Sr— lancaster Farmini
York County Farmer Has Best Swine Carcass iniocal Event
John Strawbndge, Stewarts- eye of 716 inches. The animal
town. York County, had the best was 30 inches long and had back
of 20 hogs entered this week fat of 1 3 inches
in the annual carcass show spon- Mafk Nestlerothi Manheim
sored by the Lancaster County R Swine Association presi-
Swine Producers Association dgnt emphaslzed that the Straw-
The competition began at the bndge ammal had an exce p tlon .
Vintage Sales Stables with live b | g h percentage of quality
judging by the swine producers, y
followed by grading of the car- Hie<u
cass at the EW. Martin fum on The winning animal last year
ißoute 30 at Bridgeport had a ham and loin eye of only
Mrs. Clair Haitman, Cratz, 41 8 per cent of the total carcass
Dauphin County, did the best job weight, compared to 43 2 per
of placing the live animals in the cent for the Strawbndge animal
order of their caicass quality, as This year the top five animals
confirmed by carcass evaluation had a higher ham and loin per-
She was the only female contes- centage than last year’s winner.
tant- and the average ham and loin
The top ammai, owned by percentage of the top 10 animals
Strawbridge, had an outstanding this year was 4137 per cent.
hnm and loin percentage of 43 2 Nestleroth also noted that the
The animal had a very large loin leading animals this year had'
very large loin eyes. The aver
. age for the top 10 animals was
n |. ,B# 6.025 inches and the average for
KODGrt IV* IfOlirGl the entire 20 animals was 541
inches.
-Bulldozing - Grading The top 10 animals this year
• c • _ averaged 1.17 inches of back
PotX Soles & Service fati 30.62 inches long, 6.025
inches of loin eye and 41.37 per
cent of ham and loin
The entire 20 animals aver
_ t> n 1 aged 1.28 inches of back fat.
Qnarryville, K. u. 1 30.58 inches long, 541 inches
Hensel 548-2559 of loin eye and 39 90 per cent
of ham and loin.
Bam Cleaners - Silo
Unloaders - Cattle Feeders
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
Department of Property and Supplies
Surplus Farm
Equipment Dispersal
Located at Bellefonte, Penna., Rockview Correctional
Institution. You must enter Farm Grounds off Route to
ONLY between Bellefonte and State College, Penna.
SATURDAY, MARCH 27th, 1971
Equipment may be inspected Mondays through Fridays be
tween the hours of 8:30 A.M. and 3:30 P.M. All persons must
register at Farm Office.
AH equipment sold AS Is. AH equipment must be removed
within 10 days. All equipment must be settled for the Day of
£Me and checks made payable to Ronald D. West.
3—504 Int. Tractors
720 J.D. Tractor
3-350 Int. Tractors
340 Int. Tractor
4—300 Int. Tractors
(1 w/loader)
2—M. Int. Tractors
2—H. Int. Tractors
J.D. Tractors
5 Hay Balers Side Rakes
Model 36 Chopper (3 Heads) Potato Diggers & Planters
Hay Conditioners Corn Planters
Irrigation Pump Tractor Drills
w/Industrial Engine Garden Tractor
John Beam Sprayer Large Quantity of Tires
Poultry Equipment
MANY, MANY PIECES OF EQUIPMENT &
ARTICLES NOT MENTIONED
BEFORE PURCHASING: All! persons must register
and obtain a number at the Auction Office the day of the
Sale. AJI Sales are Final.
Be here Saturday, March 27th at 10:00 A.M. Everything
must be sold. For a complete listing contact the Sale
Manager.
LUNCH AVAILABLE DAY OF SALE
PLEASANT GAP FIRE CO.
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
DEPT. OF PROPERTY AND SUPPLIES Owners
RONALD D. WEST, SALE MANAGER
R.D. #l, MANSFIELD, PENNA. 16933
PHONE; 717-724-1989
ROBERT M. SHAYLOR, AUCTIONEER
ROBERT SUNGERLAND, CLERK
Saturday, March 20,1971
at 10:00 A.M.
EQUIPMENT
Tractor Plows of all kinds
& sizes
Fertilizer Spreaders
Harrows
Cultipackers
Cultivators
Mowers of all kinds
Flail Chopper
Crimpers
/ r
Other top 10 entries in the
carcass competition in order of
placing were animals from the
following: ~
2. Masonic Homes, Elizabeth
town, 1 2 inches of back fat, 31 9
inches in length, 5 75 inches of
loin eye, and 42 5 per cent 'of
ham and loin.
3 Real Farm, Tipton, Pa, 9
inches of back fat, 28 8 inches
long, 717 inches of loin eye, and
42 5 per cent of ham and loin
4 Willow Glen Farm, Stias
burg RDI, 1 1 back fat, 31 inch
es long, 6 5 loin ey e and 42 3
per cent ham and loin.
5. Dutch Valley Farm, Man
heim RD3, 1.2 inches back fat,
31.2 inches long, 5.90 loin eye
and 419 per cent ham and loin
6. Clair Hartman, Gratz, 1.1
30.3, 4.95 and 412 per cent
7. Melvin Martin, Litrtz RDI,
1.1, 31.0, 6.05 and 40 6 per cent.
8. Carl Harrison, Johnstown,'
1.3, 30.4, 4.85 and 40.6 per cent,
9. Leon L. Arnold, Lebanonr,
1.3, 31.1, 5.76 and 39.8 per cenj:..
10. Robert Armstrong, Dru
more, 1.2, 30.5, 6.16 and 39.1 per
cent.
Others entering animals were:
B. Russell Sauder, Manheim
RD3; Melvin Huber, Lititz RDI;
Joe Lefever, Manheim RD4; Jet-
Age Swine Breeders, Paradise;
Richard Sholley, Jonestown;
Ervin Rutt, Manheim RD3; Ei
wood Houser, Lebanon; Roger
Leaman, Ronks RDI; John
Hastings, Kirkwood RDI, and
Ezra Good, Denver RDI.
In winning the swine evalua
tion contest, Mrs Hartman had
a score of 32 (low score wins),
followed by Mark Nestleroth
with 37
Other top scores were James
Horton, Masonic Homes, 40,
Fred DelGrosso, Tyrone RD2,
John Henkel. Strasburg RDI,
and John Strawbridge, Stewarts
town, all 42.
OUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY
HAVE LEARNED THAT COWS WHOSE HEADS ARE AIR CON
DITIONED PRODUCE NEARLY 20% MORE MILK IN THE
SUMMER MONTHS THAN THEY WOULD NORMALLY."
KEEP ’EM COOL
WE CAN’T AIR CONDITION THE HEADS OF YOUR COWS, BUT WE CAN
INSULATE YOUR BARN, MILK PARLOR, LOAFING SHED AND OTHER
AREAS WHERE ANIMALS CAN ENJOY COMFORT FROM BROILING SUN
AND HIGH HUMIDITY.
We insulate with
SPRAYABLE URETHANE FOAM
and all we need is a clean, dry and moderately warm surface to apply our foam
spray which sets in a matter of minutes'
We also insulate potato and apple storage facilities, chicken houses, .steel
buildings and whatever else you can think of. ' ' ' 5
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