20 —Lancaster Farming. Saturday. November 17 um Keystone Exposition ' Continued From Page 1) brought record prices at the feeder calf sale, Monday, traditional wind-up of the beef cattle classes. All of the sale animals were placed in pen lots during judging, Saturday, at the Farm Show. The 86 head grossed $24,908.72 with the average weight 423 Omaha Cattle Thursday, November 15 Compared previous weeks close closing prices 975-1150 pound slaughter steers 25-50 cents higher, 1150-1400 pounds mostly steady. Heifers 50-75 cents higher, instances 1.00 higher. Cows strong to 50 cents higher and bulls firm. Small feeder supply strong to 50 cents higher. Four day receipts 14,900 as compared 18,000 previous week and 16,200 year ago. Slaughter steers made up approximately 39 percent heifers 39 percent, cows 11 percent and feeders 10 percent. Fed cattle prices edged cautiously upward despite a generally unresponsive carcass trade at the wholesale level preceding the Thanksgiving holiday. Buyers were still quite selective with demand for steers over 1150 pounds an erratic hit or-miss proposition. There was only mild inquiry for Canadian shipment. Marketings moderately decreased and well distributed over the trading period. Some packers reported difficulty in securing refrigerator trucks for movement of carcass beef. The overall finish was again quite attractive with a liberal percentage Choice and a moderate volume high-Choice and Prime. Average cost slaughter steers first three days 39.89 average weight 1124 pounds as compared 40.05 and 1124 pounds previous week and 33.33 and 1127 pounds a year ago. TRY A CLASSIFIED PHONE 626-2191 OR 394-3047 The new Eastern Regional Hampshire Sheep Queen is Joan Liesau, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Liesau, Spring City RDI, Chester County. Joan is shown here with one of the sheep she exhibited, and wearing a wool outfit which she made. Also with her is the national Hampshire Sheep Queen, JilLDaoielsoaot Seneca,, IU pounds and the average price, $68.35 cwt. The top price of $95.00 cwt. was paid for three head out of the second-place Hereford pen, entered by Rat-Pic Farms, RDI, Germansville, Pa. Paul Donough, RD4, Manheim, Pa., took two of them and Kenneth Sweigart, RD3, Halifax, Pa., bought the other. Top buyer at the sale was the New Holland (Pa.) 4-H Baby Beef Club picking up six head from different pens, including one from the grand champion pen of Pocket Valley Farm, RDI, Zionsville, Pa. The state-champir 4-H livestock judging team placed sixth in overall competition out of 16 total state entries. The Lancaster County team made its best showing in beef cattle judging where it took second place, losing to Kentucky by two points. The Lancaster County team scored 976 points while Kentucky’s team scored 978 points. Also in the beef cattle judging, Ed Hess, son of Mr. and Mrs. Elvin Hess, Strasburg RDI, placed fourth in individual competition. In overall individual com petition, Ed’s cousin, Rick, son of Mr. and Mrs. Titus Hess, Strasburg RDI, placed seventh out of the 64 individual com petitors. Other members of the team were Jeff Greider, Columbia RD2; and Joe Lefever Manheim RD4. In sheep judging, Pennsylvania placed fifth and in hog judging the local team placed seventh. The winning team was from Kentucky which scored a total 2,175 points compared to Penn sylvania’s 2,133. Barbara Charles in her first year of competition, took first place in the pleasure pony driving event competing against 20 other drivers. Barbara is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Charles, 2015 Old Philadelphia Pike, Lancaster. In other horse show competi tion, Debbie Heidig, 17, daughter of Mr and Mrs. William J. Heidig, 2137 Old Philadelphia Pike, placed second in a field of 70 three-year-old geldings at halter and also in youth activities geldings at halter. In addition, Debbie placed third in the youth activity Western pleasure competition and placed fifth out of 46 entries in the junior Western pleasure horse class. Richard E. Mentzer, 107 Miller St., Strasburg, placed second in the two-year-old Stallion class futurity. Leroy Bricker, 3072 Nolt Road, placed second in Arabian English pleasure stallions. His chestnut Arabian stallion was ridden by Phyllis Ann Zuber, Manor View Acres, Washington Boro. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Carson, East Earl, showed the grand champion quarter horse stallion. In sheep competition, the biggest area winner wasn’t even a sheep, it was a girl. Joan Liesau, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Liesau, Spring City, RDI, was named the Eastern Regional Hampshire Queen during the Regional Show which was held in conjunction with the exposition. Joan will go on to compete for the national title later this month in Chicago. In other sheep contests, Ken Brubaker, 2418 Harrisburg Pike, Lancaster, placed first ip lightweight Hampshire wether competition. Brubaker also showed the third place pen of three wethers and his father, Clyde, showed the third place winners in the bred ewe class. Wayne Cares: Give your pigs the best start they can get with Wayne Tail Curler Senior... A 16% protein starter with added lysine and methionine for a new amino acid balance. Contains a combination of ingredients that results in higher digestability, less tendency for looseness in pigs under stress and fast low cost gains. Medicated with scour fighting Mecadox.® CHARLES E. SAUDER &SONS R D 1, East Earl HERSHEY BROS. Reinholds, Pa. WHITE OAK MILL R D 4, Manheim S'l EVENS FEED MILL, INC. Stevens. Pa PARADISE SUPPLY Paradise Dr. Robert Herr and family, Narvon RD2, showed the third place Fall ram lamb and the second place pen of three ewe lambs. On Saturday night, the Penn sylvania Livestock and Allied Industries Association held its 19th annual meeting during a break from judging at the Ex position. Walter M. Dunlap, Jr., Lan caster, was re-elected president. Most other officers and more than a score of directors were also re-elected.. Assuming office for the first time were Donald Park, Ephrata, Ist vice-president, and William Gillespie, Mertztown, 3rd vice president. New board members elected were Robert Lieberum, Marvel, N. M. McGuigan, Red Lion, Herbert Schick, Kutztown, and Howard Sparlin, Camp Hill. The latter was elected for a two year term while the other directors will serve three years. The second annual Livestock man-of-the-Year award went to Dr. Herman R. Purdy, of Alexandria. The internationally acclaimed livestock judge is a retired member of the faculty at Pennsylvania State University and a long-time member of the executive committee of the KILE. The keynote speaker for the evening was Kenneth McMillan, confidential assistant to the chief speech writer for U. S. Secretary of Agriculture Earl Butz. His topic was “Coyotes, Consumers and Congress.” M !>-W t , Y H.M. STAUFFER & SONS. INC. Witmer JE’MAR FARM SUPPLY INC. Lawn—Ph: 964-3444 KOHRER’S MILL R D.l.Ronks HAROLD H. GOOD Terre Hill FOWL'S FEED SERVICE R D 2, Peach Bottom Farm Calendar (Continued From Page 1) ference, Penn State Univeraity, November 19 - 90. 7:30 p.m. - Manheim Young Farmer meeting, Vo-Ag Department, Manheim. , Tuesday, November 20 0:30 a.m. - Chester County Extension Workshop, Malvern. 12 Noon • 7 p.m. - Inter-State Milk Producers’ Cooperative- Quality Control Laboratory Inc., Dairy Council Inc., Open House, Southampton. 7 p.m. - 13th Annual Agriculture Industry Banquet, Farm and Home Center. 7 p.m. - Lebanon County DHIA Annual Banquet, Tulpehocken Church. 7:30 p.m. -- Ephrata Adult Farmers monthly meeting and planning session, Ephrata High School Ag Department. 7:30 p.m. - Pennsylvania Organic Farmer-Consumer Organization (POFCO) meeting, Bareville Fire Hall. 8 p.m. -- Lancaster County Poultry Association meeting, Farm and Home Center. Wednesday, November 21 7:30 p.m. - Eastern Lancaster County Adult Farmer Tobacco meeting, Hinkletown Elementary School. 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