12—Lancaster Farming, Saturday. April 10,1971 Outstanding Panel Tells Howto Win in the Ring be the policy in‘4-H ‘to put onlj aftei the animal is in the tives weie chosen including Ed steers on a 160 per cent corn propei position, he emphasised Donough, Ed Hess, Cindy Hess, not much left ” In such in- ration and get them fat as the Fought, who has judged some and Karen High , stances, “Mom and Pop have to'dickens ” But judges don’t want shows himself, said he “can The club voted o visi throw something into the pot” f a ( animals anymore. He said always pick out kids who have counteipait in um u and Fought indicated he didn’t be tries to get his animals out woiked with their steers” He County as an extra mee mg think this was the way it ought to get some glass, but not too likes to see someone who is 21 About 75 membeis in ica e to be done much calm Many kids ovei-show, but they will attend Fnnedit also said that his ex- they should not lelax to the ex- Keny Boyd, Ephiata area 4-H that some of the Commenting on his worming tent of not caring, he said member, gave a brief talk on cheanest steers made 4-H’ers Pi’°g ram > w > lle said he ' voms In other action at the meeting, some practices to follow to flip most mnnev twlce a y ear “whether they need foiu . County Council lepresenta- achieve a good beef program and y , , ~ it or not ” membeis described briefly their Some other comments by the . eef Drolec t s panelists included on handling The men also described their OmaJltl CclttlG a mean steer, Weaver emphasiz- techniques for getting the an- Wlllo-i a Set ed that “the first thing is to imals hair coat into peak condi- Weekly Review PWeer V,om ineering teach him you’re going to be his tion by show time The sweet corn edu £ a 10 friend.” Don’t rough the animal Thursday, April 1 meeting originally scheduled up or endanger yourself by Commenting on his technique Compared with last weeks f or March 4 has been resche wiappmg the rope around your the show ring, Wyhe said, dose closing prices on duled for 730t09 30 p m Wed hand Patience is probably the “Stay calm and cool. The steer slaughter steers and heifers 50- nesday, April 14, in the Inde key word, approach the animal will sense this. Make all moves 1 00 higher, cows mostly 1.00 pendence Room of the Horn and <*ently scratch him where he in slow motion Nice and easy ” lower Bulls fully steady Hardart Restaurant, King of Tikes it, don’t tiy to lead him Steers will become excited if the Fleshy two-way feeder steers Prussia, at the Valley Forge till he likes you. handler is excited, he indicated, strong to 50c higher, others interchange and Route 202 Fought said he has had great leaver emphasized that “the s^ dy . _ ftn pc nmtfrsm includes- Fresh success with an intensive pro- imnrpK ; nrq a ,. P ~h p Four day receipts 18,500 as The pi ogram includes J?resn gram of working with an animal irnnnr t, nt p P f him lookin'* cor- compared 17,800 previous week Market Sweet Corn Culture by for four to seven days until he t fom the start ,, m OITV and 21,700 year ago Slaughter Robert Fletcher of Penn State, leai ns “you’re not going to hurt a h o ut'’brushin 1 * the hair coat steers approximately 41 per- Ear Worm Control by Dr. Rob him ” about brushing the hair coat heiferg 34 pei . ce nt, cows ert Tetrault of Penn State, and The speakers had a wide var- 8 percent, feeders 14 percent, a panel on Fresh Market PTo iety of comments on the type of f EMM * Fed cattle prices advanced duction by local growers, feed pi ogram to follow. Fought Mff'fff sharply the forepart of week No reservation is needed, to said he never uses silage on * Emm mmm WWmm E w# under combined influence of a attend, reminds Arnold Lueck, show steers except for small mm a higher carcass trade and con- associate Lancaster County ag amounts from time to time as an tinued moderate marketings ricultural agent appetizer He said he likes the MEM EMC m EMU ME/ with virtually all buying inter results he gets from gram, par- ests aggressive for numbers 29.00-3150; Standard and Low ticularly oats The Garden Spot High School and trading active However, Good, 27.50-29.00. (Continued from Page 1) Wylie said, “It kind of de pends on the t\pe of steer.” He said silage is a cheap food and on a big steer it can hold down growth Nissley advised keeping down corn and increasing oats and give the animal plenty of protein He advised not much corn until the last month. Fought said he likes barley to make cattle smooth, but he also emphasized that exercise is a big thing in making smoothness. Weaver noted that it used to sustain top production with the BABCOCK B-300 Keeping production up...cost* down... is the profit key in poultry operations. And more and more records on commercial flocks of Babcock B-300’s..,"The Busi nessman’s Bird”,..showsus tained production of top quality eggs...often with an additional 20 to 30 eggs per bird housed over other strains. Come in... lookatthe records and the B-300 i .. .‘‘The Businessman’s Bird”. BABCOCK FARMS. INC. Telephone (717) 626-8561 Young and Adult Farmers will part of the early advance was HEIFERS Eight loads hold a panel discussion on farm lost at midweek as carcass High-Choice and Prime, US 3- water supplies at a meeting at prices declined and some plants 950.1061 lbs, 33.00-33 10; 925- 730 pm Monday, April 12 in planned to observe a non- 1025 lbs, 32 65-32 85; Choice the agriculture classroom at the slaughter holiday on Good Fri- uS. 2-4, 825-1050 lbs, 3150-32 - high school. New Holland. day with late demand adjusted 50; Mixed Good and Choice, „ , , accordingly. The general finish 8 00-1000 lbs, 30 50-3150; Good, Panalists will include: Dr. Sam 0 f steers and heifers was more 27.50-30 50; Standard and Low- Cuss, Penn State Extension attractive than most recent Good, 26.00-27.50. veterinarian, James Humphre- we eks with an increased per- COWS Utility and- Com ville, Lancaster consulting centage of Choice and a moder- mercial, ■ 20.00-21.50; Canner geologist; Robert Graham, Lan- a te volume High-Choice and an( i Cutter, 17.50-20.00; Mixed caster Laboratories microbiolo- Prime. Cutter and Low-Utility, 20.25- gist, and Robert Herr, Eastern Average cost slaughter steers 20.75. Lancaster County vo-ag teacher, first two days 32.10 average BULLS Utility, Commer- Donald Robinson, adult farmer weight 1139 lbs. as compared c i a i an( j Good, 25 50-28 00; Com advisor, will be moderator. 31 44 and 1133 lbs. previous mercial, 28.25-29 00; Cutter and The panel discussion will ex- week and 3058 and 1158 lbs ' a Low-Utility 24 00-26 00. plore What is drinking water yeai &0 Feeder Steers pollution, and how does it get Market Steers Outshipments approximately into water systems’ Why is it STEERS Eight loads High- 2300 head as compared to 1300 harmful’ How can it be ehmm- Choice and Prime, US. 3-4, previous week. Supplies largely ated or nrevented’ 1175-1275 lbs, 33 90-34 00; 1085- High-Good and Choice Fleshy * ' 1298 lbs.. 33 35-33 85; Choice, steers Any interested persons can U S 2-4, 975-1275 lbs, 32.00- STEERS Choice and Prime attend. Free refreshments will 33 25; Mixed Good and Choice, load, 563 lbs, 38 00; Choice and be served. 950-1250 lbs, 3125-32 00, Good, Prime, 834-897 lbs, 33 25; . i COMPLETELY AUTOMATED DOUBLE DECK CAGE SYSTEM COMBINES LATEST DE SIGN FEATURES WITH PROVEN DEPENDABILITY FOR REDUCED LABOR AND INCREASED PRODUCTION. / • **. BIG DUTCHMAN 215 Diller Ave.. New Holland, Pa. 17557 A Division oi U.S. Industries, Inc, EASTERN BRANCH Lebanon Valley (Continued from Page 2) 22 00 23 50. Cutter, 20.85-22.00; Canner. 19 00-2100; Shells down to 17 50 Bulls Choice (individual), 32.00 and 32 75, Good, 28 25-31.- 50: Utility and Commercial, 25.- 50 29 00 200 Head of Veal Calves ' Good, 48 00-51 00; - Standard, 44.00 47 00, Utility, 37.50-43.00; Cull 90-120 pounds, 2950-36.00; Cull 70-85 pounds, 27.00-28.50. Farm Calves Bulls 'BO-110 pounds, 30 00-40 00; Heifers 85- 120 pounds (few), 43.00-51.50. * 335 Head of Hogs Barrows and Gilts: U.S. 1-2 200-240 pounds, 17 75-17.85; U.S. 2-3 .190-240 pounds, 17.25-17.60; US 2-4.190-260 pounds, 17.00- 17 25. Sows- U S. 1-3 300-500 pounds (few), 12 00-13 50; U.S. 2-3 300- 700 pounds, 10.00-1150 Boars- (few) 10 00-12.00. 11 Head of Feeder Pigs U S 1-3 20-35 pounds, (few) 7.75 34 Head of Sheep and Lambs Spring: Choice 50-85 pounds, 32 00-38 00. Wooled: Ewes (few), 5.00. 7.00. New Hollaml Dairy Cattle Wednesday, April 7 Reported receipts of 179 head of cattle, 5 heifers, 5 bulls; market lower on all kinds. Two loads Canadian cows, purebred and grades, fresh, 460- 650; springers, 425-550/ One load Canadian springers, 455-560. One load Canadian cows, fresh, 385-520; springers, 590- 630. Two loads New York state cows, fresh, 365-485; springers, 360-500." : ' _ , 5- One load Canadian springers, 380 450.. - , ' One load New York state springers, 315-415. Locally consigned cows, 275- 475. Heifers, 245-315. Bulls, 135-350. Choice, 525-682 lbs., 33.00-36.25; High-Good and Choice, 821-1064 lbs, 31 00-32 50. HEIFERS Choice and Prime, 503-508 lbs., 3450-34.75; Choice, 525-641 lbs 31.00-33.50; 817-826 lbs. 29.25-30.50. Phone 354-5168
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