VERNON ACHENBACH JR.
Lancaster Fanning Staff
NORTH CORNWALL (Leba
non Co.) 4-H youth of south
eastern Pennsylvania who are
interested in swine finishing
should call their extension officie
immediately weigh-in for the
1993 South East Pa. 4-H Market
Hog Derby starts today and runs
through die week.
Feeder swine up to 70 pounds
will be accepted into the program.
Those youth who have not been
notified of the program have until
the end of this week to call their
local extension agent to nominate
and weigh-in up to three hogs.
By March IS, those three hogs
are to be identified and weighed by
extension personnel helping to run
the educational program. One of
the three hogs is then to be chosen
to compete in the actual derby.
Then,starting 8:30 a.m., August
18, the hogs which are chosen to
compete are to be weighed off at
the Lebanon Area Fairgrounds.
All hogs will be indexed accord
ing to the National Pork Producers
Council Lean Gain on test formu
la. Adjustments will be made (+/-
.8) for each full deviation from a
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score 3 to the overall index,
according to their given structural
score.
The official statement of pur
.pose of the derby is, “To help eva
luate your current management
and breeding program from the
standpoint of carcass merit,
growth, and soundness.” Which
means that youth are to get an
introduction into the real produc
tion swine finishing
competitions the battle to
become and remain a profitable
raiser of swine and all that entails.
Winebark said the program
started several years ago in the
belief that competitions which
mirror actual production-level
measures better enable the 4-H
youth to understand the real world
of hog production keeping
down costs, maximizing returns
and producing an finished swine
that buyers want.
To achieve this, the youth are
taught about measuring systems in
use by successful commercial pro
ducers. The measuring systems,
based on records keeping provides
insight into the successful manage
ment and effectiveness of a finish
ing program, along with better
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focus on breeding goals.
Such a measuring system
includes recording and analyzing
the swine and carcass weights,
backfatand loin eye. and length of
carcass, and then calculating aver
age daily gain, and also testing for
incidence of disease and parasit
ism. Successful producers also
maintain records on feed and
profitability.
Winebark said that, for educa
tional purposes, the participating
youth should “Please keep a record
of the amount and types of feeds
you fed to your entry.
“A feed efficiency calculation
will be required of each animal
before final ranking is determined.
(The results) will be of interest to
all producers, particularly in corre
lating protein levels with growth
rates and production of lean pork,”
Winebark said.
This year there is to be a slight
change in the program.
In prior years, all hogs entered
were slaughtered for a final carcass
evaluation. This year the number
of hogs which will be slaughtered
is SO.
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Lebanon County extension agent
and chair of the derby committee,
“the Main change for this year will
be that any hog under 220 pounds
live weight will be sold live and no
carcass data will be taken.
“These animals will be shown
live as always and exhibitors will
receive their premium for
exhibiting.”
Winebark said that, in addition
to a live showing, again this year
the pigs will be ultrasound
scanned. And for those hogs set to
be slaughtered, a veterinarian is to
take lung, liver and snout checks
Holstein Announces
Leadership Program
BRATTLEBORO,
VL People aged 22 to 35 years
who are involved in the dairy
industry and are interested in being
considered for participation in a
2-year Holstein Foundation
Young Dairy Leaders Institute
should send now for an
application.
The program is to begin Febru
ary 1994, starting with a three-day
Unctwr Fanning.
and present findings and examples
at the carcass evaluation program.
The evaluation program is sche
duled for 7 p.m., August 20, at
Stoltzfus Bros Meats, in Inter
course. Hogs are to be judged by a
committee of three judges a
packer, a commercial breeder, and
an educator.
The contest is open to current
4-H members in Berks, Chester,
Cumberland, Dauphin, Lancaster,
Lebanon, Montgomery, Shcuylkill
and York counties.
The entry fee is $l5 per three
head, payable at weigh-in.
leadership conference in Tampa,
Fla., from Feb. 10-11,
However, candidates should file
applications by June 1, this year in
order to be considered.
According to a news release
from the 4-year-old Holstein
Foundation, based at the Brattleb
oro, Vt„ headquarters of the
national Holstein-Freisian Associ
ation, only 100 people wilt be
selected to participate in the two
year leadership program.
For those who ate selected, the
association pays for most of the
costs associated with the attending
the institute.
“One hundred members will be
selected with expenses paid for
lodgings, meals and materials, plus
travel stipend,” according to the
news release.
Young dairy persons, regardless
of dairy cattle breed affiliations,
are eligible to apply for the insti
tute membership.
The leadership program is to
Offer development in the art of per
suasion, public speaking, goal
setting and other interpersonal
skills.
Also to be highlighted at semi
nars is to be understanding of the
external and internal factors
influencing the dairy industry,
such' as government regulation,
marketing mechanisms, regional
differences, economics and advo
cacy groups.
For more information, call the
foundation at 1-800-952-S2OO, or
write Jason Devino. Holstein
Foundation, 1 Holstein Place,
Brattleboro, VT, 05302-0816.