Steer grades good
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Carlos Leffler of Richland
But one week prior to the
Angus x Chiamna steer’s
slaughter date, it, along with
10 other Farm Show steers,
went on a weight-gaming
program prescribed by
Glenn Eberly, cattle
manager of Baum’s
Bologna, Elizabethtown
Eberly said the steers
were fed ground ear com
and free choice hay for a full
week before slaughter He
estimated the reserve
champ’s weight to have
topped the 1400 pound mark
in that time, up from his 1350
pound weigh-in at Farm
Show
The steer’s story on the
rail was told by a federal
IRISH BOARS and GILTS of this great Dam
will sell. Greenback 3044, one of our foundation
Irish Yorkshire Sows.
260 head of SCOTCH & IRISH
and other foreign bloodlines
• New Bloodlines on Each Sale
YORKSHIRE LANDRACE
Bom and raised on our farms from our
parent imported stock
100 * BRED GILTS - most of which carry
Scotch or Foreign Blood Litters.
50 - YORKSHIRE - Many carry Scotch litters
50 LANDRACE - All carry Scotch or Foreign
Blood Litters.
50 BOARS
30 YORKSHIRE - New Scotch Bloodlines as
well as Irish and American Bloodlines
20 LANDRACE - All 100% SCOTCH, IRISH
or other foreign blood
100 Commercial Open Gilts - Mostly Irish &
Scotch blood. Scan-O-Probe Loin Eye & Back
fat figures. Production tested - Certified Meat
Proven & Show Ring Champion Stocks
CERTIFIED BRUCELOSIS FREE &
PSEUDORABIES FREE.
Health Charts Sale Day For Entry
lnto Any State.
1980 SETS NEW RECORDS
NEW FIRST PLACE
TEST STATION WINNERS
Our breeding wins at both Penna and
Delaware Test Stations Richard Miller, York
County was the Penna winner with 4 boars
sired by Alpine
Leon Arnold, Lebanon County, was the
Delaware Station winner His boars were sired
by Explorer Each of these sires were purchas
ed from Brooks End Farm Feed conversion on
the Alpine pigs was 2 4 Feed conversion on the
Explorer pigs was 2 2 A perfect example of
how it works for others when they buy tested
stock from us
Our Latest Big Winner -
1981 PA Farm Show
Reserved Landrace Bred Gilt
Owners:
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& MARK STEHR
RENO PARK MARK
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Dan Baker, Lafette Ind Auctioneer
grader who rolled the car
cass choice According to
Eberly, it was a low choice,
although the grader did not
break down the grades
between high, medium and
low
There was no question that
the reserve grand champ
was a Yield Grade 1 with a
nb eye that measured 16.6
square inches with only 15
fat It dressed 66 07 percent
Eberly confessed that the
quality grade of choice was a
close decision Feeding the
steer for that week gave it
enough to get over the top
otherwise, it might not have
graded, he said
“It’s a rare steer with that
amount of back fat that
would grade choice,” Eberly
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proclaimed
He admitted that another
federal grader might not
have felt the steer had the
marbling needed to quality
grade choice.
Eberly, who has an eye for
cattle after judging them
while a student at Penn State
and now after three years
with Baums, said he “can’t
see how anyone could put a
steer up on top of the class
that has a 15 back fat and
expect it to grade ”
Expressing his feelings on
the 4-H steer program,
Eberly stated, “There’s a
definite problem Those 4-H
steers aren’t what they
should be They should be
reflecting the industry more
“These larger cattle have
to be frowned on because
they’re not acceptable for
the meat industry.
“We buy 150 to 200 head of
choice carcass cattle every
week Once they get over
1300 to 1350 pounds, I start
discounting them Those
steers are too large for the
carcass trade ”
Reading from the January
29, 1981 National Provisioner
Mid-Day Beef Wire printout,
Eberly pointed out the dif
ference between carcasses
weighing 500 to 700 pounds
and those weighing 800 to 900
pounds was 3 cents a pound
'Choice Y-3’s weighing 500
to 600 pounds and 600 to 700
pounds are bringing 96 cents,
where the same grade
carcass weighing 800 to 900
pounds is only bringing 93
cents All weights of good
carcasses are bringing 92 to
93 cents ”
Eberly stated the main
problem with the bigger
carcasses is the size of the
retail cuts of beef
"When a customer orders
a three-quarter inch steak
and it weighs over a pound,
that’s just too big,” he said
The 4-H’er who raises the
heavier steers stands to
make more money because
of more pounds to market,
Eberly explained, but m the
meat industry these same
steers would be discounted
‘The best thing that could
happen is for judges to start
picking the lighter, smaller
cattle They’ll probably
bring more money because
the buyers will have a lesser
total dollar investment,”
Eberly concluded
ANNUAL
CONSIGNMENT SALE
of Farm Machinery & Tools
Location The Laurel Auction Market,
on Rt 13 and Rt. 9 at Laurel. Del., beside
the Laurel Grain Cooperative.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5
10:00 A.M.
Plan on Consigning your unneeded tractors,
Plows, Disc, Cultivators, Planters, Drills,
Harrows, Sprayers, Wagons, Corn Pickers,
Combines, Irrigation Equipment, Trucks and
any other machinery that you want to turn into
cash.
Call if you should have any questions at all
concerning the sale
Consignments will be taken FEB. 2, FEB. 3,
FEB. 4, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
before the sale. They will be taken during the
hours of 9; 00 A.M. until 4:30 P.M.
With the cost of new machinery on the rise,
used equipment is at its highest price even with
high interest rates.
Sales Mgr. & Auctioneer
Joseph C O’Neal
302-875-5261 or 302-875-3913
-LUNCH
Soybean growers to meet
February 4
SALISBURY, Md. - The
1981 Delmarva Corn-
Soybean Technology Con
ference on February 4 offers
soybean producers a special
finale Immediately
following the conference
conclusion at 3:30 p.m., the
Mid-Atlantic Soybean
Association will hold its
annual meeting.
Both meetings will be at
the Wicommco County Civic
Center, Salisbury.
The Mid-Atlantic Soybean
Association annual meeting
gives members of the
association opportunity to
set policy and elect officers
for the coming year and
more.
WHAT'S NEW
y , ‘ >
Tractor cabs announced
DES MOINES, 1A - A
new line of Weatherguard
cabs, designed to use engine
heat to increase operator
comfort, is now available
from Massey-Ferguson.
These Weatherguards are
built to fit MF 205, MF 210
and MF 220 two-and four
wheel-drive tractors.
The Weatherguards are
constructed of special vinyl
material, reinforced with
strong nylon fabric tor long
life Two doors allow
operator acess from both
sides of the tractor
Fasteners aie made of
durable brass, and overall
design provides for quick
and easy installation.
Convenience features
include a tinted windshield
for reduced glare and
eyestrain This three-sided
windshield also provides
excellent operator visibility.
New
farrowing
hut
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 31,1981—A39
in Maryland
Soybean growers will hear
updates from the commodity
organization which gives
soybeans and soybean
growers its full attention.
Farmer leaders will show
how the Mid-Atlantic
Soybean Association and
growers in 23 other state
associations are building
overseas markets for the
beans they produce,
promoting research to
reduce production costs and
working to keep a free world
market for soybeans
It’s not just a business
meeting its a special
report on what’s being done
to further profitable soybean
production
A new line of Weatherguard cabs is now available
from Massey-Ferguson.
Miraco Mfg., a division of Miracle Recreation
Equipment Company, of Grinneli, lowa, has
recently announced the availability of MIRAHUT, a
"Free Stall" type of farrowing for increasing swine
production efficiency and longevity. The Mirahut
system reduces stress, provides easy cleaning for
disease control, reduces scours, is energy efficient,
has year around application, and requires no
building permit or property taxes. For more in
formation and a free brochure, call or write;
MIRACO MFG., Box 275, Grinneli. lowa 50112
515/236-7536.
Pseudorabies remains
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Agent Max Smith have
issued recent warnings not
to run cattle and hogs
together and to practice
good sanitation in the con
tinuing fight against the
highly infectious disease
To date, the continuing
investigation by the Bureau
of Animal Industry has not
pinpointed the exact source
of the introduction of the
pseudorabies into the state
But the investigation has
There will be a progress
report on the grower in
vestment checkoff programs
in Maryland, New Jersey
andDelawaie.
Preston Ware of Salem,
New Jersey, who represents
the Mid-Atlantic Soybean
Association as an American
Soybean Association
national director will detail
the national and in
ternational programs of the
American Soybean
Association.
For more information
please contact Jerry
Kennedy, American
Soybean Association 301/742-
9500.
revealed that there wasn’t a
single source of introduction
from out-of-state, but rather
several are suspected.
The first case of
pseudorabies was suspected
last January in the
southeastern section of the
state and by April the first
two definite cases had been
confirmed by diagnosis
Over the past year, the
disease has been largely
confined to the southeastern
part of the state