—Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, March 24,1979.
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MURRAYSVILLE - The
Pennsylvania Shorthorn &
Polled Shorthorn Breeders’
Association held its annual
meeting at Little Tony’s
Restaurant, Murrysrille, on
March 3. Officers re-elected
to serve the 1979 term were:
President, James W. Fogal;
Vice-president, Harry
Foulk, Mercer; Secretary
treasurer, Mr. and Mrs.
Richard C. Peoples, Volant.
Directors elected to serve
for a three year term were:
Bradley Eisiminger,
Waynes burg; Harry Foulk,
Mercer; George Hunter.
Stoneboro and Philip Dunn,
Huntingdon. Nadine Butler,
Clinton, was appointed to
serve on the board of
directors as a voting Junior
Director for one year.
Plans were finalized for
several events for the
coming year. The 1979
Pennsylvania Shorthorn
Spring Show and Sale will be
held on Saturday, May 5, at
USDA invites proposals
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Beef
producers and the public
have until April 5 to submit
their views to the U.S.
Department of Agriculture
on what kind of beef
research and promotion
program should be
developed.
P.R. Smith, assistant
secretary of agriculture,
said the department has
already received one
proposal from a beef in
dustry group. He said the
public can suggest changes
in the industry proposal or
submit other proposals.
Smith said public com
ments will be considered
during the program’s
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Shorthorn meeting held
the Mercer County 4-H Park,
Mercer, Pa. The Show,
scheduled for 3 p.m. will be
judged by Greg McKean of
Penn State, followed by the
sale at 7 p.m. The auctioneer
will be Charles Behm, Wind
Ridge. With consignments
from breeders in Penn
sylvania and Virginia, an
excellent offering of quality
cattle is expected.
Hie 1979 Pennsylvania
Shorthorn Field Day is
scheduled for Sunday, July
29 at the McElhaney Stock
Farm, Hookstown. Hosts
will be Kay, Dick, Dave and
Diana McElhaney.
The 1979 State Shorthorn
Show will be held at the
Lawrence County Fair, New
Castle. Judging of the
Shorthorn cattle is scheduled
for Thursday, August 16th at
5 p.m.
Nadine Butler and Eric
Peoples thanked the
Association for their help
and support in providing
development. Any program
must be approved by a
majority vote of beef
producers in a national
referendum.
A 1976 law authorized a
program to develop and
improve markets for cattle,
beef and beef products.
Smith said a program
proposed in 1977 did not
receive two-thirds approval
for passage, even though 56.4
per cent of those voting
fa wired it. A 1978 amen
dement to the act permits a
program if a majority of
registered voters approves
it.
The beef research and
promotion program would
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them the opportunity of
representing Pennsylvania
at the 1978 National Shor
thorn Youth Conference held
in Kansas City, Mo. They are
looking forward to
representing Pennsylvania
at the 1979 Conference to be
held at Orange, Va, hosted
by Windholme Farm, June
15, 16, and 17, 1979. The
Junior Association will be
holding a raffle in the near
future. First prize will be a
cane of Tbornwood Major
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Jersey sale and
banquet slated
MEADOWLANDS - Plans
are being finalized for the
Annual Meeting and Calf
Sale of the Pennsylvania
Jersey Cattle Club, to be
be financed with
assessments of up to one-half
of one per cent of the value of
each animal slaughtered,
with provision for producer
refunds. The program would
be administered by a board
of up to 68 producers
members, appointed by the
secretary of agriculture.
Copies of an industry
proposal, along with rules
for developing a program
may be obtained from the
Agricultural Marketing
Service, room 2084-S, USDA,
Washington, D.C.', 20250.
Ph0ne:(202)447-3970.
The rules were published
in the February 27 Federal
Register.
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Ranch, Excelsior Springs,
Mo., second prize will be a
show box made and donated
by Gregg Kerr, Saxonburg,
third prize will be a show
baiter.
Gregg Kerr and Dick
McElhaney, delegates to the
American Shorthorn
Association annual meeting
held in conjunction with the
North American Livestock
Exposition, Louisville,' Ky.
reported on their activities
and the showing of Shorthorn
cattle at the National Show.
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Jersey breeders in
Washington County on
March 30 and 31.
Headquarters for the
meeting will be the
Meadowlands Hilton Inn,
Meadowlands, Pa. The calf
sale will be held at the
Washington County Fair
Grounds at Arden on
Saturday, March 31, at 10:30
a.m. The sale will provide an
opportunity for 4-H’ers and
dairymen to purchase calves
from proven sires and high
producing dams. To receive
.an advance sale catalogue,
contact Robert Robison,
Coal Center Ri, Pa. 15423.
Following the sale at 1:00
p.m., the state club will hold
its annual meeting and
banquet at the Hilton Inn.'
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reservations can be gotten
from Mr. Ribison.
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