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A3B-Lancaster Farming “Friday, January 6i 1995
Chester Dairy Day
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and another for those 13 months to
pre-calving.
The precalving heifers can be,
and should be put on a close up
ration. Heinrichs said that putting
them in with up close dry cows is a
perfectly fine practice and that a
heifer should never, never be
allowed to calve at a heifer facility
Manheim Central
One of the goals is to show stu
dents the connection between sub
ject areas.
This year, during the fourth
marking period, integrated curri
culum will be used to show stu
dents the connection between the
courses they arc studying and
relate it to a project. Currently, 22
teachers are working together on
one project to teach students
hands-on skills in erecting a bio
sphere on school property where
some students will spend several
school days inside it.
Students will use math skills to
determine geometric measures;
science skills to predict weather
patterns; English skills to prepare a
video journal of the different
stages in building the biosphere;
social studies to examine how the
environment affects history, pov
erty, and war; and physical educa
tion knowledge to determine how
to keep in shape within the bio
sphere. Students will use a compu
ter to produce a newspaper; art
knowledge to design furniture;
home economics training in choos
ing fabrics and design; and agricul
ture to figure out the plants and
animals that may exist in the
biosphere.
“It’s taking a lot of
preparation to keep
things balanced,”
Seibert said of this new
experience for teachers.
“The purpose is to
show connections. In
the world, every action
is a reaction,” she said.
This is Seibert’s 10th
year teaching. The
restructuring has
required a lot of time
and energy, but one that
pleases her.
When she first began
teaching in 1985, only
four students were
enrolled in her freshman
agriculture class and
only 38 in the ag
program.
Compare that to more
than SSO students
enrolled in at least one
of the agriculture educa
tion electives.
The increasing
enrollment required hir
ing two additional voca
tional agricultural staff
members. Heather
Peters and Charles Ax
m.
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and then be trucked to the main
herd to be put in the milking string.
He suggested a precalving stage
to start from four to six weeks prior
to calving.
Other speakers discussed using
commoditites in a feeding prog
ram, cow comfort in a stall bam,
managing for profits and caring for
dry cows.
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Classroom expansion is also
needed. Two greenhouses, two
additional classrooms, and a small
engine, welding, and woodwork
ing shop will be built beginning
this spring and completed in three
years. To finance the expansion,
the school received a rural grant
from the Department of Agricul
ture requiring matching funds
from local businesses and the
community.
Seibert said, “We could not
have offered this curriculum and
have this expansion without the
support of the administration, the
school board, the parents, and the
community.”
Said Jere Murphy, the school’s
principal, “We have a young,
knowledgeable and dedicated staff
who have conveyed to our students
that agriculture affects and is
important to all of us. With the
support of strong FFA and Adult
Young Farmer Programs, the
Manheim Central Agriculture
Education Department- prepares
leaders in the agriculture industry
of the future.”
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Lebanon 4-H
Livestock Holds
Winter Roundup
NORTH CORNWALL (Leba
non Co.) The Lebanon 4-H
Livestock Club held its winter
roundup last week and raised a tot
al of $13,330 through the sale of
project animals.
Although no market steers were
shown, the sale of market sheep
raised $2,185; while the sale of
market hogs raised $11,145.
Twenty-seven buyers and other
supporters attended the sale of the
market animals and helped the
county’s youth continue their
projects.
The grand champion market
lamb was shown by Benj Bow and
was purchased by Lebanon Valley
National Bank, and Dr. Andrew
and Kathy Stewart for $2OO.
The reserve champion market
lamb was shown by Kyle Fleener,
and was purchased for $l9O by
John F. Lengel Inc.
The grand champion market hog
was shown by Trisha Berger and
was purchased by Hatfield Quality
Meats Inc., for $250.
The reserve grand champion
market hog was shown by Marc
Arnold and was purchased by John
F. Lengel Inc. for $290.
The winter roundup is held
annually between the Christmas
and New Year’s holidays and
gives the youth a chance to show
and sell their market animals.
Some members take other project
animals to the state Farm Show,
while the roundup provides many
with the only opportunity for such
an event
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