12—Lancaster Farming,
Friday, Aug. 3, 1956
County Youth
(sonitmued from page one) ,
Grove Farm, New Hope, who
,fppjMl£(J, (I the Brandywine Heifer
Club,
Vo-Ag Teachers Introduced
Several Lancaster County resi
dents were present including
Grant Miller, 'Donegal vo-ag
teacher;' Ken Newcomer, Done
gal senior, Jackson H. Owen,
Quanyville vo-ag teacher and
his family; Mrs. Edgar Findley
and Misses Maria and Magda
Frey, all of Quarryville Others
introduced included Herbert
Stevens, Boyertown, vo-ag teach
er, Harry Wilcox, Delaware
County Agent, and his associate,
Clarence Bryan
Robert L Powers, Chester
County Agent, was moderator
at a panel discussion of several
topics, including importance of
and how to evaluate a bull, wint
ering the breeding herd, deve
loping and feeding young stock,
Angus families and their import
ance, and performance testing
Others on the panel included
Herman Purdy, Dr. Tom DeMot
and Tom King of the Pennsyl
vania State University livestock
division; Scott French, fieldman
for the State Angus Association,
Jim Coyner of the national as
sociation, and John Graham.
A demonstration of hoof
trimming on a portable table
was given by Mr. French and
Mr. King, with Dr. Ernest L
Steady of Phoenixville explain
ing procedures.
Three Judging Classes
Four brood cows, four year
ling heifers and three yearling
bulls were judged by the guests,
with herdsmen from several
Brandywine Association mem-
JbSr farms at the halters. As
sisting were Paul Holcumb of
G|oud Valley; Paul Crossan of
"f%x Hill JTarms, Kennett Square;
Charles Metzler of Reynard Run,
Dowrfingtown, and Ken Brooks
of Ash Grove Farms.
Seven type of rations were
shown and explained by Mr.
Purdy. A creep feed for calves
contained by weight" 4 parts ot
whole oats, 5 parts shelled corn
and 1 part, pellets. Fitting ra
tion for show and sale cattle in
cluded 2. parts crumped oats,
IVz parts cracked corn, 1 part
crimped barley and Vz part
barn. One ration of pellets, a
third soybean meal, a third cot
ton-seed meal, and one-third
linseed meal, was also explained,
and shown were pans of crack
ed corn, bran, crimped barley
and crimped oats.
“Cffarsply ground or coarsely
rolled,” Dr. Purdy advised when
feeding for show.
“What would you look for in
bulls?"' Dr. DeMot was asked.
His reply was “Bulls are plenti
ful; sires are few. If you cross
a bull with a good front and a
poor back end, with a cow who
has a good back end and a
poor front end, you may wind
up with a calf having both a
poor front end and a poor back
ond.
Performance Testing
Be conscious of parasites,
both internal and external, the
group was admonished
Mr King briefly discuss’d
performance testing, selection
for greater production, for type,
for weight “Weaning records
weight and type are very im
portant,’ portant,” he urged
Cattle prices are in one phase
of a cycle that should see im
provement within two or three
jears, Mr King told. “There
have been five complete cattle
price cycles, up and down. The
last low was in 1949, and 1956
may see a peak, some economists
say, but we may look in two
or three years for cattle prices
to firm up to higher levels ” In
the past few years, cattle num-
PP&L Earnings for
Year $3.38 Per Share
Earnings accruing to thi
Common Stock of the Pennsyl
vama Power & Light Compan
for the 12 months ended June
30, 1956 were $20,000,43
equivalent to $3 38 per share o
Common Stock outstanding a,
such date, as compared witl
$17,950,077 or $3.04 per shart
for the 12 months end-ad Jun
30, 1955 Earnings for botl
periods include earnings o
former subsidiary the Scrantor.
Electric Company, (merge
January 31, 1956) for applicable
periods prior to merger anc
earnings for 1955 also include
restated earnings of the form-e
Pennsylvania ' Water & Powe
Company (merged June 1, 1955)
If effect is given to order of
the Pennsylvania Public Utilit-
Commission dated July 16, 1956
which directs the Company te
reducs rates by $1,366,000 an
nually based on 12 monf
period ended February 28, 19f
the earnings per share would b
$3 27 for the 12 months ende
June 30, 1956, and $3 01 for tht
same 12 months of 1955.
Revenues for the 12 months
ended June 30, 1956 on the
same basis were $127,363,410, an
increase of 81% over compar
able revenues for the pervious
year I
bers have increased 43 per cent
while prices have declined 45
per cent;
How can you cut costs of feed
ing? Mr. Powers asked Mr. Kmr
His reply, “Cut your overhead
keep your practice’
If you’re on a commercial bas> r
your feed cost is the bigge c
item. Use abundant roughage.
Labor is the second most nr
portant cost item. Use self-feed
ers. remodel your barns to f
practical operation. Improve
buildings 'and equipment tha'
will save steps and labor.”
Pasture Management
Along this line, Mr. King i
ferjected a brief report on wint
ering cattle out-of-doors, wither
shelter Although the project
reported only in mimeograp
form at present, it seems ev
dent that cattle can weather tlv
season well without shelter o
any kind.
“Mature beef cattle at th
University get no expensive
feeds. Silage and hay are p’ -
mary. Cows that were out all I
winter produced a 101 per centj
calf crop, two calving twins” i
Mr. Wilcox was questioned on
pasture management. There is
great pasture hay improvement
underway with the use 'of* ladi
nos, orchardgrass, all which
have helped, but we are sti 1 ’
going ahead due to limitation
each presents, he told. Big
now there’s great interest
birdsfoot trefoil, the form
Tiga County farm agent told. ~
sect control is very import?
he added, and this year is a cor
vinver in that line
Dr. Purdy tvas interviewed c
Angus families and their r
oortance.
“Families are good only
°attle represent good animals
he warned. Look for a farrr
that has produced and is p
dueing good individuals,” ’
told
Lunch was served in t
spacious back lawn with fc
orepared by wives of Bran
wine Angus Breeders membe
Seventeen southeastern Pc
sylvama counties are in t'
Brandywine Association, an
the annual spring show and sa 1
was held in Lancaster last Ma
Vice president is John Kir
Wood of Allentown, secreta
treasurer W. L. Batchelor of Rl
Downingtown, and directors,
Joseph D Gibbon of Glenmoor,
Chester Willauer of Quaker
town, Harry Heston of Newton,
Dr J. Montgomery Deaver, PLACE
Whitemarsh, William Sproul
Lewis of Gradyville, and Col. Ttle Scotch
-Toward C. Fair from Kennett P for
Square. ' - quarter on the
1 ‘,
* A *♦'/' /r»v > •*
u ’ ' tv.v .
'J
* * •* fly* x f >i*
'“H *'»*,,•'"*
Two Lancaster County youths walked
off with top honors in livestock judging
for youths at the Saturday Brandywine
Angus Breeders Field Day on Ivy Farms,
Malvern. Placing first and second with
* * m
Herman Purdy of the livestock depart
ment at the Pennsylvania State University
explains fattening and fitting rations for
* * *
An Angus heitex. contributed by Echo
Falls Farm, iMe- .lope, Pa., here is chs- |
played to the crowd at the Brandywine I
FOR HIM
minister
an hour and a
i prophets all
Lancaster County Scores
" H. r rs H'J
4* S *
»* *
v
'M V
Feeds and Feeding
Prize to Winning Youth
the greateV prophets and then
the minor ones in turn.
“Now we come to Habakkuk,”
he said. "Where -shal Iwe put
had
- It'' t’ -
u * < i ' f
4 J
competition from numerous southeastern
Pennsylvania Counties’ youth were
Wilbur Hassler (left) of Manheim, and
Darwih Boyd (right) of R 1 Ephrata. (Lan
caster Farming Staff Photo).
beef cattle at the Brandywine Angus
Breeders field d,ay Saturday. (Lancaster
Farming Staff Phpto)
Ang-u. day prior to cue aj.Lcrnoo.ii
awards. (Lancaster Farming Staff Photo).
him 9
a weary listener. “I’m awa’
hame.”
ft
* * *
“He can have my seat,’’ said
,
>•