CS-Lancatter Farming, Saturday, May 28, 1994
JfßtSf'l Livestock
Ledger
By
\ Chester D. Hughes
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SUPPORTING
THE SHEEP INDUSTRY
A Lancaster Farming headline
iwo weeks agA, “Penn Stale Elilm
inaics Sheep Programming,” sure
caught my attention and most like
ly caused a few doubletakes from
sheep producers across the com
monwealth.
According to the article, Penn
Stale Cooperative Extension staff
will be conducting sheep pro
grams only in the western counties
of Allegheny, Armstrong, Butler,
Beaver, Clarion, Crawford, Erie,
Fayette, Forest, Greene, Indiana,
Lawrence, Mercer, Venango,
Warren, Washington, and West
moreland. What was missing from
the article was the fact that exten
sion programs will also be con
ducted in Lancaster and York
counties in southeast Pennsylva
nia.
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During the process of reviewing
the College Future Committee’s
recommendations, a strong case
was presented to Penn State Co
operative Extension Administra
tors defending the need for sheep
industry programming in both
Lancaster and York counties.
Consider that Lancaster County
ranks third behind Washington
and Greene in sheep numbers with
8,800 head. That’s more lamb and
wool than the combined western
counties of Allegheny, Clarion,
Crawford, Erie, Fayette. Forest,’
and Venango.
Consider also that the Lancaster
Stockyards is the largest sheep
marketing terminal in the eastern
U.S. trading 66,054 head in 1993.
Finally, consider the formation of
the Lancaster Sheep and Wool
Growers Association in 1986, an
organization with educational
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goals working together with Penn
State Cooperative Extension to
host two Keystohe Shepherd’s
Symposiums, 35 educational
meetings, and seven shearing
schools with 129 graduates during
the past eight years.
I write this article to reassure
our local producers that Penn
Stale Cooperative Extension will
continue to provide sheep pro
gramming in the Lancaster and
York counties. Shepherds
throughout Pennsylvania may still
phone their local county agent for
sheep information, advice, and
support. What may be missing in
some counties will be planned
programs and events. 1 hope that
the many sheep associations
throughout the state will remain
active in their educational and
promotional efforts.
Mark July 12 and 13 on your
calendar now, as a reminder to at
tend Penn State’s Animal Housing
Expo at the Lebanon Fairgrounds.
If you arc a producer of pork,
poultry, beef, or dairy products, a
trip to this showcase of animal
housing ideas, products, and tips
may provide the direction you
need in planning for building, ex
pansion, or remodeling on your
farm operation.
The show will feature more
than 40 commercial exhibitors,
expert speakers, educational dis
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Sat 7 30am 5 OOpm
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plays, demonstrations, and new
products. The expo will focus on
proven, state-of-the-art housing
systems, ventilation methods, safe
animal handling, environmental
concerns, and production efficien
cy.
Featured presentations this year
include “Building Design for Ro
dent and Bird Control,” “Fly Con
trol in Confinement Housing,”
“Toold for Financial Planning,”
“Milking System Management,”
and “Functional Cattle Treatment
Facilities.”
A new aspect of the Expo will
be Tuesday evening lours of new
dairy and swine facilities followed
by a pork barbecue at the fair
grounds.
Watch for details in the weeks
to come!
Cattle Evaluation Workshop
Cattlemen are invited to partici
pate in a workshop designed to
improve knowledge and under
standing of important aspects per
taining to the beef industry.
Scheduled for July 27 and 29,
this two-day workshop will in
clude live cattle grading by all par
ticipants, quality assurance lips,
and advice on feeding for profit.
Demonstrations at the packing
plant will focus on beef that fils
the box, hot fat trimming, injec
tion site blemishes, and new grad
ing proposals.
The live animal session will be
held at New Holland Sales Sta
bles, New Holland at 7 p.m. on
July 27, where participants can
compare their grading estimates
with a panel of experts. The car-
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The workshop is being conduct
ed by Penn State Cooperative Ex
tension with support from the
Pennsylvania Beef Council and
animal health companies.
Jackpot Show in York
Livestock show enthusiasts
should reserve Saturday, July 30
to participate in the Keystone Na
tional Rib Cookoff and Music
Test’s Jackpot Show, featuring the
supreme champion selection of
barrows, steers, and wethers, at
the York Fairgrounds.
Sponsored by the Pennsylvania
Livestock Association, the Jack
pot Show is open to youth ages
8-19 (as of show day), with guar
anteed jackpots totaling $1,700.
Included are guaranteed pre
miums from $25 for first place to
$5 for fifth.
For more information or entry
forms, contact Chester D. Hughes,
show manager, at the Lancaster
Farm and Home Center, IJB3 Ar
cadia Road, Room 1, Lancaster
PA 17601, (717) 394-6851 or
Cathy Stewart, PLA Youth Com
mittee Chairman, 555 Willow
Street, Lebanon, PA 17046, (717)
274-6911.
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Tues., Wed. 7-5:30
Sat: 7-4:00
cass aspect of the workshop wilt
be held at 7 p.m. on July 29 at
Stoltzfus Meats, Intercourse. Dur
ing this program, actual carcass
data can be compared with esti
mates, and participants will
visualize the disadvantages of cat
tle that are too big, overly fat, or
poorly managed.
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