North American Livestock Exposition Set For November
LOUISVILLE, KY Familiar
is Alphonse Karr’s saying, "The
more things change, the more they
stay the same.”
The 1990 North American
International Livestock will prove
the truth of that adage by growing
in some areas, remaining the same
in others and generally uphold
ing its standing as the world’s
largest all-breed purebred lives
tock show.
As always, the expo, set for
Nov. 3-16 at Louisville’s Ken
tucky Fair and Exposition Center,
will hold shows and sales of ani
mals of seven major livestock
North Jersey
Market
Hackettstown, NJ.
Tuesday, Oct. 9, 1990
Hay—Straw & Grain Report
MIXED HAY: 4 LOADS, 1.00-2.00
BALE.
GRASS HAY: 1.40-2.10 BALE.
TOTAL: 6 LOADS.
types: dairy goats, dairy cattle,
quarter horses, draft horses, mark
et swine, sheep and beef cattle.
But new this year will be an
expansion of the quarter horse
show and the addition of an infor
mative animal products exhibit
To begin at the beginning, it is
necessary to say that the animals
brought here by exhibitors are
purehreds. They are among the
finest of their varieties, and, there
fore, they are among the finest in
the world.
The reason livestock producers
bring their animals here is two
fold. By winning in the show ring,
exhibitors can learn if their breed
ing and production techniques are
working: and if animals exemplify
the traits considered standard in
the industry. These traits, valued
by consumers, confer the ultimate
reward.
Second, by winning in the show
ring, exhibitors claim a portion of
more than $400,000 in NATT.F.
premiums and awards.
The winning of prizes, pre
miums and industry approval is no
easy thing. Generally, the North
American International, which is
sponsored by the Commonwealth
of Kentucky, draws about 15,000
total entries, and they come from
almost every state and from Cana
da. The competition is tough and
intensive. Throughout the two-
Examine Manure For Bird Health
HERBERT C. JORDAN
Prof. Of Poultry Science
Penn State University
Laying hens as well as other
poultry seem to get wet, loose, or
abnormal droppings when they are
ill or have a behavioral upset The
manure (stool) of a bird can be
examined for normality.
If it is normal, bird performance
appears to be better, along with
product quality, feed efficiency,
and bird health. Net income may
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 13,1990-Al9
week expo, there are 125 separate
events.
• Nov. 3-4 Dairy Goat Shows
• Nov. 3-6 Dairy Cattle Shows
and Sales
• Nov. 2-8 AQHA-Approved
Quarter Horse Show & Equine
Events
• Nov. 4-5 Market Swine Show
• Nov. 10-11 Draft Horse Show
• Nov. 10-16 World’s Largest
Sheep Show
vary widely if manure is wet or
birds are diarrhetic.
The following table shows waht
to expect in a normal vs. abnormal
stool.
Manure has quality or value if
bird is kept healthy. Manure forms
a stool and is dried soon after it is
produced.
Note: The trends in manure
quality in this article are not pre
cisely measured except for a few
• Nov. 11-16 Beef Cattle Shows
and Sales
• Nov. 15 Sale of Champions
Not only does the NAILE draw
a crowd of competitors, it also
draws a crowd of onlookers. The
show is open to the public. Admis
sion is $3 for adults and $1 for
children 12 and under. Expo offi
cials expect about 150,000 visi
tors.
laboratory tests. They are the
result of market and management
field studies and surveys where
normal and abnormal manure
have been sold or used and the
results observed by producers and
author.
This problem can take many
thousands of dollars of net income
from a farm every year and you
may not discover it. Keep manure
stools normal.
West Virginia
Water Oaalits
Program
Participation
High
MORGANTOWN,
WV Farmers living
in the Greenbrier River
Hydrologic Unit Area
near Lewisburg have
snapped up half a mil
lion dollars in cost
sharing that will help
them improve water
quality.
Twenty-four farms
are to develop manure
management systems in
the next three to five
years with 75 percent
cost-sharing.
Another 101 farms
will install other conser
vation measures, main
ly livestock watering
systems.
Tom Vance, coordi
nator and district con
servationist for the Soil
Conservation Service of
the U.S. Department of
Agriculture, said, “It’s
been overwhelming. I
don’t think anybody
anticipated this kind of
signup this year.”
USDA’s Agricultural
Stabilization and Con
servation Service is dis
bursing the cost-shares.
The Agricultural
Research Service is
monitoring springs for
pollutants from fertiliz
ers, pesticides and man
ure.
The West Virginia
State Soil Conservation
Committee used a grant
from the U.S. Environ
mental Protection
Agency to find out the
kinds of pesticides used
and the rates and
methods of application.
The West Virginia
University Extension
Service is trying to help
farmers reduce pollut
ants. A scout checks
crops weekly for insec
ts, weeds, and diseases
and samples soils. Far
mers are to use pesti
cides and fertilizers
only when needed.