When asked how he got
ffrr 111 • 1 • into the business, Martin
World champions nip
competed as a bull rider and
saddle bronc rider for six
years. I was sixteen when I
started, and I know the good
Lord was with me from the
start, and He still is.
At 22 years old Martin is
one of the youngest livestock
contractors and rodeo
producers in the nation.
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weighs in the vicinity of 1600
pounds. Bonecrusher has
been bucked out a total of 174
times in his rodeo career,
and only been ridden once
for the qualifying eight
seconds. The bull is known as
one of the meanest and most
unpredictable bulls in the
world, but Martin’s rodeo
pens and portable arena are
of all steel construction six
feet high, and spectators
have nothing to worry about.
Most of the bucking horses
are bought at horse sales,
where they are en route to
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slaughter for pet food
because of their bad
dispositions. They are tried
out, and if they buck, the
rodeo uses them.
Other livestock at the
Rodeo includes homed cattle
from the South and Old
Mexico, which are stunted
and are practically useless
as feeder cattle. These
homed steers are used for
bulldogging and team
roping. The roping claves
are purchased as 200 pound
vealers, and resold as 350
pound feeders when they are
too big to rope, thus saving
them from the veal markets.
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Today the giant egg far
mers are often diversified,
operating gram, feed and
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divisions, too. The smaller
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contract producers, keeping
their land and buildings, but
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Known as one of the meanest and attempts to throw his rider,
most unpredictable bulls in the world, “Bonecrusher" is one of the feature
‘‘Bonecrusher,” a Hereford and attractions of David Martin's rodeo.
Brahma crossbred bull from Texas,
Weaver is candidate
NEW HOLLAND - Delmar the American Farmer
Lee Weaver, son of Mr. and (Agricusiness) Degree.
Mrs. John M. Weaver, New Weaver is a 1973 graduate of
Holland, has had his name Garden Spot High School and
submitted as a candidate for a mem ber of the Grassland
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, Sept. 11,1976
Delmar L. Weaver
FFA chapter.
He is one of 747 members
that have been recom
mended by their respective
state FFA Associations to
receive the American
Farmer Degree.
During his school years,
Weaver carried out a far
ming program consisting of
veal calves, market hogs,
chickens on contract, com,
and three dairy animals.
Since graduation, he
worked on the home farm
before being employed by
Leon Hess of New Holland as
a salesman for farm animal
health and nutrition sup
plies, as well as seeds.
Weaver has combined both
an outstanding supervised
farming program and a
successful occupational
experience program to earn
his American Farmer
Degree in the Agribusiness
area.
Weaver’s strong program
and many activities made
him runner-up to Lynn Groff
as Star Agribusinessman of
Pennsylvania.
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