*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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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