Smokey Hill sale averages $1305 in Troy
BY ROBIN PHILLIPS
Staff Correspondent
Troy When most cattle sales
are falling short of the $lOOO.OO
average mark, the Smokey Hill
Production Sale proved that “good
cows still bring good prices.”
Held on Saturday, July 14, at the
Troy Fairgrounds, Troy, the 58
cows and bred heifers of the Roy
Watson herd averaged $1305.00
from buyers from New York and
Pennsylvania. This major herd
reduction by Roy Watson, Troy,
helped him recoup from a lost milk
market and enabled him to donate
substantial funds to the Penn
sylvania Jersey Cattle Club.
At the direction of Watson, the
sale was managed by the state
organization who received a 15%
sales commission from each
animal. After expenses were paid,
the remaining funds are to help to
finance the 1985 annual meeting of
the American Jersey Cattle Club
Canada Thistle noxious
DOVER, Del. The Delaware
Department of Agriculture is
taking steps to classify Canada
Thistle as a Noxious Weed and a
threat to Delaware agriculture
making it illegal to allow the weed
to grow in the state.
Since 1915, an outdated law has
allowed the state to fine lan
downers $5.00 for having Canada
Thistle. That law was removed
from the books last week as
Govenor duPont signed 58493 into
law.
Since then the Delaware
Department of Agriculture has
opened the public comment period
on placing the fast spreading weed
on the Noxious Weed list. Written
comments are being accepted
through August 10.
The State Weed Advisory
Committee will review the public
comment and advise the Secretary
of Agriculture of their findings. He
is then empowered to designate
Canada Thistle a Noxious Weeoin
Delaware.
which will be hosted by the state
club in Lancaster next June.
High selling animal of the day
was Smokey Hill Saint Moe. This
VG-86, three-year-old brought
$3000.00 on the bid from Craig and
Terry Rhein, Pine Grove. “Moe” is
due to freshen in late August to
Mayfield Volunteer Bruce. She had
to her credit over 13,000 pounds
milk as a two-year-old and boasts a
high testing “Quicksilver” dam
and a Hall of Fame, “Generator”
granddam.
Craig Rhein, president of the
Pennsylvania Jersey Cattle Club
and acting sale chairman for this
sale, farms with his brother,
Terry, on his mother’s, Meadow
View Farm. With an increased
demand for the high testing Jersey
milk on their farm, the Rhein’s bid
to take nine head back to Pine
Grove.
Second high selling animal
classify
Del. to
Terry D. Van Horn, Noxious
Weed Specialist with the State
Department of Agriculture, says
the farming community generally
agrees that Canada Thistle is a
threat to agriculture and needs to
be controlled.
“Unfortunately, this weed is
expensive and hard to kill and it
spreads rapidly. It blooms in late
June or early July forming a puffy
seed head. Those seeds become
airborne and the problem is spread
to other areas. It also has a very
tough underground root system,”
said Van Horn.
There are herbicides labeled to
control Canada Thistle, according
to Van Horn, adding the Depart
ment of Agriculture will help
landowners design an eradication
program.
Public comment on placing
Canada Thistle on the Noxious
Weed list should be directed to:
Terry Van Horn, Delaware
Department of Agriculture,
Drawer D, Dover, DE19903.
GIGANTIC
SELECTION
Lancaster
Farming's
CLASSIFIEDS
brought $2500.00 on the bid of John
D. Judson, Columbia Cross Roads.
A Favorite Saint two-year-old,
Smokey Hill Saint Mattie, is
projected to 12,434 M, with a 5.5%
test. Her dam has tests to 6.9% and
is scored “excellent.” Judson was
the volume buyer of the sale,
taking home 16 head of Smokey
Hill stock.
The high selling animal of the Smokey Hill Production sale was Smokey Hill Saint Moe
purchased by Craig and Terry Rhein. Left to right are; Roy Watson, seller: Carol
Oreisbach, 1984 Jersey Queen; Lori Sollenberger, at halter; Carmen, Brian and Craig
Rhein, representing the buyers.
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Third high selling animal went to
Craig and Terry Rhein for $2400.00.
Their purchase was a Milestones
Generator out of a favorite Secret
Triumph, due in January to the
high PD bull of the breed,
Quicksilvers Magic of Ogston.
f Three more animals surpassed
the $2000.00 mark as auctioneer,
Merlin Woodruff, cried the sale.
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Officers and directors of
Pennsylvania Jersey Cattle C
were pleased with the success
sale average and appreciated i
generosity of Watson. They wi
also pleased with the participat
of the junior club and the si
committee who worked with I
cows the week before the sale a
prepared them for the ring.