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Editor:
In today’s issue of your
paper, on the front page, in
the article entitled “Un
caster Co. Youth Wins Steer
Reserve” you report that ■
“The winning animal was a
coal black Chianina-Angus
crossbred.” Your in
formation is not correct in
that the Champion was a
Limousin-Angus steer.
It might be interesting for
you to recall that the
Champion (and Reserve)
steer at the Keystone Int’l
last Nov. was Limousin
sired steer as well as the
Champion Steer in the
Carcass contest (which
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varieties for better yields
Because of its ability to fit a wide range of soil conditions, Hoffman
All 'Round Formula has risen rapidly in popularity. It’s especially useful
where drainage in the same field may range all the way from good to poor.
Where chances of alfalfa success are pretty much of a borderline
proposition, or where you expect variable performances in different sec
tions of the same field —All 'Round Formula can be the answer. The
combination of varieties used offers more disease resistance, hardiness
and persistent yieldability. No common alfalfas are included, and there
are several types of timothy. Excellent
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Hoffman All ’Round Formula is only
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designed to produce bigger crops of
better forage. Each is formulated to
enable you to meet your type of soil
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from a meat production
standpoint).
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Chairman, Board of
Directors
Eastern Limousin
Breeders Assoc.
Carlisle, Pa.
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Woodbine Farm Receives Awards
Woodbine Farm, owned by George Knight, Jr.
and family, RD2 Airville received both the Premier
Breeder and Premier Exhibitor award from the
Holstein Dairy Show at the Farm Show. They
qualified for the award by their Holsteins exhibited
PSU Study Compares
Apparent differences in
growth and carcass
characters exist between
beef and dairy breeds.
Specific differences and
similarities will be the topic
of a research summary
prepared by researchers at
The Pennsylvania State
University and presented at
the 1975 Livestock Day to be
held on March 4.
According to Jose Luis
Garcia de Siles, a graduate
student working with Drs.
John H. Ziegler and Lowell
L. Wilson, Holstein cattle
gained weight more rapidly
and efficiently thereby
reaching slaughter weight at
younger ages. With respect
to carcass characters,
Holstein carcasses had
heavier trimmed and un
trimmed rounds but also
more weight and percent of
chuck. Hereford carcasses,
on the other hand, had
greater rib weight, heavier
untrimmed loins, higher
dressing percents, and more
desirable flavor.
There were few important
differences in the
distribution of muscle within
the carcass. Beef cattle have
been selected for greater
muscle distribution in the
high-priced hind-quarter
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, Jan. 18,1975
placing higher on a point basis than any other
Holsteins exhibitors. The awards are received by
George’s son, Paul from David Norman, York
County Assistant Agricultural Agent.
Dairy, Beef Growth
cuts. However, dairy steers
have as much, and in some
cases more, of their total
lean contained in the hind
quarter compared to con
ventional beef breeds.
From these results it
appears that crossbreeding
beef and dairy cattle may
aid in improving growth and
Receives Award
Ciijdy Reggi, the first
female rider to claim a
riding title at Charles Town,
will be presented a trophy by
Sports Illustrated on
Saturday, January 25 during
the racing program at the
Charles Town Turf Club.
Reggi edged Clifton
Detiege 43-41 to capture the
honors during the 1974 Fall
efficiency. But using dairy
crosses will not contribute,
and perhaps even hinder
improvement in certain
carcass characters and
palatability traits.
More detailed results of
this research will be
available at the forthcoming
Penn State Livestock Day to
be held on March 4.
Meeting at Charles Town
and was honored by Sports
Illustrated m the December
23 issue in the Faces in The
Crowd section of the
magazine.
Marty Zad, Washington
representative of Sports
Illustrated will present the
award to the 18-year-old
rider from Harpers Ferry.
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