A32-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 8, 1992 HARRISBURG, Dauphin Co. “The cattle are the best in the nation, the facilities are excellent, it is a tremendous show - we’re delighted to be a part of the Pen nsylvania All-American Dairy Show,” said long time friend and supporter of the All-American, Paul Nichols of the American Dairy Association. Each year, several hundred farms, businesses and individuals donate their time and money to assist with this elite cattle exhibi tion. The support and enthusiasm for the Pennsylvania All- American Dairy Show stems back to the origination of the show 29 years ago. That is when eight men began working on the goal of creating a forum of open competi tion between cattle from neighbor ing states, Canada and Pennsylvania. Long term dedication to the show begins with contributions from individuals such as John Merryman of Merryman Sales Co., Sparks, Maryland. Merryman has been a show sponsor since the inception of the All-American. 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Their devo o e success of the show, keep an open line of communication to their breed and the better gamzations such as Atlantic t j on w |th the end users of their mem of the industry is demon- Sto N r aJ?to - .if p,od " C,! - «™«l b » “■* «•»«> ™PP»n d. nC ” nc ’ f nc * Special thanks goes to the hun- each year, n Punna lend financial support dreds of dairymen who make The Pennsylvania All an sta f time for the various financial contributions to the show American Dairy Show is a yout contests and judging j n t h e form of class sponsorships, cooperative effort. From exhibi . j"!' • , Premiums for this elite show tors and sponsors to show man •oi V^ tCd pr °T mg u B j ICU ’ exceed $78,000 not including rib- agement and the thousands of Jural education and youth deve- sons and trophieSi or other dairymen that attend the show opment, these businesses recog- expenses associated with such a everyone has an important role! “ show - oiren ““ *• industry. Penn State University person nel are an integral part of the show management team. From cattle check-in, to educational programs and youth activities, numerous members of the Penn State Dairy and Animal Science Department and county extension staff keep operations running smoothly and fairly. Each year, more than 60 agribu sinesses participate in the show as commercial exhibitors and gener al show supporters. These aggres sive businesses utilize this show to showcase their wares and promote relations with the dairy farmers who attend the show. The trade show keeps dairymen FAIR WEEK FOR FIELDWORK: Above-average temperatures and above-average precipitation across the commonwealth allowed four days suitable for fieldwork. Activities included spraying, hauling manure, maintaining machinery, culling and baling hay, fixing fence, combining, and caring for livestock. SOILMOISTURE: By week’send, topsoil moisture was rated short by 1 jwreent of our respondents, adequ ate by 64 pcrccniand surplus by 35 percent. Thirty-six percent of our respondents in the northern region rated soil moisture as adequate and 64 percent rated it surplus. In the central region, 72 percent of our reporters rated soil moisture as adequate and 28 percent rated it surplus. In the southern region, 6 percent of the respon dents rated soil moisture as short, 81 percent as adequate, and 13 percent indicated a surplus. CORN: The com crop for the stale was rated 31 percent excellent, 49 percent good, 16 percent fair, 3 percent poor, and 1 percent very poor. Our respondents reported that 42 percent of the com crop was in the silking stage, compared to 74 percent last year and a five-year average of 53 percent. SO\ BEANS: Soybean condition at the end ol thc3vcck was rated as 2 percent very poor, 4 percent poor, 17 pciconi fair, 48 percent good, and 29 percent excellent. OATS; The oats progress by the end ol the week was rated 9 percent headed or in the process of heading, 29 percent turning yellow, 44 percent ripe, and 18 percent harvested. Last year at this time, 1 percent of the crop was in the process of heading or in headed stage, 8 percent was turning yellow, 21 percent was ripe, and 70 pen cm was harvested. Oats condition was rated 19 percent excellent, 52 percent good, 24 percent fair, 4 per cent poor, and 1 percent very poor. HARLEY AND WHEAT: Barley was 20 percent turning ripe and 80 percent harvested. At this time lajtf yc.ir, 4 percent was ripe and 96 percent harvested. Pennsylvania’s wheat crop was 3 percent in the heading headed stage, 6 percent turning yellow, 47 percent ripe, and 44 percent harvested. Last year at this time, 4 peril cent was ripe and 96 percent harvested. The wheat crop across the state was rated 18 percent excellent, 3» percent good, 30 percent fair, 12 percent poor, and 3 percent very ptxtr. 'I 1* li Ui I ; Twenty-seven percent of the commonwealth’s peaches were rated below average, 64 percent wen! rated average, and 9 percent were rated above average. Apples were rated 18 percent below average, 71 perl cent average, and 11 percent above average. ( II \\ AND PAS I URE: By week’s end, the second culling ol alfalla was 52 percent complete. Last year itj was 81 percent complete. The quality of hay made was rated good by 13 percent of our reporters, fair by 45R pciccnt, and poor by 38 percent. The quality of feed being obtained from pastures was rated good by 56 per- *. cent ol our reporters, fair by 34 percent, poor by 9 percent, and very poor by- 1 percent. Jj C.B. HOOBER & SON, INC. M HOOBER EQUIPMENT, INC Intercourse, PA I HMHMHMHMHNMHHHHHHHi Middletown, DE (717)768-8231 ■ ■ TWO LOCATIONS (302)378-9555 Bulldog® Implement jacks lift up to 2000 lbs.! ■ Swivel-mount or tube-mount. SAVE UP TO 12%, WE SHIP PARTS DAILY Via FED. EXP. - UPS - PPSH - BUS - AIR FREIGHT. ETC HOUR? 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