GREENCASTLE Put 30 sheep Appalachian Lamb Company, Bureau of Markets, and the Ap
producers, eight lambs and 16 Greencastle, Franklin County. palachian Regional Commission,
carcasses together and a lot starts Six seminars are being held The workshops are designed to
to happen —as was seen at the throughout the state in cooperation train sheep producers and industry
second Pennsylvania Lamb with Penn State Extension Service, leaders to improve individual
Grading Workshop held recently at Pa. Department of Agriculture’s proficiency in both live lamb and
II you re looking tor a high capacity
turaqe harvester to tit a bO 150 hp
tractor look at Gehl s economical 750
You (I fmd the 750 is m a capacity
Class of its own
The (irsl capacity secret well
reveal is our special blower design
The cutterhead is actually set
into the blower compartment
There are no cross augers
No dead spots
Just high speed torage move
menl from windrow to wagon
But that s just the start ol the
Gehl non stop torage flow story
, Keep a Keen edge.
Since sharper Knives also
contribute to increased output
otter an easy
set into the big 36 blower
keeps forage moving smoothly
All Forage Equipment has interest free waiver
All Skid Steer Loaders, Grinder Mixers and Hay Equipment
Has interst free waiver until July 1, 1984.
PEOPLE’S
SALES & SERVICE
Oakland Mills, PA
717-463-2735
A L HERR & BRO
Quarryville, PA
717-786-3521
ALLIS HOLLOW
EQUIPMENT
Hwy 467, Rt 1
Rome, PA
717-247-2601
ELDER
SALES & SERVICE,
INC.
RT 1 Box 619
Stoneboro, PA
412-376-3390
412-376-3740
S. JOHNSON HURFF
Pole Tavern
Monroeville. NJ
609-358-2565 or
609-769-2565
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quick sharpening system Gehts
patented m head hydraulic knife sharp
ener puts a factory true bevel on
knives The knife sharpener is optional
on the 750 standard oh other units
And our single station cutterbar
adiustment is the simplest you ll find
anywhere
You wind up line tuning your cutting
system fast right m ihe field And
you c ut your (uel bill even more
So make sure you gel your
money s worth in a forage harvester
Check out the cost efficient Gehl
line Ihe economical 750 the high
capacity 1000 or Ihe giant 1250
Powerful 8 knife
cutting cylinder is
GEHL
until
MARLIN W. SCHREFFLER
Mam Rd , Pitman, PA
717-648-1120
R.E. SMELTZER
EQUIPMENT CO.
RO 2, Box 2
Centre Hall, PA
814-364-1419
I & M MACHINERY
Greensburg. PA
412-668-2276
BENNETT
MACHINE CO.
1601 S Dupont Blvd
Milford. DE
302-422-4837
STOUFFER BROS. INC.
Chambersburg, PA
717-263-8424
GEO. W. KINSMAN,
INC.
516 Mam Street
Honesdale. PA
717-253-3440
Lamb grading workshops continue
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LEBANON VALLEY
IMPLEMENT CO., INC.
Richland, PA
717-866-7518
ARNETTS GARAGE
Rt 9 Box 125
Hagerstown, MD
301-733-0515
CLAIR I. MYERS
Lake Road R 1
Thomasville, PA
717-259-0453
UMBERGER’S MILL
Rt 4 Lebanon, PA
(Fontana)
717-867-5161
PAUL W. HISTAND
CO., INC.
697 N Mam St
Doylestown, PA
215-248-9041
ECKROTH BROS.
FARM EQUIPMENT
RT 2 Box 24A
New Ringgold. PA
717-943-2131
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HINES EQUIPMENT
Cresson, PA
814-886-4183
Bellwood
814-742-8171
MILLER EQUIPMENT
CO.
RDI
Bechtelsville, PA
215-845-2911
BINKLEY & HURST
BROS.
133 Rothsville
Station Road
Lititz, PA
717-626-4705
PETERMAN FARM
EQUIPMENT, INC.
225 York Rd
Carlisle, PA
717-249 5338
WEB SNYDER, INC.
RD #1
Watsontown, PA
717-538-5555
lamb carcass evaluation.
Through the cooperating
agencies, Pennsylvania sheep
producers and packers, a stan
dardized regional lamb grading
program was developed this spring
to be implemented by major lamb
producing states in the nor
theastern U.S.
Producers also learned lamb
marketing alternatives and factors
known to influence market lamb
prices. Through hands-on in
struction, lambs typical of Penn
sylvania are handled and graded.
Later, the carcasses are studied
and compared with the live lamb
evaluation. Wholesale loins are
merchandised showing high and
low yielding lamb carcasses,
giving the Pennsylvania producer
greater incentive to produce a
finished choice lamb with good
conformation.
The new standardized lamb
specifications identify size, weight,
grade, and conformation of a
lamb. An example of the highest
quality lamb would be a BLUE 0,
high choice and prime ewe and
wether weighing 95-115 pounds and
estimated to dress 50 percent or
better hot weight.
Standard discounts, directly
affecting dressing percentage
include rams, lambs with tails,
tags, wet wool, etc. These items
can easily be controlled by the
producer. However packers can
lose up-to 15 percent of lamb value
through these poor management
marketing practices of producers.
“Producers must learn to
New milk spots debut
SYRACUSE, N.Y. - The
American Dairy Association and
Dairy Council has launched a new
pool of 30 and 10-second television
commercials as part of the
national "Milk’s Got More”
campaign promoting fluid milk.
The campaign emphasizes the
calcium, protein and vitamins in
one glass of milk which helps the
average person through an or
dinary day. But, as the spot
illustrates, "who has ordinary
days?”
The "Milk’s Got More” cam
paign, introduced in September of
1983, is Hoc,<r n pd to appeal to the
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 28,1984—D5
identify what market they are
producing for—feeder lambs or
market lambs,” according to John
Zimmerman, Chief of the Penn
sylvania Department of
Agriculture’s Livestock Division.
“You can’t sell a feeder lamb in
the finished market lamb market
and expect to get a good price. You
must identify your lambs for what
they really are.”
Zimmerman also stressed the
importance of properly managing
and marketing lambs. “Rams
which will be commercially
marketed at the heavier weights
(95-115 pounds) should be
castrated soon after birth.
Producers who bring in rams,
lambs with tails, clumps of
manure or tags, or wet wool are
only hurting themselves,” Zim
merman stressed. “With just a
little time and care, the ideal
market or feeder lamb can be
grown, giving the producer
maximum return for the in
vestment.
Three more lamb grading
workshops are scheduled this year,
«at Greensburg - October 5 & 6;
Trout Run - October 12-13; and
Danville - November 9-10. For
more information, contact Clair
Engle, 324 Wm. Henning Building,
Penn State University, University
Park, PA 16802, or the local county
extension office. Pre-registration
is required. Due to limited training
facilities a maximum of 30 at
tendees will be accepted on a first
come, first-served basis. A pre
registration fee of $B.OO is required.
consumer’s sense of health and
well-being.
The new spots feature a young
woman trying to give her dog a
bath, and a “Saturday Han
dyman” trying to overcome a
senes of disastrous weekend
chores. In addition, there are three
10-second spots featuring calcium.
ADA/DC willrun the ads during
prime-time network television.
The majority of advertisity will
appear in the New York
metropolitan area, where the
largest percentage of farmer’s
milk is marketed.