AlB-Lancast«r Farming, Saturday, February 28,1987
, LANCASTER The Lancaster
County Dairy Days are scheduled
for March 3 and 10 at the Farm and
Home Center in Lancaster.
Speakers in the first week will
focus on finances. During the
second week, speakers will discuss
reproduction, manure, fly control
and housing options. Producers
attending the second session in the
morning will have the opportunity
300 Atte
Over 300 farmers attended a
dinner meeting celebrating
Chemgro Fertilizer Company’s
20th anniversary last Thursday at
Good & Plenty Restaurant.
Featured speakers were Dave
Thompson, Pa. Dept, of
Agriculture, Wayne Marz from
Thompson, Jim Bowersox, Woody Funk, Tom Geismann and
Steve Fisher.
Weekly Summary
Harrisburg, PA
Friday, Feb. 27
Report supplied by PDA
15 Livestock Markets
CATTLE: 5437. Compared with
5173 head last week and 5654 head a
year ago. SI. steers and heifers
uneven; si. cows 1.00-2.00 higher;
si. bullocks and bulls steady to 1.00
' higher; High Choice & Prime 2-4 si.
steers 63.00-65.25, few to 66.25;
Choice 59.75-64.25; Good 55.00
59.75; Standard 48.00-54.50; Choice*
si. heifers 55.75-60.50, few to 61.50;
Good 52.00-56.00; Standerd 44.00
51.00; Breaking Utility & Com
mercials!. cows 41.0046.50; Cutter
& Boning Utility 39.00-44.00;
Canner & Low Cutter 35.00-40.00;
shells down to 28.00; Choice si.
bullocks 52.00-59.25; few Good
51.25-55.00; few Standard 46.50
51.75; YG 1, 1000-2000 lb. si. bulls
48.00-54.85; YG 2, 900-1700 lb. 44.00
50.00.
FEEDER CATTLE: Steers Med.
& Urge 1, 300-600 lb. 58.00-70.00;
few Med. 1, 600-900 lb. 48.00-58.00;
heifers Med. 1, 300600 lb. 55.00
65.00; few Large to 68.00; Med. 1 &
2 600-800 lb. 44.00-55.00; Med. &
Large 1 bulls 300-600 lb. 55.00-69.00;
600-850 lb. 48.00-55.50.
CALVES: 3795. Compared with
2821 head last week and 3731 head a
year ago. Vealers steady to 5.00
higher; few High Choice & Prime
vealers 100.00-111.00; Choice 85.00-
90.00, few to 100.00; Good 70.00-
85.00; Standard & Good few 110-130
lb. 62.00-68.00 ; 90-110 lb. 48.00-
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Lancaster Dairy Days Set For March 3 And 10
to apply for pesticide applicator
permits.
The session on March 3 begins at
9 a.m. James Hostetler, a Certified
Public Accountant and farmer
from Holtwood, will discuss ways
to manage income profitably.
Following Hostetler, H. Louis
Moore, Penn State economist, will
point out what key indicators can
tell you about the future of the
nd Chemgro Meeting
Stauffer Chemical, Jim Bowersox,
sales manager of Chemgro, Steve
Fisher from FMC and Woody
Funk, President of Chemgro.
Topics included weed control in
com and soybeans, com soil in
secticides, safe handling of
pesticides and proper application
60.00 ; 65-85 lb. 45.00-55.00; Utility
50.00-100 lb. 30.00-45.00.
FARM CALVES: Hoi. bulls 85-
100 lb. 60.00-90.00; 100-120 lb. 85.00
125.00; hoi. heifers 90-130 lb. 62.00
117.00; beef cross bulls and heifers
70-130 lb. 57.00-89.00.
HOGS: 4935. Compared with 4565
head last week and 5741 head a
year ago. Barrows & Gilts 2.00-3.00
lower; US 1-2, 210-245 lb. 47.00
49.50; 1-3, 220-250 lb. 46.0048.50; 2-
3,215-265 lb. 45.00-47.00; 2-4,230285
lb. 43.0046.00; 1-3,150210 lb. 42.00
45.00; sows uneven; 1-3, 300-650 lb.
38.0042.00, few to 44.00; 2-3, 300685
lb. 35.0038.00; boars 32.0038.50.
FEEDER PIGS: 788. Compared
with 808 head last week and 679
head a year ago. Steady to 5.00
lower; 1-3, 2035 lb. 25.0040.00; 35-
50 lb. 39.0054.00; 5085 lb. 55.00
66.00; all per head.
SHEEP: 571. Compared with 477
head last week and 478 head a year
ago. Wooled si. lambs steady to
5.00 lower; High Choice & Prime
85-110 lb. wooled si. lambs 79.00
85.00; Good & Choice 60115 lb.
59.00-80.00; High Choice & Prime
80110 lb. new crop lambs 80.00
120.00; si. sheep 23.0026.00.
2 GRADED FEEDER PIG
SALES: 1317. Compared with 1776
head last week and 2089 head a
year ago. Feeder pigs uneven;
mostly steady to 7.00 lower; 1-2,20-
30 lb. 127.00-140.00 ; 30-40 lb. 116.00-
131.00; 40-50 lb. 103.00-123.00; 50-60
lb. 98.00-118.00 ; 60-80 lb. 81.00-
95.00; 2-3,32-40 lb. 100.00-116.00; all
per hundredweight.
dairy business and what dairymen
can expect in the future.
Lawrence Hutchinson, Penn
State extension veterinarian,
concludes the morning session
with a presentation on new
diseases, vaccines and drugs.
After lunch, Joseph Hlubik, Penn
State dairy specialist, presents
ideas for increasing profits on a
methods.
Jim Bowersox covered
Chemgro’s expanding role in
custom application and agronomic
services. The economics of crop
production was discussed with an
emphasis on least cost per bushel.
Woody Funk recognized the staff
of Chemgro including Don Hartzler
and Ken Click from the Union Mill
Division in Belleville, PA., and the
winners of the Chemgro Club 200
contest. He highlighted Chemgro’s
advances in the past 20 years and
introduced Chemgro’s new line of
hybrid seed com.
Frequent questions by Buford
Gunkle, goat and guinea farmer
portrayed by Tom Geismann of
Chemgro provided a humorous
side to the informative meeting.
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Hardware Items * Fence Supplies
Detergents & Cleaners
Refreshments
dairy farm.
Hutchinson returns to the
podium to discuss new develop
ments in mastitis control.
The program is expected to
concluded by 2:45 p.m. on both
days.
On March 10 the doors will open
at 9 a.m. At 9:30 Mitchell Wood
ward, Penn State nutrient
management specialist, will
discuss safe and profitable ap
plication of manure and fertilizer.
The feature speaker for the day,
is slated to follow Woodward. Dr.
Austin Belschner, DVM, of the
Cumberland Veterinary Clinic in
Cumberland, Wis., will explain
how a complete reproductive
program helped Wisconsin
dairymen reduce days open, im
prove first service conception
rates, reduce culling rates, im
prove heat detection and
dramatically reduce heat detec
tion time.
Clarence Collison, Penn State
entomologist, will talk about fly
control.
Michael O’Connor, Penn State
dairy specialist, is slated to discuss
tools for improving reproductive
efficiency.
The last speaker on the agenda is
Robert Graves, of Penn State, will
explain various heifer housing and
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Producers attending Dairy Days
will have the opportunity to visits
exhibits by the following
organizations:
Agmark Intermodal Systems
Inc., Agri. Inc., American
Breeders Service, American
Cyanamide, American Diagnostic
Sales Inc., Animal Medic Inc.,
Atlantic Breeders Cooperative,
Atlantic Dairy Cooperative,
Beacon Milling Company, Central
Soya Company Inc., Charvin
Farms, Coopers Animal Health
Inc., Dauphin Deposit Bank,
Elanco Products Company, En
vironmental Systems, P.M.
Browns and Sons Inc., Fisher and
Thompson, Hamilton Bank, J.B,
Zimmerman and Sons Inc., Key-
Aid Distributors, Lancaster Dairy
Farm Automation, Lancaster
Farm Credit, Martin Grain
Company, Martin Water Con
ditioning, May-Co Supply Com
pany, McCrackens Feed Mill Inc.,
MSD Agvet Division of Merck,
Penn-Jersey Products Inc.,
Pennfield Feeds, Pfizer Inc.,
Ration Maker East, Rufus
Brubaker Refrigeration, Star
Silos, The Upjohn Company,
Vigortone Ag Products, W/J Dairy
Sales, White Oak Mills, and
Youngs Minerals.