E6-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 16,1987
BUSINESS NE
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Deutz-Allis Offers
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MILWAUKEE, Wise. - The KM
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White Oak Mills
Names Sales Rep
ELIZABETHTOWN - Duff L.
George, who was named Out
standing Senior for 1906 by Penn
State’s College of Agriculture, has
been named White Oak Mills’ sales
and service representative for
central and south central Penn
sylvania. He will work with swine
and beef farmers throughout the
Cumberland Valley
White Oak manufactures a
complete line of feeds and con
centrates for swine, beef and dairy
operations under the “White Oak”
label. Headquartered in
Elizabethtown, White Oak also has
a retail store in Shippensburg.
George will consult with growers
on the nutritional and housing
needs of swine. He will also work
with them on the purchase of
feeder pigs, the marketing of hogs
and the sale of Genesis breeding
stock.
Customers for White Oak’s beef
and dairy rations will be able to
have their homegrown forages
tested through George. Data from
the tests will be put through White
Oak’s computers to determine the
most profitable feed mixes for
individual herds.
A Carlisle native, George
graduated from Carlisle High
School in 1961. He is the son of
Jimmie and Rosalie George. His
ather is a partner in George’s
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Narrow transport width ensures
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The popular Twin-Power option
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Duff George
Flowers in Carlisle, a business that
has been in the family for four
generations.
At Penn State, George earned a
B.S. in animal production with a
minor in extension education. He
spent summers working for a
variety of agricultural enterprises.
As part of his course work at Penn
State, he served internships with
Jorgensen Angus in Ideal, South
Dakota, and with the Lancaster
County Extension Service.
Wolgemuth Sheep Dispersal Scheduled May 23
EPHRATA Farmers in
terested in getting into the sheep
business or expanding an existing
flock may want to make a trip to
the Lloyd Burkholder farm near
Ephrata on May 23.
Beginning at 10 a.m., more than
2,000 sheep will hit the auction
block, marking the end of
Wolgemuth Bros., Inc’s in
volvement in the sheep business.
Encouraged by growing demand
for lamb and increased slaughter
capacity in the East, the Mount
Joy-based feed company decided
to expand its operations to include
sheep production. Now, after two
years in the business, Wolgemuth
is doing an about-face, dispersing
its flock of 1,000 Polypay ewes,
along with rams, ewe lambs and
feeder lambs.
“We’re putting it (sheep
business) in the hands of those
people who can bring it to its full
potential,” says Wolgemuth
spokesman Bruce Limpert. “I
think it’s opening more doors than
it’s closing.”
The large flock now assembled
at the Burkholder farm comes
from Wolgemuth’s 12 contract
growers located thoughout the
southern half of the state from
Bucks to Somerset Counties. Most
of the sheep are Polypays, a white
faced breed developed in Idaho by
crossing Rambouillet, Finn,
Dorset and Targhee sheep.
Polypays are highly valued by
commercial breeders because of
their out-of-season breeding
capability, according to Andy
Cooper, Wolgemuth’s sheep
production manager.
“The sheep are easy to handle,”
says Cooper. “They’re a good-size,
productive animal bred for a
commercial enterprise. ”
Under good management, the
average 190-pound ewe can lamb
every eight months, with an
average annual lambing rate of 200
Farm Credit Reports Earnings, Delinquency Rates Down
BALTIMORE, Md. - The Farm
Credit Banks of Baltimore recently
announced operating results for
the first quarter. These figures
reflect the continued ability of mid-
Atlantic region farmers and their
lenders to cope with low com
modity prices, adverse weather
and high production costs amid
signs of a possible return to
relative stability in the region’s
agricultural industry.
Earnings for the District, in
cluding the Federal Land Bank of
Baltimore, and its affiliated
Federal Bank Associations, the
Federal Intermediate Credit Bank,
and its affiliated Production Credit
Associations, and the Baltimore
Bank for Cooperatives, were down
significantly from earnings
realized during the same period
last year. Lower interest rates
resulted in a reduction in net
earnings to $.3 million as com
pared to net earnings of $3.4
million (after contributing $4.2
million in financial assistance) for
the first quarter of 1986.
Gene L. Swackhamer, President
of the Banks, commented, “The
first quarter was a period of
relative stability ... although
some locations and specific en
terprises experienced more stress
than others.” In his letter to the
District stockholders,
Swackhamer continued, “While
interest rate changes are reducing
the Banks’ and Associations’
earnings, we believe the actions
are sound and reflect our com
mitment to offer customers
competitive interest rates.”
Swackhamer explained that
even though the rate reductions
caused reduced earnings for the
first quarter, he was confident that
the competitive loan pricing
programs would increase loan
volume, resulting in a larger
customer base and positive ear
nings later in the year.
Wolgemuth sheep production manager Andy Cooper in
spects one of the Polypay lambs that will be offered for sale at
the company's sheep dispersal sale. More than 2,000 head of
sheep, along with equipment and supplies will sell.
to 225 percent, Cooper estimates.
When bred to a black-faced ram,
the ewe produces a lamb that
yields a 52- to 53-percent carcass
weighing about 55 pounds. Cooper
says that ewes can be bred at six to
seven months and will continue to
produce lambs for eight to nine
years.
“It’s a dual-purpose animal,”
says Cooper, adding that the breed
produces a very good “medium”
fleece.
The majority of the sheep in the
sale will be one to two years old,
says Limpert. About 130 of the
1,000 ewes will be sold with lambs.
While most of the breeding flock
are Polypays, there will also be
some Rambouillet and Ram
bouillet-Dorset cross ewes. Other
consignments include more than
200 ewe lambs, 27 registered
Polypay rams, a few Hampshire,
Suffolk and Dorset rams, 20
Polypay ram lambs, and 800 feeder
lambs.
The Farm Credit System
Delinquency rates were down for
the first quarter of 1987 as com
pared to a similar period in 1986.
FLB farm loan delinquencies were
4.1 percent of the number of loans
outstan4ing, while delinquencies
for the PCAs decreased from 4.3 to
3.4 percent of the number of
borrowers.
Combination Cooler/Tool Box
During the first quarter 1987, the
institutions of the Baltimore
District were not called upon to
lend financial assistance to other
cash-strapped Districts in the
System. A total of $B9 million was
provided to other Districts during
1986.
CROSSVILLE, Term. - The
Cool-Tooler designed for easy,
add-on installation behind the cab
of any pick-up has a patented,
electronic cooler with a built-in
thermostat. It will keep food,
beverages, medicines, film or
other items at a temperature of
between 32° and 44° F.
automatically replacing old
fashioned ice chests and non
electric coolers.
Large enough to hold the
'Tit if
easily to pickup beds.
Sheep-related equipment to be
sold includes fans, self-feeders,
water tubs, flex augers, Polden
vale portable scales, 25 kw PTO
generator, pregnancy tester,
drench guns, hoof trimmers and
other items.
Limpert says the sheep industry
has a bright future in Penn
sylvania for a number of reasons.
“The demand has always been
here,” he says, adding that
processing capacity is finally
responding to the rising demand
for lamb in the densely populated
urban corridor from New York to
Baltimore. “It’s a growing in
dustry,” says Limpert. “You can
see a strong foundation building
within the state.”
The Wolgemuth flock will be
available for inspection Wed
nesday, May 20 through Friday,
May 22. For more information on
the sale contact Ken Smoker at
Walter M. Dunlap and Sons, 717-
397-5136, or Bruce Limpert, 717-367-
1195.
Farm
Credit
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