A24-Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, May 11, 1991
Deadline Nears For Entry Into New
4-H Program
VERNON ACHENBACH JR.
Lancaster Farming Staff
LEBANON (Lebanon
Co.) There’s a new program
for 4-H youth in the seven county
southeastern region of Pennsylva
nia that enables the members to
better prepare for real world pro
duction goals.
The brainchild of two extension
agents in Lebanon and Lancaster
counties and a respresentative of
White Oak Mills feed company in
Elizabethtown, the program is
called the “Southeast Pa. 4-H
Market Hog Derby.”
The deadline for weighing in
animals is Wednesday. Those
interested in participating should
call their extension agents immedi
ately and set up a time for weigh
ing in their animals.
According to Kenneth Wine
bark, Lebanon County livestock
agent, “It’s a derby. It’s a race to
see which animal can put on the
most pounds of lean meat from
May until August 21; roughly 75
days, which is a normal production
scheme.
“The animals weighed in are the
typical feeder pigs which would be
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going into a feeder pig operation,”
Winebark said.
Counties participating include
Berks, Chester, Dauphin, Lancas
ter, Lebanon, Schuylkill and York.
Each current 4-H member can
nomiatc three hogs to be identified
and weighed in for evaluation.
Feeder pigs up to 60 pounds will
be accepted into the program. The
animals are returned to the mem
bers farm for feeding and care.
One of three will be chosen to
compete in the Market Hog Derby.
An entry fee of $l5 per three
head is payable at weigh-in.
Weights must be certified by the
county agent.
Winebark said the program has
been designed to mirror, as best as
possible, all aspects of real feeder
pig production.
The hogs will be evaluated
using the same Lean Gain formula
devised by the National Pork Pro
ducers Council.
Specifically there are three basic
variables that will be evaluated;
• Meat Animal
Characteristics including loin
eye muscle, backfat thickness, car
cass quality, carcass length and
South
East Pennsylvania 4-H Market Hog Derby
dressing percentage.
• Average Daily Gain on
test will be calculated from
weigh-in to weigh-off date, which
starts 9 a.m. August 21.
• Structural Correctness and
design of hog in regards to sound
ness and function.
“This basically came about to
take a look at economical produc
tion of our 4-H projects and to take
a look at the real world aspects,”
Winebark said, “to take in not only
the growth of the animal, but also
the carcass value for the consumer
and the overall conformation and
structural correctness of the
animal.
“It’s an attempt to encourage
our youth to look beyond just the
show ring and striving to have just
a champion in a show,” Winebaik
said.
The differences between show
competitions are basic.
“It’s something similar to what
we’ve doing for a number of years,
but seperately,” Winebark said.
“It’s the first time it will all come
together. We have had some coun
ties hold rate-of-gain contests and
Weigh Off: Wednesday, August 21,1991
□ $15.00 entry fee is enclosed
□ $15.00 entry fee will be paid at weigh in
Mail to; (County Agent for each county)
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9:00 A.M
Northwest Keystone Junior
(Continued from Pago At)
This year a livestock judging
contest will be held on Saturday,
May 25, starting at 1 p.m., fol
lowed by the showmanship contest
at 5 p.m. In 1991, the showman
ship contest will again be divided
into three age divisions.
On Sunday, May 26, the steers
and breeding classes are judged.
As in the past, the 1991 Classic
will offer registered steer classes.
Cash prizes and trophies will be
awarded and a grand and reserve
champion steer will be chosen
from breeds represented.
Crossbred steers will also compete
for premiums to be paid in all steer
classes, as well as for grand and
reserve trophies. A supreme
champion steer will then be
named, the overall show champion
Buckhout
(Continued from Pago A 1)
(PAFC), the organization’s pri
mary mission is to organize and
promote educational programs
and materials about the coopera
tive way of doing business. This
mission is accomplished through
the support of the Penn State Co
operative Business Education pro
gram.
The longest running PCC pro
gram is the Summer Youth Insti
tute. This four-day activity is held
annually at the end of June for ap
proximately 100 high school stu
dents. It includes workshops de
signed to better inform the at
tendees about cooperative
business principles, along with
other important issues that could
include food safety, environment
al concerns, listening skills, career
opportunities, legislative issues
and more! Activities include or
ganizing and running a mini co
operative, touring a nearby co
operative, computer simulation
and a cash jackpot will be paid to
this winner.
In the breeding show, premiums
will be paid for all classes and tro
phies will be awarded for grand
champion, reserve champion, and
bred and owned for each of the
breeds as well as for an unre
stricted “commercial” class.
Additional information about
the 1991 Classic is being prepared
for mailing to past participants and
breed associations. For other
answers to questions about this
show, county extension agents
will have brochures and entry
forms. For more information, con
tact the Keystone Junior Beef
Classic Committee, c/o Bob
Calvert, Mercer County Extension
Office, P.O. Box 530, Mercer, PA
16137.
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programs as well as numerous
recreational activities. Now in its
31st year, the PCC Summer Youth
Institute is designed to help devel
op tomorrow’s leaders.
Other educational programs
supported by PCC include a three
day summer conference for young
farm leaders, programs for co
operative directors and em
ployees, programs for Extension
personnel and for teachers of agri
culture.
On a part-time basis, the PCC
executive director helps to coor
dinate and support the above pro
grams, works with the PCC board
of directors, acts as a liaison with
the Penn State Cooperative Busi
ness Education program and rep
resents the organization at numer
ous functions. The organization’s
office is located in State College.
Interested persons should write to
Jay V. Rush, PCC President, 3301
West Market Street, P.O. Box
2427, York. PA 17405.