Bie-Umcister Farming, Saturday, August 27, 1994
FFA Happenings
FFA Members Win At States
Twin Valley FFA returned from
state FFA competition at Penn
State with a first place dairy foods
team, the top individuals in the
interview and dairy foods con
tests, the new state FFA chaplain,
and the second place forestry
team.
More than 1,200 FFA members
and advisors from chapters across
Pennsylvania gathered at Penn
State for the 65th annual state FFA
summer convention and state con
tests in areas.
Capturing first place in the
interview contest was Melissa
Tyson of Birdsboro. Missy, the
daughter of Dona and Gregory
Tyson, had to write a letter apply
ing for a job, complete an actual
job application, and then actually
be interviewed for this job.
In the dairy foods contest,
Michelle Powell captured first
place and led the Twin Valley
team to a first place finish. Other
team members were Crystal Peter
son, who placed third; Michelle
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Steve, who placed 15th; and Rob
Deeds, who placed 20th.
Dairy foods competitors take
written tests on milk production
and milk marketing and also solve
milk marketing problems. They
must detect off-flavors in milk and
assign numerical scores to the
milk samples, identify mastitis in
milk samples, detect defects in
milker parts which could be harm
ful to that cow, identify different
cheeses, and differentiate between
real and artificial dairy products.
Michelle Powell is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Scaramuzzino of
Rockville, Crystal is the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. John Peterson of
Honey Brook, Michelle Steve is
the Daughter of Mrs. Jane Yohn of
Birdsboro, and Rob is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Deeds of
Birdsboro. The dairy foods team
will now represent Pennsylvania
in national FFA competition in
Kansas City, Mo. in November.
In forestry competition. Twin
Valley captured second place in a
very close contest. Megan Mac-
Bride finished third, Tara Plewa,
sixth, and Larry Medaglia 12th.
Forestry contestants also take a
written test and do forestry prob
lem solving. They must identify
common Pennsylvania trees,
equipment used in forestry, mea
sure the diameter of trees and esti
mate the timber volume in each
tree and a premarked stand, and
tell how to manage a forest stand.
Megan is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. W. Macbride Elverson, Tara
is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Richard Plewa of Honey Brook,
and Larry is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Larry Medaglia of Elverson.
The team will now represent Pen
nsylvania in competition at the-
Eastern States Exposition in
Springfield, Mass, in September.
In wildlife competition, Melissa
Makris, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
John Makris of Honey Brook,
placed third with a gold medal.
Melissa had to take a written test
on her knowledge of wildlife, cor
rectly identify 25 birds from a list
of mbrc than 200, identify com
mon Pennsylvania mammals,
identify common wildlife foods,
identify wildlife tracks, identify
bird calls, identify signs of various
wildlife species, and finally, at
two different sites, identify the
wildlife species you would expect
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• Reliable, air-cooled engines. The
3-cylinder, naturally-aspirated diesel
engine delivers 40 PTO hp in the 4650 and
52 PTO hp in the 4660. It also eliminates
components that cause downtime in liquid
cooled engines and is among the best in
fuel consumption tests.
• Independent FTO. Both models feature
a 540 rpm with a 6-spline shaft. The 4650
and 4660 come standard with a Category I
3-point hitch with telescopic stabilizers.
• Efficient drive trains. The synchropower
transmission features 12 forward and 3
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In public speaking competition,
two members earned gold medals.
Joellyn Kinsey earned a gold
mnedal in the junior prepared
speaking contest with her pre
pared speech on pet therapy. Joel
lyn is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Bryan Kinsey of Green Hills.
Junior prepared speeches are 3 to
5 minutes long with a S minute
question and answer period at the
end. Only first year FFA members
may enter the junior prepared con
test. Joellyn placed Sth in the state.
In the conservation speaking con
test, Amy Jo Vanßodegraven
placed 7th with a speech on. the
American Bald eagle. Amy Jo’s
speech was 5 to 7 minutes long
with 5 minutes for questions and
answers afterwards. AmyJo is the
daughter of Susan Fox of
Birdsboro.
Other Twin Valley students
earning awards were Jason Red
mond who received a bronze med
al in the livestock judging contest
and Heather Dougherty who
received a gold medal as a chapter
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delegate. The chapter scrapbook
also received a silver medat. Jason
is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Redmond 111 of Plowville. Heath
er is the daughter of Mrs. Debra
Dougherty.
Ben Dodd, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Victor Dodd of Geigertown, was
elected as state FFA chaplain for
the 1994-1995 school year. Ben
will serve the state FFA along
with 10 other state officers to visit
chapters across the state and parti
cipate in numerous activities.
Other Twin Valley students
who participated in the various
contests were Jarad Moyer - wild
life; Tom Lakeman and Ed
Gegenheimer - small gas engines;
Rose Samojeden, Mathan Mess
ner, and Megan Charron - horse
judging; Greg Lund and Carla
Kurtz - nursery/landscape; Jim
Lakeman - livestock judging;
Andy Risbon, Adrienne Neff, and
Steve Roehm • aquatic resources.
Twin Valley students were
accompanied by chapter advisor
and agricultural science teacher
Ronald Frederick.
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Both tractor models come as either
2WDorAWD.
• Quality features. The 4600 Series tractors
feature hydrostatic power steering and
premium Goodyear " radial tires. They also
feature a rear aide differential lock and
mechanically-actuated wet disc brakes.
The AGCO Allis 4600 Series tractors are
engineered for trouble-free service and long
life. They are lightweight, compact tractors
with excellent visibility, maneuverability and
common-sense instrumentation. To see how
easy it is to operate the 4650 and 4660, or
any of the ‘‘orange” line of AGCO Allis
tractors ranging from 40 to 128 FTO hp, stop
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