WILLOW STREET - Fultonway Elevation Fancy was the first cow ranked for the Holstein herd dispersal sale held on Thursday at Fultonway Farm, south of Lancaster. Fancy, a three year old, was the grand champion at the 1979 Lan caster District Holstein Show. Seeking to improve his herd, Walter Geisler of Mansoille, N.Y. bought the prize animal for $14,000. Many buyers from numerous states attended the Fultonway Farm dispersal sale on Thursday. R. Austin Backus, Inc. were the auctioneers. A total of 109 Holsteins were sold for the average price of $2965 per head. SMUCKER'S SALES & SERVICE • Good used diesel engines Install a blower fan for better diesel & refrigeration cooling. Longer life on diesel. LET ME BREATHE! FOR PROMPT SERVICE CALL 717-354-4158 OR IF NO ANSWER CALL 717-354-4374. Fulton way herd dispersal averages $2,965 Fulton Ivanhoe Mandy Lee, the second highest sale animal was sold to F.W. McKann of Bridgewater, Conn., for $7300. The sale was held under two large tents on the •Fultonway Farm. Com menting about the sale, Mowery Frey said, “We were prepared for any land of weather and any kmd of prices.” Through out the sale, the Frey family RD #2, BOX 21 NEW HOLLAND, PA 17557 DISTRIBUTOR FOR: LISTER, PERKINS & SUNZI DIESELS members kept a keen eye on the activities. “Lead that cow” was a repeated comment as some animals disagreed with their un familiar leaders. ‘‘ln the Registered Holstein business, mer chandising is the name of the game,” said Frey. He em phasized that the family is not leaving the business. They have kept 52 heifers % • New Sputnik wheels and parts We mount diesels on balers, crimpers, cornpickers, etc. i ||| For lower cost per hour power, rely on isten DIESEL POWER J^r Mario Cioli, left, and his son Stefano, right, of Reme Delb, Italy, attended the Fultonway Farm Holstein dispersal sale. In cooperation with the Apache Ranch Corporation of Lapeer, Michigan, the Cioli’s purchased 15 Registered Holsteins. The majority of which will travel to Italy. Dr. Gaddimi, buyer for the Apache Ranch Corporation, is in the center. under 16 months of age and will be rebuilding the herd. Although they would have rather waited until Spring for the dispersal, the family decided to have the sale this Fall because they didn’t want to manage the herd the entire Winter without the assistance of John, a freshman at Messiah College. As a business major, John is looking forward to returning to the farm m a few years to help manage the rebuilt herd. The sale was attended by over 1000 prospectibe buyers from New York, California, Connecticut, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Maryland, as well as Pennsylvania and Italy. Many local neighbors and friends attended the sale. A predominate buyer at neon's SPREADER HAS WINNING FORM DOWNTHE MIDDLE OR ONTHE LINE. Vicon is the spreader/ seeder with the versatility of m: an Olympic swimmer OneJ ] I simple adjustment lets you / ''ft spread fertilizer just overJJ t[ the root zone of a row —lag skipping the middles iSp Then with a change time'-? of less than three mm- h utes, you can do conven-1 tional broadcast spread-\ mg or seeding with win- Vili nmg results It’s also great for applying chemicals or lime vicon farm machinerv inc.(l^aw) 3741 Cook Blvd Chesapeake Virginia 23323-804 485 CONTACT: BOYD MOODY 909 Gobin St. Carlisle, PA 17013 Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 20,1979 the sale was Mario Cioh and his son, Stefano, of Reme Dello, Italy. They purchased 15 animals m cooperation with the Apache Ranch Corporation of Lapeer, Michigan. Dr. Gaddimi represented the Apache Corporation. The Cioli’s heard of the dispersal through Dr. Gaddimi and decided to come to the states for a buying trip. In their week’s visit they attended another sale and purchased cows from individual Holstein breeders m the states. On their return to Italy, they will add 40 American Holsteins to their present herd of 300. In descnbmg their farm, they said it is very sumliar to the Frey farm, with the animals remaining on grass The Vicon spreader/ seeder has few moving parts Non-corrosive polyester or heavy duty stainless steel parts resist corrosion and last longer Hopper capacities range from 600 pounds to 6 tons See the Vicon spreader champ in action at your dealer right away You’ll understand why challeng ers don’t have a chance ¥ICON FIELDS THE WINNERS. 0 mm through out the year. By converting the milk production rates to American pounds they ex plained m a 250 day period they will average 13,500 pounds of milk. Mario Cioli found an American herd dispersal sale interesting with few differences. He said Americans emphasize the heifer and described the market as stronger. Stefano, the 17 year old son of Cioli, is presently studying agriculture m Italy with veterinary school in the future plans. According to Stefano, 50 per cent of the breeding process is done artificially in Italy with the remaining animals being bred by two bulls the family (Turn to Page 26) 25
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