Dl4-Lancaster Farming Saturday, August 25,1990 Record-Breaking Swine Show Held Hatfield Packing purchased the 250-pound champion hog shown by Matt McAllister of Spring City for $2.50-pound. The Kolb family, owners of New Holland Sales Stables, came through one more time, purchasing the reserve champion trio from Jonathan Howe of Downlngtown for $.90-pound. WEST CHESTER (Chester Co.) The 1990 Chester County 4-H Swine Show and Sale was held again at the New Holland Sales Stables, Lancaster Co. Judge Henry Holloway of Dar lington, MD had a challenging evening as 4S individuals and IS trios were entered. Grand Champion market hog of this year’s show went to Matt McAllister, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bill McAllister of Spring City. The 250-pound hog was pur chased by Hatfield Quality Meats for $2.50/pound. The reserve grand champion was exhibited by Matt’s sister, Kasey McAllister. The reserve champion, owned by Norm Kolb, weighed 280 pounds and sold to the New Holland Sales Stables for $2.05-pound. Matt and Kasey both had good days in showmanship also, as they switched roles with Kasey, who was named the champion-junior showman Matt won reserve. Champion senior showman was Brian Beam, son of Mr. & Mrs. Titus Beam of Elverson and reserve champion senior show man was Jill Burkhart, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Richard Burkhart of Mohnton. Trophies will be presented to these individuals at the annual livestock awards banquet in February courtesy of the Lancaster-Chester County Pork Producers Council. Matt Stoltzfus, son of Mr. & Mrs. Lester Stoltzfus of Honey brook, exhibited the grand champ ion trio. The 760-pound trio sold to Hatfield Packing for $ 1.30-pound. The reserve grand champion trio at a total weight of 645 pounds was exhibited by Jonathan Howe of Downingtown and purchased by New Holland Sales Stables for $0.90-pound. ‘This was the best sale we have ever had!” said Titus Beam, leader of the Chester County 4-H Swine Club for nearly 20 years. There were 85 hogs shown and sold with an average weight of 232 pounds and an average sale price of $.91-pound. Other buyers included Wayne Weidman, New Holland; Dow- Hatfield Packing, longtime supporter of the 4-H Swine Program, purchased the champion trio shown by Matt Stoltzfus of Honeybrook for $1.30-pound. David Kolb of New Holland Sales Stables purchased the reserve champion market hog for $2.05-pound from Kasey McAllister of Spring City. ningtown National Bank, Dow ningtown; M.H. Eby, Blue Ball; Erb Transport, Elverson; Thrifty Pallet Co., West Chester; Key stone Farm Credit, Avondale; Agway, New Holland; Honey Brook Restaurant; Lisnageer Farm, Coatesville; Kochel Equip ment, Elverson; ABC Groff, New Holland; Carl Wingard Fuel Inc. Elverson; Amos K. Stoltzfus, Honeybrook; Elverson Bank, New Holland; Burkhart Farms, Mohn ton; J.W. Maxwell Hardware, Downingtown; First National Livestock Notes I Radicals Burn Dixon seriously damaged. No injuries Livestock Auction were sustained. A fire that gutted the Dixon The fire caused the cancellation Livestock Auction in January, of a sheep sale. Future sales may 1990, has been linked to a radical be relocated to Dixon’s animal rights and environmental- fairgrounds, ist group, Earth First, which Earth First also claimed respon claimed responsibility for the sibility for vandalism to the build blaze. ing housing the California Cattle- The office was completely gut- men’s Association in downtown ted and the sheep sale yard was Sacramento. Bank of West Chester, West Ches ter, White Oak Mills, Elizabeth town: Mr. Feimster, Berwyn; Charlie Marsch, Pottstown; Beam’s Shavings, Elverson; John Martin’s, Stevens; Farmer Brown’s. Morgantown; Franklin Feeser, Taneylown, MD; Clarence Shirk, Auctioneer, New Holland; Cedar Meadows Swine, Elverson; C.E. Sauder <& Sons Feed Mill, East Earl; Paul Walker, Delaware. For further information about 4-H programs, contact the 4-H office at (215) 696-3500. East Germany’s Ag Restructures WASHINGTON, D.C. Adapting centrally-planned East German agriculture to the rules, regulations and mechanisms of West Germany and the European Economic Community is a chal lenge facing experts from both Germanys, according to Manfred Siegel, section leader. Organiza tion for Agricultural Market Regulations/EEC Section, Mini stry of Agriculture, German Democratic Republic (GDR). Siegel, speaking at the U.S. Feed Grains Council’s annual membership meeting July 24, said a number of legislative actions have been taken to begin the trans ition in East Germany from large cooperative and state-run farms to smaller production cooperatives and private enterprises. “Already this year central planning for agri culture has been abolished,” he said. The changes now under way and forthcoming will impact the East German economy drastically. The GDR has a large agricultural production capacity, but not enough processing capacity to meet its needs. Huge investments are necessary in the processing industry. Non-agricultural branches of current farms, such as construction and repair enter prises, must become private businesses. Agricultural income is expected to fall and the number of farm workers is expected to drop by nearly 50 percent In addition, the GDR will cease to be a grain import market. East Germany imported more than 33 million bushels of U.S. grain last year. That market will disappear. The integration process has begun. There is now an agricultur al “state contract” between East and West Germany. According to the contract, a price support and border protection system based on European Community (EC) reg ulations will be introduced into East Germany. The contract also allows for agricultural import and export limits between the two states during the “transitional per iod." Structural changes within East German agriculture are allowed under the contract to improve the GDR’s ability to compete. Large cooperatives and state run farms will be split into smaller private and cooperative ventures. In that process, the form of cooperative will change from a production-based unit to a “pro ductive” cooperative based on share ownership and the ability of the cooperative to acquire land. Integration of plant and lives tock production within farms is expected. Previously, the enter prises were separate on state-run farms. Private land ownership will be permitted and land may be sold, traded, or leased. Land prices will rise to levels customary in Europe. Property taxes will be introduced. And foreigners will be allowed to purchase land. Siegel predicted that coopera tives will remain the predominant agricultural production unit in East Germany. He estimates that about five percent of the farmers may start a private farm. Coopera tive size will drop from the 10,000-acre farms under central planning to farms between 1,000 and 2,000 acres. Despite that scenario, Siegel believes that productivity and effi ciency will increase, and East Ger many’s agriculture will be compe titive with the other members of the European community.
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