—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 13, 1977 100 Jed Hoffer has By DIETER KKEEG LEBANON - Calling the Hereford in the ring “the most ideal type of steer - the kind we’re looking for today,” Dr. Robert Herr of Narvon, Lancaster County, declared Jed Hoffer’s animal to be the grand champion of the show. Herr, who heads the agriculture department at Eastern Lancaster County Schools, judged livestock shows here at the Lebanon Area Fair on Wednesday. Hoffer’s winning animal The champion lightweight and mediumweight steers at the Lebanon Area Fair were exhibited by Edwin Houser and Brett Eberly, respectively. Houser, 10, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Elwood Houser, Lebanon R 5. Eberly's parents are Mr. and Mrs. Raeu Eberly of Newmanstown Rl. Jed Hotter and the grand champion steer at the Lebanon Area Fair. SOYBEAN ROASTING ON YOUR FARM CUS‘ DALE L. SCHNUPP RD6, Lebanon, PA 17042 was a Hereford heavyweight which appeared in a group Heir described as “a very strong class of steers.” He went with the Hereford in first place, he explained, because it was a long, tall, completely uniform, and trim, steer which possessed a lot of refinement “There’s no doubt in my mind that this is the Number One steer,” Herr announced. Jay Bomgardner showed another Hereford for second place honors in the feeding value have your soybeans roasted, kill toxic enzymes in raw soybeans.) MOLDY OR MUSTY CORN? Have it restored to usable condition by roasting. Roasted Soybeans and Roasted Soybean screenings for sale in small lots or trailer loads. •M SOYBEAN ROASTING DONE IN PA AND SURROUNDING STATES heavyweight contest and subsequently was chosen as reserve grand champion. In looking over the line-up of champions to determine which would get the nod for top honors, Herr said: “This is a very, very strong class as I look down the line.” He complimented all three weight champions,' con ceding especially that the reserve champion was a “tremendously quartered steer also.” Continuing, Herr announced: “We must consider what's waste and Phone 717-865-2534 champion steer what’s meat ... I’m com pletely satisfied with the first-place animat” Hoffer, 17, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Lester Hoffer of Lebanon Rl. He’ll be ATTENTION: for better dally gains at lower costs Feed Bovotone 21 Higher feed costs and unstable market prices make it more important than ever for cattlemen to keep the cost of gain down. One sure way is to feed your own alfalfa haylage and Bovotone 21 from Vigortone. Bovotone 21, in addition to delivering proper levels of important major minerals, trace elements and vitamins, contains abundant phosphorus to balance off the high calcium content of legume roughages. Seldom will you need to feed any sup plemental protein with a corn, haylage and Bovotone 21 program. Your cattle will do better, and your out-of-pocket costs will be cut dramatically. Bovotone 110 and 111 Vigortone has two new pre-mixes for Over 150 Servicemen in PA alone! r PRE-fIIXES Especially Now! fENNA. LEON B. HERSHEY Box 166 Paradise, PA 717-442-4807 RON. L. HERSHEY R 2 Gap, PA 717-442-8573 JASON E. MILLER 169 Strasburg Pike Lancaster. PA WM.J. YODER 23 N Bridge St Christiana, PA 215-593-2101 RAVE. HILLARD, JR. RD 1. Box 220 A Milroy, PA 717-667-2421 ALVIN ESH Box 72 Intercourse, PA 717-768-3128 H. MELVIN CHARLES R 1 Washington Boro. PA 717-684-5783 PETE CALDWELL R 1 Windsor, PA 717-246-1046 RALPH E.BRUNGART Loganton PA 717-725-2355 ELAMG. 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