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MINNEAPOLIS. Minn. The
Cargill Foundation again will
sponsor $l,OOO scholarships for
high school seniors from U.S.
farm families, increasing the num
ber from 200 to 250.
‘The program has been so fa
vorably accepted throughout the
rural community that we decided
to expand it this year. It’s a good
place to put Cargill Foundation
money,” said Barney Saunders,
president of the Cargill Founda
tion.
The Cargill Scholarship Pro
gram for Rural America is open to
all high school seniors who gradu
ate next spring and come from
families that derive at least half of
their income from farming. Candi
dates must enroll full time next
fall at an accredited two- or four-
Md. Pork
To Hold Sale
EDGEWATER, Md. The
Maryland Pork Producers Associ
ation (MPPA) will be holding
their third annual tested boar sale
at the St. Mary’s County Fair
grounds on Saturday, December
14, at 1 p.m.
Boars may be inspected on the
day of the sale from 10 a.m. until
the time of the sale. The local 4-H
club will be serving lunch from 12
noon until 1 p.m.
Fifteen boars, who have under
gone strict testing conditions at
the MPPA test station, will be sold
at the sale.
“Of the 27 boars that went on
test at the end of the summer,
these IS show the best perfor
mance for lean meat production,”
said Steve Ernst, test station com
mittee chairman.
Buyers will have four different
breeds to select from, including
York, Hampshire, Duroc, and
Poland China.
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ycar college, university, or voca
tional-technical school.
The program was established in
1986 to recognize and encourage
the academic achievements, ac
complishments, and talents of rur
al youth. Thus far, the Cargill
Foundation has made 1,000
awards for a total of $1 million.
Selection for the scholarships is
handled by the national Future
Farmers of America organization,
although applicants need not be
FFA members.
“The FFA has a long history of
administering scholarship pro
grams for many agriculturally bas
ed companies. In addition, be
cause it is a national organization
that is part of the educational pro
gram in many rural high schools,
Producers
Frank Feeserfrom Taneytown,
Md. had the highest indexing
board on test With an index of
155, this York boar boasts a .56
inch backfat with a 5.28 square
inch loin eye measurement and a
feed efficiency of 2.62 pounds of
feed per pound of gain. This pig
will be the first to be sold. Follow
ing the sale of the boars several
purebred gilts will be sold.
Meat packers are responding to
the consumers demand for lean
pork, and this is translating into
better profits for leaner animals.
“One of the most efficient ways
to improve a pigs carcass compos
ition, and hence the producers pro
fit, is to use genetic selection, and
breed from proven stock”, said Dr.
Tom Hartsock, swine specialist at
the University of Maryland.
Anyope requiring more infor
mation on the boars should con
tact Lynne Hoot, MPPA, (410)
956-5771.
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P.O. Box 126,
Philllpsburg,
NJ 08865
908/454-7900
1-800-447-7436
it is ideally suited to administer
and promote the program,” said
Gladys Tripp of Cargill communi
ty relations. The national FFA
Foundation will manage the selec
tion process, which is based on
academic records, leadership, ex
tracurricular accomplishments,
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