A34-Lancast«r Fanning, Saturday, May 3,1986 Major Dairy Sales And Dispersals Nationwide Reports from eleven sales for the week of April 24 to May 1 showed 1,089 head averaging $1,409.07. These sales were from California to Tennessee to Maine. The averages in the sales ranged from $59,000 to $459. Here is a brief look at the results of these sales. BROWN SWISS The MID-ATLANTIC CALF SALE held in Maryland averaged $470 on 21 head. A December calf from West Lawn Stretch Improver topped the sale with the bid of $9OO. Second in the bidding was a November calf by Norvic Telstar, selling for $7BO. Wayne Sliker was the auctioneer. JERSEY The WISCONSIN STATE SALE averaged $1,097 on 41 head. A Favorite Saint daughter topped this sale with a price of $l,BOO. This 4-year old is classified VG-87 and has a high record of 12,775 pounds of milk. Second m the bidding was a 3- year old by Briarcliff Black Magic, selling for $1,550. Held in con junction with this sale was the BADGER TREASURE SALE, averaging $729 on six calves. Two calves sold for the high price of $BOO. Boyd Michael was the auc tioneer for both sales. The UNIVERSITY OF TEN NESSEE DAIRY DAY JERSEY SALE was topped by a junior yearling from Top Brass. This granddaughter of Quicksilver Generator sold for $1,525. The sale averaged $532 on 25 head. The TEXAS BLUEBONNET SALE averaged $1,233.75 on 41 head, with the 26 cows averaging $1,227.88. The top selling animal was a bull Tillers YANMAR TILLER Heavy Duty 47” Featuring The New Quick-Attach 3 Pt. Hitch ONLY $895 All Other Wen OnSele WJ' 'a Wi ■M 'm fe w ti i,i “A Little Out Of The Way... But A Lot Less To Pay” bom on January 7,1986. This bull was sired by A-Nine Top Brass and is out of a dam by Fair Weather Superb Generator. She has three records over 20,000 of milk and is classified EX-92. A 2-year old daughter by the Canadian bull JFD Title sold for $3,050. Her full sister came in second in the bidding with a price of $2,650. The top heifer was sired by Golden Faithful and sold for $l,OOO. Two calves sold for the top price of $1,050 and were sired by Master Milestone C and Stardust Gemini. In conjunction with this sale, the TEXAS JERSEY CATTLE CLUB SPRING HEIFER SALE was also held. All of the heifers were bom in 1985. This sale was topped by a Mayfield Volunteer daughter with the price of $625. The eight animals sold averaged $459.38. Both sales were managed by Reese Auction Service and Roland Reese was the auctioneer for the day. HOLSTEIN The MAINE STATE SALE had the high price of $59,000 on a 3- year-old daughter of Valiant and an EX-92 Elevation cow. She sold with a guarentee of three pregnancies to Ned Boy and an option to sell egg contracts overseas. Next in the bidding were two Astronaut daughter, selling for $lO,OOO each. One was a 4-year old out of three generations of ex cellent dams. The other was an excellent 6-year old that produced a record of 30,000 pounds of milk. The sale was managed by Mainely Sales Inc., and auc tioneered by David Crack of Quebec. The COLE FARM DAIRY SALE averaged $875.68 on 152 lots. The and Title Ti*. "SERVICE IS OWR MOTTO" Al/knur f *Df? |-|f7 pi IOIVVXI V//Tt ■» BY - ARJF JTXA* Sales ft Serrtee • • pa i!s<* sr fp VSnNMAfV Super Sale % K top selling animal was sired by Penndell Elevation Ivan and sold for $3,250. This 3-year old is out of two EX-91 dams. Second high price of the sale was $2,900 on a 4-year-old daughter of Buttoncrest Adventurer. Auc tioneer for the day was David Crack of Quebec. The UNIVERSITY OF TEN NESSEE DAIRY DAY HOLSTEIN SALE averaged $1,021 on 27 head. Tops at this sale was a december calf from Sweethaven Tradition. Second high was a September calf sired by Carlin Ivanhoe Bell with the price of $1,600. All of the animals sold were under two years of age. The BOSSIR DISPERSAL in To place odds that a mare will give birth to twin foils seems rather hard to do, at least in layman circles. Some say maybe one in a 100,000. Others say up to 1 million to one, especially if both of the offspring are healthy. The public library couldn’t come up with an official odds either. But never- the less, this mustang named Blacky on the breeding farm of James and Norma Wible, Chestnut Hill Road, Fredericksburg, did it on April 17-a black colt and a chestnut filly. Because the mustang is such a hardy breed that may have contributed to the health of the babies. The mother doesn’t really appreciate strange men taking her babies’ pictures, but children and women are welcome anytime. With the use of a telephoto lense, Lancaster Farming’s managering editor, Everett Newswanger, caught up BIG SAVINGS WIN EFFECT tone In And Choose From (ction Of 14 To 33 HP Tra« 2 Or 4 WD, Ag Or Turf.. ALL ON SALE! Huiry And Beet The 6% Price Increase Just Announced California had six cows selling for over $lO,OOO. The top price was $45,000 on a 5-year old by Valiant. Second, with the price of $41,000 was a 4-year old by Tradition. Next was a 2-year old daughter of Valiant selling for $20,500. Fourth in the bidding process was a 4-year old by Tradition with the price of $20,000. The sale averaged ap proximately $3,100 on 177 lots, with Bob Stanley serving as auctioneer The ARTEVEL DISPERSAL, also held in California, averaged $1,643 on 522 registered and grade animals, with the registered ones receiving the higher prices. The top price of $22,000 was garnered by a 3-year old daughter This Mare Has Two Healthy Babies with this galloping trio of mother and babies Monday afternoon. Oh yes, big daddy, a registered appaloosa •if.'*' of Bell that sold with three pregnant ET recipients by Rotate. An 18 month old bred heifer by lime Hollow Mars sold for $lO,lOO. She was recently bred to the Rotate bull. The FREDERICK COUNTY HOLSTEIN SALE in Maryland averaged $968 on 30 female. Tops in this sale was an ET female bom on March 2, 1986. This calf was sired by Sweethaven Tradition and is out of a dam that produced 33,840 pounds of milk and 1,225 pounds of fat. A Sexation 2-year-old daughter was second with the price of $3,000. The sale was managed by Rem sburg Sale Service and Denny Remsburg was the auctioneer. officially named Osage Chief Little Guy stands at stud in Wible’s stable and is pictured elsewhere in this issue. Come 1n... We’ll Show You How YANMAR TRACTORS Are Ahead Of The Competition In Performance, Quality & Price '»4s HQUB& Mon., Thurs., Fri. BAM-BPM Tues.&Wed. 8 AM-5:30 PM Sat. 8 AM - 2 PM
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