18—Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, August 13, 197! Brubaker 3rd in nat’l angus showing Bfl.Bo [Continued from Page I] Brubaker placed third in the nation at the 11th annual National Junior Angus Showmanship contest held on August 1 in Louisville, Ky. This competition was held in conjunction with the ninth annual National Junior Angus Heifer show. According to show of ficials, the contest featured 72 of die finest young cattle showmen from 38 states, and Brubaker earned the right to take part in the competition when he placed second in the Pennsylvania Junior Angus Showmanship contest at the Pennsylvania Farm Show in January. Also winning the chance to attend the national competition was David Wylie, Nottingham R 2, who place first at the state level. According to Brubaker, in national competition there were five classes with 15 individuals in each class and three judges to do the scoring. Then, on July 30, the top 15 finalists were chosen as well at 17 honorable mentions. As luck would have it, Brubaker's name was the second from the last to be called, a situation which caused a slight bit of anxiety for the beef showman. The next day the top five finalists were chosen after 50 minutes in a class and, again, Brubaker’s name was on the list - this time as the third highest Angus showman in the nation. “We didn’t have our animals out there,” Brubaker explained. “But, the judges took that into consideration.” Each AP P. L. ROHRER & BRO., INC. Kenneth Brubaker, 2418 Harrisburg Pike, Lancaster, was rated third in the nation at the National Junior Angus Showmanship contest held on August 1 at Louisville, Ky. Brubaker competed against 72 cattle showmen from 38 states. competitor was given two animals to show, and the judges looked for handling ability, poise, technique, style, and the way the showmen could visually correct the animal’s faults. Reflecting on how his talents developed to the point that he could place third in the nation, Brubaker stated, “The ability to show comes from experience and practice and knowledge gained by watching professionals. I’ve always enjoyed fitting and showing. My interest began in 4-H and it’s been building year after year.” Among his many 4-H NEW LLO awards, Brubaker has won the fitting and showmanship honors at many a Lancaster County fair, and this year was the top Lancaster County beef showman at the state Farm Show. Combining business with pleasure, Brubaker began working for Keystone Cattle Service, a fitting service, Elizabethtown, last week. Starting Wednesday, he began a show circuit that will take him to Illinois, Indiana, and Kentucky, and will finish just in time for him to begin orientation at Penn State University, York, Campus, as an animal production major. ALEXANDRIA, Va - Market Administrator Joseph D. Shine announced a base milk price for. July 1977 Brubaker has also begun in the cattle business by joining other beef breeders in starting a commercial herd of Angus-Hereford cows for club calf prospects. A member of the Penn sylvania Junior Angus Association, he is a three year director. Along with Brubaker, two other young Angus showmen in Lancaster Farming’s coverage area won awards. Taking first place in the National Junior Angus Showmanship contest was Jon Smalstig, the 18-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Smalstig of Millbrook, N.Y. Among the 10 finalists in the competition was Bruce Bennett of Woodbine, Md. FEED STORAGE AND FLEX AUGER DELIVERY SYSTEM The Original Flex Auger Delivering Up To 2400 lbs. Per Hr. OR The NEW Flex Auger Delivering Up To 6000 lbs. Per Hr. Both rugged and versatile, the Flex-Auger System easily adapts to most hog feeding operations. The Chore-Time centerless auger delivers feed from bulk bin to all feeders located throughout the house. 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There is a 6-cent direct-delivery dif ferential applicable to producer milk received at plants located within 55 miles of Philadelphia. Mr. Shine reported that July producer receipts totaled 470.8 million pounds, a drop of 3.6 per cent from June on an average daily basis, but 3.2 per cent above a year ago. Class I producer milk accounted for 93.03 per cent of total July deliveries, compared to 54.45 per cent in June and 56.57 per cent last year. Base milk represented 90.56 per cent of total July production. A total of 7,988 dairymen supplied Middle Atlantic Order handlers during the month and the average daily delivery per producer was 1,901 pounds, 4.5 per cent above the July 1976 daily average. Middle Atlantic Order pool handlers reported Class I in area milk sales of 6.84 million pounds per day during July. When ad justment for variation in calendar composition is made, July fluid sales were down seasonally by 3.9 per cent from June and down 0.9 per cent from last July. 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