Lloyd Hoover deals with the market hogs
By KENDACEBORRY
LANCASTER - Lloyd
Hoover, Lancaster, a winner
of the 1978 Agribusiness
American Fanner award, is
a yoimg man who combines
working with his knowledge
from his farming
background
He serves as market agent
in the hog division for Walter
Dunlap and Sons, at the
Lancaster Stockyards,
Lancaster.
His job includes many
facets, including being in
charge of marketing the
hogs and feeder pigs that go
through the stockyard for
Dunlap, a duty that averages
&$2OOO hogs and 1000 feeder
pigs each and every week.
He also sorts and grades the
hogs that are brought in for -
the market sales.
He noted that he also does
order buying, and works to
see that the fanners get the
top dollar for their hogs.
Sometimes he gets out to
MEAT BIRDS OR EGGS-
No matter which is your livelihood, Agway people are
ready to help you in every phase of your operation.
Here’s how:
Feeding for profit
Shell Firm Feeds and the Daily
Nutrient Intake Program are two
major Ag way contributions to more
profitable poultry enterprises
Agway, feed researchers and
flock nutritionists are continually
seeking even better feeds and
feeding programs
Egg marketing
Agway marketing experts can help
you locate profitable markets for
your products
Building design and construction
Agway poultry facilities are de
signed and built to provide effi
cient use of space and labor and
to accommodate modern auto
mated equipment
visit on the different farms,
working with the farmers,
buying and advising the men
of the market trends.
Now living on the farm
that he grew up on with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer
M. Hoover, Lloyd explains
that he always has liked
hogs.
A member of the
Grassland Chapter of the
FFA, he received his first
hog as a chain gilt given
through the FFA chapter.
This animal, he related, was
the basis for his stock.
Today, besides working at
the stockyards for about 45
hours every week, he farms
about 55 acres on the side, an
occupation that he calls his
hobby.
Com and hogs are his
principal products on the
farm, and he stated that he
has a farrow to finish
operation.
An active member of FFA,
he received the Keystone
Farmer Degree in 1975. Also
M
Facility leasing
There’s no need to tie up your
capital in to expand or mod
ernize. Under certain conditions,
there are significant advantages
in leasing facilities and equip
ment through Telmark
Financial help
Qualified poultrymen can obtain
credit from Agway to assist in
raising broilers or layers
Research and development
Feeds ancT feeding programs
new ideas in housing and egg
handling new techniques in
flock health maintenance . Agway
continually searches for better
ways to lower costs and increase
profits
Business Management
While not yet available m all com
munities, Agway farm consultants
m 1975, he was the County
Star Farmer, the vice
president of the state
parliamentary team, the
receiver of the county
Bankers’ award, and the
winner of the state swine
proficiency award.
He showed the grand
champion hog at the
Ephrata Fair in 1974, and
was also named the state
FFA poultryman of the year.
In 1976, be was chosen as
the FFA state livestock man
of the year, and also served
as the state FFA vice
president.
According to the quiet-'
spoken FFA’er, farming has
always been his main in
terest, and he believes that
there is a future for a man in
agriculture if be puts himself
down to working for it. That
is why, at age 21, he is out
working on the 55 acres near
Lancaster when not involved
with the duties involved with
bis hog marketing job.
Part of Lloyd Hoover’s job includes going around to fairs and purchasing hogs.
Here he is seen, after buying the reserve champion hog at the Manheim Fair,
having purchased the animal for Walter Dunlap and Sons, Lancaster. The hog
was owned by two brothers, Steve and Rick Strauss, seen on either side of
Lloyd.
are supplying advice to farmers,
helping them set up record-keep
ing systems and preparing tax
returns
Your Agway Poultry Enterprise
Serviceperson
Your access to the team that keeps
your operation running smoothly
and profitably
For more information on any aspect
of poultry management, contact
your local Agway Store or Repre
sentative.
POULTRY
ENTERPRISE
SERVICE
(agway)
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 4,1971-
V
FREE
Delavai offers a free AR tank
washer with the purchase of any
size bulk cooler
Now Through Dec. 15th
SPECIAL
800 Gal Tank
$6400 5900
.'■Jp
s
Stf* vs
|HL\,
J.
M.
SERVICE CO.
Box 231, Quentin, PA
W/6H.P.
Condensing Unit
Plus Installation
24 HOUR SERVICE
HORST
27