< J ; ,‘ i* h ,! 'u'i i‘ , ii' '>(l i 14—Lancaster Fanning, Friday, July 26, 1957 Exposition Adds Junior Steer Show; $3,505 in Premiums to Be Offered HARRISBURG A 4-H Club and Future Farmers of America' junior steei show has been added to the first Pennsylvania Open Livestock Exposition to be held in Harrisburg at the State Farm &&Vr'Building, Nov. 12 16, it was. announced today Buff L Coleman, show man ager, said $3,505 has been pro vided from he more than $75,000 premium list foi the junior show which is expected to attract youngsteis showing outstanding cattle from many eastern states. The Livestock Exposition is be ing held foi the first time in the Keystone State under the co spon sorship of the Pennsylvania Live stock and Allied Industries As ore ixlra-Value LORD’S mw MOLDBOARD PLOWS o Heat-treated steel frame—truss frame design for extra strength, greater trash clearance. • Turns clean furrows fast—light draft. • 3-point hitch—easy mounting on any Ford Trac tor-positive hydraulic control. • 1, 2 or 3 bottoms—rolling landsides. C Choice of Economy Bottoms to solve your plow ing problems—easily replaceable Razor-Blade Shares. a Choice of Standard Bottoms available, too . . . and much more! COME IN AND LOOK THEM OVER! Elizabethtown Farmers Supply Inc Haverstick Bros. Columbia Pike Lancaster Ph. EX 2-5723 Conestoga Farm Service Quarryville Ph. ST 6-2597 ( New Holland sociation and the State Depart ment of Agriculture. An alocation of $50,000 for premiums was re cently provided by action of the State General Assembly. The junior show is only one phase of the exposition billed by State Secretary of Agriculture William L. Henmngv “to provide one of the biggest boosts ever ex prienced by the livestock industry in the Commonwealth. Coleman said it is possible for the winner of the junior show to win the grand championship of the entire show. “He added that junior show steers can be puie bred, grade or crossbred. Three prizes of $1,085 each will go to the 4-H Club or FF9 youth showing the best Angus, Shrot horn and Hereford steers. Special breed prizes also will be awarded by the American Angus Assn., the American Hereford Assn, the Amncan Shorthorn Breeders’ Assn, and the Virginia Feeder Calf-Yearling Asn A manufactur er of electric watches also will presnt a wrist watch to the young ster xhibiteing th grand champion steer The Livestock Exposition will include showing and sales of high quality beef cattle, swine and sheep The five day event will feature a world’s champion rodeo in. which 200 cowboys will compete for outstanding prizes Th Harris burg rodeo will b the concluson lof the year’s rodeo compettion for these cowboys Six perfor mances will be given at the State Farm Show Building. Allen H. Matz Ph. AN 7-6502 Ph. 7-1341 Sander Bros. Ph. EL 4-8721 14.694 Paid To Order 61 Shippers in June Some 7,189 producers who de livered milk to handlers during June will be paid $4.69 per hund redweight of four per cent milk according to the terms of Federal No. 61 as announced July 1 by L S. Iverson, Market Ad ministrator of the Order which regulates the marketing of milk in the Philadelphia Milk Market mg Area. The June price is 8 9 cents above the price of $4 605 foi the previous month and 16.4 cents above the price of $4 530 for June one year ago This average of the uniform prices for June is com puted on a Class I price of $5.24 and $3,492 for Class II The in crease over June one year ago is due principally to the fact that the Class I price this year is 20 cents above one year ago and the Class II price, 10.9 cents higher than last year Decreased milk de hvenes to the Philadelphia mar ket resulted in a greater percent age utilization of Class I (fluid milk) which is reflected in the higher producer price for June. Milk deliveries from producers during the month of June totaled 112 9 milion pounds which on a daily basis is 12 3 per cent under the peak-flush month of May, bul one per cent above June one year ago Drought conditions which have extended over the Philadel phia milkshed during June have curtailed milk production Pas ture conditions in the southeast era section of Pennsylvania are below normal The average daily deliveries per producer for June was 524 pounds, a drop of 11.8 per cent under the 594 pounds for the previous month. May, but 5 6 per cent above the 49 pounds for June one year ago During June handlers sold- an average of 2 62 million pounds of milk per day, six per cent under the 2 78 million pounds for the previous month, May, and 3.1 per cent under the 270 million pounds for June one year ago The Clas I sales decline is seasonal and reflects the closng of schaals for the summer. < Dairy farming accounts for 38 per cent of all Pennsylvania farm cash income BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBa.BBaBBBBBaHBaBBBaaBaBBBaBBaHBBaBBB Denver Try S-O-S. ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■a■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ WHEN PASTURE FAILS. 1. You’ll find it to be a profitable investment! MOUNTVILLE FEED SERVICE R. D 2, Columbia, Pa. LEROY GEIB. EST, R. D. 2, Manheim, Pa, JOSEPH M. GOOD & SON R. D. 1, Bird-m-Hand, Pa wiLyHorni/A HEAVY FERTILIZATION and use of drouth resistant hybrids have helped this corn being grown by Jerry Grin ev Manheim, in attempt to make a 300 bushel an acre yield. The corn is now in about three-quarter tassel and looks good despite the lack of moisture and hot weather. (LF Photo) Feed WALTER & JACKSON, INC. Christiana, Pa. S-O-S (Sack - of - Silage) S—o—S replaces hay, en silage, or pasture.. It is suc culent, palatable and bulky; absorbs water readily—and contains more digestible nu trients than wheat feeds. It can. be. mixed with home grains, too. JOHN H. BONHOLTZER R. D. 4, Lancaster, Pa, SNADER’S MILL R D. 1. Stevens, Pa. I. B. GRAYBILL & SON Refton, Pa, ioo, r & r"2t' f i? ■■l
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