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JAMESTOWN, NY - Allen Peterson of Jamestown, president of the New York Beef Cattlemen’s Association, reports committees of the state organization are working in several major areas of promotion, legislation, producer services, marketing, and sales. Carlton Brown of Beaver Dams heads the promotion committee which has initiated a fund-raising raffle. Tickets are being sold for a first prize of $400; a second prize of $l5O and a third prize of $5O. The committee is also developing plans for the 1985 Beef Ambassador project and finalizing plans for exhibits at Empire Farm Days and the New York State Fair. Brown is an industrial arts teacher in the Coming school system and has a small herd of registered Polled Herefords. Bruce Smalley of Belmont heads the marketing committee which has been charged with develop PPF sets convention dates The Pennsylvania Poultry Federation has set October 24 and 25 as the dates for its 1984 Annual Convention. 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Jean Shwartz of Earlville is serving as chairman of the Cat tlemen’s legislative committee that is working to develop a Beef Check-Off to support beef promotion, research, and con- industrymen as well as the Annual Awards Banquet and golf tour nament. Also scheduled are a spouses program and a bus tour of a nearby attraction. For further information, call the Pennsylvania Poultry Federation office at (717) 652-7530. Authorized Chore-Time Distributor EQUIPMENT,me. sumer education. The committee is working closely on this project with the New York Farm Bureau. Mrs. Shwartz, her husband, and family operate a large beef cattle operation at Maple Avenue Farm with a herd of registered Angus and a commercial feedlot. Mrs. Shwartz is very active in Farm Bureau and is a member of the Madison County Planning Board. Helen Patton of Bainbridge is chairman of the marketing committee which is also working with Comerford to develop a workable exchange and marketing program. The committee is also working to encourage greater participation in the performance testing program developed by Cornell University and the New York Beef Cattlemen’s Association. Mrs. Patton has served as coordinator of the Association’s Market Exchange and as former promotion committee chairman. She is vice president of the New York Cowßelles and assistant beef superintendent at the New York State Fair. She and her husband Tom have a small herd of Shor thorns and she has a few horses. Steve Gotovich of Stanfordville is serving as chairman of the advisory committee which is charged with developing a second three year plan for the growing HOURS Mon.-Fri. 7:30 to 4:30, Sat. 7:30 to 11:30 (Parts Only) New York Beef Cattlemen’s Association. The development and implementation of the first three year plan resulted in increased membership and member in volvement; in development of such producer services as the market exchange, the custom feedlot project, the performance testing proeram whi-b i? nonrpH to the Sheep breeders in NJ to meet Tuesday FLEMINGTON, NJ - “Cooking lamb” will be the topic at the upcoming meeting, Tuesday, June 5, of the Hunterdon County Sheep Breeders’ Assn., according to Richard Betts, Stanton, vice president. Speaker will be Beverly Thompson, Innkeeper of the Upper Black Eddy Inn. ROPE IN SOME EXTRA #« ijjf CASH! ( Advertise With A 'I j| SS Lancaster Farming V/, 1 11| I) i CLASSIFIED AD... jiffM Phone:7l7-394-3047 [ft or 717-626-1164 Our dairy industry... building a better America. 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