D4—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 7,1984
CORNING, NY - Lee Krasezski
of Coming, executive secretary of
the New York Beef Cattlemen’s
Association, represented the
state’s beef cattle producers, both
purebred and commercial, at the
June 18, USDA hearing chaired by
Secretary of Agriculture John
Block.
Krasezski told the Secretary,
“cattlemen do not want direct
government involvement in beef
cattle production and we prefer we
would not be affected by govern
ment involvement in any com
modity. However, we have been
forced to recognize that farm
programs can and do have both
direct and indirect effects on us
that can seriously affect the
economy of the cattle business.”
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fectiveness is the overhead paddle
fan. Paddle fans which create air
movement across the animals,
increase the evaporation rate and
improve cooling. A rule of thumb is
one fan per 1000 sq. ft. of floor area.
The best fan location is directly
under a 24” wide ridge. The fan
can draw in fresh air into the
facility and recirculate air within
the building. Insulation is needed
under a metal roof if the fan blades
are placed closer than four-five
feet to the roof. Most of the cir
culating fans for agricultural
applications are 56 to 72 inches in
diameter and circulate 24,000 to
52,000 cfm using 100 to 220 watts.
The paddle fans measure 20 inches
in height. They can be used in
mechanically ventilated buildings
as well as naturally ventilated
buildings if the ceiling height is at
least 8% feet. Wire guards are
NY Cattlemen speak out on government intervention
Kraszewski noted that in New
York and the Northeast, beef cattle
represent a smaller part of the
total agricultural production but
also pointed out both the potential
and present growth in this area as
well as the national importance of
the beef cattle industry.
He said the National Cattlemen’s
Association and the New York Beef
Cattlemen’s Association are
calling for the transition of
American agriculture to a
marketing oriented system where
market prices for all commodities
determine producer decisions. He
said the national and state
associations also call for an
enhancement of the competitive
position of the United States in the
world economy and en-
Cooling hogs
available commercially or can be
built for buildings with low
ceilings.
The paddle fan, like the wide
ridge, also aids in ventilating wide
buildings, buildings too close
together for good natural ven
tilation and buildings which have
summer air flow parallel to the
ridge line. Two other advantages
of paddle fans are the drying of wet
floors in summer due to the fan’s
downward air flow pattern and the
decreased temperature
stratification in winter when the
fans are used on low speed.
- The large number of cooling
options allow producers to choose
one or several options that fit with
each of the various types of
building designs on the farm. The
lower cost options, such as drip
cooling and sprinklers, should be
tried before investing larger ex
penditures of capital in the other
options.
couragement of the wise use and looking and flexible enough to subsidize another is both short
conservation of natural resources. accommodate change instead of sighted and unfair.”
“We, the beef cattle producers merely reacting to change after More than 50 persons presented
and our national and state the fact,” Kraszewski said. He written and oral statements
organizations are asking for an added, “a farm policy that takes relating to farm issues to be
agricultural policy that is forward from one segment of agriculture to considered in the 1985 Farm Bill.
Shorthorn Junior National plans confirmed
LOUISVILLE, KY. - Over 200
head of heifers representing nearly
20 states will meet in Louisville,
KY., for the 1984 National Junior
Shorthorn Heifer Show held in
conjunction with the National
Shorthorn Youth Conference. The
annual summer event will be held
at the Kentucky Fair and Ex
position Center, home of the North
American International Livestock
Exposition.
Scheduled for July 14-18, this
event will be a special Shorthorn
junior show and youth conference.
For the first time, a progress and
finished steer show will be held in
addition to the traditional female
show.
Judging both events will be
George Ellis, Beartooth Ranch,
Columbus, MT. Serving as his
associate will be Rex Tribbett, of
Rexlame Farms, Linden, IN.
Females eligible for the show
must have been born between
February 29, 1984 and September
1,1982.
The steer show will be broken
into two divisions - a progress
division and a finished division,
with as many as three classes per
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registered with the American
Shorthorn Association and their
owners must also be exhibiting a
heifer at the event.
The youth conference will take
place on Monday, July 16, where
business pertaining to the
American Junior Shorthorn
Association will be conducted. In
addition to basic business sessions,
election of officers and ap
pointment of boards members will
also take place.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Michael
L, Sweet, former executive with
the Kansas City Board of Trade
and the Chicago Mercantile Ex
change, has been named to the new
position of associate manager for
marketing by Livestock Marketing
Association (LMA).
Sweet will tour two major
responsibilities, said LMA General
Manager James L. Fries. “He will
coordiante LMA’s com-
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A highlight of the week-long
events will be the Hillcrest Farm,
Sutherland Shorthorns Legacy IV
Sale, to be held at Prospect, KY.
This production sale of Shorthorns
and Polled Shorthorns will be
followed by a barbeque and dance
for all breeders, spectators, and
AJSA members attending the sale.
For more information con
cerning the event contact the:
American Junior Shorthorn
Association, 8288 Hascall Street,
Omaha, Nebraska 68124 , 402-393-
7200.
munications, promotion, meeting
and educational activities, and he
will analyze the use and sale of
commercial services to the in
dustry.”
Sweet, 37, was vice president of
marketing and public relations
with the Kansas City Board of
Trade from January, 1983 to May
of this year.
From 1980-82, he held a suc
cession of key positions with the
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