/|VTfTVnrT^^Kr^^H^BHrj^^S^^B^^Hi^^3B79bi^l VOL 34 NO. 37 The Hese tfcmHy operate# a “fairow-to-flnl*h" beef operation on their bicentennial farm. Dairy oahres are purchased a tow days after birth and are raised until they are readyfo go to thepeeker. The Hess tomlly includes, from left, Karl, Jonathan, 10, Kon rad, 12, Michael. 4. and Edna. Clouds Part For Lancaster Holstein Show BY PAT PURCELL QUARRYVILLE (Uncaster Co.) —Dwt dmidßloeamdLpyer the Lancaster County Bometit Show held Thursday at the Solan co Fairgrounds and heavy rains greeted the first classes of entries, but Mother Nature herself could not resist the parade of beautiful black and whites and at noon she pulled back the clouds and made the sun shine on 194 contestants to kick off the Holstein show season throughout Pennsylvania. “This cow’s got a lot of frame and a let of balance in that udder - the kind you like to see at national shows,” Kimberly A. Smith Poultry Queen Pageant To Be Held The 1989-90 Lancaster County Poultry Pageant will be held on August 4 at the Farm Home Center at 6:15 p.m. Three contestants will compete for the county and state title this year. Contestant Melissa S. Gar ber, 706 Milton Grove Rd., Mt Joy, is the daughter of James and Martha Garber. She graduated from Lancaster Mennonite High School in 1988 and was active in 016192 1299 PERIODICALS fl^m N MW» w» 1 Four Sections said open Show judge Jim Bur dette of Windy Knoll View Farm asjmjate|u|iTom McCauley’s as the show’s grand dHttpfen. Breeder on Sexy is Star Dedc Syndicate and she is sired by Oce&nview Sexation. Sexatipn was the 100,000- pound class winner also with her snugness and tremendous height and width of rear udder. The aged cow champion captured the reserve grand champion title handily. Dreamstreet Sheik Daphne ET, owned by Silvermine Holsteins and bred by Dreamstreet (Turn to Pag* A2l) field hockey and softball. Melis sa’s family raises pullets and layers. Contestant Anita Meek of 1503 Beaver Valley Pike, Willow Street, is the daughter of Ken and Esther . Meek. Anita graduated froth Lampeter Strasburg High School in 1988 and was active in the FBLA, band, and FFA. Her family raises pullets. Anita Meek Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 22,1989 Grand champion was Queen Star Sexy (right) owned by Tom McCauley and reserve grand went to Dreamstreet Sheik Daphne ET owned by Sharon Frey-Thomas (left). Show Judge was Jim Burdette (left) and presentations were made by Angela Spickier, Melissa S. Garber Contestant Kimberly A. Smith of 1191 Bartville Rd., Christiana, is the daughter of Thomas and Susan Smith. She will graduate in 1990. Kimberly’s high school activities include newspaper edi tor, yearbook artist and she is also a member of the FBLA. Kimber ly’s family raises layer chickens. For additional information and tickets please contact J. Douglas Wolgemuth at 367-8915. Growing Beef ) From Start To Finish BY USA RISSER LANCASTER (Lancaster Co.) —About a year ago Karl and Elma Hess began considering their options. Veal producers since 1980, they had decided their future didn’t include raising veal, but they wanted to remain in fanning. The operation ideally would utilize the veal bam and other buildings on the farm as well as the silos. Hog production was out as they’d already tried it and not found it to their liking. Beef cattle seemed the answer, specifically Holstein beef. “We have what I like to call a ‘farrow Pasture Management, Alfalfa Production Stressed At Forage/Livestock Field Day BY USA RISSER • HERSHEY (Dauphin Co.) Farmers from around southeast Pennsylvania ignored the overcast skies and brief rains to come and learn about forages at the Forage/ Livestock Field Day here Wednesday. The day, sponsored by the Penn sylvania Forage & Grassland Pennsylvania Ag Teachers Name Association Officers STATE COLLEGE (Centre Co.) — The Pennsylvania Agricul ture Teachers’ Association con ducted its annual Professional Technical Education Institute for Agricultural Educators earlier this month at the Penn State University. A highlight during the confer ence was the officer elections for the Pennsylvania Agriculture Teachers’ Association for 1989-90. They are: Ronald L. Fre derick of Twin Valley High School, president; Paul Heasley of Danville Area High School, president-elect; Ronald J. Althoff 50c Per Copy y to-fmish’ beef operation,” said Karl. “We feed Holstein beef from the time they’re a couple days old until they go to the packer.” The HeSses move about 300 cattle yearly in five cycles. Calves are purchased at no older than a few days and housed in the veal bam until they are eight weeks old. At this time, they are moved to a backgrounding bam, which is a tobacco shed modified for loose housing. At 18 weeks the animals are moved to the feed lot where they remain until they are sold. Buying the animals young gives (Turn to Pago AM) Council, wis hosted by Milton Hershey School Farms and included many educational ses sions and exhibits. A major concern was what to do with alfalfa in a wet year. This top ic was addressed in a session con ducted by' Dr. John G. Baylor, director of market development for (Turn to Pag* A 32) of Solanco Area High School, treasurer, Robert B. Lauffer of Garden Spot High School, treasurer-elect Pre-conference sessions included; “Aquaculture as Part of die Curriculum” presented by Steve Van Gorder, of Fresh Cul ture Systems and the Alternative Aquaculture Association; “Forcstry/Orienteering Practi cum” presented by Jim Herrold, agriculture teacher at Somerset County Vocational Technical School; “Hydraulics and Pneuma- $12.50 Per Year (Turn to Pago A 24)
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