44—Lancaater Farming. Saturday. Dec. 20. 1975
Dr. Thomas Conrad (left) Beech- recently at the Canadian National
dale Farms, Bird-in-Hand, is shown Sale,
with the top selling Simmental sold
Distributor named for
new Hubbard Leghorn
ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. pomtment, to be displayed at
Longenecker’s Hatchery, the hatchery,
here, has been named as an Longenecker sis the first
authorized distributor for the Pennsylvania hatchery to be
new Hubbard Leghorn, designated for the new white
according to an an- egg layer, which was made
nouncement last week by available to the industry
Wentworth Hubbard, earlier this year,
president of Hubbard Longenecker’s Hatchery
Farms was founded in 1920 and is
In a brief ceremony, John ranked as -one of the out-
G. Longenecker was standing operations in the
presented with a special state.
plaque marking his ap- The Hubbard Leghorn is
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the result of many years of
intensive genetic studies by
the Hubbard Farms’
Research and Development
Division. In the past two
years it has undergone ex
tensive testing in com
mercial layer operations in
the United States, Canada
and Western Europe.
Area cattleman buys
top selling animal
Tlic top selling animal in
the 1975 Canadian Slm
mcnlal Association Annual
Sale was purchased by
Becchdalc Farms of Blrd-in-
Hund, Pennsylvania, on the
winning bid of $11,750
Consigned by Bar 15 Ranch,
Clarcsholm, Alberta, the lot
II was a fullblood female
sired by Solcil and bred to
WSR Eiger 29E. She had a
205-day adjusted weight of
643 pounds and a 365-day
adjusted weight of 1,006
pounds. Dr. Thomas D
Conrad, owner of Bcechdale
Farms, stated that this Soleil
heifer was one of the finest
females that he had ever
seen and was particularly
pleased to take her home, all
the way to Pennsylvania, to
become a part of his already
prestigious herd.
Conrad also purchased two
open females, one by Acajou,
and one by Galant. This
Sixth Annual Canadian
Sunmental Association Sale
was held in conjunction with
their Seventh Annual
meeting at Calgary, Alberta,
on November 19, 1975.
Conrad was also a volume
buyer of the top selling
animals in several
categories at the SBL Sale in
Cardston, Alberta, in Sep
tember of this year.
The Simmental herd at
Beechdale Farms has been
developed from a wide
genetic base, using the Swiss
and French foundation sires
and dam> Traveling
perhaps as much as or more
than any other buyer in the
past few years, Dr Conrad
has crisscrossed the con
tinent many times in search
of the very best females. He
has bought 150 females to fit
an ultimate herd of 75 and
bought these cows in 23
different states and 3
Canadian providences Dr
Conrad stated he assembled
the best of what 52 different
breeders had to offer as a top
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Cochranville, PA
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selling female in 31 different
auction sales and 1& private
treaty transactions.
Pictured in the picture left
to right arc, Conrad, a
rcprcscntlve from
Cnframlmex, who
represented a silver cup to
the consignor of the lop
selling female, and West
Aim, the consignor of the
outstanding female.
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N.G HERSHEY & SON
Manheim
717-665-2271
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Lancaster
717-393-3906
M.S YEARSLEY
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Westchester
215-696-2990