C2-UncMtar Panning, Saturday, Dacambar 5,1987
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This week, I return to my Springfield, MA; Richmond, VA;
“Livestock Ledger” column after a Timonium, MD, and our own State
two-year stint writing “Beef Capital, Harrisburg in preparation
Briefs’* in the absence of a Penn for the National event The team
State Extension Beef Specialist placed first at the Keystone Inter-
Now that Dr.'John Comcrford has national Livestock Exposition and
filled this specialist void, I can fifteenth overall at the National
resume writing about all phases of Contest out of 34 teams nation
livestock production; providing wide. In beef judging the team
readers with eductional ideas, placed ninth and tied for second in
helpful hints, and up-to-date performance beef judging. As usu
research findings. al, the contest was well organized
I began the “Livestock Ledger” and professionally operated,
column after eighteen months on lam certainly proud of the
the staff at the Lancaster Extension accomplishments of the Pennsy 1-
Office. I marveled at the stagger- vania team, but more than that, I
ing numbers of livestock am especially complimentary of
...285,000 hogs, 270,000 head of their professionalism, neatness,
cattle and calves and 5,700 sheep, willingness to work, and desire to
It has now been nearly six years as achieve. I firmly believe that our
Extension Livestock Agent in Lan- 4-H program and its volunteer
caster and the cattle numbers are leaders build these special charac
nearly the same, while hog num- teristics in our young people. I
bers have increased to over express my thanks to the parents of
340,000 and sheep at 6,000 head, these team members for their trust
Livestock production agriculture and support during our contests
continues to grow in and around and practices. Of special recogni
the county, along with the prob- tion are those who donated monies
lems of manure management, to our travel fund to make our trips
water quality, and farmland both comfortable and enjoyable,
preservation. My hat is off to the 1987 Pen-,
Our 4-H livestock youth prog
rams continue to remain strong, as
evidenced by continued member
ship growth and leadership deve
lopment. Again, as in 1984, I
enjoyed traveling' with the Penn
sylvania 4-H Livestock Judging
Team on their educational and
competitive tour to the National
4-H Livestock Judging Contest in
Louisville, KY.
The tour included contests in
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The Cumberland County 4-H Beef and Lamb Roundup exhibited by Stacy Suffei sold for
was held recently at the Carlisle Livestock Market. Stacy $2.60 per pound to Farmer’s Trust
Suffei, Carlisle exhibited' the sale champion market lamb. Company of Carlisle. The champ-
Jim DeGaetano, representing the Carlisle Livestock Market, ion lamb was purchased from B &
presents the Champion Jcbphy. Farmer’s Trust Company of B Livestock Co., Danville, Ohio.
Carlisle purchased the hyppi far J&6O ,per pound., „, „ :i . tWeegor Beef Farma purchased
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Extension Livestock Specialist
nsylvania Livestock Judging
Team.. Joe Garber of Marietta,
Ellen Lewis of Mount Joy, Tricia
Musser of Elizabethtown, and
Emily Weaver of Ephrata. I wish
them the best in their future and
endeavors and am sure their exper
iences will long be remembered.
The Cooperative Extension Ser
viced an affirmative action, equal
opportunity educational
institution. ■
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DS Ms Sculptor 515 and her March bull calf topped the Polled Hereford cow-calf
competition at the North American International Livestock Expo. The pair was shown
by Dennis Stockdale of Dayton, Pa. The Polled Hereford Standard of Perfection (SOP)
Show was held Nov. 18 in Louisville, Ky.
Seniors Top Polled Hereford Show
LOUISVILLE, KY. Senior
division Polled Hereford champ
ions dominated the competition at
the North American International
Livestock Expo. Lining up the 153
entries at the Polled Hereford Stan
dard of Perfection (SOP) Show
was Jim Strawn of Fl Payne, Ala.
The event was held Nov. 18 in
Louisville, Ky.
WOW Monica 60R 774 T and
SR GD Blameystone T3B were
paraded around die winner’s circle
after topping the senior divisions
and then being named grand
champions. Whip-O-Will Farm of
Mocksville, N.C., led Monica, a
September ‘B5 daughter of HH
Jedi 60R, to the grand champion
heifer title. In the 58-head bull
competition, Blameystone came
out on top for Shamrock Polled
Herefords, Santa Monica, Calif.;
Euer Hereford Ranch, Folsom,
Calif., and Gerald Dalrymple,
Pacific Palisades, Calif. Their win
ner is a March ‘B5 son of Enforcer
107 H.
Mohican Polled Hereford
Farms, Glenmont, Ohio, received
the junior calf and reserve grand
champion heifer banner on Sara
414 W. The FCF Magic 433
daughter was calved in January. A
TOP MSU Knight Ryder son cap
tured the junior calf and reserve
grand champion bull honors. 5E
SF 4WF 38 Special was the win
ning entry of Julie, Jeff and Jay
Evans, Winona, Miss.; Skaggs
Farms, Hernando, Miss.; Four
Winds Farm, Berlin, Conn., and
The Special Grohp. He was calved
Cumberland County 4-H Sale
CARLISLE The Cumber
land County 4-H Beef and Lamb
Clubs held their annual Roundup
and Sale on Tuesday, November
10,1987 at the Carlisle Livestock
Market The steers sold for an
average of $0.72 per pound while
lambs averaged $1.04 per pound.
Bill Holloway of York was the
judge for the event
Hoss’s Steak and Sea House,
Mechanicsburg, purchased Kim
Hopples’ 1.265 pound grand
champion steer for $2.10 per
pound. Hoss’s also purchased Sta
cy Suffel’s 1250 pound reserve
champion steer for $1.58 per
pound.
The champion market lamb
in March.
The champion cow-calf pair at
the show included DS Ms Sculptor -
515 and her March bull calf, DS
Butler 707. The April *B5 dam and
her calf were exhibited by Dennis
Stockdale of Dayton. Pa. Bringing
in the reserve champion cow-calf
pair was Hidden Hills Farm, Che
shire, Conn. The farm’s reserve
duo included DVM Valley Girl
57T and her August bull calf,
DVM Vais Premier 47W.
In group competition ICS
Farms. Williamstown, Vt.,
received the get-of-sire and calf
get-of-sire awards on TOP MSU
Knight Ryder. The first place best
six-head belonged to ACE Polled
Herefords, Millbrook, N.Y.
Other divisional winners and
their owners included:
Reserve Senior Champion Heif
er Hidden Valley Farms, Arling
ton, Wash., on HVF Highlite 186 P
279 U, by WSF Mainstream 186 P.
Junior Champion Heifer Rogue
River Ranch, Central Point, Ore.,
on BT Victress 518 U, by PRL BT
Hi Fi 881 R.
Reserve Junior Champion Heif
er Someday Farm, Libertytown,
Md., on GK LW Jet Spirit, by
Klondike Banner 469 L.
Senior Calf Champion Heifer:
JF Ranch, Grecneville, Tenn.;
Bluehills Farms. Georgeville,
Que.; Holly Creek Farm, Tyrone,
Ga., and Thompson Group Farms,
Mableton, Ga., on JFR My Foolish
Heart 11U, by TNJ Transform of
Voltage.
Reserve Senior Calf Champion
Julie Walker’s reserve champion*
market lamb for $1.55 per pound.
Michael Comman exhibited the
champion pair lambs,
which sold for $1.30 per pound to
J.A. Hargleroad of Shippensburg.
Other steer buyers included:
Western Sizzlin’ Steak House,
Souder’s Feed and Grain, The
Country Butcher Shop, and CCNB
Bank - New Oxford.
Lamb buyers -included: The
Country Butcher Shop, Gladview
Dorsets, Paul Wynn, York Farm
Credit Service, Chester Rauda
baugh Plumbing & Heating,
CCNB Bank - New Oxford, Har
old Bixler, Huntsdale Stock Farm,
Rillo’s Restaurant John Broujps,
Ray Knaub, Cummingsville Farm,
Fred Potteiger, Hulse Associates,
Souders Feed & Grain, Andrew
Souders, Peterman Farm Equip
ment Paul Shover’s Farm Equip
ment Mountain View Nursery, St
Heifer: Four Winds and Wahachee
Creek Farm, Elberton, Ga., on
4WF Avalanche 54U, by FCF
Magic 433.
Reserve Junior Calf Champion
Heifer: Remitall Cattle Co., Olds,
Alta.; Anderson Pastoral Co.,
Queensland, Australia, and Dava
da Park, New South Wales, Aus
tralia, on BT LW Juno 404 W, by
BT Mohican Tradition 530.
Reserve Senior Champion Bull:
ACE and COB Farm, Oxford,
Maine, on Alfa, by EHR Giant
Sundance 108 P.
Junior Champion Bull: ACE;
Mohican; Big T Ranch, Ashland,
Ohio; Slocum Farms, New Haven,
Mo., and Master Key Place, Ful
ton, Mo., on ACE Mohican Cen
taur 147 U, by MKP GK Blastoff.
Reserve Junior Champion Bpll:
Rabb Bros. Ranch, Woodlake,
Calif., and Glenkirk Farms, May
sville. Mo., on RB Stamina 719 U,
by Determination 15G.
Senior Calf Champion Bull:
ACE; Mohican; Pine Ridge Farm,
Spring Glen, N.Y., and Cotton
wood Farms, Oklahoma City,
Okla., on ACE Mohican Talisman,
by FCF Magic 433.
Reserve Senior Calf Champion
Bull: R.S. Matson, Schulenburg,
Texas, on QRR Equalizer 6247, by
Empires Equalizer 400 R.
Reserve Junior Calf Champion
Bull: Charles E. Boyd & Son,
Mays Lick, Ky., and C. Richard
Smith, Louisville, Ky., on Boyd
Alydar, by MKP GK Blastoff.
Charles Restaurant, and Little
John’s Family Restaurant.
Sale Champion trophies were
donated by the Carlisle Livestock
Market Champion Banners were
sponsored by Agway, Inc., Carli
sle and Locust Point Quarries,
Mechanicsburg. The plaque for
Champion Pair of Market Lambs
was sponsored by Dennin Optiks,
Carlisle.
Beef Roundup Results
The 1987 County Beef Champ
ion was Kim Hopple. Eric Berk
heimer showed the reserve county
beef champion. Showmanship
winners were: junior champion -
Eric Berkheimer; intermediate
champion - Stacy Suffel; senior
champion - Kim Hopple. These
members will receive plaques
from the Mechanicsburg Chamber
of Commerce. Ribbons were spon
sored by Shirley Suffel, Carlisle,
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