*22,000 tops Curtiss sale registered Curtiss ’76 Classic Sale at Holstein cows and heifers, Elburn, Illinois, October 4. all daughters of Curtiss Forty-nine of the 58 sold Breeding Service bulls, for $2,000 or more, according averaged $3,730 in the to Ted Krueger, the Curtiss Due toimpressive fuel economy, Jfftul is an investment that can pay for itself over the first winter. Jotiil NO. 606 WOODSTOVE Traditional arch design provides a heating chamber and a larger surface for heat radiation. • Many Models to Choose • Practical and efficient r" 1 ..... • Lasts a lifetime • Exceptionally Long Burning Time • Simple draft and temp, control STILLWATER POND Off Rt. 501 between Brickerviite and Schaefferstown Ph. 717-949-3002 Economical round-the-clock heating with one of Jfftui’s cast iron woodburning stoves! NO. 602 WOOD STOVE Little brother of the 118. Only a foot and a half long, but this little stove heats average sized rooms. Showroom at executive who coordinated the event. Twenty six brought $3,000 or better. The $22,000 sale topper, consigned by Joseph L. Vieira and Son, Livingston, California, combined the two best-known Curtiss Holsteins of recent times. An “Ex cellent 92” daughter of Pawnee Farm Arlinda Chief out of an “Excellent 90” daughter of Paclamar Astronaut, she went to BHL Ovary Transplants of Paris, Ontario, and Scientific Transplants of Las Animas, Colorado. Second high at $10,500 was a bred heifer sired by Eosafe Citation R and consigned by R. Dale Jones, Claypool, Indiana. She was purchased by Zenhichi Hashimoto of Hokkaido, Japan. A “Very Good 88” daughter of Paclamar Astronaut with two records over 20,000 pounds of milk was next in line at $lO,OOO. She was consigned by Enol Additon, Greene, Maine, and purchased by Irvin Recker, Yorkshire, Ohio. The sale was the seventh in a series dating back to 1961 under the sponsorship of Curtiss Breeding Service, a division of Searle Agric ulture Inc. David H. Bachmann of Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin, served as sale manager. A crowd estimated at 1,800 was in attendance. Ap proximately 1,000 people took part in open house at the Curtiss Production Center on the afternoon and evening preceding the sale. JWhat's IMew^ MINERALFEEDER A new Agstar mineral feeder that attachesto liquid feeder tanks has been an nounced by Star Agri Products. Built of 16-gauge steel and equipped with hinged brackets to prevent damage by livestock, the new feeder is attached by hooking brackets over the lip of the tank sidewall. The two-compartment f* ' < „ 'WI V American Breeders Service. DeForrest, Wis., opened its doors to visitors from all over the United States and various other parts of the world last month. Among the hun dreds of people to tour the facilities were dairymen from Pennsylvania. ABS representatives arranged transportation and tours. Shown in the top picture is the interior of one of ABS' several bull barns. Built 10 years ago, the structure was designed Lancaster Farming, Saturday, Nov. 13,1976 trough is covered to protect the contents. Overall dimensions are 17 inches by 24 inches and the trough is seven inches by 10 inches. According to Brad Donahoe, marketing manager for Star Agri Products, the new feeder is one of the newest additions to the line of liquid feeding equipment that includes nine models of tanks with ABS visited l* 3 ? *%* to be 20 years ahead of its time. Aside from being immaculately kept, the barn also features stereophonic music and an adjoining ‘‘hall of fame.” The middle picture depicts another portion of the 1100 acre complex where younger bulls are stabled while awaiting proofs. Down below is “The First National Bank of ABS," where 2 , /z million ampules of semen are stored. capacities from 1925 pounds up to 5500 pounds and a choice ~of three feeder wheels. The company also makes a liquid feeder wheel and bracket that can be used with a 55-gallon drum or other suitable container. Agstar is the new brand name for the more than 450 styles and sizes of livestock related products formerly sold under the Starcraft brand. Lancaster Farming photos by Dieter Kneg 97 4 * ,