NATIONAL DAIRY COW SALE INDEX <01987 Lancaster Farming Newspaper This tale index can help dairymen place a value on the dairy cows in their own herds. Breed organization sales and private dispersal sales reported in Lancaster Fanning are included in the dollar averages. Ayrshire Brown Guernsey Jersey Swiss Year to date: Nation 925 1049 1087 1059 Pennsylvania 720 623 539 904 Four previous weeks: Nation 755 2059 Four previous weeks +/-year to date: 332 lower 1000 higher Holstein Red and Milking White Shorthorn Year to date: Nation 2093 1923 852 Pennsylvania 1937 2837 744 Four previous weeks: Nation 3131 Four previous weeks +/- year to date: 1038 higher Major Dairy Sales And Dispersals Nationwide Reports from four sales for the Topping the sale on a bid of week of July 16 to 22 averaged $14,500 was a bred heifer sired by $3,473 on 356 head. The sales Elegant. She will freshen in Sep were held in Ohio, Wisconsin and tcmber to Sterling. She earned Colorado. The top prices at the honorable mention All-American sales ranged from $54,000 to junior yearling honors in 1986. $lO,OOO. The following is a brief Her dam, sired by Stretch and look at the results of these sales, classified 2E, produced a top record in 320 days of 27,770 milk I and 1,345 fat. The second dam, 2E, has records to 20,865 milk. Classi fied VG-86, the third dam com pleted a best effort of 20,320 milk BROWN SWISS The NATIONAL BROWN SWISS SALE held in Ohio aver aged $4,980 on 51 head. Morton buildings bKKIjK Call or write today to arrange to see and hear more WHWnAA reasons why you should own a Morton Building. V * V 3368 York Rd V« —tR Gettysburg PA 17325 Ph 717/624 3331 , I Rd 110. Bor 76 I jy Meadville PA 16335 .Ph 814/336-5083 State College Boa 361 kf ▼ Centre Hall PA 16828 Ph 814/364 9500 WEATHER VANE PhllllpitKirt NJ08865 Ph 201/454-7900 with every 1918 Industrial Drive building . Culpeper, VA 22701 Ph 703/825-3633 purchased Ha°rh*t**OE 19952 Ph 302/398-8100 at 13 years. The second high price of $12,000 came on a aged cow sired by Stretch Improver. Classified 4E, she produced a top record of 26,910 milk. 1,074 fat. and 979 protein in 36S days. She is averag ing over 90 pounds of milk per day in her present lactation. Tim Eiting and Darrell Worden shared the auctioneering assign ment and Wayne Sliker managed the sale. HOLSTEIN The THIRD INDIANHEAD INVITATIONAL SALE held in Wisconsin averaged $3,118 on 65 lots. Topping the sale on a bid of $lO,OOO was an October 1986 calf sired by Mark Anthony. She is a full sister to Startmore Sterling. The sale of this heifer was a straight cash deal; no syndicates were involved. Her dam, classified EX-92 and sired by Valiant, produced a Wis consin leading record of 1,440 fat. The next dam classified EX-92 and was sired by Astronaut. A junior 2 year old sired by Shiek sold for the second high price of $8,500. She is backed by four generations of Very Good and Excellent dams with high production. Selling for a bid of $7,000 was a junior 2 year old sired by Arlinda Chief. She is backed by three Excellent dams with production records over 1,000 fat. The pick of the litter sired by Enhancer earned the fourth best price of $5,700. The dam classified EX-94 and produced a best effort of 24,269 milk. Her pedigree boasts three generations of Excel lent dams. Sale sponsor and co-manager Robert Schauf of Indianhead Hols teins noted the sale featured strong cow families, not high indexing individuals. The average was the same as the last sale two years ago. He commented that the sale reflected the true market prices of these animals. Morris and Hoskens co-managed and auctioneered the sale. The RENDEZVOUS *B7 SALE held in Colorado averaged $3,054 on 58 head. Topping the sale on a bid of $52,500 was an open 4 year old. Classified VG-88, she sold with $55,000 worth of AI contracts and a seven embryo guarantee. The Bova daughter completed a best effort of 23,570 milk, 1,127 fat, and 750 protein. She carries a Cow Index of plus 1,149 milk and pro duced over 100 pounds of milk on her May test Her dam, an EX-90 GMD sired by Premiere, produced a best record of 25,000 milk and 1,102 fat The next dam scored EX-92 2E GMD with records to 30,150 milk and 1,256 fat. The third dam, clas sified Very Good, owns records up to 25,000 milk and 1,011 fat. A bred heifer due in December to Enhancer sold for the next high price of $5,100. Sired by Rotate, she earned All-Kansas winter yearling honors in 1986. Her dam, a Good Plus Pete daughter, completed a top lacta tion of 22,270 milk with a 3.9 test. Delaware Friends Of Ag Breakfast Set Congressman Thomas R. Car- son must made by July 27. per will discuss the future of farm Friends of Agriculture break subsidies and how they relate to f as ts 2xt sponsored by leaders of the 1985 Food Security Act during the Delaware agricultural com the Friends of Agriculture buffet munity and are coordinated by the breakfast July 31. Delaware Cooperative Extension The breakfast, which will begin . System, at 7:30 a.m. at the Sheraton Inn in To make reservations, contact Dover, is open to the public. Reser- Dave Woodward, extension state vations for the meal at $5 per per- leader for agriculture, at 451-2505. The second dam produced records to 22,270 milk and 887 fat Classi fied Excellent, the next dam regis tered a best effort of 33,620 milk and 1,391 fat. Jim Ellis handled the auction eering assignment and the Color ado Holstein Association managed the sale. The PACLAMAR FARMS COMPLETE DISPERSAL held in Colorado averaged $2,740 on 182 head. A 5 year old by Valiant garnered the high price of the sale, $54,000. Classified EX-92, she is a full sis ter to Mandingo and Baltimore. She completed a best effort of 26,570 milk and 1,091 fat Due in December to Georgia Boy, she sold with an AI contract. Her dam, 3E-96 GMD, owns records to 41,420 milk and 1,378 fat with a lifetime effort over 200,000 milk. An Excellent 3 year old sired by Elevation Mark sold for the next high price of $16,000. She earned All-Colorado honors in 1986. R.G. Brooks, partner, noted there were nearly as many buyers as cows at the sale. Buyers came from across the nation and Japan. He decided to disperse the herd when his managing partner, Neil Owen, became very ill. Jim Ellis, Gary Estes and Tim Massey auctioneered the sale which was managed by Burton and Fellers. mOMBARDINI DIESELS The Farmer's Choice MOWERS, BALERS, CORNPICKERS, CHOPPERS, ETC. 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