Twin foals (Continued from Page A 26) Abe and Mary began raising Percherons in 1972, but Abe con fessed he’s been interested in heavy horses ever since he was a boy. The family now owns 19 head altogether. “Before we bought ourtirst two mares from Marvin Forward, a well-known Percheron breeder in Delta, York County, I helped five other breeders get started in the business,” said Abe. “1 didn’t think 1 could afford to buy my own drafts back then.” Abe noted the original mares still call the Brush Valley farm home. One of the pair of mares that Abe and Mary purchased from Forward was Duke’s Miss Patsy, the dam of the twins and their 6- year-old grand champion Farm Show stallion (he’s earned that title for the past 3 years). “Patsy has always given us good foals,” Allebach said with pride. “Until now, she’s always had stud colts her first-filly is Princess, the twin.” Raising Percheron’s is a hard working hobby forthe Allebachs showing in Harrisburg and Columbus, Ohio and breeding for ' quality is a family effort. “The dairy cattle earn the living here on the farm,” said Abe. “The horses are' here for us to play with.” But, the horse do earn their Iceep, too, by doing small jobs around the farm and taking the family for drives. However, most of the fieldwork ,is done by the 50 or so ‘horses’ locked in me engines -of farm tractors. During the summer, the Allebachs truck their Percherons to an Antique Engine Show in the county where the horses drive an antique reaper. They are hitched to a series of wheels and pullies known as ‘sweep power 1 — their plodding hooves and tonnage awe * ” v “* WE BUY HORSERADISH ROOTS All Grades CallTUlkoff - ' Cash .Paid on Delivery From 100 lbs. to 100,000 lbs. Toll Free Call Collect Day r.BOO-638-7343 Evenings Call Collect -301-358-0956 , Ask for Martin Tulkoff or ~ Dan Kichter specators who marvel at the display of horse power. Along with Patsy, another celebrity in the Allebach stable is Buckeye Patricia. This mare, with her first foal at side (a spunky filly), was chosen as-the Junior s Champion at the National Per cheron Show in Columbus, Ohio two years ago. When the Allebachs were debating whether they could afford their Percherons, the cost of feeding these giants was not as miportant as the initial in vestment, they explained. Ac tually, if a mare in foal is idle, all she needs is hay or pasture for the most part, and only oats and supplement as she draws closer to foaling, Allebach said. “We feed our horses some oats and a couple ears of com now and then,” he stated. “We also have our hay tested, and top dress with supplement as needed:” He added that, for yearlings who are still growing, he feeds 10 quarts of oats and ah ear of com , twice a day. '' “And with Patsy carrying twins, we fed her grain three times a day. She now gets 25 quarts'of oats a day to support the two foals,”said Abe. Although that quantity of grain would make a pleasure horse, owner’s eyes register dollar signs, ‘ the amount of grain is not too great considering Percberon mares weigh between 1800 and 2000' pounds and the stallions average slightly over aton. v - - 7 Raising the beautiful drafts is a dream come true for Abe, the farm boy from Lansdale, Montgomery County, and the fact that his mare. had twins only doubles his -pleasure. 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The WLAC, now in its 18th year, is sponsored by Livestock Marketing Association, Kansas City, and conducted by an allied company, Livestock Market Digest, Inc., to focus on the im portance of the auctioneer in livestock merchandising. Contestants are judged by a panel of livestock owners on the criteria they look for when hiring an auctioneer. In addition to the world, runner-up and reserve champion titles, there are nine regional winners named. Championship Chairman Dudley Kaushagen said contestants will merchandise cattle from a special As for their selection of breed, Abe confessed he thinks Per cherons are smarter and more balanced than the other draft “lt’s,, a matter of preference,” he concluded. - coming June 12 Showcase Cattle Sale. The number of drafts and time allowed for each contestant will be determined by the number of contestants and number of cattle consigned for the Showcase Sale, he said. 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