ALLENTOWW - After a grueling 13 hours of judging breeding sheep' 1 at the Allentown Fair last week, judge Claire Engel, Penn State Extension sheep specialist, selected the champion Cheviot ram o&ned by Erdenheim Farm of Lafayette Hill, Mon tgomery Colinty for the coveted Best Ram award. Erdenheim Farm’s champion Cheviot ram bested six other breed champions, including" their own champion Dorset ram. A total of 208 breeding Sheep and 56 market lambs were shbwn. \ The champion Hampshire ram Andy Wagner, left, received the champion sheep showman -? award at last week's Allentown Fair while Joshua Grim was ' named champion fitter. This The results are in, - i,K) and they prove that 250 the Agway veal feeding program can 200 ' get your veal to 'light fast. 'eal over 400 calves at three professional veal producing farms, these feeds really performed. On the three farms, average gain per calf was 2.28 lbs. a day, with a feed conversion rate of 1.64 feed per pound gained. v* *sr ' '■ f i ' i> \% y *' a h \‘tvft -f f “r. Erdenheim Farm shows Best Ham was exhibited by Joshua Gran, Bremigsville, while David Schultz, Nazareth, had the champion Shropshire .also exhibited the champion Dorset ewe. Champion Southdown ram went to the entry of the Lehigh-County Vo-Ag School, Schnecksville. They also had the champion Southdown ewe. lit the Suffolk competition, champion ram went to the entry ol Stephen Pierson, Nornstown. Rambouillets were exhibited for the first-tune at the Allentown Fair Open Breeding Sheep Show this Peed Fed (in lbs ) Weight Gained (in lbs.) Field , conclusively strated that fat and protein quality A ~ ~ are major factors in T f he A^a V veal Ceding program veal calf performance tum y° ur Program into a high That’s why Agway performance success story, too. Fo. uses only top quality more mforma l lon f on th f fat and milk protein that meet program, contact your local rigorous specifications. Agway ... they 11 show Agway Veal Pre-Starter contains * you how these veal 24% protein and 20% fat. plus extra, | feeds ca ", give your v f al vitamins, minerals and antibiotic P r °g ra J ri the energy it fortification. Veal Starter features nee ds to be a real the same percentage of protein and HHH money -maxer. fat, plus added fortification for the needs of a rapidly growing calf. And «T|fiijj|<ii 150 200 Feed conversion rate with Agwav veal '■'edmß program results showed that - gained one pound for even 1 64 year. Both the champion ram and ewe honors went to ovmes exhibited by Grant A. Lazarus, Germansville. Other ewe championships went to entries of: Renne Harris, Stillwater, champion Cheviot; Donna Strawbndge, Whitehall, champion Hampshire; W. E. Yoder, Kutzto ■; "hamntnn WASHINGTON, D.C. - A U.S. Department ot Agriculture task force has recommended an "early warning system” to detect grain elevators that may be developing financial problems, and has recommended measures to safeguard the interests of farmers and 'the government in potential elevator bankruptcies. The task force report calls for a joint federal-state study group to establish minimum net worth standards for commercial elevators, improved audit procedures and increased coor dination ' ot government grain elevator licensing requirements. 2.28 lbs.a day on the veal feeding prog that’s not unusual. Working for people who work the land FARMy x ENTERPRISE fAGWAYI SERVICE USDA task force issues advice for bankrupt elevators Veal Finisher contains slightly lo levels of protein and fat, 18% and 18% respectively, so you can brin your calf to market weight rapidly and economically. TRY THE FARM-TESTED AGWAY VEAL PROGRAM. •\gwa , \ \ cal feeds use top quahU f<u and milk protein Lancaster Fanning, Saturday,september 12,1981—A17 Shropshire; Connie S. Ungier, Northampton, champion Suffolk. Elaine Heffner, Fleetwood, Berks County, exhibited the champion market lamb, while fellow Berks Counban Gwendolyn Perry, Hamburg, took the reserve champion market latob honors. The'two followed this order in the The report has been submitted to an executive committee headed by Kay Lett, executive assistant to Secretary of Agriculture John R. Block. The executive committee now will assess the recom mendations and forward them to Block. Lett said the recom mendations—published in a 60- page report—will serve as the starting point for further action, both administrative and legislative, m dealing with the bankruptcy problems. "It is essential to the orderly marketing of agricultural products for farmers to have a sound gram ram. .Pair of Market Lambs com petition, with Elaine showing the champs and Gwendolyn showing the reserve champs. Champion 4-H fitter at this year’s show was Joshua Grim, Bremegsville, and champion 4-H showman was Andy Wagner, Bethlehem.—AM warehouse system they can depend on,” said Lett. “To liave such a system, we suggest requiring warehousemen to file an annual certified financial statement prepared by an in dependent certified public ac countant. This statement should serve both farmers, financial institutions and USDA of the financial soundness of the elevator. “The possibility of grain elevator bankruptcies continues to create uncertainty for U.S. far mers and impedes the ad ministration’s push toward greater reliance on open, free markets to provide farmers’ incomes,” he said. “Our recommendations focus mi ways to detect early those gram elevators with possible financial problems and to alert farmers when USDA action is initiated. Our recommendations deal less with what could be done after an jlevator does go bankrupt,” Lett laid. Individual copies of the report re available through the üblications section, information ivision, room 24-W, USDA/ASCS, O. Box 2415, Washington, D.C., 113. Or call 202/447-4122. 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