Alt— Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, April 26,1980 KILE (Continued from Page Al) always held the first week m November, right before KILE,” he said, “and there were problems moving livestock in for KILE because of the overlap in moving horses out.” But the change in dates does have some draw backs.Halloway pointed out, it’s a bad time to hold KILE because >t will fall at a time when farmers are filling silos. Sharing her sentiments, but from a slightly different perspective, was Rodger Bankert, president of the Pa. Duroc and Chester White Associations. He said he personally would rather have the show in November because farmers will be picking com in October. Banker! also noted that having the show a month earlier will create problems for hogmen in getting the weight on their animals. He recalled that the May gilts he showed at previous Expo’s were 40 pounds smaller than the April gilts— and now, he said, die show is a whole month earlier. “You can’t go into your May pigs for a show prospect,” Banker! stated, “and expect to reach the 190 pound weight limit. They just won’t have the size. You’re going to need April pigs. “If the KILE committee would have told us back in November about the change of date, we could have bred our sows right after last year’s Expo, and would have TRACTOR DRIVEI ALTERNATORS 15,000 thru 75,000 watts A.C. 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No matter what the age of the lamb, the ration will have to be increased at just the right time to be ready.” As far as the affects the new date will have on the show schedule of sheep producers, Brubaker said she felt the only conflicts would be m schedules of local fairs, like Manheim. But, concerning the bred ewe sale scheduled for October 4, she said the buyers will have to know that the ewes they’re buying were with the ram one month less. This will mean a * f f ' AIWCTHTHR ; ' mh ,r - Animal | Health Products *yi*S*U f *** t *n* t/ <"**** *vi y i~** % *Vfr ~»v ✓ »sm* buy an open gilt at KILE and bring her to the Keystone Classic,(held in late February at the Farm Show), as a bred gilt, it will be a good business venture,” he said. Lowell Wilson, secretary of the Pa. Cattlemen’s Association, said the association feels it is a good idea for the change of Keystone’s date. But, he added, it will mean some cattle breeders will have a more difficult time getting their cattle ready on time. “It was essential for KILE to have an earlier date so that the show will continue to grow,” he concluded. The Twenty-Fourth An nual Keystone International Livestock Exposition will have four horse shows: Appaloosa, Friday, October 3; Paint, Saturday, October 4; Quarter Horse, Sunday, October 5; and Arabian, Monday, October 6. The National 4-H Horse Judging Contest is scheduled for Saturday, October 4, with EQUIPMENT, INC. Anchor the National Horse Bowl on the same day. The Northeast Regional Intercollegiate Horse Judging Contest will take place on Saturday, also. The Intercollegiate, 4-H, and FFA Livestock Judging Contest will be held on Friday, October 3. And on Monday, October 6, the Keystone Livestock and HARRISBURG - Placements of broiler clucks in the Commonwealth during the week ending April 12 were 2,281,000, according to the Pennsylvania Crop Reporting Service. The placements were eight percent above the corresponding week a year earlier and four percent above the previous week. Average placements during the past nine weeks were four percent above ' the previous week. Placements in the 21 key poultry producing states were 81,896,000, one percent \ % \ \ - W* Hi , H . STAR-AGRI STEEL PANEL FARM GATES 3 SS HERE WE ARE R.D. 1 RTE 272 SOUTH, HERRVILLE RD. WILLOW STREET, PA Phone: (717) 464-3321 Store Hours; Mon.-Thur. Sat. 7:30 A.M.- 7:30 A.M.- 6:00 P.M. 5:00 P.M. Fri. 7-30 -9:00 Broilers chick placement up above the previous week but one percent below the same week a year ago. Average placements during the past nine weeks were four per cent above a year ago. 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