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1990 Wayne County 4-H Market Steer Program Has Begun
HONESDALE (Wayne Co.)
The 4-H market steer feeding pro
ject demands a high level of man
agement plus a sizeable invest
ment in feed, hay, salt and miner
als and other miscellaneous costs
such as veterinarian fees, show
supplies and equipment, trucking
fees and feeding and watering
equipment.
This 4-H project is open to all
young people in Wayne County
with a strong interest in feeding,
caring for, and managing a 4-H
market beef steer.
To meet the 4-H membership
requirement, the young person
must be at least 8 years old by
January 1, 1990, and not have
passed their 19th birthday as of
this same date. The young person
also must belong to any one of the
4-H agricultural or community
clubs in Wayne County.
The 1989 - 1990 Wayne County
4-H market steer feeding program
will begin on December 1, 1989.
With this thought in mind, it’s
now time to do some serious
“steer hunting” if youth plan to
participate in this year’s feeding
program. There are some guide
lines to consider when selecting
that champion steer:
4-H members need to select a
steer calf that shows good confor
mation and correct size and age.
Try to select a beef steer calf that
was bom between January and
March, 1989. These calves should
weight at least 500 to 550 pounds
or more when they are weaned off
the cow and placed on full feed.
Conformation means selecting
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a beef steer calf that shows a
strong, straight topline, has a good
strong set of feet and legs, shows
adequate growth, muscling and
width throughout, especially
through the hindquarters and
down through the “twist” and
hock area.
• 4-H’ers need to select market
steers that are 100% beef blood.
This does not mean that they must
purchase purebred or registered
type stock. The calf should be
sired by a 100 percent beef blood
bull and from a 100 percent beef
blood cow. Beef breeds include
Polled Herefords, Red or Black
Angus, Simmental, Charolais,
Chianina, Limousin or any other
beef animal that is a cross of two
or more beef breeds. Again, no
dairy-beef crosses should be con
sidered for this 4-H project.
• Successfully feeding a
weaned beef steer calf to a fin
ished market steer requires a size
able investment in different feed
stuffs. This includes grain (feed),
hay, salt and minerals, and in
some situations, the feeding of
high-moisture shelled com, hay
lage or corn silage. Members
enrolled in this 4-H project must
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be willing to purchase and then
feed the different feeds and for
ages to the steer to obtain opti
mum growth. The feeding period
begins on December 1, 1989 and
continues until early August 1990
and the Wayne County Fair. This
is why raising and feeding a 4-H
market steer is costly, hard work
and a challenge for any 4-H
member.
• All market steer calves should
be checked to be sure they have
been properly castrated and that
they are healthy. Beef calves com
ing off a pasture should be eating
some feed.
In early December, all of the
4-H market steers will receive:
two ear tags; a Bureau of Animal
Industry tag and a special 4-H
identification tag, an implant to
help promote growth, a parasite
vaccine to clear up internal and
external parasites, plus each steer
will be weighed to establish a
starting weight for the program.
All of the 4-H market steers are
shown at the junior market steer
show at the Wayne County Fair
and then sold through the Wayne
County junior livestock sale.
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weight for the 4-H market steer
show and the junior livestock sale
is 900 pounds.
4-H members enrolled in this
4-H project will acquire valuable
skills in showmanship, fitting,
feeding, management, marketing
and health practices. Also, a pro
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must be maintained throughout
the feeding period.
Young people interested in this
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4-H project should contact the
Wayne County Extension Office
at 253-5970, ext. 239, for enroll
ment forms and additional details.
The deadline for enrolling in this
4-H project is Thursday, Novem
ber 30.
The Wayne County Extension
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area beef producers that may have
beef steer calves available as pro
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