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STATE COLLEGE —The prices Palmyra 'to Andrew Sholits,
for Pennsylvania’s fifth annual Uniontown for $225. The proceeds
performance tested ram sale fell from the sale of this ram were
far below the average of previous donated by the Staver family to the
sales. The sale was held on June 6 Ag Arena Building Fund. The high
at the Pennsylvania Department of selling Dorset ram was sold by
Agriculture’s Meat Animal Penn State to John W. Kolstee of
Evaluation Center, in State Warren for $3lO. The five Dorset
College. rams averaged $227.
The high indexing and high
According to Robert Kimball, selling Shropshire ram went to
manager of the Meat Evaluation Maynard B. Witherell of John-
Center, the prices were lower stown for $225 and-was sold by
because of several factors tight Warn Menhennett of Cochran
money and the weather. ville. The thrpe Shropshire rams
“We didn’t have as large a crowd sold for an average of $162.
because of the nice weather. I
suppose after several days of ram. Two Comedale rams owned by
people wanted to get out in the -J.M. Stowell sold for $lOO each,
fields,’’he said. One went to Barry Hill Farm of
“When there’s no money and no Coudersport and the other to Kathy
people, it’s tough to sell animals,” Weaver of Everett. The sale
he added, noting this group of rams average for four Corriedales was
was one of the best performing $Bl.
ever on test. , The only Southdown ram in the
There were 31' rams sold at an sale was sold to Gerald and Bar
average of $2OO. bara Rohrer of Quanyville for $275
In the Suffolk breed eighteen and was sold by Gary Kwisnek of
rams brought an average price of Clarksburg.
$220. The top indexing Suffolk ram All the rams were examined for
was sold by lib's. Paul Kelly of reproductive soundness Jiefore the
Hartstown to Penns Cave Inc. of sale. They also had been wormed
Center Hall for $475. Lot#s4, owned and given shots for tetnus, en
by Paul Leader, also was sold for tertoxemia, and sore mouth.
$475 to Charles King of Sterling, Before the sale began, there was
Ohio. a sheep marketing field day. Clair
The top indexing Dorset ram was Engle, Extension sheep specialist,
sold by Ovine Alley Dorsets. said the theme of the program was
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UNIVERSITY PARK Who’s The tenative schedule is to sell
going to name the new Ag Arena the beef and dairy cattle in the
now being planned for thePepn morning. Following this sale "a
State College 'of Agriculture? buffet luncheon will be held. Then
Dairy producers, beef cattle in the evening, there will be the
producers, along with sheep and sale of the sheep and swine. Ac
swine breeders may each have cording to Thomas King, director
their shot at christening the °f Extension and associate dean
building through a combined effort for the College of Agriculture,
scheduled for this fall. horses and goats will be excluded
To raise money needed for the from the sale, but may be included
arena, a livestock sale is going to in future sales,
be held. This Ag Arena Benefit . A number of livestock species
,Sale will find registered beef and groujis are in charge of ap
dairy cattle, sheep and swine all preaching various breeders for
.•donated crossing the auction animal donations. The Cattlemen’s
block. Once the auctioneer’s gavel Association is in charge of beef
.falls, half the proceeds from the cattle. William Nichol, will line up
sale of each animal will be given to the /dairy cattle consignments,
the University, with the breeder Sheep will be obtained by the
retaining the other half. Pennsylvania Sheep and Wool
The sale, which has been Growers Association. The Penn
scheduled for sometime in sylvania Swine Breeders
November, will be held at the Cooperative wil procure the hogs.
Farm Show Complex in Students and extension personnel
Harrisburg. William Nichol, will also be asked to help contact
secretary of the Holstein breeders.
Association, will serve as sale King says, the sale committee is
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teaching sheep producers 'to
“market not sell sheep”. ,
John Zimmerman, of the
marketing division for the
Department of Agriculture, spoke
on lamb grading. Lamb grading
began, he said, began in 1961 and is
based on grade and weight. The
amount of fat covering over the
back bone and loin are indicators
of quality andfmish.
Zimmerman graded some
sample lambs and explained to the
crowd his reasons for grading. He
stated that trucks, wet, and dirty
sheep are often discounted because
of the extra weight they carry.
Robert Mikesell, a sheep breeder
and feeder from Zanesville, Ohio,
who finishes out about 10,000 head
of lambs, discussed the im
portance of proper trucking of
lambs, and'always making sure
they have enough clean air and are
dry.
Merchandising the lamb carcass
was discussed by Jim Watkins,
assistant professor of animal
science in meats. He stressed the
fact that the consumer is looking
for a “light pink color” indicating
a young lamb, and that lambs with
heavy legs (over 7 lbs.) are hard to
merchandise. Watkins then yield
graded three carcasses and a
demonstration how to cut up
another.
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The high indexing Dorset ram at the sth annual
performance test sale sold for $225. The Kenneth Staver
family, owners of the ram, donated the proceeds to the Ag
Arena building fund.
Tom Calvert, president of the Ag Arena Benefit Sale. Any
Sheep & Wool Growers producer interested in donating a
Association, discussed the sheep for the sale is asked to
Association’s role in the upcoming contact Calvert. ID.
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hoping that all of the expenses for.
the sale will be donated. This in
cludes the auctioneers, catalog,
and sales help. Anyone wishing to
donate their services is asked to
contact William Nichol at 839
Benner Pike, State College, 16801;
Phone 814/234-0364, or Milford
Heddleston, Ag. Administration
Building, University Park, 16802;
Phone 814/863-0263.
The Ag Arena will be used for a
number of activities both in the
instruction of students and for
Extension activities. The
university has no place at the
present time to hold any of the
larger college of agriculture ac
tivities that take place.
The complex will consist of an
arena 90 x 180 feet with seating for
600 people, restrooms, an office
and storage areas.
According to King, there is likely
to be additional holding pens for
animals placed on the back of the
building, the completion of this
new addition, to the original plans
for the building will depend on if
sufficient funds can be achieved.
The arena will be suitable for
working with horses, cattle, sheep
and other animals. ITie building is
scheduled to be used as a
classroom, for conferences and for
short courses. In addition, such
activities as the Horticulture
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Livestock Show, Dairy Exposition
and 4-H and FFA livestock judging
contests will also be accomodated.
The proposed building site will
be a convenient distance between
all livestock facilities and will be
easily accessible by campus bus
lines for students and visitors. The
site is located between the meat
animal evaluation center and the
meats laboratory on Fox Hollow
Road.
The estimated cost of the facility
is $900,000. According to William
Engle, associate director of the
office of gifts and endowments, as
of May 1, $120,264 had been raised
for the ag arena. This includes all
of the money raised by donations
and the phone-a-thon held to solicit
•funds from alumni.
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