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Lancaster Farming

Location

Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Aug 24, 1956

Page

3

Deiter Wins County Gilt Award for Sears Project

Raymond Deiter 16 of New Providence receives county honors for his Sears Gilt Award project at Ephrata meeting. He raised Susie the Yorkshire sow, produced 14 pigs in her first litter earning about 150 dollars, and plans to expand hog fattening and a shop self-feeder. He attends Solanco High School and is active in FFA and baseball.

Jackson H. Owen Solanco High School Voag Donald Deiter Roy Deiter Raymond Sears Lancaster Farming Raymond Deiter New Providence Ephrata Lancaster County Vocational Agriculture Department of Quarryville Future Farmers of America Luther D. Peck Solanco Susie FFA Yorkshires

Farm family builds a better plot through schooling and farming

On a 140 acre farm near Bunker Hill Strasburg Township Raymond Deller and his siblings Ruth 19 and younger twins Donald and Dorothy 9 sustain the family with two cows. Crops this year are strong after careful spraying. Raymond attended several schools before finishing eighth grade at Quarryville. The story shows how improved farming methods and encouragement help students excel and win prizes.

Bunker Hill Strasburg Township Raymond Ruth Solanco Donald Dorothy Providence Township Rising Sun Clearfield Quarryville

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