Lancaster farming. (Lancaster, Pa., etc.) 1955-current, October 01, 1994, Image 16
Al6-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 1, 1994 GRAIN. CATTLE AND HOG FUTURES MARKETS (Closing bids: Thursday, Sept. 29, 1994) LIVE CATTLE FEEDER CATTLE HIGH LON LAST CHG HIGH LOW LAST CHG 6887 6835 6837* -22 SEP 7290 7280 7280* -5 6842 6800 6802* 0 OCT 7300 7260 7270* -12 6760 6720 6737* 0 NOV 7347 7320 7322* -12 6880 6855 6860* -7 JAN 7320 7290 7297* -10 6585 6550 6550* -20 MAR 7215 7195 7197* -10 6547 6525 6527* -17 APR 7187 7160 7160* -10 6585 6560 6560* -15 NAY 7155 7132 7132* +2 7145 7145* -10 CANADIAN DOLLAR 7454 7436 7444* 7445 7435 7441* 7430 7427 7430* US DOLLAR INDEX 8786 8777 8780 a 8806* SWISS FRANC DEC 7822 7781 7806* HAR 7842 7824 7834* JUN 7902 7850 7863* BRITISH POUND DEC 15808 15740 15774* HAR 15780 15726 15746* JON 15710 15690* KAREN BUTLER Maryland Correspondent FREDERICK (Md.) Knob View Counselor Patsy, a 3-year old Carnation Counselor-ET daughter bred and owned by Richard and Patti Kepler, Knob View Holsteins, had her day in the sun Tuesday as she swept the Three-Year-Old, senior champi on female, two years and over, grand champion female, and cow any age Judged on udder alone open classes at the Great Freder ick Fair. The cow is a candidate for All-Maryland, to be decided on October 15 and 16. Her dam was grand champion in Frederick in 1992. Judge Curtis Day of Shippens burg, PA selected Patsy from a field of approximately one hun dred-fifty entrants in what he termed a “really good, quality show”. Nineteen classes were J( v **| ,ner ot * h ® one-mllllonth ton of feed from the Purina Mills Inc., plant at Centerville are Abe and Jay Hess, Cones* toga. Dan Buttorff, commercial district hog manager, left,' and Marc Lewis, production manager make the presentation. DEC m JUN +lB +l7 +l6 DEC HAS +44 +44 +44 Knob View Wins At shown at the Holstein show held at the Frederick County Fair grounds. Junior champion honors went to the first place senior yearling heifer Maryland-Garden-Spot Nick Betty, out of United Nick- ET, shown by Adam Stevens for Maryland-Garden-Spot Farm. Judge Day was impressed by the heifer’s “clean, angular top-line” conformation, saying she was “an extremely quality heifer with a beautiful rib”. Knob View Holsteins also walked away with the award for junior best three females all bred and owned by the same exhibitor. Second place winner in this cate gory was Len-Land Acres, fol lowed by Mike and Elizabeth Doody in third. The “highly competitive” Dairy Herd group class ribbon, (Turn to P«fl« A 37) LIVE HOGS HIGH LON LAST CHG OCT 3720 3630 3645* -45 DEC 3735 3670 3677* -50 FEB 3795 3755 3760* -17 APR 3827 3775 3777* -35 JUN 4335 4285 4292* -45 JLY 4340 4280 4285* -40 ADG 4240 4200 4205* -22 OCT 3970 3930 3930* -22 FORK BELLIES FEB 3962 3895 3942* +3O -7 -7 -7 HAR 3960 3907 3942* MAY 4075 4025 4047* JLY 4120 4095 4107* AUG 4010 3995 4010* FEB -4 -16 With the champions are nils Day, Judge; Robin Fawley, Frederick County 4-H Queen; Adam Stevens with the Junior champion; Richard Kepler with the grand champion; and David O’Hara, Frederick County 4-H King. CENTERVILLE (Lancaster Co.)—The Purina Mills, Inc., located on Hempland Road, was the location for an open house for customer appreciation. This open house was tied in with the announcement of the production of the one-millionth ton of feed that was produced at the mill and the 100-year anniversary of Purina Mills, Inc. “Many fanners who were here 12 years ago when we opened the .plant are back again today,” said Phil Jaquith, district sales mana ger. “And many of the people who work here grew up here. So you . **.. ® v , ' the one-mill ton of feed to Bacon Acres. In the photo are from left, Marc Lewis, production managar, Purina, Lancaster, Glenn Kunkel, Hess driver, and Jay and Abe Hess. CORN HIGH LON LAST CHG 2150 2140 2146* 0 2246 2236. 2244* -2 2324 2316 2324* 0 2370 2364 2370* 0 2410 2402 2406* 0 2450 2444 2446* 0 2512 2512 2512* +2 2570* +2 2424 2424 2424* 0 SOYBEANS 5476 5434 5436* -46 5576 5534 5536* -46 5674 5634 5640* -44 5746 5710 5712* -36 5806 5770 5772* -34 5800 5784 5784* -40 5834 5814 5814* -20 5920 5880 5882* -30 Frederick Centerville Purina Plant Has Open House CHICAGO WHEAT HIGH LOW LAST CHG 3894 3850 3884* -2 3976 3936 3972* -4 3840 3804 3830* -12 3534 3506 3530* -14 3566 3554 3566* -6 3656 3656 3656* -2 OATS 1270 1244 1256* 1320 1292 1310* 1346 1324 1340* 1362 1360 1360* SOYBEAN NEAL 1642 1629 1631* 1644 1632 1633* 1663 1646 1647* 1700 1682 1683* 1728 1710 1711* 1754 1740 1741* 1758 1747 1747* DEC HAR HAY JLY Holstein Show can say we are a local company even though we are a national company.” The mill was opened in 1982 to produce meal feeds, especially poultry feed. At the time, many new poultry operations were being developed in the area. Later the need for other feed became evi dent, and two pellet mills were added in 1986. NowMhey produce 200,000 tons of feed per year and reached the millionth ton on Mon day of this week at 7 a.m. According to Marc Lewis, pro duction manager, -the special milestone ton was given to Abe K.C. WHEAT HIGH LOW LAST CHG DEC 3954 3930 3942*-14 HAH 3986 3962 3982* -4 NAT 3850 3822 3840* -16 JLY 3654 3554 3554* -30 SEP 3590* -20 HINN WHEAT DEC 3916 3894 3904* -12 HAH 4030 4002 4022* -6 HAY 3970 3960 3970* -14 JLY 3716 3716 3716* -12 SEP 3600* 0 SOYBEAN OIL +lO +lO +lO +lO OCT 2548 2525 2526* -25 DEC 2458 2433 2434* -28 JAN 2426 2406 2408* -23 HAH 2397 2377 2378* -22 HAY 2373 2355 2357* -16 JLY 2355 2335 2335* -18 AUG 2347 2330 2330* -15 and Jay Hess of Bacon Acres in Conestoga. Hess’s Mill delivered die feed, and Glenn Kunkel was the driver. The plaint runs 24 hours per day with two 12-hour shills, five days per week. Saturday is clean-up and repair-equipment day. The plant employs 13 people, five in produc tion, two in the office, two mechanics, two truck drivers, and two supervisors. About 400 customers, pros pects, and other guests attended the open house. Many of these vis itors toured the plant