Northeast Beef Producers To Attend Pregnant Cow-Care Meeting ITHACA, NY Up to 200 Northeast farmers who produce beef calves are expected to attend a meeting at Cornell University on Jan. 28 to leant more about how to care for cows during pregnancy, calving and the period following the birth. The meeting will be held in Room 146 of Morrison Hall on campus. “With the approaching calving season, which usually begins in February and March, those who raise beef calves are particularly concerned about how to minimize the loss of calves,” said William M. Greene, coordinator of the daylong meeting and a beef spe cialist in the College of Agricul ture and Life Sciences at Cornell. “The upcoming conference is designed to help participants upgrade their management skills to cut economic losses to a minimum.” The meeting-- “Management of Beef Cattle during Late Pregnan cy, Calving and the Early Post partum Period” will coven • Causes, diagnosis and preven tion of abortion. • Do’s and don’ts during the normal and difficult birth of calves. • Preventing and treating calf hood diseases. • Complications in beef cattle before and after the birth. • Nutrition for the beef cow Green Dragon livestock Sales 4prl Location: Ephrata RD 4. mile N. on North State St., . Ephrata. ***** S* SALE EVERY FRIDAY Lots of good Northern Feeder & Stockers. Slaughter Cows - Bull Steer, Veal-lamb. 11:00 A.M.-Beef Sale 200-300 each week. 1:00 P.M.-Dairy Sale. 7:00 P.M.-Small Animal Sale. For Special Sales and Herd Dispersals on farm or at our barn or other market information call: Office 717-733-2444, Home 717-838-4318. WALTER H. RISSER, Proprietor All out of state and new buyers must have cash or certified check or current letter of credit from bank. during pregnancy and alter calving. Speakers are from Cornell’s College of Veterinary Medicine and the Department of Animal Science in the College of Agricul ture and Life Sciences, which are sponsoring the event jointly with Cornell Cooperative Extension. More information about the Entries COON RAPIDS. IA FFA members from Pennsylvania and across the nation will be testing their creative writing skills in the annual Up With Agriculture® Writing Contest, an event spon sored by the Garst Seed Company. Now in its fifth year, the contest invites FFA members to create a poem, essay or short story of 100 words or less that describes their thoughts and feelings about agri culture in the year 2000. Last year, a record 8,000 entries SPECIAL NOTICE! Vintage Sales Stables Inc. (Rt. 30, 10 miles East of Lancaster in Paradise, PA) HAY, STRAW & GRAIN SALE Every Thursday at 1 P.M. Beginning Thursday, September 8, 1988 For Info 717-442-4181 Business 215-458-8518 Home L. Robert Frame Sr., President Glenn S. Frame, Manager <?SSSf% gwaltney of kfllggpr SMITHFIELD, LTD. RECEIVING HOGS: LANCASTER COUNTY FARMERS MONDAYS: McCoy's Branch Of tics, Bsrsvllls WEDNESDAYS: (Next to Bawolls Butcher Shop) A FRIDAYS: on Sutler Rd. 717-656-9668 TUESDAYS: B & R Cattle THURSDAYS: Martelta 717-426-3258 YORK COUNTY FARMERS MONDAYS; Stswartstown 717-993-2564 TUESDAYS: Thomasvllte 717-792-2248 or 9836 JMMKMRJggw" 717-538-9835 Contact for Information: Ron Myers, 717-656-3291 .Ed HermuHm, 717-284-3203 or Charle Kauffman, 215-593-5674 Future forward contracts available program may be; obtained by phoning Greene at 607 255-2856. With about 85,000 calves bom and raised annually. New York leads other northeastern states in beef production, Greene said, adding that about half the calves raised here are exported directly to cattle feeders in other states, espe Sought For FFA Writing Contest were submitted by FFA members from 20 states. From the entries, the overall winner was Doug Dru dik of Grand Island, Nebraska. He received $l,OOO for his winning entry. The grand prize in this year’s contest is an all expense-paid trip to tour the corporate headquarters of ICI Americas in Wilmington, Delaware. State winners will receive $250 each, and honorable mention winners will be awarded a plaque. Winners will be Lancaster Farming, Saturday, Dsosmbsr 31,1988-Al7 dally in the Midwest Production of beef cattle goes through several stages. First cow calf producers raise their calves for 7 to 8 months, boosting the weight of animals to between 400 to 600 pounds, Greene explained. Calf producers then sell their ani mals to other producers called “backgrounders,” “stackers” or announced in April, 1989. AtICI Americas, the U.S. office of the U.K.-based Imperial Chemi cal Industries which owns the Garst Seed Company, the winner and his or her family will meet with company officials and observe state-of-the-art research being conducted on a wide range of agricultural and consumer products. According to Garst Seed Co. President David Garst, the con tinued growth of the annual writ ing contest is a positive sign for agriculture. “The outlook by our nation’s young people for Ameri can agriculture seems to get bright er every year,” he says. “This con test confirms there is an increasing amount of interest in pursuing a career in agribusiness...and that’s refreshing.” In previous years, Garst notes. Northeast Grange Leaders CORTLAND, NY State Grange leaders from Vermont, Pennsylvania, Maryland and New York rtit at the Greenfield Center Grange in Saratoga County today to support the proposed Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact, a so called Regional Cooperative Marketing Agency with govern ment backing and enforcement. “We support the compact as a means of strengthening the posi tion of the Northeast Dairy Indus try.” said Bart S, Morse, Master of the New York State Grange. “This would help ensure the future of dairying as a viable industry.” The meeting marked the first time Grange leaders have been able to get together to discuss the compact proposal, and they took advantage of the opportunity to discuss other vital issues as well. Those discussions touched on Grange communications, its ritu al, its image in the community, its attractiveness for young people. Jersey Shore Livestock Market, Inc. Auction every Thursday at 4:00 p.m. Jersey Shore, Pa. Report supplied by Auction Thursday, Dec. 22, 1988 RETURN TO FARM CALF 100.00-167.50. GOOD VEAL 60.00-90.00. COMMON VEAL 40.00-60.00. CHOICE STEERS 71.00-75.75. SELECT STEERS 63.00-71.00. COMMON STEERS 54.00-62.00. COMMERCIAL COWS 48.00-52.00; A COUPLE TO 55.00. CANNERS-CUTTERS 40.00-47.00. SHELLS 31.00-39.00. CHOICE HEIFERS 69.00-76.50. SELECT HEIFERS 62.00-70.00. COMMON HEIFERS 58.00-62.00. GOOD FEEDERS 60.00-78.00. COMMON FEEDERS 38.00-58.00. BULLS 50.00-64.50. GOOD HOGS 44.00-47.00. SOWS 23.00-31.00. “cattle feeders.” Backgrounders and stockers raise the calves until they weigh from 700 to 800 pounds; then they market the ani mals to cattle feeders, who raise them to slaughter weight of about 1,150 to 1,300 pounds; these ani mals are sold to packers, who market the meat to retail stores for consumers. most entrants have been realistic about the condition of agriculture. “They wrote of the struggles that fanners have faced in recent years, and what lessons they’ve learned from these experiences. But the common theme has been their enthusiasm for agriculture and the need to uphold the family farm tradition,” he says. Initiated in 1984, the “Up With Agriculture” program is designed to highlight the importance of agri culture to communities through positive messages about American agriculture and the country life. Entries must be received by March 1,1989. Mr. Garstand rep resentatives of the Garst Seed Company will select winners base d on originality and creativity. Entries should be sent to: Up With Agriculture Writing Contest, P.O. Box 300, Coon Rapids, lowa 50058. Hold Summit its declining membership and its leadership training and member ship services. Joining Morse at the session were Vermont Master Margaret Richardson, Pennsylvania Master Bill Ringler and Maryland Master Alan Brauer. National Grange Overseer Kermit Richardson was also in attendance, along with key support personnel from each state. The purpose of the compact, now in its second draft under the direction of the state Legislative Commission on Dairy Industry Development, is to recognize by statute the regional nature of the dairy industry, and to form an interstate commission for the Northeast/Mid-Atlantic region. Key Commission tasks v/ould be- to help participating states modify laws and regulations that add to the cost of moving milk among the states or that impede the free flow of milk in the Northeast. Greencastle Livestock Greencastle, Pa. Thursday, December 29 Report supplied by PDA CATTLE: 323. SI. cows .25-1.00 higher; individual Choice boklein il. steer 70.00; few Select S6.BS-63.50; individual Select si. heifer 63.25; few Select holsteins SS.2S-57.00; Breaking Utility & Commer cial si. cows 47.75-52.25, several to 54.60; Cutter & Boning Utility 47.25-S2.SO, cou ple to 54.25; Canner & Low Cutter 44.00-48.00; shells down to 40.00; YG 1, 1000-2030 lb. si. bulls 55.00-62.00; few YG 2, 900-1300 lb. 54.50-56.00. FEEDER CATTLE: Heifers few Med. 1, 375-520 lb. 69.50-73.50. CALVES: 483. Few Choice vealers 96.00- few Good 80.00-96.00; Standard & Good 75-100 lb. 66.00-75.00; Utility 60-90 lb. 58.00-67.00; hoi. bulls 80-90 lb. 73.00-100.00; 90-125 lb. 95.00- mostly 120.00-155.00. HOGS: 25. US 1-3 sows 200-316 lb. 31.00-41.00; 2 boars 25.25 & 26.00. FEEDER PIGS; 7. Not enough for mark et test SHEEP: 1
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