Pa. All-American
Dairy Show Set
HARRISBURG (Dauphin
Co.) The 31st annual Pennsyl
vania All-American Daily Show is
to kickoff Monday, Sept. 26 with
the Pennsylvania Junior Dairy
Show, and be followed by three
days of dairycattle shows, youth
contests and an ever-growing trade
show.
“The Pennsylvania All-
American is a forum for high level
competition,” said Obie Snider,
president of the Pennsylvania
Dajry and Allied Industry Associa
tion, which sponsors the event
“Each year cattle from over 20
states and Canada travel to Harris
burg to parade on the tanbark. This
year will be no exception.”
The weeklong event is filled
with a calendar of activites such as
judging contests, the junior dairy
management contest cattle sales,
shows, and a country craft show.
Premium lists and entry forms
are available by contacting the All-
American Dairy Show at (717)
787-2905.
The trade show has been
expanded by officials since last
year, motivated by increased parti
cipation by agribusiness, changes
in floor space and services to visit
ing dairy farmers.
The new addition to the Farm
Show Complex, the northeast
building, has created more space
for commercial exhibits. Now visi
tors to the show can see and purch
ase items ranging from cattle trail-
ers to show halters, feed, arititlcial
insemination services, and pro
ducts used daily on the farm.
“It is a concentrated market,”
said Lolly Lesher, fund-raising
coordinator for the All-American.
“Visitors at the All-American
Dairy Show are actively involved
in the dairy industry, mostly in the
production end. Thus, businesses
can have an impact with many
dairymen in four days.
“It is an opportunity to meet a
specific market There is still a
limited amount of space avial
able,” she said in a recent news
release. For more information, call
the dairy show number, (717)
787-2905.
Vaccinations
The All-American Dairy Show
is expected to see a strong show
ing. despite earlier concerns about
bovine virus diarrhea (BVD).
According to show manager,
Charlie I tie, “As in the past cur
rent vaccinations against shipping
fever, including IBR, must have
been administered, not less than IS
days prior to the show; or five days
within the opening of the show
with a hyperimmune IBR Shipping
Fever serum.
“Also, in accordance with the
recommendation of the Pennsylva
nia Department of Agriculture,
Bureau of Animal Industry, all
cattle must have proof of two vac-
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DEKALB officials ars from left, Tom Melton, national accounts director, DeKalb, Illi
nois; Earl Johnson, regional sales manager, London, Ohio; and Brent Godshalk, Man
helm station manager and plant breeder.
A group of farmers hear the discussion of the work at the research farm by
Godshalk, station manager.
Corn Research Featured
MANHEIM (Lancaster Atlantic research farm were open work in plant genetics and bio-tech
Co.) The test plot* at the to fanners Wednesday at a special work that will result in com plants
DEKALB Northeast and Mid- field day to show the advanced resistant to insects and herbicides.
Field Day *££
Fri., Sept. 9 9:30 A.M. to 12:00 NOON
Nelson Martin Farm Rt. 422 West From
Myerstown To Prescot Rd. Turn Left Cross King
St. f Go To 3rd Farm On Right.
Fri., Sept. 9 2:00 P.M. to 4:30 P.M.
Free Supper
Elvin Hursh Farm 310 Wood Corner Rd.
Rt. 322 West Of Ephrata
Turn Left On Wood, Corner Rd.
Speakers: Duane Potrzeba - Plant Breeder -
Lincoln Neb.
Harvey Doyle - Bill Doll - Louis Bush
EMn Hurah 7M-1536 Earl Millar 395-1161 Arthur Aukar 665-6027
Ctaranoa MuH 665-2037 Laon Waaanar 766-6246 Rob Rbiaar 264-4656
UncwHf Fanning, Sunday. Sapimtar 3,1M4-A29
Free Lunch
John Eah 656-6567
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Brent Godshalk, sta
tion manager and com
breeder, told the group
of 300 fanners that the
major research empha
sis on the farm is for
such things as yield,
grain quality, stalk stan
dability and health, and
seed size. “Farmers
don’t want to get docked
at the market,” God
shalk said. “So we work
here to develop hybrids
that meet the farmers’
needs.”
To develop the gene
tics in a variety that
eventually is released
for commercial use, it
takes from 13 to 15
years of generational
development.
DEKALB has nine test
ing locations in Pen
nsylvania, Maryland,
and Delaware to find
varieties that will work
well in this local area.
In the bio-tech effort,
plants are being deve
loped with the BT gene
that causes the com bor
er to die if the insect eats
the leaves or silk of
these plants. Other work
is being done on com
plants that resist herbi
cides. In addition, grain
nutritional value and
stalk drought resistance
are being developed
through gene manipula
tion in the plants.
At the Manheim site,
specific research is done
on inbred and hybrid
development, disease
screening, and silage
testing. The 90 acre
farm also provides a
place for farmers to visit
to see the new research
levclopments. This was
he reason for the field
J&y.