Bull Test Under STATE COLLEGE (Centre Co.) The Pennsylvania Depart ment of Agriculture’s official bull performance testing program is well under way. Fifty-two of the state’s most progressive purebred breeders have consigned 73 of their best purebred bulls of various breeds to the testing program at the Meat Animal Evaluation Center. This year there are 27 Angus, 19 Polled Herefords. 18 Simmentals, five Charolais, two Chiangus, two Li mousin, and one Salers. Upon completion of the 112-day testing period, the bulls are subjected to evaluation includ ing a comprehensive breeding soundness exam, measurement of fat thickness and loin-eye area, and a health exam which includes blood and TB testing, enabling the bulls to be sold anywhere in the country. The bulls must also meet minimum requirements for struc tural correctness and breed char acter. Individual feed efficiencies will be calculated for the bulls. 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For further information on the Performance Tested Bull Sale or the Pennsylvania Beef Expo, or to request a bull sale or breed female catalogs, contact Glenn Eberly, director, Meat Animal Evaluation Center, 651 Fox Hollow Road, State College, PA 16803, (814) 238-2527 or (814) 865-5857. need to do their share to preserve the environment, but when we start passing laws on how and when he can apply nutrients to his fields, we must consider the effect on his income.” 111 life-TimeTVade-ln Offer Jdhn Deere Strongßox Batteries come with a NEW Life-Time Battery Trade-In Offer; Return your used Strongßox and well discount your new one. *John Deere dealers are independent retailers who determine their own prices, so actual selling price may vary from the price shown Offer good through March 31,1992 Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, March 7, 1992-817 FFA Awards State gold medal winners, front, from left Steve Landis, Dan Delaney, Bill Hersch. Back, Matt Johnston, Jason Baughman, and James Burkholder. tests were Bob Bittner, Steve Landis, Daniel Delaney, and Jason Baughman. The one-acre com growing contest gold medal winners were Miachael Cooney and William Hersch for more than 125 bushels. Winning silver for under 125 to 100 bushels were Matthew Johnston and Daniel Delaney. Cooney, 18, is enrolled in World Agriscience studies in Wald, Germany. His mother, Connie Cooney, accepted his award from William J. (Dub) Brant of the Pioneer Seed Co. Daniel Delaney sold 334 bushels of fruit for the chap ter and received a gift from Diversified Marketing Association. The banquet saw FFA member representation from every chapter in Somerset County. DPI Fund Drive Under Way GEORGETOWN, Del. The 1992 Fund Drive for Delmarva Poultry Industry, Inc. (DPI) is under way and hundreds of volunteers are working to reach the $460,000 goal. As the recent fund drive kick-off dinner in Seaford, Del., DPI First Vice President and Fund Drive Chairman Larry K. Winslow announced that cash and pledges received for 1992 totaled $229,241, half of the goal. With nine weeks remaining until the end of the campaign, Winslow encouraged the nearly 200 solicitors to work hard. ‘There are many opportunities this year,” Winslow said, “and we have a good story to tell about the poultry industry.” DPI membership includes poultry growers, businesses on Delmarva which recognize the importance of the local poultry industry to their operations and to the entire peninsula economy, allied industry suppliers of products and services, poultry company employees, and the eight local poultry companies. The features speaker at the kickoff dinner was David Carter, executive director of the Alabama Poultry and Egg Association. Mixing comedy with a serious message, Carter stressed the importance of teamwork in an associa tion such as DPI. He said motivation and stimulation are necessary to reach the $460,000 goal. DPl’s Fund Drive continues until the April 21, 1992 Delmarva Poultry Booster Banquet in Salisbury, Md. To be listed in the banquet program, however, investments must be received by March 17. Close to 2,500 poultry industry personnel are expected to attend, making this event the largest poultry gathering in the northeast part of America. DPI supporters receive one ticket to the banquet for each $125 investment. v rrfe (Continued from Page B 16)
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