Mary K. Bettendorf, librarian AGRICULTURAL LIBRARY Vol. 111. No. 2 Junior Exhibitors Win Angus Group At Timonium A chilly rain didn’t stop the young Lancaster County showfnen at the Eastern National Livestock Exposition at Timomum, Md., Monday. The country group of five Angus steers took the top spot in the junior show for the fifth consecutive year. The county group was mixed With both 4-H and FFA members exhibiting. The showmen were Ernest Frey, R 2 Quarryville, FFA ; Billy Hackman, R 3 Eliza bethtown, 4-H; Lorraine Hackman R 3 Elizabethtown, 4-H, Paul Mast E 2 Elverson, 4-H; and John Harsh Hi Kmzer, 4-H. A first-year lamb club member, Fred Hess, showed his Hampshire lambs to the championship in individual entries and the reserve championship of the trio class in the junior Hampshire lamb divi sion. The 10-year-old showman is the son of Arthur Hess, Bare- vdle, co-owner of the famous Green Meadows flocks. The livestock judging team was only average, winning over two teams, but losing to two teams. The Maryland team was first and a team from the State of Indiana was second. Under the Lancaster County boys were teams from Virginia and West Vu gmia. In the collegiate Cattle judg ing contest, Penn State took first place in the 12 teams enterted. The 4-H team, representing the state, was first in sheep judging. James A. Hess, R 1 Strasburg, was third individual and Donald Welk R 1 Strasburg, was eight The oth er member of the team was Don ald M. Herr, Refton. In the open class, Fred Frey, Quarryville Angus breeder, show ed two steers to fifth place in large classes of fat steers. Penn State had the reserve champion, a small typey Angus. Nearly dominating the show, Penn State also showed the cham pion and reserve champion Short horns. In lamb competition, PSU and the champion trio of Hampshires and reserve champion lamb. Five county youths also took third place in county groups of (Continued on page 16) Now Is The Time . . . By MAX SMITH County Agricultural Agent TO CULL LOW PRODUCERS Dairymen fac ing a roughage Shortage will profit by culling low producers at this time. Good producing cows will return more net profit than low producers. It does not pay to purchase high-priced feed for poor producers. A guide in this respect is that a cow should produce at least 300 pounds of butterfat per lactation to pay costs. The average cow will produce half of her lactation record during her first 120 days ip milk. TO KEE T ' HEIFERS GROWTHY Research work has shown that it does not pay to get grow ing heifers too fat. Cows with higher production and better udders will result if too much fatty tissue is not present around the glands of the udder. Daily outdoor exercise, plenty of good roughages, and limited feed are recommended for yearling heifers. TO REMOVE HORNS FROM CALVES Since many calves have been dropped on dairy farms in recent months, it is advised that horns be removed for efficient production. Horns have very little economic value in the livestock business and cause considerable damage each year. Some showmen prefer horns to show more breed type for their animals, but for the breeder interested in the welfare of his cattle and greatest returns has little use for horns. Several materials are on the market that may be used on horns until the calf is two yeeks of ager also the electric calf dehorner is rapidly gaining in popularity Max Smith Quarryville (Lancaster County) Pa., Friday, Nov. 22, 1957 COMPARING NOTES AFTER the 4-H Judging Contest at the Eastern National Livestock Show at Timonium, Md., Satur- day, was'the Lancaster County Livestock Judging team and their coach, County- < Penn State to Show 56 Animals At International Livestock Show CHICAGO, Nov. 12 Pennsyl vania State University, Univer sity Park, which last year won world wide fame by showing the grand champion steer here, has again listed large entries of live stock for the 58th International Live Stock Exposition, set for Nov. 29 through Dec. 7 in the in ternational Amphitheatre here. In breeding cattle they will show five Aberdeen Angus pure breds, three Hsrefords and three Shorthorns. In fat steers, they will show six Angus, six Here fords, five Shorthorns and one steer in the Carcass Contest. Agent Max Smith . The team placed third in a field of five and was high team in sheep judging. The members are, left to right, Donald Welk, James Hess and Donald Herr. - (LF Photo)- Last year’s grand champion was a Shorthorn named P S. Trouba dor. Cattle are fitted and shown under the direction of Herman Purdy, who will judge Polled Shorthorns at the show. In sheep, they will have ten Hampshires in the breeding divi sion, in wether lambs, six Hamp shires, six Sliropshires and five Southdowns. A large number of livestock exhibits have been entered for International. Some are past champions. In what is the continent’s larg est Aberdeen-Angus show, Heck mere’s Highlands, Valencia, But ler County, has entered 22 head in the competitions. Don Schmidt made the entries. They had grand Don-Mac’s Bordoliermere 10th and grand champion female with Bordulac Burgess and Bee Mac This'year they are showing get of sire groups of progency by Bardphermere. Other prominent breeders showing Angus are Millarden I arms, Annville, Lebanon Coun ty, 10 head; and Old Manor Farm, Homer City, Indiana Coun ty. They have placed well in the tough competitions of the Inter national and other shows. Sheep will be shown by well known Pennsylvania flock own ers. Mrs.. David McDowell, Mer cer, Mercer County, will have 14 Cheviots in the breeding classes and three of the same breed in the wether classes. She had re serve champion ewe in Cheviots last year. David E. McDowell, Mercer, has listed 11 Hampshires for breeding sheep competitions. Mrs. Ford Cooper, Reynolds, Jefferson County, will have four Dorsets at the Chicago Show. They are en- tered m the breeding division of the sheep department Green Meadow Farms, Bare ville, will show 15 Hampshues in the breeding classes. A number of Maryland entries are listed. Aberdeen-Angus in the breed ing cattle division will be shown by Swan Point Farm, Rock Hill, three head in their own name and one animal each shared with Cold (Continued on page 15) Roughage Supplies in State Lowest In 20 Years; Walur Supply Still Low The lowest supply of hay and roughage on hand in Pennsyl vania since records were first compiled 20 years ago was report ed Wednesday by the State De partment of Agriculture. Federal-State surveys as of Nov 1 placed estimated supplies at 77 per cent of normal in comparison with 89 per cent reported for the same period a year ago. The 10- year average is 90 per cent. The previous low was 81 per cent of normal in 1939. Drought conditions in much of Pennsylvania during the growing season resulted in the reduction of hay and roughage. In south eastern counties supplies usually fed to livestock in Winter months were being used during the Sum mer. Since June, prices paid by Pennsylvania farmers for baled alfalfa hay skyrocketed $lO a ton to $42 a ton on Oct. 15, highest on record. All other hay aver aged $31.50 a ton on Oct. 15, up $0 a ton from June prices. The smallest hay and roughage supply was reported at 63 per cent in southeastern counties where drought conditions were most severe. Central supplies were estimated at 69 per cent and 71 per cent of normal was report ed in the southcentral area. In the southeast, supplies on hand Nov. 1 were 33 per cent be low 1956. Last year 94 per cent of $2 Per Year Soil District To Hold Tour On Conservation A conservation tour and two farm forestry demonstrations are among the projects adopted for the coming year by the directors of the Lancaster County Soil Con servation District at a meeting Monday night at the Lancaster Court House. These two new projects are in addition to the some of the fol lowing practices now carried on by the prize winning district - Wa tershed meetings, fan exhibits, window displays, slide talks, par ticipation in Soil Stewardship Week, sponsorship of land-judg ing contests, and cooperations in many of the other agricultural programs in the county Plans were formed for the an nual meeting and dinner for the district Speakers at the event will be Dean Hoffer, Manheim, who will give his FFA prize win ning speech on conservation, and Dr G D McKlven, Lebanon Val ley College. The dinner will be held Feb. 20 at Hostetter’s Banquet Hall, Mt Joy. The Lancaster County District has twice won national awards foi the work done here m soil | and water control work. The success of six watershed meetings held recently by the dis trict was encouraging enough to [prompt the directors to plan 12 of the gatherings for the coming year The aim of the meetings is to get the attention and coop eration of farmers not presently working with the soil conserva tion district. An entirely new event proposed for the coming year is an essay contest on soil conservatoni. De tails are yet to be worked out on the project. At the planning meeting, the directors heard the following rep- (Continued on page 16) normal supplies were reported in the area. In northern counties, where ther was adequate rainfall during the growing season, hay and roughage available ranged from 86 to 95 per cent of normal. Farmers in many areas of Pennsylvania continued to haul water to livestock during Oct ober because of dry wells and streams. October rainfall was below nor mal. While sufficient for growth of grasses and winter grains, rains' were inadequate to raise levels of wells and streams. Many areas reported October as the sixth consecutive month with below normal rainfall. In the Reading area, April was only month with above average pre cipitation this year. Records there show rainfall to Nov. 1 was 23.27 inches or 10.9 inches below nor mal. Late September frosts cut tobacco production and freezing temperatures might still cause some damage to tobacco in curing sheds. Production is estimated at 42 million pounds compared with 51 million a year ago. The short com crop is expect ed to cause a sharp decline in gross income on most Pennsyl vania farms since much of the crop failed to mature and was cut for ensilage following destructive drought conditions.
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