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Jill Harnish is the outstanding
young farmer under 30 from the
Solanco Chapter in region 2. She
manages the dairy herd on the
home farm with her parents Ed
and Arlene Harnish.
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The state Outstanding Young Farmer Advisor is
Gerald Reichard, left, from the Shippensburg Young
Adult Farmers Association. Making the presentation is
Jeff Grove.
Rawlinsville in region 2, are the
state outstanding young farmers
over 30. The wikers with their
two children, Matt and Emily,
represent a typical farm family
that both works and plays to
gether.
Jeff and Kathy Rohrer from
Chambersburg, are the out
standing young farmers over 30
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from the Shippensburg Chapter
in region 4
Gettysburg received the out
standing chapter award. The
host chapter was Kutztown.
Grace Hoppes was named the
new state president, and Dan
Wilkinson finished his term as
president. Bill Zollers chaired
the annual meeting.
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Western Pa. Stands Out
Among Five-Acre
Corn Winners,
Second and third place awards went to Dick Snyder,
center, second place; Herman Manbeck, third place,
right. At left, presenting the awards, was Dan Wolf.
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Lancaster Farming Staff
CAMP HILL (Cumberland
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test were announced here
Tuesday during the Pennsylva
nia Corn and Soybean Confer
ence.
Notable among the winners were many
from the western counties of Pennsylvania,
including Fayette, Clarion, Beaver, and
Mercer.
In the 1997-1999 three-year average
awards category, in shelled grain class regu
lar harvest size, David C. Hileman, Tyrone,
won first place and harvested an average of
172.2 bushels per acre using Pioneer 3335, Pi
oneer 33G26, and Pioneer 33VQ8 varieties.
Second place went to Albert Ferens, Dunbar,
for an average of 158.2 bushels per acre using
Agway 657 and 767. Third place went to
Herman Manbeck, Womelsdorf, for an aver
age of 151.8 bushels per acre using Pioneer
33Y09and33Y18.
In the shelled grain, 3-acre plus harvest
size, first place went to Carl T. Shaffer, Miff
linville, for an average of 178.1 bushels per
acre using Pioneer 3260. Second place went to
Lee Spangler, Miffiinburg, for an average of
176.2 bushels per acre using Pioneer 3335 and
33Y09. Third place went to Nelson Beam,
Elverson, for an average of 171.2 bushels per
acre using Pioneer 3394,33V08, and 33A14.
In the ear corn class three-year average
awards, regular harvest size, first place went
to Michael Glenn, Big Cove Tannery, for an
average of 175.8 bushels per acre using Ciba
Max4s4 and Pioneer 3217 varieties. Second
place went to Jeffrey Reed, Emporium, for an
average of 167.6 bushels per acre using Pio
neer 3905 and 3893. Third place went to
Sandy Ridge Farms, Big Cove Tannery, for
an average yield of 164.2 bushels per acre
using Pioneer 3437,37M81, and 35N05.
In the shelled grain class, regular harvest
size, first place went to Chris Pilgrim, Fre
donia, for a yield of 201.8 bushels per acre
using Pioneer 34G81 at a plant population of
26,385. Second place went to Norman Jodiki
nos, Clinton, for a yield of 187.8 bushels per
acre using Pioneer 3394 with a population of
26,078 plants per acre. Third place went to
Elder Vogel, Rochester, for a yield of 173.6
bushels per acre using Hytest 8H4612 at a
plant population of 22,371.
In the shelled grain class, 3-acre plus har
vest size, first place went to Robert E. More,
Montgomery, for a yield of 218.3 bushels per
acre using Pioneer 33A14 at a plant popula
tion of 29,206. Second place went to D. Rich
ard Snyder, Montoursville, for a yield of 205.3
bushels per acre using Pioneer 33A14 at a
plant population of 28,010. Third place went
to Michel P. Wilcox, Carlton, for a yield of
199.2 bushels per acre using Pioneer 36808 at
a plant population of 29,751.
In the ear corn class, hand harvest, first
place went to Jeffrey E. Reed, Emporium, for
a yield of 204.3 bushels per acre using Pioneer
3893 at a plant population of 23,282. Second
place went to Sandy Ridge Farms, Shippen-