A2O-L—frtfFanrit, Satwd«y,lano«ry 29,1983 LANCASTER Two cattle feeders and two cattle buyers “took the bull by the horns” Tuesday as each shared with more than 200 fellow beef fanners the secrets to raising marketable cattle. Leading off the panel was Marty Eberly who voiced his likes and dislikes in a “no room for doubt” manner. “I like big, growthy calves,” said Eberly. “Give me 400-450 pound medium frame number ones, either Angus or an Angus x Charolais steer.” Hie Lancaster County farmer buys calves several times a year and feeds them for about 300 days Banker (Continued from Page Al) War n lasted only 16 months. Since the current recession has exceeded this record by two months, Boyd said he is “optimistic the recession is dose to ending." Some good signs, he said, are “little chance of reacceleration of inflation,” coupled with a lower production cost for farmers. “Things will remain rather tough on the farm," concluded Boyd, “but it’s good to see favorable costs of production of which interest rates will be a significant factor.”—S.M. - Box 337, Oxford. PA 19363 Dealer Inquires Available In: Pennsylvania Counties Armstrong Indiana. Erie. Crawford. Warren. Elk. Cameron. McKean Clinton. Lycoming. Sullivan Wyoming. Luzerne. Columbia, Butler. Mercer. Lawrence. Beaver. Bradford Susquehanna. Adams. Cumberland. York Berks. Schuylkill New Jersey Counties - Sussex. Moms. Passaic. Atlantic. Cape May, Monmouth. Middlesex Somerset Warren, Hunterdon Maryland Counites • Kent. Queen Annes. Talbot. Dorchester New York Counties - Orleans. Genesse. Monroe Livingston, Allegany, Steuben Yates. Seneca Cayuga. Tempkms. Schuyler, Tioga. Chemung. Broome Chenango Madison Onondaga. Oswego. Jefferson. Lewis Oneida. Herkimer. Fulton. Montgomery Otsego. Delaware. Schohaire Sullivan Orange. Ulster. Greene No Dealer Fees. Name Address County City Phone Cattle feeders, buyers until they reach the ideal weight of 1,250 pounds and will grade high choice or prime, be laughed. Eberly noted that moat of his heavy cattle are sold during-the months of July and August “That’s when I feel there’s a bigger price spread between grades,” he said. EDenys reeding program combines the benefits of haylage for protein, com silage, protein supplement, com, and a feed additive, Rumensin. He pointed out that his steers are implanted three times with Ralgro. “I like to finish up with a good conformation steer real thick and not gobby,” explained Eberly. FARMSTEAD® 1 - Building Engineered For Farmer Erection Darvin E. Boyd Bethlehem More good news when specified as roofinc or siding Galvalume is warranted, under exposure to normal atmospheric conditions, for a period of twenty years against rupture, perforation, or structural failure v KNOXVILLE CONSTRUCTION Knoxville, Pa. 16928 PH: 814-326-4188 C&M SALES INC. R.O.ffl Honesdale, Pa. 18431 PH: 717-253-1612 “I like to open up and get them outside where they can move around and exercise, not have them all the time on slats. And I don’t hit them with too hot a ration too fast.” Showing that there are as many differences in cattle feeders as there are in steers, Lancaster County farmer Jim Kettering explained that in his beef feeding business, steers are bought in at 750-800 pounds. Kettering said he prefers a crossbred steer; its color can be black, black white-face, red or mouse-gray. Kettering takes his steers to the 1,200-1,300 pound finish by feeding 5-7 pounds of high moisture ear corn and silage to start, after being fed hay their first week in the lot, wormed, deloused, medicated and implanted. After a period of two to three months, the steers are in creased to 14-16 pounds of high moisture shelled corn with Rumensin. His ultimate feeding goal is to get his cattle to a Grade 2 or 3, said Kettering. “To go any higher would take too long and more feed,” he said, adding that he could also risk a cut in price for over heavy cattle. Although Kettering said most of his steers are farm-fresh from Virgnia, West Virginia, or Maryland, he explained that he tries to buy feeders year-round. “If we sell some fat cattle and get stung in price, we turn right around and buy another load that same day,” he said, adding that BUY OR LEASE B LEROY E. MYERS. INC. Route HI. Box 163 Clear Spring. Md. 21722 PH: 301-582-1552 ORVILLE MACK W.R. MOODY. O. A. NEWTON ' P.0.80x47 CONTRACTOR & SON CO. Nazareth, Pa. 18p64 113 Walnut Lane BrkJgeville, Delaware 19933 PH: 215-759-1331 West fewtonPA 15089 PH: 302-337-8211 PH;4I2-872-6804 share ideas sending steers to market all year allows him to average out the market highs and lows. “I don’t board steers, I feed steers,” concluded Kettering with confidence. Bob Summy and-RickJdarshall, meat packing company cattle buyers, shared their thoughts on the ideal fed steer or heifer stressing the cattle should be yield Cattle Feeders' Day Committee Member Ken Meek, center, reviews the day’s agenda with Lancaster County Livestock Agent Chet Hughes as cattle marketing panelist Jim Ket tering, left, looks on. 20 YEAR WARRANTY Lancaster Ca D. E. SMITH. INC Mifthntown, Pa. 17059 1841 Jerry's Road PH: 717-436-2151 St'eet, Md. 21154 PH: 301-692-5350 grades 2 or 3 and should weigh more than 700 pounds without too much fat. Said Summy, “I don’t care what color they are, just so they grade.” He added that the exotic cattle breeds “don’t grade as well as English,” noting that these bigger cattle are ‘‘meat builders instead of fat builders.” Marshall stressed the need for more beef promotion. $60100! IN 1 See Your Agri Bolder For Detcri POGO INC. ST SEE HAT FOUR COUNTIES CONTRACTOR R.D., Box 249 Coalport, Pa. 16627 PH: 814-672-5751 TRI-STATE MARINE KELLER DIST. INC. SYSTI Route 256 RD. * Deale. M£*JQ75l Lewisbui PH: PH: 71 Feei (Continued (n poor economy. I per capita cons peaked in 1976 s person, and has off to the point wl at 104 pounds. “The price of steadily increa Moore, adding tl feel they can afl pricesup and m< still maintain i margin. Looking at 198 a gradually deci meat, not only ii and poultry, al first seven montl see an increase ii jbof 3-5 percent, » months will ring drop in supply. 1 this decrease, lx cull cows goin smaller numbers and only a sligh amount of poultr Less meat, h higher prices at feeders. Moore p increase roughlj year, despite petition from the consumer dollars Using what he witchcraft,” tl economist took a future prices ft February - 62.0 June - 64.00; an< Breakeven price in these respec said, would be: G and 66.00. BUY 98 M.W CONS! R.D.f Peach Bot PH: 71'.
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