14—Lancaster Farming, Friday, May 3, 1957 Unusual Research Team Produced Accurate Reconstruction of Steer An unusual research team, niade up of veterinarians, sculp tors, animal nutritionists and ar tists?- conducted a series of un ique studies to make the inter ior displays of “The Champ” faithfully accurate and educa tional. “The Champ” is the giant life like plastic Hereford steer mounted on a 34-foot trailer which will be on display at the Guernsey .Breeders Sale Pavil ion and Lancaster Union Stock Yards. It was made by the Ral ston Purina Company and is touring the country to promote a better understanding of the cattleman’s business of produc ing beef lor our nation’s people. Visitors iwho walk through the giant steer’s Ibody se-e replicas, of vital organs at work making beef, producing milk, and devel oping an unborn calf from a 30- PASTURES ; For year round grazing sow' a Swiss Permanent Pasture*' Ready to pasture in 8 weeks.' 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Hershey & Son Nauheim* RD. 1 Farmersville Equipment Co, Ephrata. R.D. 2 N. day to a nine-minth embryo, Artists and sculptors who were called on to create these remarkable displays had little knowledge of animal physiology and nutrition. Purina demanded the utmost accuracy and authen ticity in all the displays. To capture a faithful repro duction of vital organs and phy siological (processes, beef and daily animals were sacrificed to the studies. Purina veterinari ans dissected the carcasses of these animals while artists and sculptors observed and made sketches. Color'photos were made of each study for reference. Cows carrying unborn calves in different stages of develop-' ment were sacrificed and dis sected while are artists and scul -ptors watched. Nutritionists ex plained the role of feeds and roughages in the making of beef and milk. During the actual con struction of “The Champ,” an eminent veterinarian furnished continuing technical advice to the builders. Unique construction methods were used by the Gardner Display Company of Chicago in building “The Champ.” First of all, a 29-inch clay mod el of a champion-type Hereford steer was sculptured by Purina’s animal artist, Eugene Hoy. To capture faithful details of body conformation, Hoy spent several weeks visiting the leading live stock shows of the country’to study the grand champion ani mals. He made sketches from all angles. In reconstructing the un derpart of the neck and head, Hoy would make water color sketches while lying on his back. E. L. Herr Peach Bottom Farm Calendar Saturday Invitational barbeque Lan caster Poultry Center Monday Chicken of Tomorrow Judg ing—Producers Cooperative Ex change, CoatesviUe. New Holland Community 4-H Club 8 p.m., at home of EMis Mentzer, R 2 NeW Holland. 4-H County Council 8 p. m., at Lancaster Post Office Building Tuesday 4-H Farm and Home Electric Club Roundup 8 p. m., Gnest Building, Lancaster. - - State judging of Chicken of Tomorrow Contest—Farm Show Building, Harrisburg. Kirkwood Community 4-H Club 8 p. m. at Odd Fellows Hall. Egg Quality and Marketing Panel 7:45'p m. at R. W. Sau der plant, Lititz. Wednesday 4-H Guernsey Club 8 p. m. at Farm Bureau Cooperative, Dil lersville Road, Lancaster. Thursday Litiitz-Manheim Community 4- H Club Bp. m. at home of Clayton Sangrey, R 2 Lititz Senior .Extension Club 8 30 p m. at WGAL-TV, Lincoln Highway West, Lancaster Friday, May 10 Boot and Saddles 4-H Horse and Pony Club 8 p. m. at the home of Robert Benkley, Blue Ball County-Wide 4-H leaders train ing meeting 8 p. m. at the Farm Bureau Cooperative, Dil lersville Road, Lancaster. From this clay model the Gard ner Display Company made a plaster cast. This plaster cast was then sliced into pieces, like a loaf of bread. Each piece was pro jected by a lighting process onto huge strips of tracing material From these tracings,_each piece was constructed in wood in its actual size, and the pieces were put together. This skeleton was blanketed with one-quarter inch mesh wire, then burlap, and the entire structure was covered with modeling clay, making a huge clay model of The Champ in his actual size. The job exhausted the entire supply of, modeling clay that was available in the United States at the time From this clay model another plaster cast was made. This giant cast was used as the model for the final structural material. The plastic material used is the same that is used by car manu facturers in building special sport oars. Actual construction of “The Champ” was carried on in a 2'2-story pavilion. These studies of an unusal research (team veterinarians, sculptors, animal nutritionists and artists laid the ground work for the interior displays o(f “The Champ,” which are un doubtedly the most aujhenti); educational displays of their kind in existence. Voice of Lancaster Farms Samuel V- Fletcher, R 1 Cochranville Sir: We are very pleased with your paper “Lancaster Farming.” It is a very informative, helpful and interesting publication. As a farmer, particularly poul try farming, we find it invaluable. The marketing news and market reports are especially helpful. . Then too, we have found through your advertisements some materials and products which we needed, but did not know where to purchase. Need more be added’ Indeed, the cooking receipes are eagerly scanned and filed and so many of these receipes of good Lancaster County and neighboring county cooks have been tried with de licious results. I wish to thank the people that sent me some clothes for the poor families..lf there are any more people that have anything, they can send them to me. I fix a Jot that I get, and I thank you folks of the Lancaster Farming- paper. Violet Preston 621 East Lincoln Hwp. Coatesville, Pa. D.K. Myers New Ag Ghent Head At Harrisburg Promotion of Delmar K. Myers, 414 Berryhill Rd., Harrisburg, formerly of Dußois, from chief chemist to Acting Chemistry Di rector in the Bureau of Foods and Chemistry was announced Friday by State Secretary of Agri culture William L._ Henning. Myers became head chemist in July 1952 and chief chemist in September 1955. Previously he had served for nine years as an as sistant professor of chemistry at the Pennsylvania State University and worked also in a pharmaceu tical plant during the early stages of commercial production of sulfa drugs. He was graduated from Penn ■State in 1937 with a bachelor of science degree in chemistry, ob taining the bachelor of arts de gree in 1941 and his master’s de gree in science in 1948. ~ As acting director he will sup ervise the administration of more than 30 laws dealing with the manufacture, distribution and sale of food and food products and materials used for agricul tural purposes, including feeds and fertilizers. SUBSCRIBER’S SAY: Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Ritchie Lincoln Dniversity To the Lancaster Farming: En closed is money for a subscription to your wonderful little paper. I like the pages for-the Farm Wife and Family, and I have used sev eral recipes with good results. I hope we can have your paper for a long time. Chester L. Haldeman, v R 3 Ephrata I was raised on i 200 acre farm, and I like this farm paper very much. S Name Your Price,.. 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Sat., May 25—By Mary Leisey Ex. of the Emma Walters Est. in Mt. Airy. Real Estate, Household goods and antiques. Small Fruits Course Offered By Penn State A course of study in Small Fruits is now available by cor respondence fro mthe Pennsyl vania State University, announ ces Associate County Agent Harry Sloat. It covers the production and markeeting of strawberries and raspberries, blackberries and blueberries, currants and goose berries, and grapes. Included also is pruning disease and insect control, harvesting, packing, and shipping. Small fruits is one of many courses in agriculture and home economics offered - without charge to residents of Pennsyl vania. See your local county agent or write to Correspond ence Courses in Agriculture, Un iversity Park, Pennsylvania, for a catalogue.
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