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Here the sleek females parade past the
judge during one of the classes of the
Brandywine Angus Association Show at
Dal ’Bairn Farms
Owner Is Judge
Wine Show at the Guernsey
'Sales Pavilion, Lancaster, last
Saturday
'Mr. Fletcher tells the name
Dal’Bairn was selected fronf a
combination of names, includ
ing that of his son, Dale 24.
Another son Bill figured in the
name of the farm that now car
ries 125 cows on 700 leased
acres.
“Last year was very dry,” Mr
Fletcher told Lancaster Farm
ing, but it may" help in develop
ing new pastures for that sec
tion. Prospects this year indi
cate more dry weather, but the
combination of brome, alfalfa,
native bluegrass and white clov
er pastures will be altered
somewhat to include 15 acres of
Canadian pasture grass, a com
bination of 12 kinds of grasses
and clovers.
Cuts Showing Schedule
Although Mr Fltcher is na
tionally known 'as a judge of
livestock, Angus in particular,
and has been seen in many of
the nation’s major showrings,
the tanbark trail of Dal’Bairn
has tapered off due to a lack of
help. But two sons of Bardoher
jnere 2nd, the famed son of
Ankonian 3216th, International
grand champion in 1953, and
now held by Ohio State Uni
versity, stay in their working
clothes, producing a fountain
head of Blacks for the eastern
purebred trade. One is Envious
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Crowd At Brandywine Show
Bardoliermere E, another
O’Bardoliermere 15th. Then a
son of teh' 3216th, a Glenenc
mere is also pushing the Blacks’
reputation to higher levels.
Prior to ending their - show
circuit, Dal ’Bairn stacked Tip a
good record. Sales too have been
very successful, with three of
four held on the farm It’s prov
ed a very good nursery for An
gus in the East in just 20 years
Market For Better Cattle
We’re- trying to breed good
cattle that represent good beef
cattle,” Mr Fletcher told. “We
want no pee wees Cattle 30
years ago were too open, too
strung out, we went to far on
compactness,” he added, speak
ing for the entire industry.
Dal "Bairn is a self-support
ing farm. Angus have been - a
good way of life, Mr Fletcher
added. Steers are fed out and
sold from the close culling the
Dal ’Bairn purebred herd re
ceives.
He added as a final note one
that all producers, irrespective
of breed should heed,
“The market is for better cat
tle.”
Sportsmen Ask
Further Action
On Rabid Foxes
The continuing activity of
rabid„ foxes prompted the South
ern Lancaster County Farmer-
Sportsmen’s Association to take
further action on Monday even
ing.
Upon motion it was decided
that the members should write
to the State Department of Ag
riculture and Game Commission
requesting efforts be made to
stamp out the rabies. In Chester
County, it 'was said that 160
foxes and about fifty affected
dogs had been killed to stamp
out" the plague.
Donald KahL 17-year-old
son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard
P. Kahl of R 1 Conestoga, was
attacked by a fox Tuesday
afternoon while groundhog
hunting within a half block
of 'Conestoga Center. He shot
the fox, and was not bitten.
Your
In a letter from, the Game
Commission, it was suggested
the Association write to the De
partment of Agriculture on this
matter, because of cattle being
attacked.
An advertisement was read by
persons wanting to purchase
foxes and then have thm freed.
It was decided that nothing
could be done about it-
The 500 pheasants purchased
by the Association from Roy
Weaver. Strasburg,' R- will
be ready for delivery on June
5. Weaver also is supplying
other associations with pheasant
chicks.
the Guernsey Sales Pavilion in Lancaster
last Saturday. (Lancaster Farming Staff
Photo).
Huge gams in earnings are set 1
by industry in 1955
Ronald Shaffer, New Reserve Champion
Summary of Data
GROWER: Ronald L. Shaffer
R. D. 1, Dover, Pa.
BREED: White Vantress
FROM: Martin’s Hatchery, Lane
FEED: Beacon
DEALER: Wineka Feed Service
Red Lion and Dover
AG. TEACHER: Charles Drawbaugh
AGE: 10 weeks
LIVE WEIGHT: 56 lbs. (12 birds)
AV. WT. PER BIRD:
Live 4.66 lbs.
Eviscerated 3.62 lbs.
HONORS:
FIRST Coatesville region against
233 entries.
SECOND 1956 Pa. Jr. Chicken-of-
Tomorrow Contest.
BEACON
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Ronald Shaffer (center) he Ids his Reserve Champion Award
in the Pa. Chicken-of-Tomorrow ccn:est as Beacon salesman
Charles W. Stem (left) and David H. Fahs look on.
Jr. Chicken-of-Tomorrow Contest
Lancaster Farming, Friday, May 25, 1956—!>
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Rhoadsacres Bull
Peterborough, N. H. Lee
Work. Quarryville, has just pur
chased the registered Guernsey
bull, Rhoadsacres Prince Charm
ing, according to the American
Guernsey Cattle Club.
This bull was bought from
Jerome H Rhoads, Kirkwood.
The dam is Barbie of Rhoads
acres, and the sire, Osborne Hill
Patrician,
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The head of the house was
reading a newspaper aiticlo
very carefully When he had
come to the end he remarked to
his wife; “Do you know, dear, I
think there’s something in what
this article says that the clev
erness of the father often proves
a stumbling block oi his son ”
His wife heaved a sigh of re
lief.
“Well, thank goodness,” she
said, “our Bob won’t have any
thing to fall ovei l ”
Beacon fed birds
WEIGH AHEAD
DOVER, PA. Ronald Shaffer, Dov
er, took top honors in the Coatesville re
• gion of the Pennsylvania Jr. Chicken-of-
Tomorrow Contest with twelve Beacon
fed Vantress birds weighing 56 lbs.
They were judged best of the 233 en
tries in the regional contest.
In the state wide contest which judges
the winners from five regional contests,
Ronald’s birds placed second. It was a
close second too, and interesting that
Ronald’s entry weighed four pounds
more (12 birds) than the lot taking first
place. He might well have placed first
except for a slight blemish on one bird'
Ronald Shaffer is the second oldest
son of Mr. and Mrs. George Shaffer, R.lj>.
1, Dover, Pa. As a freshman, this is h|s
first experience with poultry. He raised
50 White Vantress cross cockerels as
part of his Vo. Ag. Training under the
guidance of Ag Teacher, Charles Draw-*
baugh.
Beacon is pleased to congratulate
Ronald Shaffer on his fine performance.
POOR FATHER
Pa.
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