Al6—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 10,1982
UNIVERSITY PARK - Penn
State’s 65th Little International
Livestock Exposition on April 24
will climax months of fund raising,
catalogue production, and daily
animal preparation. The Ex
position is sponsored by the Block
and Bridle Club.
Show day will begin at 8 a.m. at
the Beef and Sheep Center, leading
off with beef cattle and swine
classes, followed by sheep and
horses. Admission to the show is
Livestock market
and auction news
G&M Livestock
Monday, Aprils
Duncans ville, Pa.
Report supplied by auction
Compared to last week, market
report steers-strong; cows-weak,
hogs-higher.
STEERS: High Choice and
Prune 66.00-68.00; Good to Choice
60.00- Standard to Good 56.00
60.20; Utility 50.00-56.00.
HEIFERS: Choice 60.0064.00;
Good to Choice 54.00-60.00; Stan
dard 48.00-54.00; Utility 42.0048.00.
FEEDERSTEERS: Good to
Choice 300600 lbs. 50.2062.00;
Standard to Good Heifers 300600
lbs. 48.0060.00.
BULLS: 11001650 lbs. 50.00
56.00; 9001100 lbs. 42.0052.00.
COWS: High Choice to Prune
43.00- Couple to 48.50; Good
40.00- Standard 38.0040.00;
Utility 36.0038.00; Cutters 32.00
36.00; Canners Down to 30.00.
CALVES: High Choice 90.00
103.00; Good to Choice 70.0090.00;
Standard to Good 50.0070.00;
Utility Down to 30.00.
FARM CALVES; Hoi. Bulls 90
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Penn Staters brush up on fitting for ‘Little P
free and the public is invited to
attend.
Students “draw lots’’ for their
animals several weeks before
show day. This marks the begin
ning of six weeks of intensive
training for both animals and
contestants. Competition is keen
for prizes in fitting and showing
contests. Champions in each
species compete for the grand
championship.
Honors and prizes will be
120 lbs. 65.0091.00; Hoi. Heifers 90
120 lbs. 75.00110.00.
FEEDER PIGS: 25-35 lbs. 32.00
45.00; 35-50 lbs. 45.0054.00.
HOGS: 200240 lbs. 50.0053.60;
170300 lbs. 42.0051.00.
SOWS: 42.00-52.75.
BOARS: 35.0039.25.
LAMBS: Easter Trade 2070 lbs.
65.00106.00.
SHEEP; 15.0032.50.
GOATS: 12.0062.00.
New Holland
Horse
Monday, April 5
New Holland Sales Stables
Report supplied by auction
Reported receipts of 167 head of
horses, mules, and ponies.
Market: steady.
Work horses 950.001225.00;
Better horses 550.00-840.00;
Driving horses 375.00-790.00;
Riding horses 375.00-500.00;
Lightweight killers 375.00-500.00;
Heavyweight killers 550.00685.00;
Mare Ponies 40.00125.00; Pony
Colts 15.00-50.00; Geldings 40.00
125.00; Larger ponies 150.00200.00.
awarded the evening of April 24 at
the Little International banquet in
the Htzel Union Building on
campus. The banquet also will
honor the distinguished alumnus of
the year and the winner of the Glen
R. Kean award for leadership.
Members of the collegiate judging
teams—who have competed in
livestock, horse, and meat con
tests—will also be recognized.
Students majoring in animal
production, with an outstanding
Saturday, April 10
12th annual Maryland Holstein
Show, 9:30 a.m., Tunomum
Fairgrounds.
Pa. Nut Growers Assn, grafting
demonstration, 10a.m.-2:30
p.m., Kutztown Grange.
Monday, April 12
Red Rose Beef Club leaders
meeting, 7:30 p.m., Lancaster
Farm & Home Center.
Tuesday, April 13,
Poultry Sales & Service Con
ference, Penn State, continues
tomorrow
Franklin County ASCS annual
banquet, 7 p.m., Kauffman
Ruritan Community Building
Bradford County Sheep & Wool
Growers Assn., 7:30 p.m..
Extension Office.
Adams Beef Producers meeting,
7:30 p.m., Extension Office,
Gettysburg.
Lancaster County FFA public
speaking contest, 9 a.m.,
Manheim Central.
Wedensday, April 14
Garden Spot 4-H Club, 7 p.m..
Fellowship Hall, New Holland
United Methodist Church.
U.S. Inemational Food Show, New
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knowledge of showing the
respective species, are selected as
superintendents to help students
with their animals. Tins year’s
superintendents include: Dave
Wise of Spring Grove for beef
cattle, Jerry McCammon of
Schellsburg for sheep, Lee
Johnston of New Alexandria for
swine, and Sally Rhea of Water
ford for horses.
Judges for the event include
Farm Calendar
York Coliseum, continues
through Sunday.
Brtadford Dairy Princess Com
mittee, 8 p.m., Towanda Ex
tension Office.
Thursday, April 15
Warwick FFA Banquet, 6:30 p.m.,
Bnckerville Fire Hall.
Friday, April 16
PEMA meeting, 6:30 p.m.,
Sheraton Conestoga, Lancaster.
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Terry Stockdale of New Alexan
dria for beef cattle; Tom Mcllwain
of Shady Plain for sheep; Joe
Strittmatter of Quincy, Michigan
for swine; and Tom WalkersJP
Prosperity for horses.
The show manager is Robert
Bortz of Apollo, senior is animal
production. Assisting him is Scott
Davenport of Montrose, junior in
animal production. Harold Harp
ster is the faculty advisor for the
Block and Bridle Club.
Saturday, April 17
South Central Pa. Pork Producers
feeder pig show & sale, Ship
pensburg Fairgrounds, show 10
a.ra., sale Ip.m.
Del Pork Producers show & sale,
Carroll’s Sale Barn, Felton,
Del. show 10 a.m., sale 2 p.m.
Lancaster County FFA meats
judging contest, 9 a.m., Kun
zlcrs, Lancaster.
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