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/State Honors Betts

TUCKAHOE Walter H. Betts wak one of six farm leaders \o receive the citation for Distinguished Service to New Jersey Agriculture at Vhe State Agricultural Cofe^ention held in Cherry Hill on Jan 24-25. The award is the highest recognition that a farmer can receive in the Garden State. Betts served as president and member of the state Board of Agriculture and is currently serving a second term on the Board of Managers of the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Statiorv at Cook College. Rutgers University. He has also served as a director of the county Board of Agriculture for almost 30 years, is a past president and is currently corresponding secretary. Betts recently retired after more than 25 years of service-with the Bridgeton Farm Production Credit Association and Federal Land Bank Association joint board of directors. He served as chairman of the board of directors.

The award recipient has also been active in community service, having served as municipal tax assessor and member of the board of adjustment, and served for 15 years on the Els tell Manor Bp^rd of Education. He has been recognized for outstanding leadership and service by such organizations as the New Jersey Chapter of Epsilon Sigma Phi (National Honorary Extension Fraternity). the County 4-H Foundation, its Board of Agriculture. BETTS BEGAN HIS FARMING career in the. early 1930s, raising vegetables and chickens. During World War II he raised tomatoes for canning and other fresh market vegetables. In the late 1940s he expanded into processing lima beans and peas for Sea brook Farms The processing enterprise continued to expand with the help of his sons, George and Thomas, until 1969 when it attained a peak production of 450 acres

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With his sons, Betts began the current turf sod production business with, just ten acres in 1968. The turf sod operation, known as Tuckahoe Turf Farms Inc., has increased consistently so that it is the only major crop in the cur rent 500 acre farm operation. In 1978. Betts retired from farming turned pver the turf farm t6 sons George apd Thomas. However, he stiH maintains an active interest in the operation. He is a member and past president of the’ Cultivated Sod Association of New Jersey. During his farming career, Betts instituted many progressive farm practices including irrigation, soil conservation and drainage, and labor saving mechanization. He has proved himself to be an outstanding farmer in whatever agricultural enterprise he chose to pursue — vegetable crops, field crops, or turf sod. v Betts has also been a longtime member of the state Fqrm Bureau; he served on its board of directors and as a member of vbe 'marketing association. In addition, he has given outstanding leadership to the Cooperative Extension Service: he served as chairman of the county Extension Service Advisory Council and as director and past president of the county 4-H foundation. He has also served on the advisory board of the Rutgers South Jersey Research and Development Center. Betts continues to live at the home farm with his wife, Uarda. In addition to their sons they have daughters, Shera and MurieL John N. MacLeod, senior county agricultural agent, said Betts is highly deserving of this distinguished award and all citizens of county can be proud of his leadership and service to hnth the county and the Garden State. , A large delegation from • ape May County attended the recent State Agricultural Convention. Serving as convention delegates were Leslie C. Uea, president, and John Yasser, vice president 'vm the county Board of agriculture. Both reside in West Cape May. Serving as -Uemate voting delegates were R. Edward VVuerker Rio Grande and Benard Germanic of Belleplain. Wenger Jr. To Be Wed

COURT HOlJSE - Mr. and Mrs. Douglas A. Smith pf Waccabuc, N.Y., have announced the engagement of their daugbtei. Susan Leslie, to Fred G. Wenger Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wenger Sr., 2A Timber lea Lane. The groom to be is a graduate of Ocean City High School. Both be and Miss Smith are graduates of Dickinson College. Miss Smith is a member of the faculty of the Rippawan School in Bedford, N.Y. Mr. Wenger is a student at the Philadelphia ! College of Osteopathic Medicine. The wedding is scheduled for June 23.

DISTINGUISHED SERVICE — Walter* 41. Betts, a Tuckahoe farmer. Meft. receives the ciUtion for

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