SWANTON, Md. - On June 5
and 6 more than SO Polled Hereford
breeders and friends attended a
trip and the annual meeting of
Wat Mason-Dixon Association.
The field trip included visits to
North American Breeders, Inc.,
BerryviDe, Va,; the Flint Run
Farm of Ray and Vera Rudacille;
Huckleberry Hall Farms; and
Walnut Hill Farm near
Smithsburg, Md. The itinerary and
arrangements were made by Mr. &
Mrs. Samuel C. Hunter,
Smithsburg, Md.
Speaker at the annual meeting
was Paul Wall, APHA Region 11
Coordinator who presented an
illustrated lecture on “The New
Performance Pedigree of Polled
Herefords."
The membership elected Don E.
Mason-Dixon P. Hereford Assn, holds field trip
Ross, Bruceton Mills, W.Va.; In a brief board meeting the
Lawrence A. Chaikcic, Vanderbilt, following officers were elected:
Pa.; and Edward Bucklew, In* Dr. Willi am H. Buser, Swanton,
dependence, W. Va. to the board Md., president; Don E. Ross,
of directors with terms expiring in Bruceton Mills, W.Va., vice
-1985. president; 0. Randall Hannan,
BEAVERTOWN Brooks End
and Par Kay Farms held their
annual summer sale last Friday.
Auctioneer Mike Jones of
LaGrange, Georgia sold 240 head
for |85,430 averaging $356 per
head.
The top-selling animal was a
Yorkshire boar. Lot 142 RTBI
Field Marshal 161-6. This boar sold
to Sam Lane of Dover, North
York boar brings $l,OOOO
Carolina for $l,OOO. The top-selling
Yorkshire bred gilt was Lot 43,
purchased by Thomas Frazier and
family of Fort Wayne, Indiana for
$7OO.
The top-selling Landrace boar
was Lot 161, purchased by Gary R.
Johnson and family of Greentown,
Indiana. The boar brought $6OO.
Ronald Beck of Mill Hall pur
chased the top-priced Landrace
Accident, Md., treasurer; and
Brenda Jenkins, Friendsville, Md.
secretary.
Two major activities are
currently being planned by the
Association; a cattlemen’s
workshop to held in October
bred gilt. Lot 96, for $570.
The 58 head of Yorkshire bred
gilts averaged $456; 38 head of
Yorkshire boars averaged $502.
Altogether the Yorkshire offering
averaged $474.
The 35 head of Landrace bred
gilts averaged $427; 9 Landrace
boars brought an average $382.
The 44 head averaged $414.
The average price paid for 100
commercial open gilts was $217.
Buyers represented ten states.
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 3,1982—A19
1982, and a spring sale to be hel(
May 1983.
Information about thi
Association can be obtained fron
Brenda Jenkins, Star Route Bo:
35, Friendsville, Md., 21531.