—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 4,1978
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given to university
COLLEGE PARK, Md. -
In what Dr. W. Lamar
Hams, director of the
Maryland Agricultural
Experiment Station,
describes as one of the most
significant contributions
ever made to Maryland
agriculture, the University
of Maryland at College Park
is receiving the bulk of one of
the world’s most famous
Angus beef cattle breeding
herds.
The proposed gift is being
offered by Arthur A.
Houghton, Jr. chairman of
Steuben Glass and director
of Coming Glass Works, both
located at Coming, N. Y.
“Mr. Houghton has been a
long-time supporter of
agricultural research in
Maryland and this gift is an
example of his continued
efforts to improve
agriculture within the state
and the country. We are
highly honored to be con
sidered worthy of receiving
this gift,” commented Dr.
Harris.
A statement made by
Houghton said, “I am im
mensely happy that the herd
of Wye Angus is going to the
University of Maryland,
thereby assuring the in
tegrity of the herd and a
continuation of the 40 years
of work that he behind it.”
From a modest beginning
in 1938 with 18 heifers and a
bull calf, the herd has
steadily grown in size,
quality and reputation under
the direction of James B.
Lingle, first manager of Wye
Plantation. The Wye
Plantation is located south of
Queenstown (Queens Annes
County) on Maryland’s
Eastern Shore - not far from
the histone Wye Oak tree.
Regarded m some quar
ters as one of the great
cattlemen of all tune, Lingle,
with extraordinary foresight
and immense work, made
Wye Angus famous
throughout the world.
Working with him was Dr
Wilhard W. Green, professor
of animal science at the
College Park campus, who
made invaluable con
tributions in genetic
breeding, scientific
research, and analyses of
the results of the Wye
breeding program. Dr
Green is now retired.
In more recent years the
Poultry meetings set
LANCASTER - A senes of
educational meetings for
poultrymen in this area will
be held Feb 16, March 2, and
March 16 According to
Lancaster County Agent Jay
Irwin, some very timely and
important information will
be presented at these
meetings by some of the
most qualified people in the
industry The Penn State
Extension Service and the
Lancaster County Poultry
Association are sponsoring
the meetings
The first meeting will deal
with pes control around the
farm and on birds, health
security and disease control,
and the producer and ser
vicemen's responsibility in
preventing the spread of
Wye Angus herd
basic work of Lingle and
Green has been carried out
further by John R. Whaley,
111, who succeeded Lmgle as
manager of Wye Plantation;
Marion Whitehead, assistant
manager, and James Reid,
herd manager.
“It has long been my
desire that some assurance
be found for the basic Wye
Angus herd to remain intact
and for the scientific
breeding work to be con
tinued Acceptance of the
Wye herd by the University
of Maryland as a gift from
me and my family now
makes it possible. We are
particularly pleased that our
Wye Angus will remam in
our home state of
Maryland,” concluded
Houghton.
The Wye herd was closed
to outside cows since its
initial establishment in 1938
Additional bulls were added,
but the male side of the herd
has been closed since 1959.
Wye Plantation was one of
the first breeders to compile
extensive records on cattle
in their herd. They now have
performance records on all
the bulls in the herd going
back many generations. All
of the Wye Angus bulls have
been performance-tested.
Wye heifers and bulls have
enjoyed world fame.
The late President Lyndon
B. Johnson added some of
the Wye stock to his herd.
Bulls - and semen from Wye
bulls - have been shipped to
major beef cattle breeders in
42 states and nine foreign
countries.
Twelve of the Wye Angus
cows have weaned more
than four tons of calves each,
a phenomenal record for any
beef cattle breeder.
Wye Angus cattle are
known for their superior
fertility. The calving per
centage has been between 95
and 97 per cent since 1960
This calving percentage
nationally for beef cattle is
about 80 per cent. Smce 1974,
an exceptionally high 91 per
cent of the Wye Angus bulls
have averaged over three
pounds of gam per day.
The gift was officially
accepted by the Maryland
Board of Regents at their
meeting in Baltimore on
Jan 20, 1978 The Wye herd
will be transferred from its
present home at Wye
disease It’ll take place at
the Lancaster Farm and
Home Center on Feb 16 at
7 30 p m The speakers will
be Dr Clarence Collison,
entomology specialist from
Penn State Dr Donald
Singletary, Veterinary and
Technical Service manager
for Victor F Weaver and
Sons, New Holland, and Dr
Dwight Schwartz, poultry
veterinarian at Penn State
At the March 2 meeting,
specialists will discuss
energy sources and needs,
the development of new
drugs, world-wide poultry
conditions, and marketing
The final meeting in the
senes, to be held on March
16, will focus on egg shell
problems, and force molting
Plantation to the Maryland
Agricultural Experiment
Station’s Beef Research
Center near Sykesville
during the course of the
year.
Although final details have
not been worked out, Dr.
Edgar P. Young, chairman
of the Animal Science
Department at the
University of Maryland, said
that approximately 200
females and five bulls will be
selected as the research
foundation herd. Other cattle
will be used to provide a
resource base to carry out
the total research program.
Acceptance of this gift will
bring worldwide recognition
to the University of
Maryland. The foundation
herd will enhance the
Animal Science Depart
ment’s research, teaching
and Extension programs and
will help attract faculty,
graduate and undergraduate
students to the university,
according to Dr. Young.
Feeder cattle up from 1977
HARRISBURG - Penn
sylvania cattle feeders had
98.000 cattle and calves on
feed for slaughter market on
January 1,1978, up seven per
cent from a year ago, ac
cording to the Crop
Reporting Service.
Marketing of fed cattle
during the October-
December 1977 quarter, at
26.000 head, was up four per
cent from the same quarter
a year earlier Placements
of cattle and calves during
October-December totaled
61.000 head, down two per
cent from a year ago
Expected marketings of
fed cattle, if realized, during
the January-March 1978
quarter, is estimated el*
26.000 head, up four per cent
from the corresponding
quarter in 1977
Cattle and calves on feed
for slaughter market in the
23 major feeding states on
January 1, 1978 totaled
12,809,000 head This is seven
per cent above a year ago
Placements of cattle and
calves in the 23 states during
the October December 1977
quarter totaled 9,557,000
Dr. Hams stated that the
herd and its data bank
provide an extremely broad
base of research resources
that can only be attained
over a long period of time
with large investments.
Important research
results which can be utilized
by Maryland’s cattle
producers can be generated
very quickly from the herd,
according to Dr. Young.
Houghton’s contributions
to Maryland agriculture and
education have not been
overlooked. In 1963 he was
awarded an honorary
doctorate of Humane Letters
from the University of
Maryland; in 1974 the
governor of Maryland
presented him with a state
award for leadership m the
field of agriculture; and in
November of 1977 he was
awarded the Honorary
Certificate of Merit Award in
Agriculture by the
University of Maryland.
head, up nine per cent from
1976.
Marketings of fed cattle
for slaughter the past
quarter totaled 6,093,000
head, up seven per cent from
the same quarter a year ago.
Expected marketings in the
23 major feeding states for
the January-March 1978
quarter is estimated at
6,541,000 head, up one per
cent from the same period a
year ago.
AEB moved
PARK RIDGE, 111 - The
American Egg Board will be
relocating to new offices
effective February 6, 1978
All contact with AEB should
now be directed to Suite 301,
1460 Renaissance Drive,
Park Ridge, 111 60068, phone
Area Code 312-296-7044
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