A36—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 11,1984
Pa. Angus take honors at 37th Angus Futurity
LOUISVILLE, KY - Again this
year, the supreme champion of the
150-head 37th American Angus
Breeders’ Futurity held on July 30
and 31, came from the bull entries.
Judge Herman Purdy, Alexandria,
Pennsylvania, eyed the grand
champion bull and female as they
were paraded around the show
ring at the Kentucky Fair and
Exposition Center in Louisville,
and then pointed toward Cobble
Pond New Yorker as supreme
champion of the Futurity.
This February 15, 1963 son of
Pine Drive Big Sky was first
awarded the early junior and
grand champion bull banners. He
is owned by Cobble Pond Farm,
Sharon, Connecticut, and
Gallaghers Farm, Inc., Ghent,
New York.
New Yorker weighed 1,630
pounds before entering the show
arena, stood 56.75 inches at the
shoulder, 60.00 inches at the hip
and measured 59.50 inches long.
Grand champion laurels in the 81-
head female show went to R&J
Sybil 2003, a daughter of R&J
Austion 13. First named the in
termediate champion, she is
owned by R&J Ranch, Briggs,
Texas. Sybil was born July 4,1983,
stood 51.25 inches at the shoulder,
54.50 inches at the hip and was
51.25 inches long.
For reserve grand champion
bull, judge Purdy selected his
senior winner, Greenbrae
Chairman. Owned by Chairman
Board of Directors, Cloverdale,
Indiana, Chairman is a May 10,
1962 son of Fairfield Hi Guy.
The reserve grand champion
heifer banner went to the reserve
intermediate titlist, Windac Tiara
F 460, owned by Bard L Properties,
Shawnee, Okla., and Windy Acres
Angus, and Bert Skou, Harrison,
Nebr.
In the cow-calf division, grand
champion was the champion cow
with an embryo calf, Kruegers
Scaara of Sayre and her Sep
tember 12, Progression heifer calf.
This pair was shown by Greg
Reserve junior bull calf was Genetics Proton owned by
Genetics Unlimited, Inc., of West Grove.
Parkers Miss Blackbird 503, owned by Greg Krueger and Family and George Parker of
West Grove, was the Futurity's late junior champion heifer.
Krueger and Family of
Coatesville, and Rolling Oaks
Ranch, Burkett, Texas.
R&J Blossom 1361 and her Oc
tober 9, Progression bull calf won
the reserve grand champion cow
calf title. Earlier named the
champion cow with a natural calf,
this pair is owned by R&J Ranch.
A new division was added to the
Futurity this year, the best udder
division. Taking top honors in it
was Creek Side Evergreen 284,
owned by Sherri Rente, Coldwater,
Ohio. Kendall Kovergirl was
awarded the reserve title and she
is owned by Scott Talbott Jr.,
Versailles, Kentucky.
Junior bull calf champion was
Sir Wms Black Magic 1198, owned
by Sir William Angus, Hillsdale,
New York. Genetics Unlimited
Inc., West Grove, Pennsylvania,
won the reserve junior bull calf
title with Genetics Proton.
Early junior champion heifer
honors went to SAF Big Sky Miss
331. She is owned by Windy Acres
Angus and Weaver Angus Farm,
Peoria, 111.
Victoria Johnson, Summitville,
Ohio, led her entry, Summitcrest
Miss Angus ROO3 to the reserve
early junior champion heifer spot.
Late junior champion heifer,
Princess Jamie IR, was shown by
Brad Worthington, Princeville,
Illinois. Greg Krueger and Family
together with George Parker, West
Grove, won the reserve late junior
champion heifer title with Parkers
Miss Blackbird 503.
Ricks Juanadabury 3116 took the
blue ribbon in the senior heifer calf
division for Rick Blanchard,
Mendota, California.
Coleyhill Misty Lass claimed the
junior heifer calf ribbon for
Coleyhill, Statham, Georgia. In the
get-of-sire competition, Pine Drive
Big Sky progeny placed first. This
bull is owned by Premier Angus
Inc., Leroy Billman, Ostrander,
Ohio, and Big Sky Associates,
Cloverdale, Indiana.
Progeny of Dr. Spock won the
junior get-of-sire clsas with Pine
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went to Kruegers Scaara of Sayre and her September 12 heifer calf by Progression. The
pair was shown by Greg Krueger and Family of Coatesville, and Rolling Oaks Ranch,
Burkett, Texas.
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Senior research associate John Yocum (right) briefs farmers on the tobacco research
currently being conducted at Penn State's Southeastern Field Research Lab near
Landisville.
Penn State’s SE Lab holds Field Day
BY JACK HUBLEY review the latest research findings can be a problem.
LANDISVILLE This year’s on P‘ ains > fora 8« cr °P s ’ tobacco important research topic,
wet growing season was a popular “SShlhe humidity and tern- al
topic of conversation among toe determined to S? on m Ser noS
dozen scientists and over 200 T u l1 __j nv pucauon memoos unaer no-un
farmers who converged on Penn Hiti fflr _ y ’ conditions. This is especially
State’s Southeastern Field conditions were tar more important when using urea fer-
Research Lab near Landisville to f a^ e ev ® n^ tilizers where toe potential for loss
nQmUie last year, when a choking drought volatilization is great. The
grimed the county and forced researcher pointed out that
cancellation of the Field Day. dribbling has been shown to be a
Sitting atop tractor-drawn mor e efficient application method
wagons, farmers toured the farm’s than graying
numerous research plots, stopping Agronomist Kevin Ganoe also
along the way to listen to touched on nitrogen, discussing its
presentations by Penn State application for com production
specialists. _ _ using plowing, chiseling and no-till
John Yokum, the facility s senior systems. Turning to cover crops
research associate, briefed far- S uch as rye, sweet clover and hairy
mers on weed and insect control in vetch, Ganoe pointed out that the
their tobacco fields, and reviewed igtter has been shown to be a poor
a number of new hybrids being nitrogen producer for com planted
developed at the research fann. a t the normal time in this area.
Outlining his techniques for Dr. Doug Beagle provided more
developing new crossM Yokum informat ion on nitrogen,
pointed out that about 10 to 12 discussing its application under
years will go by before varieties conV entional tillage conditions,
now under experimentation will Turning once again to no-till
become available to toe farmer. farming, Jerry Rodgers reviewed
Nitrogen application was a various herbicide combinations for
popular research topic, with W con trol in no-till soybeans,
agronomy research aid Bill p armers ais o had the opportunity
ftekielek' discussing N ap- to p rev iew many new crop
phcations in no-till com farming, varieties currently under
Piekielek noted that no-tiU farming evaluation, with Robert Oberheim
is an excellent alternative for discussing clover and alfalfa, Dr.
Lancaster County farms where Eiwood Hatley highlighting new
loss of soil and fertilizers due to (Tarn to Page A3B)