D2-Lancaster Farming Saturday, August 20, 1988 Youngest Lancaster Club BY LISA RISSER LANCASTER Derrick Frank must have known there was something special about the hog he named after himself. The 248-pound crossbred barrow grabbed judge Dave Hartman’s eye immediately and was declared grand champion hog at the Lancas ter County 4-H Swine Show. Eight-year-old Derrick, the youngest member of the county swine club, brought three hogs to the show, which is his first experi ence at showing hogs. Along offer ing support was his mother Char lene Frank of Rheems who showed hogs for several years in Chester County. Hatfield Packing pur- Flexibility In Lamb Feeding From Clair Engle This year's drought conditions and subsequent high feed costs have forced all livestock producers to make critical decisions concern ing feeding them livestock. Recent research studies conducted over a three year period at the University of Wisconsin compares lamb per formance on a high-concentrate (no hay diet) vs a high roughage low gram (hay-grain diet). Following is a brief overview on the necessary procedure, results and conclusion. Procedure The 84 lambs were three months old, sired by Suffolk rams out of Dorset x Targhee x Finn ewes. Four diets were used and each was duplicated making 8 Alfalfa Hay - 15-17% protein ($9O/T) Shelled Com ($3/bu) Ground Ear Com Oats ($2.35/bu) SBM 10.04 Cane Molasses, Liquid Sheep Mineral Salt Limestone Aureomycin Crumbles A, D, E Premix Processing costs-grinding, mixing and delivery Pelleting Mixing and delivery (com and protein supplement) Results The results quoted are a compu tation of 3 years of feeding trials. The pelleted fed lambs gained fas ter with the highest feed cost per pound of gain. The lambs, howev er, were not fatter Again, the lambs receiving the ground ear com diet without hay did equally as well as the lambs fed the ground corn-hay diet. There was no significant difference in any of the factors studied. The biggest difference in the final results of this experimented earlier trials was the improved per formance of the lambs fed shelled com and a pelleted protein supple ment. Their gain was more com parable to the other lambs and feed required/lb. of gain was the lowest. chased Derrick the hog for $2.50 per pound. Slipping into the reserve grand champion slot was the club’s presi dent, Andrew Groff of Lancaster, who exhibited a 250-pound hog. The 17-year-old youth has been a 4-H’er for about eight years and has been showing swine for the same length of time. Groff has had several grand champions at FFA shows and a reserve grand champ ion at a previous 4-H show. The club’s oldest member, Shel don Heiscy, was selected as the grand showman. The hog sale brought $21,523 for 31,490 pounds of hog. The big buyers were Hatfield Packing, which took home 48 animals, and Flock Forum by Clair Engle Penn State Extension Sheep Specialist pens with 10 lambs each. The lambs were prepared as in the pre vious year. They were sheared two weeks before the experiment and there was a 9-day warm up period. The directions for starting the lambs on the shelled corn commercial protein supplement and mineral supplement were sup plied by Doboy, New Richmond, Wisconsin. All salt or mineral mixture fed was contained in the feed. The lambs were fed to 110 lbs. slaughter weight. The four diets were as follows: 1. Alfalfa hay grain pelleted, 2. Same as No. 1-not pelleted, 3. Finely ground ear com-no hay, 4. Shelled com plus pelleted protein plus mineral sup plement. The prices used were as follows: This, along with lower feed costs, is more in line with three of the previous four experiments with this diet. There was no excessive eating of bedding or gnawing of panels. The shelled com fed had very few broken kernels. One idea on the importance of the whole kernel is that it swells in the rumen thus causing more cud chewing which appears to be beneficial. Conclusion The same conclusion given in previous reports is still valid. To quote -“The important finding of three experiments is that there is no great 'difference in the perfor mance of lambs fed diets varying widely in fiber content. This is sig- Member Shows Grand Champion Hog White Oak Mills of Elizabethtown taking 22. Hatfield also purchased another 80 hogs from the original buyers at $.47 per pound. The average price of the 140 hogs was $.66. A partial list of the results follows. Swine Show Lightweight Class 1 1 Linda Baum, 2 Karen Becker, 3 George Prange Clast 2 1 Pam Myer, 2 Gerald M Boyd, 3 Chad Folker Class 3 1. Kenton Good, 2 Jason Cox, 3 Karen Becker Lightweight Champion Kenton Good Reserve Lightweight Champion Linda Baum Middleweight Class 4 1. Gerald M Boyd, 2 Jason Cox, 3 Jason Cox Class 5 1 Scott Wagner, 2 Jason Cox, 3 Tracy Bollinger 1 Rita Germak, 2 Andrew Germak, 3 Ken ton Good Middlswaight Champion Scott Wagner Rssarva Middleweight Champion Gerald M Boyd Light Heavyweight Class 7 1 Linda Baum 2 Gerald M Boyd 3 George Prange Class 8 1 Kurtis Good 2 Tom Zartman, 3 Duane Swanger 1 ChadFolker,2 KyleHaldeman 3 Sheldon Heisey Light Heavyweight Champion Chad Folker Reserve Light Heavyweight Champion 1 Kurtis Good 2 Pam Myer, 3 Melissa Becker Class 11 1 Derrick Frank 2 Tom Zartman 3 Tracy Bollinger Class 12 1 Andrew Groff, 2 Tom Zartman, 3 Cory Pfautz Haavywalght Champion Derrick Frank Rasarva Heavyweight Champion Andrew Gorff Grand Champion Hog Derrick Frank Reserve Champion Hog Andrew Groff Showmanship Class 1 1 Sheldon Heisey, 2 TylerStumpf.3 Shawn Haldeman Class 2 1 Greg Ships, 2 Kurds Good, 3 Kenton Good Class 3 1 Chad Folker, 2 Karen Becker, 3 Diane Musser Class 4 1 Kyle Haldeman, 2 TomZarlman, 3 Jason Cox Class 5 1 Tracy Bollinger, 2 Soon Wagner, 3 Matth aw Umbrell Cost/CwL $4.50 $5.36 $5.46 $7.34 Clast 8 1 Andrew Germak, 2 Amy Bollinger, 3 Der rick Frank Champion Showman Sheldon Heisey Rasarva Champion Showman Greg Shipe $6.00 $9.70 nificanl because it gives consider able flexibility depending on feed prices, feed availability, labor supply and equipment on hand.” $3.12 $14.60 $20.00 SHEPHERDS SYMPOSIUM $6.00/Ton 15.00/Ton November. 18 and 19 Predator control, sheep health and lean lamb production will be some of the major topics presented at the Shepherds Symposium, Chatham Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Co-chairman, Jim Shecdcr has been in contact with several nationally recognized educators in all the mentioned area. Mr. Robert Fisher, Director USDA/Animal Damage Control will speak on damage control and predation by coyotes. To assist him Mr. Pete Askins with the Victor Woods tream Corp., Lilitz, PA will be demonstrating the approved prac tices for catching the problem coyotes. S 4 00/Ton Dr. Cleon Kimberling, exten sion veterinarian, Colorado State University, has been involved in all facets of the sheep industry, national and international. Dr. Class 6 Class 9 Linda Baum Heavyweight Class 10 THIRD ANNUAL grand champion hog, also Derrick. Hatfield Packing pur chased the hog for $2.50 per pound. Judge Dave Hartman, left, selected the heavyweight hog shown by swine club president Andrew Groff as reserve champion hog. man, while Greg Shipe was deemed reserve grand showman. Kimberling will focus on breeding soundness evaluation of rams and increasing ram efficiency. Lean and light are terms used to describe changing consumer trends, the role of lean lamb in a healthy diet and either topics affecting lamb production and merchandising. Dr. Larry Young of the US DA Animal Research Center at Clay Center, Nebraska will address the topic on how to apply genetics in lean lamb pro duction systems. A variety of break-out sessions will also be scheduled on such top ics as wool classing, lamb cookery, spinning & weaving, feeding high producing ewes and fencing demonstrations. The Annual Make - It Yourself with Wool Contest co-directcd by Ms. Janet MaWhinney, Waynes burg, PA and Ms. Shirley Dunn, Butler, PA will be selecting their stale winners at the Saturday lunc heon, November 19. Program details and registration information may be requested by writing or calling the Agricultural Conferences & Short Courses office, 306 Ag Admin. Bldg., Uni versity Park, PA 16802 or (814) 865-8301. Reminder on public hearing PA Sheep Referendum Officers of the PSWGA urge all sheep producers interested in the future of their industry to schedule lime for attending the public hearing on the proposed PA Sheep referendum (check-off program). The public hearing has been scheduled for 10:00 am to 12:00 noon, Tuesday, August 23 in the Conference room, 3rd floor, Dept of Agriculture Bldg., Harrisburg, PA (across the street from the Farm Show Arena). Answers to any questions on the referendum are available by call ing the PDA Bureau of Markets phone (717) 783-9948. Coming Events: August 23 10:00 am - 12:00 noon. Public hearing on Sheep Referendum, Conference room, 3rd floor, PDA Bldg, Harrisburg, PA. (Turn to Page D 4)
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