—Lancaster Farming, Saturday. April 13,1968
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51st Livestock Show Is
April 27 At Penn State
Show day is coming on April
27 to The Pennsylvania State
University. That’s the date for
the 51st Little International Live
stock Exposition sponsored by
the Penn State Block and Bridle
Club.
The Little International is an
opportunity for interested stu
dents to work with Penn State’s
outstanding purebred livestock.
And the show is a chance for
Pennsylvanians to have an ear-
Ij look at the animals that will
be bringing home champion
ships on the show road next fall,
according to Professor Glenn R.
Kean, advisor to the Block and
Bridle Club
The students will be judged
for their achievements in fitting
and showing and not on the ani
mal’s quality. Judging contest
ants in beef cattle will be Ed
w ai d Rishel, Angus manager for
Sayre Farms in Phelps, N Y
Students showing and fitting
horses will be judged by Rob
err Kimble, in charge of'Penn
State’s Meat Animal Evaluation
Center Sheep judge will be Wil
liam Sipple, instructor in Agri
cultural Extension at Penn
State Henry Fretter. manager
of Imperial Farms in Townsend,
Md , will judge swine
Showing of swine and sheep
begins at 8 am, followed by
Easter Egg Hunt
Today In N.Y.C.
The nation’s largest city is
opening Central Park to a gala
Easter Egg Hunt and Egg Roll
ing Contest today, April 13 The
Poultry and Egg National Board
has arranged to have over a
thousand colored eggs hidden
within a 10 to 12 acre area
around the Park’s Green Lawn,
and everyone is invited to
search them out
The finders will receive priz
es of a 20-lb turkey m honor of
NATIONAL TURKEY MONTH
The eggs are being supplied by
Key Foods oF New York, and
the turkey by New Jersey tur
keymen
In addition, an Egg Rolling
Contest open to boys and girls
5 through 13 -years old will be
conducted by age groups Con
testants are required to roll a
w ooden egg using a wooden
spoon along a lane for a dis
tance suited to their 'age group
The Park will provide trophies
to the winners . and there’ll
be music, flags, banners, and
all that it takes to make this a
leal “Fun City” event
Commissioner August Hecks
cher. New York City’s Adminis
trator of Parks (Cultural Af
fairs and Recreation) welcomed
PENS to Central Park, then
added, “We can expect next
year’s activities to be even big
ger and more spectacular This
could easily turn into one of New
York City’s really great annual
e\ ents' ”
PENB agrees
PASTURE COWS SLOWLY
Dairymen should not rush
their cows out on lush pastures,
says Joe S Taylor, Extension
dauy specialist at Penn State
He warns that a sudden change
from winter feeding to pasture
feeding can cause mastitis, and
suggests feeding some hay and
grain before dairy cows go out
to pasture each day early in the
season
Lancosfer Farming
Classified Ads
beef cattle at 10 a.m..There is
a break for lunch, then the
champion fitters and showman
in each species will be selected.
Culminating the afternoon
events is the selection of the
grand champion showman.
John Frey, Quarryville, is
serving as publicity chairman
and assistant cattle superin
tendent for the show
Performance Conscious Egg Producers Feed HORNCO
PERFORMANCE
REPORT
NOAH WENGER
PERIOD
NO.
11,981 20 week old pullets housed June 28,1967
* Eggs per average number hens
The Beginning of an Excellent Record
FEEDS
D. L HORN & Co., Inc. York, Pa. 717-854-7867
Frey Ha* Two
High Cows In
Feb. Finish
A Registered Holsteih 'cow
owned by J. Mowery Ffey Jr.,
Beaver Valley Pike, Lancaster,
completed the highest 3C5 day
lactation, according to the Feb
ruary NEWS LETTER of the
RED ROSE DHIA. Jean pro
duced 22,870 lbs. of milk, 942
lbs. of butterfat with a 4.1%
test. Second high lactation was
completed by a Registered Hol
stein cow also owned by Frey.
Joanna produced 19,893 lbs of
R.D.I, STEVENS, PA.
DAYS
IN
PRODUCTION
%
PRODUCTION
112
140
Well keep you informed of
the progress on this flock.
milk, 893 lbs. of butterfat with
a 4.4% test in 305 days.
The held of Amos B, Lapp,
Gordonvllle HI, had'the highest
monthly butterfat average. This
herd of 33.9 Registered & Grade
Holstein cows averaged 1,597
lbs. of milk, 62 lbs. of butterfat
with a 3.9% test. Pour herds
placed second. The -herd of Dale
E. Hiestand, Balnbridge HI,
with 29.5 Registered Holstein
cows averaged 1,502 lbs. of milk,
61 lbs. of butterfat with a 4.1%
test. The herd of Nelson E. Mar
tin, Ephrata Rl, with 34.0 Reg
istered Holstein cows, averaged
1,§02 lbs. of milk, 61 lbs. of but
terfat with a 4.1% test. The herd
of John M. Nissley, Bainbridge
ON
LBS./FEED LBS./FEED
DOZ. THIS DOZ. TO
PERIOD * DATE
40.85
6.92
79.66
3.37
85.40
3.48
3.91
84.79
3.78
83.47
Borneo feeds and services are the
choice of performance conscious
egg producers. Ask your neighbor
about his results with Borneo.
Rl, with 40.0 Registered &
Grade Holstein cows averaged
1,572 lbs. of milk, 01 lbs. of but
terfat with a 3.9% test. The
herd of S. R. Shellenberger, Mt.
Joy Rl, with 55.0 Registered 4
Grade Holstein cows, averaged
1,508 lbs. of milk, 61 lbs. of but
terfat with a 3.9% test. ,
A standard balanced house
plant fertilizer applied according
to manufacturer’s directions,
goes much further in producing
healthy house plants than un
proven mystery ingredients, sa.v
Extension ornamental horticul
turists at Penn State.
FLOCK
EGGS/HEN
THIS
PERIOD
6.92
11.44
4.60
22.31
23.91
4.14
,23.74
4.08.
4.01
23.37
USE KNOWN FERTILIZER
EGGS/ HEN
TO DATE
11.44
33.75
57.66
81.40
104.77