A34—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 26,1980 HARRISBURG - A spokesman for the Penn sylvania Sheep and Wool Growers Association recently remarked that sheep showman were planning to voice some constructive criticism to the Pennsylvania Farm Show Commission concemmg next year’s show. At a meeting held on Sunday, January 13, a group from the assocation met to review problems they en countered at the 1980 Farm Show. One of the major areas of concern involved the space shortage in the current Farm Show comples. The sheep showmen voiced their displeasure with the scheduling of both swine and sheep shows at the same time in the small arena. “It was like a three-ring cir cus,” the spokesman said. Show schedules were also said to be a problem for the junior exhibitors who wanted to show more than one species at Farm Show. All of the Junior shows were scheduled on one day at this year’s show, with sheep, swine, and beef classes overlapping. If a junior exhibitor had entries m two or three classes, a choice had to be made on which one to show in. Then the 4-H’er or FFA’er had to find someone else in the club to show their other entry, noted the spokesman. The association spokesman also pointed out that health papers were another area that could be improved At this year’s show, he said, a health certificate was required for each individual entry from each farm. This requirement, he said, is excessive when a certificate representing the flock would be sufficient. And, the current weight limits for the market lambs will be brought to the Commission’s attention, according to the sheep representative. The association is planning to suggest the present maximum weight limit be raised to 135 pounds. The spokesman pointed out that some breeds of sheep, like Suffolks, do not finish out at the present cut-off of 125 pounds. Along with these problems, the Pennsylvania December milk up HARRISBURG - Milk production in Pennsylvania during December 1979 totaled 664 million pounds, up four percent from a year earlier according to the Crop Reporting Service. The number of milk cows in the Commonwealth during December was 698,000 head, down 15,000 head from a year ago. Milk production per cow averaged 965 pounds in December, up 24 pounds from a year ago. United States milk production during December totaled 10.0 billion pounds, two percent above December 1978. Milk production per cow averaged 930 pounds, 28 pounds more than a year earlier and 35 pounds above December 1977 Milk cows on farms totaled 10.8 million heajf, off one Sheep assoc, pin-points problems at Farm Show Sheep and Wool Growers Association will be calling to the Farm Show Com mission’s attention this year’s major blooper. The show schedule called for sale of breeding swine on Wednesday afternoon. 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