—Lancaster Farming, Saturday. May 21, 1977
118
Hie story you are about to
read is true; only an initial
has been used to protect the
victim;
J.’s farmhouse, early
morning. Phone rings. Lady
complaining of “shaggy
black cow” in yard; wants it
removed. Hangs up. Leaves
no name; no address. Farm
owns no “shaggy black
cows.”
Husband already late
hauling steer to
slaughterhouse. Promises to
PENNSYLVAKU’S
Ist PERFORMANCE TESTED RAM SALE
SATURDAY, JUNE 4,1977
2*oo P M
As a part of the STATE SHEEP'FIELD DAY at
The Pennsylvania Meat Animal Evaluation
Center, University Park, Pa. 16802. Phone
(814)238-2527.
sauHe Araoxnumv 32 rams
(Catalogues available upon request)
Rams on Test Include;
3 Cheviot 1 Merino
5 Dorset 6 Shropshire
11 Hampshire ' 4 Southdown
12 Suffolk
RAMS WILL BE SCANNED FOR
FAT THICKNESS AND LOIN EYE AREA
Average Daily Gain for 42 Rams after 70 Days
1.01 LB./DAY
Sponsored by:
The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture
in cooperation with The Pennsylvania State
University and The Pennsylvania Sheep and
Wool Growers Association.
HOttE^Uf
SATURDAY, MAY 21,1977
at the
DANVILLE LIVESTOCK MARKET
Old Rt 11. Danville. PA
, NOTICE
j: Sale starts 6:30 p.m. ;:
; I Starting tonight May 21 thru the summer 1 1
| months ; 1
CONSIGNMENTS FROM OUR
REGULAR SHIPPERS
Load of New tack, By Bob Biel
Horse Sales Monthly ■ Ist & 3rd Saturdays
CONSIGNMENTS WELCOME
For Additional Information*
Call "Bud” Snyder or Bob Biel 717-528-8218
On being §
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By
JOYCE BUPP ||
check out “shaggy”
problem. Leaves in truck.
Minutes later -husband
returns on foot. Truck stalled
at feedlot. J. leaves kids in
kitchen eating breakfast.
Goes with husband; pulls
truck to start. Husband
leaves, again.
Third grader off to school.
J. and small son hurry
through calf-feeding chores.
Change clothes; head to
town for appointment.
Late morning. J. returns
from appointment. Changes
clothes Scheduled to meet
bull semen truck in
Maryland. Half hour drive
away. Running late. Hurry
down road. Makes good
time, carefully keeping
speedometer at 55 mph.
Glances in rear view mirror.
What?? Yellow Maryland
state trooper behind; light
flashing. J. pulls over.
“How fast were you going”
“55. sir”
“Hus state has a 50 mph.
limit.”
“Ooooohhhh ”
Nice officer explains
Maryland speed laws. Issues
warning. J. proceeds to
meeting with semen
distributor (at 50 mph.)
Quick stop for burger for
starving small son. Pass
friendly officer going home
(still at 50 mph.).
Changes clothes. Throws
together cheese sandwich for
unexpected lunch-seeking
farmer. Burns it - black.
Husband reports “shaggy”
belonged to neighbor far
mer. Good.
Day already shot - nothing
accomplished. J. guesses
she’ll mow the lawn. Mower
only works half - blades
won’t lift. Cuts grass
anyway; very short; scalped
to bare ground in spots.
WELK VIEW FARM
COMPLETE DISPERSAL
At the farm just off Route 222 just 2 miles
south of Quarryville, in Lancaster County, Pa.
FRIDAY, JUNE 3,1977
11:OOA.M.
121 REGISTERED HOLSTEINSI2I
64 Cows—s 3 Heifers—4 Bulls
Tested for Interstate Shipment - Pregnancy Checked
Cows selling have records to 25,D00M and 829 F
DHI average for past 3 years is 601 F
Rolling Herd average now is 15,192 M and 587 F
8 Cows selling have over 20,000 M
5 Cows selling have from 19,000 to 20.000 M
9 Cows selling have from 18,000 to 19,000 M
9 Cows selling have from 17,000 to 18.000 M
6 Cows selling have from 16,000 to 17,000 M
5 are over 800 F
18are700to800F
16are600to700F
Many more outstanding records in progress
These sell
An EX 912 E Penstate Star Man with 5-0 344 20,391
3.7 763. Due in July to Magnet. Her son by Arlinda
Chief and her milking daughter by Tara Hills Majestic
also sell.
A VG Elevation with 14.274 M and 521 F as a Jr. 2-yr.
old bred to Arlinda Chief that is fancy. Her full sister
milking as a 2-yr. old and her yearling dtr. by Arlinda
Chief also sell.
A Pawnee Farm Arlinda Chief VG in heifer form
milking 90 lbs. as a 4-yr. old she’s bred to Elevation.
Two VG Astronauts, both young, both making well
over 600 F and both due in the fall, one to Betty Chief
and the other to Wizard.
A VG 87 Apollo granddtr. with 17,358 M and 685 F due
in October to Betty Chief and her bred heifer by
Elevation. Also her son by Westmoreland Brigadier.
A Beautiful October ’76 heifer by Ivanhoe Star from a
VG Bootmaker dam with 576 F at 2 yrs. Her grand dam
by Monitor is also VG.
A VG 87 Cochran Ivanhoe Fury with an excellent
udder and 770 F due after sale to Astronaut.
Two VG Apollo dtrs. with 701 and 799 one has an
Elevation dtr. selling, the other an Astronaut son.
Another VG 86 Apollo with 21.903 M and 829 F and her
bred heifer by Arlinda Chief.
Many more outstanding for both type and produc
tion.
Sale Manager’s note—This is an outstanding herd
that is sired by and bred to some of the best sires of the
breed. The heifers are well grown and everything is in
excellent condition. A real buyer’s opportunity!
Terms: Cash. Lunch Available. Sale in Tent.
Catalogs on request.
MAURICE F. WELK
Route 2, Box 38
Quarryville, Pa.
717-786-2652
A. DOTY REMSBURG, Sales Mgr.
Jefferson, Maryland 21755
301-473-8214
Norman D. Hill, Associate
Abe Diffenbach, Assisting
Horarp A Backus. Pedigrees
Ag conference attended
UTTTZ, Pa. - George M.
Lewis, president, Fanners
AgCredit Corp and vice
president, Farmers First
Bank, Lititz, and Donald S.
Eby, agricultural
representative of Farmers
First Bank, Intercourse,
attended a two-day
Mower picks up stick hidden
in grass. Slams it into
greenhouse. Stick enters
greenhouse; leaves behind
large jagged hole in glass.
Mower sputters; out of gas.
Last user forgot to refill.
Gas’er back up.
Finished at last. J.’s son
■ points out flat tire on mower.
Reason dear why blade
wasn’t lifting properly.
J. waters small flock of
chickens. Board falls off
window. Scares chickens and
J. all out of week’s growth.
J. crawls to house, men
tally defeated, to prepare
supper. Considers locking
self in doset.
Farm wife friend unex
pectedly stops by for visit.
Cheers J. up. They laugh
over stupid events of day.
Bad day forgotten.
Moral: A farm wife’s best
friend is another un
derstanding farm wife.
agricultural,conference for
Pennsylvania Bankers at
Penn State University, State
College, Pa.
The variety of topics in
cluded: farmland inflation,
leasing, management
problems of dairy herd
expansion, recent tax laws,
and the size of Penn
sylvania’s farms.
Farmers First Bank and
Farmers AgCredit Corp, a
wholly-owned subsidiary,
have almost $12,000,000 in
agricultural loans to area
farmers and, according to
the most recent survey,
ranks second among Penn-
OUIMHIRIY SECOND
ANNIVERSARY SALE
OF TARM EOINPHEMT
Located six miles south of Chambersburg,
Pa., one mile East of Marion, just East of Marion
Exit for Rte. 81 on
MOD. 6 TU£S, MAY 30 8 31,1977
Sales at 9:30 A.M.
—SELLING ON MONDAY, MAY 30—
About 100 Tractors - Various make and model in
cluding John Deere, Int., Massey Ferguson, Fords,
A.C., Case, Oliver, and others, some with loaders, Ind.
Equipt. including crawlers, backhoes, trucks; lawn
and garden tractors and mowers; new rotary mowers,
blades and other new equipt., usual run of hardware,
tires and misc. items.
—SELLING ON TUESDAY, MAY 31—
Combines, balers of all description, haybines, rakes,
mowers, conditioners, forage and. bay wagons, corn
pickers, forage and flail choppers, blowers, elevators,
spreaders, plows, harrows, packers, disc harrows,
grinder-mixers, planters, drills, rotary mowers and
usual run of machinery plus balance of small items,
posts, etc.
FARMERS AND DEALERS—Bring in your equipt.
for this sale as there will be no sale in June. Next sale
mil be announced. We have twine, Kilbros gravity
bins, wagons, rotary cutters, etc. for sale anytime.
Now booking sales for this fall.
Terms: Cash. Lunch at sale. Closed Sundays.
RALPH W. HORST
Sale Manager
Marion, Pa, - Phone (717) 375-2824
Wotgemuth, Rentzel, Anderson. Upperman, Martin
Harshman, Eberly. Gossert, Stull, Rentzel
Auctioneers •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• .Clerk*
Click, Harry, Speer •••»•••••••••••••••••••••• .Coons I Coons
PUBLIC SALE
One-fourth mile north of Dry Run, Pa., 6 miles
North of the Willow Hill Exit from Penna.
Turnpike, on Alternate Route 75.
SATURDAY, MAY 28, 1977
12:30 Sharp
190 HEAD OF CATTLE
20 Holstein cows—springers and fresh.
25 Holstein Heifers —springers and fresh,
25 Holstein and 2 Ayrshire Heifers bred for fall.
55 Open Holstein Heifers 2 to 15 month old.
70 HEIFERS ANDCOWSME REGISTERED
4 Round Oak Hag Apple Elevations. . .1 bred to
Astronout, 1 bred to a King Pin son, I'open, 1 calf.
5 Astronouts. . .2 sets of twins, 10 month old (show
prospects); 1 fresh.
Other Sires: Charm Cross, Elevation Edson,
Stylemaster Prince, Ivanhoe Pabst, etc.
10 Registered Holstein Bulls, 1 Angus, 300 to 1000 lbs.
2 Elevations, 1 king Pin, 1 Rocket.
Records on many registered heifers some with
dams over 20,000 lbs. milk.
VACCINATED - HEALTH CHARTS
50 Stock Steers and Heifers.. .Charolais, Hereford,
Angus and Holstein, 250 to 800 lbs.
100 HEAD OF HOGS
5 sows with pigs or close, the remainder are feeder
pigs and sboats.
ORDER OF SALE:
Hogs
Fresh and Springer Cows and Heifers
Open and Fall Heifers
Holstein Bulls
Stock Cattle
Lunch Stand Reserved.
f. fred mccarmy & son
DRY RUN, PA.
Phone (717) 349-2393
sylvani* banks in financing
agricultural needs.
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