John Umble
Bought Good
Foundation Cows
(Continued from page five
pounds of butterfat and about
12,000 pounds of milk.
These figures are not final be
cause the Chester County DHIA
test year.has just ended and year
ly totals and averages have not
been officially completed as yet.
On the 154 acre farm, which
lies just south of Atglen, Umble
has a balanced crop program of
corn, small grains and alfalfa
with meadow.
He has three girls and two boys
in the family.
The total value of farm real
estate as of July 1 is estimated
at $112.4 billion, with, some in
crease showing up in all States
during the spring and early sum
mer of 1957.
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sold at
Ament's Hardware
Letort, Pa.
Miilersviife Supply Co.
Millersville, Pa.
John J. Hess, (I
Intercourse, Pa.
West Willow Farmers'
Assn., Inc.
West Willow, Pa.
Hess Bros.
Florin, Pa.
Kay lor Bros.
R. D. I, Elizabethtown, Pa.
Dick, Harry and .
Chet Nolt
Bareville, Pa.
Snader's Mill
Jit. Airy
> R. D. I, Stevens, Pa.
Lancaster County
Farm Bureau
Dlllervllle Road
Denver Supply Co.
Denver, Pa,
Distributed by
J. C. Ehrlich Co.
736 E. Chestnut St.
Lancaster, Pa.
Ph. EX 3-2489
Exposition Bound?
Here Are Rules for Five Standard
Rodeo Events; 200 Riders Expected
World Championship Roedo,
which comes to the state farm
<Show Arena in Harnshurg, Nov.
12 through 16, as much a part of a
Westerner’s life as cactus or the
prairie, but it might be somewhat
of a mystery to Easterners who
will have the opportunity to see
the sport for the first time in this
part of country.
Most rodeos, including the one
in the Farm Show Arena, have
five standard events- bareback
and saddle bronc riding, Brahma
bull riding, calf roping and steer
wrestling. TO make sure there’s
never a dull moment at the Penn
sylvania Livestock Exposition Re
deo, TV and Western movie stais
Gene Autry and Annie Oakley
will be on hand for each of five
nightly performances and a Sat
urday matinee. The roedois a maj
or feature of the first Pennsyl
vania International Livestock Ex
position.
The age-old saga of “man a
gainst beast” creates most of ro
deo’s spectator appeal. Rules for
the five events are designed to
give both man and beast an equal
chance. Just as “you can't teU the
players without a program,” you
can’t tell who is winning m rodeo
unless you know the rules.
These are the rules a professi
onal cowboy must follow to win
points toward world champion
ship honors:
Saddle bronc riding The cow
boy must stay on his horse for
either eight or ten seconds. The
horse is outfitted with a plain
halter, one rein and a saddle.
The rider must have his spurs
over the break of the horse’s
shoulders and touching the ani
mal when its front feet hit the
ground on the first lump out of
the chute.
The rider is disqualified if he,
is bucked’ off inside the time'limit
changes hands on the reifi, wraps
the rein around his hand, grasps
any part of the saddle, loses a stir
rup, touches the animal, saddle
or rein with his free hand, or
-rides with locked rowels <the cir
cular, pointed part of a spur)
Bareback brone riding One
hand rigging is used. Riders who
are knocked off at the chute or
when the horse falls out of the
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chute are entitled to a re-ride.
The rider must have his spurs
over the break of the horse’s
shoulders and touching the ani
mal when its feet hit the ground
on the first jump out of the chute
The rider is disqualified if the
judges consider the rowels of his
spurs too sharp, if he is bucked
off m less than eight seconds, or
if he touches the horse with his
free hand.
Bull Riding The rider must
hold on top to a rope which pass
es loosely around the bull, and
he must stay on the bull for eight
seconds. Riders who are knocked
off at the chute or when the bull
falls are entitled to a re-nde.
The nder is disqualified if he is
bucked off in less than eight se
conds, touches the animal with
his free hand or uses sharp spurs.
Calf Roping The roper is al
lowed two throws. If he misses
both, he must retire and no time
is allowed. The contestant must
adjust reins and rope to prevent
his horse from dragging the calf.
The contestant must go down
the rope, throw the calf by hand
and tie any three of its feet. The
tie must hold until passed on by
the judges. If the tie comes loose
or the calf gets to its feet before
the tie has been ruled fair, the
roper will be marked “no time.”
Arena conditions will determine
the start and deadline. The con
testant who ropes and ties his calf
in the shortest time wins the
event
Steer wrestling or doggin’
One cowboy, called a “hazer,” is
allowed to ride on the opposite
side of the steer from the dogger
to keep the steer from shying a
way from the dogger’s horse. The
steer most be caught from a horse
The steer is considered down only
when it is lying flat on its side,
all four feet and head straight.
The cowboy who brings a steer
down the fastest wins top prize
money.
More, than 200 of the nation’s
top professional cowboys are ex
pected to enter the Pennsylvania
Livestock Exposition Rodeo They
will match skills with some 200
head of prime rodeo stock from
the Texas ranch of roedeo pioduc
er Tommy Steiner
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Lancaster Farming, Friday, Oct. 18, 1957 7
Drouth Area Farmers Can Use
Barley as Corn Substitute Safely
Since corn will be scarce m
Chester County, County Agent
Robert A. Powers Jr. suggests
dairymen consider using more
barley in gram mixtures for dairy
cattle. Barley prices are favorable
in most sections and considerable
amounts can usually be pur
chased, even in areas where little
or no barley is grown.
The small grain equals shelled,
com in energy content and is con
siderably higher in overall feed
ing value than the corn-and-cob
chop which is generally fed. In
addition, barley contains approxi
mately 12 per cent crude protein
compared to seven per cent for
corn and cob chop. Thus, less
protein supplement is required
to balance a mixture containing
considerable amounts of barley.
Because of its higher protein
content, barley should be substi
USDA Revising
Pesticide
Label Rule
To clarify its policy of not en
dorsing specific commercial pes
ticides, the U S. Department of
Agriculture has proposed an
amendment to regulations for lab
eling these products
Under the proposed change
USDA would consider a pesticide
misbranded if its label carried
“any statement directly or indi
rectly implying that an economic
poison or device, or any ingredi
ent or constituent element there
of, or combination of ingredients,
is recommended or endorsed by
any agency of the Fedeial Govern
ment ”
Officials of USDA’s Agricultural
Research Service charged with en
forcing these regulations pomt
out that labels on some commer
cial pesticides bear such claims
as- "Formula Recommended by
the United States Department of
Agriculture,’’ or “Active Ingredi
ents Recommended by the United
States Department of Agnctil-.
ture ” Claims of this kind have
been m'terpieted to mean the
product itself is USDA-endorsed
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ted for oats on a pound-for-pound
basis. When used as a substitute
for corn, make an adjustment in,
the amount of protein supple
ment used in the mixture.
As much as 40 per cent barley
can be used in most gram mix
tures for dairy cows. Larger
amounts may icsult in too low
a fat content for the mixture un
less special care is taken to main
tain a fat content of at least 2.0-
2.5 per cent fat. More than 40
per cent barley can be used in
mixtures fed to dry cows and
young stock.
Contrary to some superstitions,
the proper use of barley will not
cause mastitis, abortions and a
host of other ailments. Barley ig
fed to many of the top dairy cat
tle throughout the country with
good results.
More barley could be used to
good advantage for dairy cattle
feeding in areas where the crop
yields well. Further information,
on grain mixtures containing bar
ley and other small grains can be
obtained from the county agent.
Figures on your Settlement Sheet*
'will convince you that premium* for
"targe” over "Mediums"ancl "Small**
make the BIG DIFFERENCE.
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HATCHERY
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