Dl2-Lancaster Farming Saturday, September 2,1989
Swine Field Day Offers Production Tips
COLLEGE PARK. Md. The
University of Maryland invites
you to its annual 1989 Swine Field
Day on Saturday, September 9, at
the Central Maryland Research
and Education Center’s Swine
Facility in Howard County.
Registration begins at 9:30 a.m.
• the $3.00 fee includes a roast
pork sandwich lunch. Following
registration, Penn State Extension
Swine Specialist Dr. Ken Kephart
updates carcass merit hog market
ing systems, including the Hat
field System which he helped
develop.
Dr. Kevin Cera, swine special
ist from the University of Dela
ware, provides pointers on how to
formulate the best performing
weanling rations for the least cost
Dr. Rich Batczewski, University
of Delaware Extension agent then
shows how to determine the actual
cost of grinding and mixing your
own swine feed.
Field day visitors may infor
mally discuss specific production
questions with agents and special
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ists during the luncheon. Visitors
also may estimate the backfat
thickness and weights of a group
of hogs.
The afternoon session begins
with a demonstration of do-it
yourself backfat probing. Then,
Dr. Tom Hartsock, University of
Maryland Extension swine spe
cialist, discusses the potential
impact of the animal rights/animal
welfare movement on the swine
and
poultry
FREDERICKSBURG, (Dau
phin Co.) Growers for L&H
Contracting who produce broilers
for College Hill Poultry attended
their annual picnic meeting on
August 3.
The highlight of this years
annual event was a tour for grow
ers of the College Hill Poultry
plant Growers were able to see
birds being processed.
Following the tour a picnic was
held at the Fredericksburg Lion’s"
Club park. Paul Steinmetz, vice
president of College Hill, thanked
growers for touring the plant and
being able to see how their pro
duct is processed.
Lynn Henninger, owner of
M.G. Henninger & Son Inc.,
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Additional information and
copies of the program can be
obtained by calling your local
county Extension agent The Cen
tral Maryland Research and Edu
cation Center’s Swine Facility is
located at 4241 Folly Quarter Rd.,
west of Ellicott City and northeast
Df Clarksville.
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group tours of Swine Facility
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parent company of L&H Contract
ing, spoke briefly and expressed
his appreciation to the growers for
their efforts during the year. Herb
Borchert, Manager of L&H Con
tracting, spoke about production
performance. Herb showed pro
ducers the progress that has been
made over the last year and shared
ideas to help make 1989-1990 a
more profitable year for growers.
Joining the growers were Dick
Shenk, and Dick Loose, owners of
College Hill, Helen and Lynn
Henningor and also Marllin Hcn
ningcr founder of M.G. Henninger
& Son Inc. Management, staff and
drivers from both College Hill and
M.G. Henningefs also attended.
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