Plowmen’s national contest ends may be last in era
The 1968 national plowing match in Pennsylvania featured winners Kruckeberg 82 points and Robert 81.75 as runners up, with the event hosted by Penn State, PA Department of Agriculture, Milton Hershey Farms, Pennsylvania Grassland Council, and USDA Soil Conservation Service. Banquet speaker Herb Plambeck warned the 1968 meet could close the book on national contests.
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Herb Plambeck
Pennsylvania
Hershey
The
College of Agriculture
Pennsylvania State University
Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture
Milton Hershey Farms
Pennsylvania Grassland Council
Soil Conservation Service
US Department of Agriculture
Deb Smith Reigns at 1968 National Plowing Contest
Seventeen year old Deborah E Smith is crowned Queen of the Falow during the 1968 National Plowing Contest in Hershey. Her mother Mrs Arthur M Smith and families from Boiling Springs and Ickesburg share pride as the event features tours, Smokey the Bear demonstrations, and a pony express by 4H Light Horse and Pony Clubs.
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Deborah E Smith
Deb
Arthur M Smith
Mrs Smith
Smiths
Boiling Springs
Cumberland County
Ickesburg
Perry County
Light Horse and Pony Clubs
Lower Dauphin High School
Central
Plowing Champs Crown York County at National Contest
York County farmers dominate the 1968 National Plowing Contest with wins in large and small plow, contour plow, and multiple horse and mule divisions. Gerald Rebert and Dale Rebert, siblings from Thomasville and Spring Grove, claim two titles. Charles Hess of Dallas Town wins contour plowing. other winners include Jack Cullen Somerset in sulky, Robert Decker Dauphin in double gang, Earl Yorty Hummelstown in walking plow, James Howard Westmoreland in single gang, Miss Carure Bonowitz Harrisburg in the ladies’ class, with 64-year-old John Faidley Hershey and 12-year-old Flynn Lapp Lancaster/minister’s son noted among entrants. Official ribbon given by Lt Gen Raymond J Buroderick remarks on agriculture as the Commonwealth’s key industry.
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York
Gerald Rebert
Thomasville
Dale R. Rebert
Spring Grove
Charles Hess
Dallastown
Somerset
Jack Cullen
Robert W Decker
Garrett
Earl Yorty
Hummelstown
Dauphin Co
James Howard
Mt Pleasant
Westmoreland Co
Carure Bonowitz
Harrisburg
John Faidley
Hershey
Flynn Lapp
Lancaster Counties
Gev Raymond J Buroderick
Commonwealth
Esbenshade Leads Laborious Forage Silage Placings
Glenn Esbenshade reports mixed results with crude protein 103 percent crude fiber and an estimated TDN of 82 percent. Local placings include Coin Silage entries led by Esbenshade as reserve grand champion and multiple riders across districts, with Hay Crop silage and area additions also earning top spots.
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Esbenshade
Donald L Hershey
Manheim
Clarence Keener Jr
Menheim
Aaron Stauffe
Ephiata
Preston Newcomer
Mt Joy
Donald Hershey
Carl L Matin
Marvin Nolt
Peach Bottom
Samuel N Myers
Elizabethtown
Paul Clark's Youth Event Highlights and Winners
Paul Clark discusses youth event needs in Pennsylvania and the control measures used. About 50 contestants competed in the youth event. Second place in the FFA division went to Joan Heller of Aspers Adams Co with a bid by Timothy Heller, Patty Sawzik of Somerset R2 placed second in 4 H division and Ned Hower of Northampton R2 earned the bid.
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Pennsylvania
FFA
Joan Heller
Aspers R1
Adams Co
Timothy Heller
John
Patty Sawzik
Somerset
Ned Hower
Northampton
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Terry Bender
Profe R1
Iowa
Kruckeberg
Dale R. Robert
York Co
Robert
Eugene Holmes
Waldorf, Minn
Virgil Bender
Prole
John Daniels
Vandalia, Ill
Smokey the Bear
Department of Forests and Waters
Smokey
Beverly Buras
East Montgomery
Wallow Grove
Vong
Lancaster
Elvin Lapp
Elmer Lapp
Kinzers
Wiliam Howard
Pennsylvania Horse and Mule Association
L.F
Paraquat
Ema Eet
Smoketown, Pa
Martin’s Limestone
Blue Ball
Gap
Glenn Esbenshade
Paul Clark
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