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Spring Antique Tractor Pull Results
DELTA (York Co.) The
Mason-Dixon Fair Association
sponsored their First Annual
Spring Antique Tractor Pull on a
sunny but windy day on May 5,
2001. There were 103 pulls.
More than SO owner- operators
brought over 66 tractors of an
tique vintage (1960 and older) to
test the track and the new sled.
All proceeds from the pull ben
efit the 2001 Mason-Dixon Fair.
The top three finishers in each
class are as follows:
Class (stock) 1. Jim Hamish, Wash
ington Boro on a 1941 Case VC (82’2”). 2.
Jason Kerns, White Hall, Md. on a Farmall BN
(6’m
3,500 Class (stock) 1. William Burkheimer
of Aberdeen, Md. on a Massey Harris 30 (132*
5”) 2 Curtis McGrady, Rising Sun, Md. on a
1948 Allis Chalmers WC (130’ 9”) 3. Allen
Muller, Hampstead, Md. on a 1943 Allis
Chalmers WC (74’ 7”)
3,500 Class (modified)* 1. Curtis McGrady,
Rising Sun, Md on a 1948 Allis Chalmers WC
(193’ 9”)
4300 Class (stock): 1. Jason Talley, Rising
Sun, Md. on an Allis Chalmers WD (205' 2”)
2 Richard Zimmerman, Mt. Joy on an Allis
Chalmers WD 45 (196* I"). 3. Bill Burkheimer,
Aberdeen, Md. on a John Deere A (180* B’*)
4300 Class (modified): 1. Chris Cockey,
Millersville, Md on a Wards ER (233* 4"). 2
Jason Talley, Rising Sun, Md on an Allis
Chalmers WD (232* 10”). 3 Richard Zimmer
man, Mt Joy on an Allis Chalmers WD 45
(208* 2”)
5300 Class (slock): 1. James Thompson,
Forest Hill, Md on an Allis Chalmers WD 45
(146* 5”). 2. Dick Herbert, Jarrettsvilie, Md on
a Massey Harris 44 (143* 3”). 3. Doug Ander
son, Glenn Arm, Md. on a Farmall Super M
(139* 6”)
5300 Class (modified). 1. Doug Anderson,
Glen Arm, Md on a Farmall Super M (189*
I”) 2 Allen Muller, Hampstead, Md. on a
Farmall Super M (146* 7”) 2 James Thomp
son, Forest Hill, Md on an Allis Chalmers WD
45(135*4”)
Participants in the Spring Antique Tractor Pull wait for
their turn to pull the sled. Over 60 different tractors were
featured at the May 5 event.
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Dale Thompson of Maryland takes his turn pulling the
new Mason-Dixon Fair sled. He placed fifth out of a field
of 16 in the 6,500-pound stock class.
6300 Class (slock). 1. John Stauffer, New
Holland on a 1955 Deutz D6S (Full Pull of
300') 2. Jason Baer, Glenville on a 1946 Farm
all M (230’ II”). 3. Marlin Kreider, Washington
Boro on a MM (206’ 5").
6300 Class (modified); 1. John Stauffer,
New Holland on a 1955 Deutz D6S (Full Pull of
300'). 2. Jason Baer, Glenville on his 1946
Farmall M (204’ 8”).
7300 Clast (stock): 1. Todd Stauffer, New
Holland on a 1955 Deutz D6S (200* 11”). 2.
Robert Rowe, Nottingham on a Farmall Super
M (166* 4**). 3. J. Glen Hess, Washington Boro
on a Cockshutt 50 (158* 6”).
7300 Class (modified): 1. Robert Rowe, Not
tingham on a Farmall Super MTA (184* 7**). 2.
John Stauffer, New Holland on a 1955 Deutz
D 65 (170* 11”). 3. Philip Baer, Glenville on a
Farmall M (156* 11”).
8300 Class (stock). 1. John Hamlsh, Wash
ington Boro on a Case 400 (190* 5”). 2. John
Stauffer, New Holland on a 1955 Deutz D 65
(178* 7”). 3. Jeff Douts, Oxford on a John
Deere 730 (176* 4”).
8300 Class (modified): 1. J. Glenn Hess,
Washington Boro on a Cockshutt 50 (200* 6”).
2 Arnold Shackelford. Long Green, Md. on a
John Deere 60 (166* 1”) 3. Fred Dietz, 111,
Phoenix, Md on a John Deere A (149* s’*).
9300 Class (stock): 1. Heather Blevin, Not
tingham on a John Deere 730 (205* I**). 2. Jeff
Douts, Oxford on a John Deere 730 (204* 2”). 3.
Gilbert Scarff, White Hall, Md on a John
Deere 7200(144* 3”)
9,500 Class (modified): 1. Jeff Douts, Oxford
on a John Deere 730 (235' 1”). 2. Jim Hanush,
Washington Boro on a Case 400 (210* 6"). 3.
Heather Blevin, Nottingham on a John Deere
730 (189’4”).
10,500 Class (stock): 1. Robert Rowe, Not
tingham on a John Deere 820 (139’ 8"). 2. Clif
ford Holloway, Peach Bottom on an I H 650 D
(135* 2”). 3. Vic Butler, Whiteford, Md. on an
Oliver 1900(90*11”).
Class (modified): 1. Robert Rowe,
Nottingham on a John Deere 820 (147’ 3”). 2.
John Hamish, Washington Boro on a Case 400
(135* 8”). 3 Clifford Holloway, Peach Bottom
on a Farmall H 650 (129’ 7”).
12500 Class (stock): 1. Jim Huber, Peach
Bottom Int'l 560 (182’ 7”). 2. Joel Hamish,
Washington Boro on a Case 600 (141’ 8”).
12400 Class (modified): 1. Joel Hamish,
Washington Boro on a Case 600 (155’ 10”). 2.
Robert Rowe, Nottingham on a John Deetc 820
(142’ 10”).
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Educators Reminded
Of Beef Materials
DENVER, Colo.
Through a combined state
and national effort, grade
school and high school teach
ers across the United States
are being reminded of the
many beef industry education
al materials available to them.
Checkoff-funded aids that
address such topics as nutri
tion, the environment, con
sumer sciences and others are
featured in a new flyer being
distributed by state beef coun
cils and the National Cattle
men’s Beef Association
(NCBA).
The flyer describes and il
lustrates more than a dozen
teachers’ aids prepared by the
NCBA on behalf of the Cattle
men’s Beef Board and state
beef councils. The materials
are targeted to specific age
groups and professionally
written, designed and market
ed with teachers in mind.
Some of the materials are
provided free to teachers in
grades 3-7. All materials are
family farm near Dover, Del. He
raises potatoes, field and sweet
com, soybeans, wheat, and bar
ley. Prior to that, Bergold was
vice president of the farm and in
volved in other farming partner
ships.
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available to teachers through
the beef industry’s education
web site, www.teachfree.com.
Several of the materials have
won national awards for their
effectiveness in reaching chil
dren and getting across the
beef industry’s message.
Among the materials being
promoted in the flyer are Eat
Well Grow Strong, an educa
tional poster for second grad
ers; Caretakers All, an envi
ronmental program for grades
3-4; Fueled for Flight, an edu
cation kit that uses space trav
el to teach 5-6 grade students
about how the body uses ener
gy; Basics About Beef, a color
ful 24-page booklet that cov
ers all aspects of beef
nutrition, purchasing, storing
and preparation; and Facts
for Your Files, a series of
background sheets on numer
ous topics important to both
consumers and the beef indus
try.
Bergold has held leadership
roles with various organizations,
including the Delaware Potato
Board, National Potato Council,
and Delaware State Farm Bu
reau. He was also an FSA com
mittee member from 1995-2000.