting cash The purpose of the exhibit is to cube, educate consumers. “Dairy Dcr- “The cube is basically an over by” game show contestants will be sized phone booth with a big asked questions on a variety of blower in it,” said “Dairy Derby” dairy-related topics from cow’s to game show host Bill Snitcher, WHO’S CONTROLLING YOUR BROILER HOUSE INLETTING WHEN YOU ARE NOT THERE? LET HERSHEY EQUIPMENT CO. INSTALL THE PRO II INLET CONTROLLER FROM Building Ventilation Controllers with the Grower in Mind TT€RSH€V Wtm EQUIPMENT CO. ‘Dairy Derby’ WE WILL DO IT FOR YOU! Agri Ventilation Systems ,mc. ★ REGULATES AIR INLET DOORS ★ MAKES THE BEST USE OF YOUR FAN POWER ★ MAINTAINS MORE CONSISTENT AIR QUALITY it HELPS YOUR BIRDS GET PEAK PERFORMANCE ' If I%'s ‘Worth ‘four Investment, Trust It To tfersfieij Large Arena of the Farm Show Complex, beginning at 4 p.m. and concluding at approximately 6 p.m. Highlights of the cermonies include the selection of the state stars and the recogni tion of chapters for their outstanding prog rams in safety and community service. The major event of the convention will be the Keystone Degree ceremony, which pre sents to FFA members the highest degree the state can bestow. FFA invites all interested individuals to the convention. The Pennsylvania FFA is made up of 7,500 members who range in age from 14-21 and who are located in rural areas and cities. In honor of the recipients, Lancaster Comes To Farm MAMMA’S marketing director. “Inside the cube will be several hundred dollars in cash, plus certi ficates for approximately $1,600 per day in U.S. Savings Bonds. Once the blower is turned on, the contestant will have a short amount of time to catch what they Garden HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.) Penn State Cooperative Extension and Landis Val ley Museum, Lancaster, welcome you to visit with a Penn State Master Gardener at the Farm Show Exhibit “Heirlooms and Hybrids: Together in Today’s Garden” from January 8 255 PLANE TREE DRIVE LANCASTER, PA 17603 (717) 393-5807 Unour pwiKni, Friday, January 7,1N4-E23 can, and slip it out of the cube through a small slot. What they are able to get out of the cube is theirs to keep. The trick is to catch the cash or bonds, because inside the cube, it’s like standing in the middle of a tornado.” The “Dairy Derby” will be Display At Show Farming presents these brief biographies of candidates who will receive the Key stone Degree. We honor the wide-ranging achievements and accomplishments of the FFA’ers from more than 73 chapters across the state. Lancaster Farming wishes all FFA’ers success in their chosen Held. (Turn to Pago E 24) Show played for approximately 40 minutes out of each hour, starting at 10 a.m. (except Sunday) and ending at 6 p.m. MAMMA esti mates that eight to 10 games will be played each hour to allow as many people to participate as possible. to the 13. The horticulture exhibit on the second floor of the Northeast Building (next to the large arena) replicates a 19th century potting shed and old-fashioned raised garden bed. The garden includes both heirloom flowers, herbs, and vegetables. Heirloom such as Dr. Martin’s lima beans and Deacon Dan Beets were handed down through Pennsylvania German families and planted to preserve the variety. Hybrids such as All-American selections including Butter crunch lettuce, femleaf dill, and Nicki-mix nicotiana have old-fashioned appeal pro duced from today’s commercial-hybridizers. Master Gardeners from seven counties will be participating including York, Adams, Franklin, Cumberland, Lebanon, Lancaster, and Dauphin. Master Gardeners are available to answer your winter gardening questions. The exhibit will show old gardening tools including an old mole trap, old fashion seed display, heirloom containers and plenty of spring planting ideas. In all, 13 heirlooms and 13 hybrids will be growing in the display. If you’re unable to attend the Farm Show but would like written information on heir looms and hybrids, contact Sara at the exten sion office at (717) 757-9657 or at Landis Valley Museum at (717) 569-0401. A pre sentation on heirloom and hybrid seed variet ies will occur on Tuesday, January 11 at 3 p.m. at the Farm Show. Admission is free. Heirlooms planted for the Farm Show dis play include gilfeather turnip, pink brandy wine tomato, mammoth german gold tomato, Scarlet runner bean, Dr. Martin’s lima bean, early scarlet hom carrot, deacon dan beet, white cucumber, birdhouse gourd, nutmeg melon, cockscomb celosia, delphinium larks pur, and Job’s tears. Hybrids planted for the Farm Show include Thumbelina carrot, ruby lettuce, but tercrunch lettuce, celebrity tomato, orange pixie tomato, purple ruffles basil, femleaf dill, banquet parsley, double gleam nastur tium, nicki-mix nicotiana, red plume gaillar dua, peaches and cream verbena, and fiesta mix salvia.
Significant historical Pennsylvania newspapers