A3B*Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 19, 1987 Keystone (Continued from Pago A 36) ter Stockyards, Lancaster; Dr. Thomas Drake, extension veter inarian PSU Animal Disease Laboratory, and Dirk Wise assis tant shepherd at PSU. PSWGA president James T. Sheeder, Somerset, presented the awards. Receiving recognition and a plaque in the Purebred Flock- Adult division was Mr. and Mrs. Truman Calvert from Greene County, Spraggs. The Trumans raise registered Shropshire, Che viot, Merino and Dorset sheep. They have exhibited sheep at the Pa. Farm Show, Keystone Interna tional Livestock Exposition, Ohio State Fair, Maryland State Fair as well as many county fairs through out Pennsylvania. The Trumans have sold sheep to the Heryy Ford Museum in Michigan as well as throughout the U.S. and Canada. They have consigned rams to the Pa. Ram Test every year since 1973 where their rams frequently finish among the top. The Truman flock is synonymous with the sheep industry in western Pa. Their two sons as well as their grandchil dren have carried on their parents excellence in the purebred sheep industry each having their own flock of sheep. Their son Robert is a county agent in Mercer Co. Accepting the award for his parents was the Trumans’ other son Thomas, who is a member of the Soil Conservation Service in charge of Project Grass in South western, Pa. In the Commercial Flock Over 100 Ewes division, the award was presented to John and Sukey Jami son, Westmoreland County, Lat robe. The Jamison ewe flock con sists of Finn Dorset Columbia Hampshire crosses. The Finn com ponent was induced to increase the lambing percentage. The Dorset to contribute to out of season breed ing. When selecting terminal sires. ■mg BEST WESTERN INN & Her she y & Rl 422 & Sipe Ave., PO. Box 364 Hershey, PA 17033 1-717-533-5665 We’re Closer To Harrisburg Than You Think, Just 10 Minutes Away. 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The two brothers raise registered Suffolk and South down sheep and are members of the National Suffolk Sheep Assoc., Jr. Suffolk Sheep Assoc., Ameri can Southdown Sheep Assoc., Mid Atlantic Southdown Breeder’s Assoc., Indiana County Sheep and Wool Growers Assoc., and assist at the Indiana Co. Wool Pool. In 1986 they were members of the Pa. FFA Livestock Judging Team that attended the National Contest in Kansas City, Mo. They are both enrolled at PSU working toward a degree in Agriculture Education. Pa’s Oldest Active Sheep Producer Honored Another premier award was pre sented at the banquet to Pennsylva nia’s oldest active sheep producer. “PENNSYLVANIA SHEEP PRODUCER” magazine editor, Dottie Alackness, expressed that a statewide search was conducted for this very special sheep produc er and twelve nominations were received with the producers rang ing in age from sixty-eight to ninety-two. Mrs. Alackness impressed that it is obvious being a sheep producer keeps one young and in agriculture as the average “older” sheep producer is in his seventies. She also expressed that being “old” is not an insult but that these people are greatly respected and admired. “And the ones that I hold dear to me I call my Walking Rates From Farm Show Fallow 81 North (toward AHentown 8 322 East) to 83 South, (322 Hershey). Follow signs to Hershey 322 east to 422, '/• mile. Turn left onto Sip* Ave. e Encyclopedias. They are there with their knowledge, wisdom, experience and help at our very asking.” The recipient of this unique Keystone Shepherd’s Award was Christian Wilson, age 92 of 800 Davis School Rd., Washington. Christian and his wife Laura own a 225 acre farm in Washington County where he raises registered Suffolk sheep and Red Polled catde. The Wilsons purchased their farm in 1951 and started in the sheep business with a flock of Cor riedales and in 1960 replaced the Corriedales and purchased ten registered Suffolks. Christian cur rently has a flock of forty purebred Suffolks. He markets his lambs almost exclusively as breeding stock. He is actively involved in his sheep operation and does have help with the farm chores and Held work. Christian keeps his sheep in the bam during the winter months as he feels they are much easier to care for. A representative from the Washington County Extension service, Joanna Shephard, accepted the award, a buffalo hom accented shepherds crook, as Mr. Wilson was unable to attend. Symposium Educational Program Resumes Dr. Don Bailey initiated the program on Saturday morning at 8:00 a.m. followed by Patricia Whitaker, V.M.D., Aspers, Pa. Dr. Whitaker’s program revolved around keeping lambs healthy from birth to market stressing a good preventative health program. Dr. David Petriz, Purdue Universi ty, West Lafayette, Indiana, fol lowed with two sessions on man aging for profit in a sheep enter- $38.00 $41 .00 To Cherished Old Friends & Valued New Friends: A few of the joys of the Holiday Season are re membering those who are important to us and sharing in the true Spirit of Christmas which brings to us lasting joy. God truly shared His most precious Gift to man by giving His only Son that man may walk in the true light and not be lost in darkness. We truly appreciate the confidence you place in us, as it is the loyalty bf customers like yourself that enables us to succeed. We wish to convey a special Season's Greetings to you... for good health, happiness and pros perity in the coming year. uv o a prise and the economics of pasture management Dr. Petriz empha sized the strategies to improve pas tures which included; houseclean ing, “clean them up!”, fertility, “strip grazing,” renovation and reestablishment Production records and how to use them and their need was dis cussed by Dan Morrical, Coordi nator for the National Sheep Improvement Program (NSIP), lowa State University. Mr. Morri cal reviewed the NSIP and it’s ben efits to producers. At this time the PSWGA awarded memberships to the NSIP to four Pa. sheep produc ers. They were: Roy Thompson, Coudersport; Robert Russo, Friedens; John Jamison, Latrobe; and Larry Breech, Danville. Dr. Keith Inskeep, West Virgi nia University, Morgantown, WV, rounded out the symposium as he presented an update on estrus syn chronization and artificial insemi nation of sheep. Pa. Make-It-Yourself-With- Wool Contest Finals Winners of the Pa. State Make- It-Yourself-With-Wool contest were announced at the luncheon on Saturday by state coordinator, Cecile Midler. In the Preteen Divi sion Jodell Rhoades, Berlin, placed first; Brigitte Dawson, Bethel Park, placed second and Gayle Clyde, Slippery Rock, placed third. In the junior Division, Jennifer Stairs, Acme, placed first, followed by Amy Jane Ross, Marion Center, second, and Gwen dolyn Perry, Hamburg, third. Plac ing first in the Senior Division was Marie-France Reyes, Greensburg; second, Bonnie Pearce, Renfrew, and third, Jacqueline Heald, Land enberg. In the Adult Division, Shirley Dunn, Chicora, placed first; Joan Fichtner, Norristown, Glory to God in the highest RIGIDPLY RAFTERS, INC. second and Gloria Pearce, Renfrew, third. Overall winners of the contest were, first place Marie-France Reyes and second place, Jennifer Stairs. These two young ladies received an all expense paid trip to the National MIYWW contest to be held at San Antonio, Texas, January 16, 1988. Pa. Conference on Small Ruminant Medicine Conducted Also held in conjunction with the Second Annual Keystone She pherd’s Symposium was the Pen nsylvania Conference on Small Ruminant Medicine. Twenty-three veterinarians from across the state participated. Speakers included: Dr. Don Bailey, D.V.M., Patricia Whitaker, D.V.M., Wendy Free man, V.M.D., Jon Palmer, V.M.D., University of Pennsylva nia School of Veterinary Medi cine, Kennett Square, Dr. Keith Inskeep, Dr. Thomas Drake and Wendy Vaala, V.M.D. also of the University of Pa. Veterinary School. The Keystone Shepherd’s Sym posium and Pennsylvania Confer ence on Small Ruminant Medicine were sponsored by the Pennsylva nia Sheep and Wool Growers Association, Pennsylvania Cooperative Extension Service, Penn State Dairy and Animal Sci ence Dept., University of Pennsyl vania, School of Veterinary Medi cine, Bureau of Markets, Pa. Dept, of Agriculture, American Sheep Producers Council, National Wool Growers Assoc, and Allied Industries. A special thank you goes out to the chairpersons of these two very successful events, James Sheeder, PSWGA president; Dr. Clair Engle, PSU Extension Sheep Spe cialist, Dr. Tom Drake and Dr. Wendy Freeman. 701 E. Linden St. Richland, PA 17087
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