Mary K. Bettendorf, Librarian Agricultural Library The Penna. State CniTarelty university Park, Patma. Vol. 111. No. 52. Red Rose Sweeps District Round-Up 4-H Club owners of 187 Baby Beef animals and five lamb pens vied this week for top honors in the 1958 Southeast District 4-H Baby Beef and Lamb club Round-up at Lancaster Union Stock Yards, Tuesday through Thurs day. The final round of judging Wed nesday resulted in one of the most unusual contests in the show’s 15-year history, as twin brothers compel d right down to the wire for Grand Champion honors in the Baby Beef divi sion. What made this family contest even moe ■'ni"n' > and outstanding was the fact that one twin was showing an animal for a friend who was unable to compete per sonally due to a foot injury. The trio involved were. Harold Frey, 20, Marietta RD 1, who ex hibited his 1.005 lb. Hereford steer, “Smoky” to Grand Cham pionship honors over the steer of Glen Bushong also 20, Colum bia RD 2. Bushong’s 900 lb. Angus beef was shown by Harold’s twin, Her bert. Max M. Smith, Lancaster County -agent, called attention Keystone Nat'l Opens Better beef, pork and lamb for consumers’ tables is the aim of the second annual five-day Pennsylvania National Livestock Exposition starting Monday morning, and con tinuing until 8 p.m Friday the 14th. With nearly 3,000 head of the nation’s outstanding beef cattle, swine and sheep on display, the biggest livestock exposition in the East is but one of the five-star attractions lined up for the week. The exposition will occupy the entire 14-acre Farm Show Build ing in Harrisburg In addition to the stock show, the event will fea ture the annual National South down Breeders Association sheep show, a gigantic Armed Forces Show including many of the new est defense missiles' and equip ment, a Mid-Atlantic Truck Show and the second appearance of World Championship Rodeo in the Farm Show Arena While the livestock show ends Fnday night the Armed Forces and Truck Shows and the Rodeo will continue through Saturday night. All events are free to the public except the Rodeo for whicn there will be admission charges. Pnmary purpose of the big livestock exposition is to advance the livestock industiy and all agriculture in Pennsylvania tin ough emphasis on breeding of red meat animals for quality pro auction, officials explain In numbers, Pennsylvania en tries top those of 21 othei states and Canada A total of 223 Key stone State stockmen, shepherds and swine breeders will exhibit one or more animals in the show which offers record premiums in 525 classes Animals are entered in breeding, carcass and market divisions. The show includes junior en tries and a special attraction will he a “calf scramble” at each of the seven rodeo peiromances. Ten boys, registered in advance, will participate in each scramble, tne prize being a purebred Angus calf The four-acre Exhibition Hall will be filled with the Armed Forces exhibits, the Tiuck Show and special portable sheep pens (Continued on page 6) Quarryville (Lancaster County) Pa., Friday Nov. 7, 1958 to the unusual situation and con gratulated the trio, who are very close friends and live just five miles apart, for an outstanding demonstration of sportsmanship in the best tradition of 4-H work, A number of veteran observ ers, including one of the class judges, stated they had seldom seen a showman work as hard as Herbert in trying to gam the top honor for Bushong Harold and Glen were compet ing m their last 4-H contest, as they will be ineligible for the Farm Show this year because of age. Frey’s steer was purchased from Hines Hereford farm, Gaithersburg, Maryland. Bushong’s Angus, “Jo-Jo the Ninth,” was fioni the herd of Mark Hossler, Manheim RD 1. The Reserve Champion owner re (Continued on page five) MARILYN LEE PAINTER, 21-year-old Penn State co-ed from Pittsburgh, won the “1958 Livestock Rodeo Queen” title for next week’s H-burg exposition, riding a borrowed horse. The statuesque blonde queen is studying animal husbandry at Penn State and won her crown competing with 15 other experienced horsewomen from throughout the state. Queen Marilyn will reign during the entire exposition and rodeo. AFTER GLEN BUSHONG, left, received a foot injury, Herbert Frey, center, took his friend’s Angus steer to Reserve Cham pion honors in this week’s 1958 District 4-H Baby Beef Round-Up Herbert was barely edged for the Championship, by his rur- * eRfCUf -TUR,Ct ÜBR/my THE J 7c COLLEGE Doors Monday Livestock Judging Schedule Monday 9 a.m. Carcass steers on foot, Small Arena Noon Carcass wethers on foot, Sheep Arena 1 p.m. —’ Carcass barrows on foot. Small Arena 1:30 p.m. Open wether classes, Sheep Arena. Truckload of 15 market lambs Tuesday 8 a.m Cheviot and Suffolk breeding sheep, Sheep Arena., Y„l T„ pp Open class barrows, Small x UIC I tidies Arena. 11 a.m. Oxford breeding sheep. Sheep Arena 1 p.m. Southdown and Hamp shire breeding sheep, Sheep Are? a. Open class barrow judging continued. Small Arena. Truckload of 10 mar- ket hogs 8 a.m. Pens of 5 steers, Large Arena. Angus and Hereford breeding cattle, Large Arena. Shropshire and Corriedale breeding sheep, Sheep Arena. Berkshire and Poland China breeding swine, Small Arena 9 a.m. Junior Steer Show, Large Arena 1 p.m. Angus and Hereford breeding cattle judging con tinued, Large Arena. Polled Shorthorn breeding cattle. Large Arena. Columbia and Dorset breeding sheep, Sheep Arena. Duroc and Hampshire breeding swine, Small Arena. Thursday 8 a.m. Polled Hereford and Shorthorn breeding cattle, Large Arena. Rambouillet breeding sheep, Sheep Arena. Yorkshire and Chester White 9 a.m. Open class steers, breeding swine, Small Arena Large Arena 11 a.m. Merino breeding sheep, Sheep Arena 1 p.m. , ' t »otted Poland China breeding swine. Small Arena. twin brother, Harold, right, who won the “Big Purple” with his 1,005 lb. steer. The outstanding sportsmanship of one twin trying to defeat his brother with an in jured friend’s calf was the Round-Up’s highlight. LF PHOTO Grand Champion Steer Judg ing, Large Arena 1:30 p.m. Polled Hereford and Shorthorn breeding cattle judging continued, Large Arena Friday 9 a.m. Market Animal Sale (steers, wethers and bar rows), Sale Arena 8 p.m. All livestock released Slower Than ’57 HARRISBURG Chris tmas tree growers have reported that advanced wholesale buyer acti vity is somewhat slower than last year, the State Department of Agriculture said today The num ber of plantation trees sold to date, 310,000, is slightly higher than last October with prices nearly the same Average prices were amove September levels, al though a few species sold on the stump declined slightly In the second of a series of lf'sB wholesale Chnstmas tree price reports, the State Crop Re porting Service says average wliolesale price to growers for Scotch pine on the stump was ?1 38 each, ranging from 80 cents to $2 A laige number of Scotch pine sales both on the stump and cut and ready for delivery were at $1 50 Red pine on the stump ranged generally from $1 to $1.50 with the extreme ranges being S 2 25 and 45 cents for trees at oppoite ends of the quality scale. Most sales of Norway spruce were for trees cut and ready for delivery averaging $l9O each. Majority of sales were at $2. Blue spruce weie the most popular balled and burlapped ready-to-planl Christmas trees sold with 11 sales ranging from SI 50 to $5 with one retail sale at $lO. The average was $3 86. a»2 Per Year
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