—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 19,1979 110 Third performance tested ram sale WASHINGTON ~ Penn sylvania Secretary of Agriculture Penrose Hallowell announced thajt the Third Annual Per formance Tested Ram Sale will be held at the Washington County Fairgrounds in Washington, Pennsylvania, on June 2 at 2 p.m. The Secretary said ap proximately 30 rams will be on the Mock for sale in conjunction with the Penn sylvania Sheep Field Day. Forty-one yearling rams were put on an 84-day test beginning February at the Department’s Meat Evaluation Center at University Park. “During Rural Life Sunday to be observed by 4-H SEVEN VALLEYS - Rural Life Sunday will be observed at the Saint Peter’s United Church of Christ on May 20,10a.tn. Teen leaders of the Loganville Community 4-H UNDERGROU Eliminate manure stacks for cleaner and neater appearance * Eliminates breeding places for flies and insects • Eliminates odor with underground manure storage MAR-ALLEN CONCRETE PRODUCTS INC. RDI, EPHRATA. PA 17522 PHONE. 717-733-9404 scheduled that controlled period, ' Hallowell said, “the average daily gam of all rams was 82 pounds. The weight gam ranged from .46 pounds to 1.26 pounds per day. “During the testing we determined which rams developed the greatest gam per day with the least amound of fat. Only the top 75 per cent will be sold at auction. “Buyers will be able to check the individual per formance records of all rams for sale to determine weight gam. All rams will be ultrasonically scanned m fat thickness and lorn eye area, with these records also Club will assist Reverend Elmo Beck in the service. Donna Forry, Seven Valleys R 2, will be coordinating the event. Any 4-H member desiring to participate in the service should report to Saint Peters on Friday, May 18,7 p.m. All members, their families and leaders are CONTROL WEEDS IN ALFALFA WITH BUTYRAC-200 Apply 2 to 4 weeks after alfalfa emerges. Controls broadleaf weeds in seedling or established legumes. This remarkable selective action killing many broadleaf weeds without affecting certain broadleaf crops has been proven by research men and comm ercial growers throughout the country. \ We are distributors complete line of WEED KILLERS Smoketown, PA Ph: 717-299-2571 D LIQUID MANURE SYSTEMS Above ground systems also available ASCS APPROVED for June 2 available to prospective bu>eisljiii;mii-»m Hallow J 1 iditl i diet ui selection of a new stud tain is a very important pa if ot overall flock -management “The genetic potential of a flock can be drastically improved with a stud having a good composition of growth with the least amount of fat.” Ap proximately 87 per cent of the genetic make-up of a iamb chines from the last three generations of lambs used. Increased growth rates mean a shorter feeding period because shedp gammg weight faster nor mally convery feed more encouraged to attend the service. The Loganville 4-H Club will be having a paper drive on May 22. All papers should be taken to the home of Harry Miller, Glen Rock, or to the home of Stanley Brown, Loganville, by May 21. .1. a ~ . .uanagunent ' Urt 1 - * tiruui • iW sheep industi v in" Henn\vlvania must con centrate its efforts on more efficient production of a high quality product," he said. “A ram purchased for its high performance record is much more valuable than one purchased for its cost, pedigree or show winnings. The Third Performance Tested Ram Sale is spon sored by the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture in cooperation with the Pennsylvania State University and the Penn sylvania Sheep and Wool Growers Association I BUCK TRACTOR PULLS $ Top Pullers from Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware PULLS EVERY SATURDAY NIGHT 6:30 P.M. SUPERSTOCK TRACTORS- Modified farm tractors, up 1,000 HP MODIFIED TRACTORS- Any engine, any chassis, su| charged, etc , up t