D2—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 3,1984
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7 major junior Angus
shows scheduled
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. Junior
Angus breeders will have the
opportunity to participate in seven
major junior Angus shows
scheduled throughout the United
States this year.
The shows range from regional
previews to regionals to the 16th
National Junior Angus Show and
Showmanship Contest, and will be
held all the way from Idaho to
Virginia.
The shows are as follows:
April 29 - Western Regional
Junior Angus Show, Nevada State
Fairgrounds, Reno - Judge: Dick
Bums, Brimfield, Illinois.
June 9 - Southeast Regional
Junior Preview Show, Coosa
Valley Fairgrounds, Rome,
Georgia - Judge; Gordon Jones,
Bowling Green, Kentucky.
June 16 - Southern Regional
Benefit barbeque set
for Eastern National
FREDERICK, Md. - The Third
Annual Eastern National Bar
becue will be held March 4 from
noon to 4 p.m. at the new Frederick
Armory located just west of the
Monocacy River Bridge off 1-70
(Rt. 40) in Frederick, Maryland.
The menu will consist of open pit
barbecued beef, pork, and lamb, a
nine item all homemade relish bar,
milk, coffee, and soft drinks.
Tickets are available from:
Augie Velisek, 1868 Rt. 94,
Woodbine, Md. 21797, phone:
301/489-4519. Tables may be
reserved in advance and tickets
will be available at the door.
The band “Honey Wagon” will
provide country and western
music for dancing and listening
and a “fun” auction will be held
from 3 to 4 p.m. It will include all
Pa. Shorthorn breeders
SAXONBURG - The 1984 an
nual Pennsylvania Shorthorn
dinner meeting was held recently
in Warrendale. In the absence of
president Harry Faulk, vice
president George Hunter con
ducted the meeting to review
planned events for 1984.
Events included the Annual
Spring Purebred Sale to be held at
the Mercer 4-H Park, May 7; the
Mercer Livestock Conference
March 17; the Shorthorn State
Show to be held during Butler Fair
Week; and the Keystone Fall
Klassic to be held in Waynesburg,
Pa. October 20,1984.
Also, the Pa. Shorthorn
Association was invited to par
ticipate in the Ohio Valley Field
Day at Byland Farms, Louden
ville, Ohio, June 24. The mem
bership noted a solid year for
shorthorn cattle in Pennsylvania.
Dr. Eugene Byers, a prominent
Shorthorn Breeder in Ohio, spoke
to the membership on recent
changes occurring on the national
level in the Shorthorn industry.
Collection of performance data for
registration of cattle was approved
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Junior Preview Show, Lufkin,
Texas - Judge: Gary Dameron,
Lexington, Illinois.
June 17 - Eastern Regional
Junior Angus Show, Rockingham,
County Fairgrounds, Harrison
burg, Virginia - Judge; Steve
Weaver, Peoria, Illinois.
June 17 - Ozark Mountain
Classic, Ozark Empire
Fairgrounds, Springfield, Missouri
- Judge; Jim Gillooly, Washington,
Indiana
June 23 - Northwest Regional
Junior Preview Show, Caldwell,
Idaho - Judge: Darrell Silveira,
Mendota, California.
July 8-10 - 16th National Junior
Angus Show and Showmanship
Contest, Ohio State Fairgrounds,
Columbus - Judge: Glen Klip
penstein, Maysville, Missouri.
sorts of interesting items. A
Border Collie j>uppy has been
donated by Doreen Suchting of
Owings Mills, Md., and a highlight
of the auction will be selling of an
Angus embryo.
Ed Rishel of Glen Rock, Pa., has
donated an embryo of one of his
famous Evelyn cows out of Debbie
2 - Edlyns Lady Evelyn 101. She
was grand champion at the 1983
Eastern National and first class at
the North American International
Livestock Expo in Louisville, Ky.
Her full sister was grand champion
at the 1984 Pennsylvania Farm
Show.
Dr. Lee Miller of the Mar Lee
Embryo Transfer Centre in
Woodsboro, Md., is furnishing the
recipient cow, the flush and the
transfer. She will be bred to a bull
plan 1984 events
at the Winter Denver Shorthorn
meeting. Delegates in the eastern
section of the U.S. voted to par
ticipate in the annual national
meeting. These included Woodside
Farm, Waynesburg; Sixes’ Polled
Shorthorns; Richard McElhaney
Stock Farm; and Mr. and Mrs.
John M. Allen Jr., of Armstrong
Farms.
Dr. Byers also presented talk
entitled “Sex and the Single Cow,”
focusing on generic engineering
technology, embryo transfers and
how it is affecting the cattle in-
Benner, McEntire to headline
Reba McEntire
HARRISBURG Comedian
David Brenner and coun
try/westem recording artist Reba
McEntire will perform at the
Pennsylvania Poultry
Federation’s 1984 Fund Raising
Banquet, April 5, at the Hershey
Lodge and Convention Center
Hershey.
Brenner, who began his comedic
career in 1971 after enjoying
several successful years as a
writer and producer of
documentary films, is probably
best known for his many guest
hosting appearances on “The
Tonight Show” and his ap
pearances on all the major TV talk
shows. In fact, The Book of Lists #2
cited him the number one most
Pa. Polled Hereford Sale March 17
ABBOTTSTOWN JDH Polled Herefords of Dover, has con
signed two cow-calf pairs and Scottland Farms of Gettysburg, has
consigned a cow who has qualified as a Benchmark Dam to the
Pennsylvania Polled Hereford Association’s Blue & Gold Sale to be
held Saturday, March 17, at Shady Lane Sale Barn, 1/4 mile west of
Quarryville off Route 372 on Oak Bottom Road, Quarryville.
Judging of the cattle will begin at noon by Tony Dobrosky, York
County extension director, and Bill Holloway, farm advisor with
Arthur J. Glatfelter Insurance Agency, York. The sale will begin at
3 p.m.
Auctioneer is Ken Brubaker of Brubaker Livestock Marketing,
West Chester. Catalogs may be obtained from Craig Peterson,
chairman, P.O. Box 62, Abbottstown, PA 17301.
of their choice at no charge or a
bull of the buyer’s choice who must
pay for the semen. One half of the
proceeds will go to benefit the
Eastern National Livestock Show.
dustry. It was also noted that
Shorthorn Cattle, a foundation
breed for many other cattle
breeds, continue to prove its
credibility by collecting per
formance data, large birth and
weaning weights, excellent
mothering ability, docility and an
excellent return on percentage of
carcass yield.
Anyone interested in knowing
more about Shorthorn Cattle may
write to Armstrong Farms, P.O.
Box 464, Saxonburg, Pennsylvania
16056.
PPF fund raiser
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David Brenner
frequent guest on television.
In 1975, Brenner made his first
headlining appearance, playing to
standing room only audiences at
Palumbos in his hometown of
Philadelphia. From there, he went
on to headline at nightclubs,
theatres, college auditoriums and
concert halls in forty-nine of the
fifty states.
Brenner credits his father, Lou,
who was a vaudeville comedian,
for his timing, delivery and sense
of humor.
His proudest moment as a
comedian came in 1978 when the
city of Philadelphia proclaimed a
“David Brenner Day” and
awarded him with the keys to the
city.
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At the recent Annual Meeting of
the Penn State Extension Service
of Lancaster County, I bad the
opportunity to present the staff
reports for the Agricultural Agents
who serve the citizens of our vast
farming community. Jay Irwin,
the County Extension Director
serves in the areas of Poultry and
Farm Management; Glenn Shirk
in Dairy, and Arnold Lueck in both
Agronomy and Horticulture.
My responsibility lies in the area
of Livestock Production and
following is what I reported to
those attending the Annual
Meeting in regards to my area of
interest
Working with livestock
producers in the county, 1 find a
great need in the areas of im
proved ventilation and manure
management, particularly in
swine housing Several new heal
saving and cost efficient ven
tilation ideas have helped many
producers improve production
while decreasing energy bills
Manure management ideas are of
concern to many farmers, not only
in keeping the inside environment
healthy, but keeping our en
vironment outside livestock
Reba McEntire, on the other
hand, is a star who is on the
threshold of super-stardom in the
world of country and western
music. 1983 was a year of
tremendous growth and diversity
for Reba. In January, she racked
up her first number one hit with the
single, “I Can’t Even Get the
Blues.” Soon after, she was given
the honor of being the first country
artist to have two consecutive
number one records in 1983 when
“You’re The First Time I’ve
Thought About Leaving” reached
the number one spot in April. Both
singles were released off her top
five album Unlimited, which
showcased her rich, compelling
voice through a variety of music
styles.
The excitement Reba generates
at radio and on her records is also
present in her live show. She’s now
touring with some of country
music’s biggest names and is
having her biggest concert season
yet.
Reba’s recording career started
to take off with her first album,
Reba McEntire, and has continued
to gain momentum. Her second
album, Out of a Dream, earned her
greater success with singles such
as “Sweet Dreams,” “Runaway
Heart,” and a popular duet with
Jacky Ward called “That Makes
Two of Us.” Reba’s third album,
Feel the Fire, finally brought her
into the top ten with the single
“(Your Lift Me) Up to Heaven,”
That album also includes the hits
“I Don’t Think Love Ought To Be
That Way” and “I Can See Forever
In Your Eyes.”
Recently, Reba became
associated with MCA records, a
move that she hopes will help her
career tremendously. She is also
busy with television appearances,
radio features, and live stage
shows, an indication that Reba is
reaching levels that will win her
more fans and a higher level of
recognition. Tickets for the
banquet are $lOO.OO each and can
be ordered by calling the office of
the Pennsylvania Poultry
Federation at (717) 652-7530.
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Livestock Ledger
Chester D, Hughes
Extension Livestock Specialist
buildings heallby as well.
The high cost of corn and
shortage of feed supplies has
forced many county livestock
producers to consider and in
corporate alternative feedstuffs in
their feeding programs. Currently
both cattle and swine feeders are
encouraged by increased prices for
their finished product. Cattle
Feeder's Day and the Lanchester
Fork Day continue to draw large
numbers of concerned livestock
producers.
In youth work, projects in beef,
sheep and swine continue to be
popular 4-H activities with well
over 200 members raising both
market and breeding animals. The
4-H sheep club has shown the most
growth while a new 4-H beef heifer
project has attracted interest from
young cattlemen
The livestock judging program
continues to be a great builder of
leadership The Tractor Safety
program again involves two clubs
with 30 members receiving ex
perience in safe operations as well
as mechanical knowledge. Teen
leadership and a new 4-H computer
program are areas of emphasis for
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