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.
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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
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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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