Al6-L«nc»«tef Farming. Saturday, July 24, 1993
GRAIN, CATTLE AND HOG
FUTURES MARKETS
DTK FUTURES 13 07/22/93 TECHNICAL POINTS
PSICES ASE DECIMAL MOVING AVERAGES
CONTRACT CLOSE 4-DAY 9-DAY 18-DAY 45-DAY 9DAY
WHEAT SEP 311.75 308.56 300.61 298.94 293.76 69.6
WHEAT DEC 321.50 318.56 311.69 309.83 305.00 68.9
KCHHT SEP 311.00 308.87 302.47 298.97 294.59 69.5
KCHHT DEC 319.50 318.00 312.42 308.93 304.11 69.0
HNHHI SEP 324.00 321.88 311.97 306.81 298.22 74.4
CORN SEP 242.50 241.94 239.19 238.18 230.69 61.3
CORN DEC 251.75 250.94 248.56 247.60 238.80 61.2
CORN NAR 258.75 258.00 255.33 254.33 245.87 61.5
OATS SEP 144.75 143.44 143.56 143.68 139.37 57.5
BEANS ADG 729.50 727.87 716.31 694.69 638.06 72.1
BEANS SEP 730.25 729.12 718.03 696.15 637.67 70.9
BEANS NOV 731.00 729.44 719.31 698.00 638.99 71.6
HEAL ADG 235.60 234.97 229.19 219.22 201.61 77.0
BNOIL ADG 24.60 24.59 24.54 24.29 22.52 62.8
CATTLE ADG 7J.48 73.10 73.09 74.03 74.12 48.2
CATTLE OCT 73.38 73.12 73.54 74.33 74.54 43.3
FCTL ADG 86.25 85.95 86.44 86.86 86.68 45.3
BOGS ADG 47.50 47.06 46.98 46.84 47.16 58.4
HOGS OCT 43.80 43.53 43.52 42.95 42.39 65.1
PKBLS ADG 40.00 40.45 39.08 36.98 36.77 64.0
Keystone
UNIVERSITY PARK (Centre
Co.) The 45th Annual Key
stone Stud Ram and Ewe Sale was
held recently at the Penn State
Agricultural Arena. The event is
sponsored by the Pennsylvania
Sheep and Wool Growers.
Judges for the show were Kim
Kin, Upper Sandusky, Ohio, and
Budd Westlake, Marysville, Ohio.
The supreme champion ram
was a Suffolk early spring ram
lamb shown by James Hefner,
Lima, Ohio, and sold to Timothy
Ruth, Pineville, Pa., for $650. The
supreme champion ewe, a Polled
Dorset early fall ewe lamb con
signed by Riverwood Farms.
Powell, Ohio, was sold to Julie
and Krista Bell. Caostown, Ohio,
for $7OO.
The highest selling animal of
the sale was the champion Suffolk
ewe consigned by James Hefner,
Lima, Ohio. She sold for $BOO to
Spinning Acres Farm, New Mid
dletown, Ohio.
The Keystone Sale was host of
the 1993 National Finnsheep Sale.
The high selling animal of this na
tional sale was also the champion
ram. This fall ram lamb was con
signed by Brian Magee, Dryden,
N.Y., and sold to Lonnie Cook,
Mascatine, lowa, for $450. The re
serve champion ram lamb was a
yearling ram consigned by Lonnie
and Pattie Cook, Mascatine, lowa,
and was purchased by Falling
Tree Ranch, Powell, Ohio, for
$250.
The champion ewe was a year
ling ewe consigned by Lonnie and
Pattie Cook, Mascatine, lowa. She
was purchased by Debbra Hughes,
Bangor, Pa., for $325.
The reserve champion ewe was
also a Cook consignment She was
the second place yearling ewe and
was purchased for $2OO by Wil
liam and Helen Mende, Elizabeth
ville. Pa.
The reserve champion Suffolk
ram was consigned by Sponaugle
Suffolks, Grottoes. Va. This late
spring ram lamb was sold to Char
les King. Jr. and family. Sterling.
Ohio, for S32S.
The reserve champion Suffolk
ewe lamb was purchased by Julie
Kem, York, Pa., for $450, con
signed by ECM Suffolks.
Waynesboro, Va.
The champion Polled Dorset
ram was a yearling runt consigned
by Penn State University, was pur
chased by Jennifer Lawton, Far
Hills. NJ. for $425.
(Cloring bldi: Tburaday, Julj 22, 1993)
The reserve champion Polled
Dorset ram was considered by
Riverwood Farms, Powell, Ohio.
This early spring ram lamb was
purchased by Larry D. Inbody and
family. Leipsic, Ohio, for $450.
The reserve champion Polled
Dorset ewe was purchased by
Kimberly Dennes, Garland, Ohio,
for $5OO. This early fall ewe lamb
was consigned by Lee and Louise
Wagner, Easton, Pa.
The champion Cheviot ram was
a yearling ram consigned by Bill
Lawter, Bainbtidge, Ind., was pur
chased by David Kyle, Rush,
N.Y., for $225.
The reserve champion Cheviot
ram was the second place yearling
ram consigned by John Eaton,
Windsor, Pa. He was purchased
by T&C Mohan, New Boston,
N.H., for $lOO.
The champion Cheviot ewe was
a yearling ewe consigned by Judy
Moore. Eagle. Mich., and pur
chased by Nancy Wctherbee,
Sherman, Conn., for $2OO.
The reserve champion Cheviot
ewe was the second place yearling
ewe consigned by Erdenheim
Farm, Lafayette Hill, Pa. and pur
chased for $325 by Jack Snyder,
Parker, Pa,
The champion Shropshire ram
was consigned by Wey Farms,
Kutztown, Pa. This yearling ram
was purchased for $lOO by Emily
Miller. New Oxford, Pa.
The reserve champion Shrop
shire ram was the second place
yearling ram consigned by Ed
ward Peckham, Belchertown.
Mass.
The champion Shropshire ewe
was a late spring ewe lamb pur
chased for $225 from Wey Shrop
shires, Kutztown, Pa., by Amy
Sue Eshelman, Sinking Spring.
The reserve champion Shrop
shire ewe was purchased by Jan
Motter for $125. This late spring
ewe lamb was consigned by Ed
ward Peckham, Belchertown,
Mass.
All of the Homed Dorset cham
pions were consigned by George
Hunter, Stoneboro, Pa. Peter Dra
gon, Harveys Lake, Pa., purchased
the champion Honied Dorset ram,
a yearling ram. for $l5O. James
Miller, West Alexander, Pa., pur
chased die champion Horned Dor
set ewe for $l5O, which was a
yearling ewe. The late fall ewe
lamb was the reserve champion
Homed Dorset ewe purchased by
SLOW STOCHASTIC
RSI'S 5 DAY 20 DAY
14DAY 30DAY IK ID IK ID
64.8 57.3 88 S 3 60 44
64.3 57.1 88 84 60 45
64.8 57.6 83 80 75 58
64.7 57.7 82 81 74 59
69.8 62.2 95 93 87 69
60.6 57.2 55 61 67 62
60.9 58.0 52 57 66 62
61.0 57.2 55 59 69 63
56.3 53.4 26 28 51 53
73.3 71.6 47 57 83 84
72.4 71.2 45 57 83 84
73.0 71.5 45 55 82 81
78.0 76.0 61 71 87 84
65.4 64.5 27 34 71 74
47.2 48.8 68 54 25 15
43.3 46.2 38 29 17 17
46.5 50.4 44 30 18 23
54.8 51.0 52 42 57 54
61.8 56.1 66 45 80 80
61.5 54.0 78 85 94 94
Ram,
Sugar Ridge Farm, Masontown,
Pa. for $l5O.
All of the champions in the
Polypay breed were consigned by
Jan Motter, Jersey Shore, Pa.
The champion and reserve
champion Merino rams were con
signed by Calvert Farms, Spraggs,
Pa. The champion ram was the
yearling ram. He was purchased
by Anthony and Ellen Rishel, Lit
tle Marsh, Pa., for $lOO.
The champipn Merino ewe was
the yearling ewe consigned by
Calvert Farms, Spraggs, Pa.
George Hunter. Stoneboro, Pa.,
consigned the reserve champion
Merino ewe. She was the second
place yearling ewe and was pur
chased for $lOO by Josh McDow
ell, Dallastown, Pa.
Dirk Wise, Spring Mills, Pa.,
was the consignor of the cham
pion Tunis ram, a spring ram
lamb.
Swam & Talley Tunis, Attica,
NJ., consigned the reserve cham
pion ram. He was the first place
fall ram lamb.
A fall ewe lamb consigned by
Swam & Talley Tunis. Attica,
N.Y., was named the champion
Tunis ewe. She was purchased by
Peter and Judy Harris, Ludlow,
Mass., for $250.
The reserve champion Tunis
ewe was a spring ewe lamb con
signed by Dirk Wise, Spring
Mills, Pa.; and purchased by Rob
ert Kountz, State College. Pa., for
$175.
Richard and Mary Ann John
son, Lakewood, NJ., consigned
the champion Columbia ram. He
was sold to Byron Hughes, Hol
brook, Pa., for $lOO.
A fall ram lamb consigned by
David Cook, New London, Ohio,
was named the reserve champion
Columbia ram. He was purchased
for $125 by Eric S. Waite, Punx
sutawney, Pa.
A yearling ewe consigned by
David Cook, New London, Ohio,
was named the champion Colum
bia ewe.
Richard and Mary Ann John
son, Lakewood, NJ., consigned
the reserve champion Columbia
ewe. She was the second place
yearling ewe.
The champion Natural Colored,
nun was consigned by Emily R.
Bankert, Red Lioin, Pa. This fall
ram lamb was purchased by Ralph
L. Cobb, Liberty, W. Va., for,
$lOO. '
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The reserve champion Natural
Colored ram was consigned by
Richard and Mary Ann Johnson,
Lakewood, NJ. This spring ram
lamb was purchased for $l5O by
M. Timothy Fisher, Lewistown,
Pa.
Richard and Mary Ann John
son, Lakewood. NJ.. also con
signed the champion Natural Col
ored ewe. This spring ewe lamb
was purchased by Winnett Farms,
Amity, Pa., for $275.
The reserve champion Natural
Colored ewe was consigned by
Mary A. Gamunev, Washington,
Pa.
Maureen M. Hess, Hudson,
N.Y., consigned the champion
Montadale ram. This yearling ram
sold for $175 to Jude T. Brown,
Washington, Pa.
The second place yearling ram
consigned by Weston Farms, Glen
Arm, Md., was named the reserve
champion Montadale ram. Gene
McGill, Vanderbilt, Pa., purchas
ed this ram for $5OO.
A yearling ewe consigned by
Weston Farms, Glen Arm, Md.,
was named the champion Monta
dale ewe. Zachary Reed, New
ville. Pa., purchased this ewe for
$350.
Richard Haug, Kunkletown,
Pa., purchased the reserve cham
pion Montadale ewe from Mau
reen M. Hess, Hudson, N.Y., for
$2OO. She was the second place
yearling ewe.
Thomas Farms, Inc., Walker
ton, Ind., consigned the champion
North Country Cheviot ram. He
was the first place spring ram
Pork Quality Assurance
Topic Of Meeting
LANCASTER (Lancaster Co.)
Information about die Pork
Quality Assurance (PQA) program
will be available to producers after
a dinner of pork barbeque on Mon
day, August 30 at 12:30 p.m. at the
Farm and Home Center.
The PQA program was begun in
1989 by the National Pork Produc
er Council (NPPQ as a way for
U.S. pork producers to address
their role in providing a safe,
wholesome product to consumers.
The PQA program emphasizes 1
good management practices in the:
handling and use of animal health 1
products and encourages produc-
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lamb.
The first place yearling ram was
named the reserve champion
North Country Cheviot. He was
consigned by Ron Fletcher, Mid
dleboume, W. Va.
Thomas Farms, InQ., Walker
ton, Ind., consigned the champion
North Country Cheviot ewe. This
yearling ewe was sold to Dick
Burlingame. Russell, Pa., for
$125.
The second place yearling ewe
was named the reserve champion
North Country Cheviot, She was
consigned by Ron Fletcher, Mid?
dleboume, W. Va.
Gary Schmieder, New Bremen,
Ohio, consigned the champion
Southdown ram. This yearling
ram was sold for $225 to Darla K.
Phillips, Amity, Pa.
Ralph Cooper, Ontario, Can
ada, consigned the reserve cham
pion Southdown ram. This early
spring ram lamb was sold to Dean
na Stumbo, Honeoye, N.Y., for
$2OO.
The champion and reserve
champion Southdown ewes were
consigned by Ralph Cooper, On
tario, Canada. The champion
Southdown ewe was the first place
yearling ewe. She was purchased
for $250 by John and Martha See,
Criders, Va. Dana Phillips, Amity.
Pa., purchased the reserve cham
pion Southdown ewe for $2OO.
She was the second place yearling
ewe.
The champion Hampshire ram
was the yearling ram consigned by
Tim and Sarah Fleener, Robeson
(Turn to Pago A 25)
ers to evaluate their herd’s health
program on a yearly basis.
PQA is a three-level program
which includes an overview of
how the producer can use quality
assurance mi the farm, a self*
review of information in the first
level, and verification upon com
pletion of the three levels.
Program manager of the meet
ing is Dr. Robert Graybill, who
will serve as verifier. The dinner is
free and is sponsored by the Lan-
Chester Pork Producers Associa
tion. For more information, con
tact the association’s president,
Ron Butt, at (21S) 444-3973.
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