M-Lsncsstsr Farming, Saturday, August 5, 1995
HONESDALE (Wayne Co.) — treated to a beef barbecue immedi-
The 18th annual Wayne County ately following the sale.
Junior Livestock Auction will be The sale will serve as a climax
Saturday, Aug. 12 at noon at the for more than 150 young people
Wayne County Fairgrounds. who have been raising livestock
All successful buyers will be project animals in the 4-H prog-
Lycoming County Youth
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judge; and Cliff Levan, Milton,
HUGHES VILLE (Lycoming was the showing judge. A total of
Co.) —The county youth dairy 94 head was shown in five breeds
show was held July 18 at the fair- The results in photo form were
grounds. Creedin Gorman, Carli- supplied by William Messersmith
sic was the type judge; Paul Moy- Lycoming County extension
er. Roaring Branch, was the fitting director.
Jj I .® £!" and champion and reserve grand chamion
MHking Shorthorns were shown by Melissa Wolfe, River-
Wolf .® : Roberta Fogleman, Lycoming dairy
princess alternate; Julie Groff, holding Wolfe’s champion
and Sara Ulmer, Lycoming dairy maid.
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The grand champion Jersey was shown by Seth Derr,
Cogan Station, with his junior 3-year-old, and Alrelle Hunt
er, Linden, had the reserve grand champion with the senior
2-year-old. From left, Roberta Fogelman, Lycoming dairy
princess alternate; Derr; Hunter; and Sara Ulmer, Lycoming
dairy maid.
The grand champion Ayrshire was shown by Roberta
Fogleman, Muncy, with her aged cow. From left, Yvonne
Peterman, Lycoming County dairy princess; Fogleman;
Danielle Swisher, Lycoming County dairy princess alter
nate; and Rae Ann Fogleman, reserve grand champion with
her aged dry cow.
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ram. Members who are raising
beef steers have had their animals
on a grain feeding program since
last October, while the sheep and
hog members placed animals on
finishing rations early this spring.
It is expected that SO steers, 200
hogs and 69 lambs will be offered
for sale. All will be of market
weight with the steers weighing
about 1,000 pounds liveweight,
the hogs from 210 to 270 pounds
or more, and the lambs at least 80
pounds to over ISO pounds.
Animals will be weighed Friday
morning, the day prior to the sale,
for the purpose of determining
sale weight. They will receive no
feed or water from Thursday mid
night until after they are weighed.
Field Day
HOLTWOOD (Lancaster Co.)
More than 75 fanners and agri
industry representatives attended a
field day recently to examine no
till vegetable transplanting into
cover crops here at Cedar Meadow
Farm, operated by Steve and Cheri
Groff.
At the field day, sponsored by
the Regional Infrastructure for
Sustainable Agriculture (RISA),
the Soil and Water Conservation
Society, and the county conserva
tion district, those attending
observed how to manage cover and
fertility for no-dll crops, observa
tions on no-till transplanting veg
etables, including tomatoes, and a
discussion of the benefits of cover
crops in vegetable rotations.
One test plot examined toma
toes and other vegetables no-tilled
into hairy vetch. Also, com was
no-till planted in hairy vetch on 30-
and 15-inch rows.
Steve Groff said those who
attended “noticed good weed con
trol in the vetch mulch.
‘The plants look healthy in all
the plots,” he said.
Also, the field day demonstrated
how broccoli is transplanted into
wheat stubble. The planter is avail
able from the Lancaster County
Conservation District.
In addition to Groff, other
speakers included Dr. Abdul-Baki,
USDA-ARS Beltsville Agricultur
al Research Center, John Bert, Soil
and Water Conservation Society;
and other Rodale Institute and
Penn State extension
professionals.
recently In Holtwood.
Aug. 12
The sale will be conducted as an
auction, with the animals being
sold to the highest bidder. Anyone
who does not feel comfortable
bidding in an auction can make
arrangements to have a 4-H leader
do the bidding and act as the buy
er. Such persons should contact
the Wayne County Cooperative
Extension Office to make the
necessary arrangements and to
secure information on prevailing
market prices.
It is possible for two or more to
share an animal(s). As animals are
sold whole, previous arrange
ments must be made with other
buyers. The extension office will
try to match you up with another
buyer if you have difficulty find-
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Steve Groff spoke at a field day that examined no-tllllng
vegetables Into wheat stubble at his farm in Holtwood.
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Buyers will receive duplicate
ribbons based on judging con
ducted earlier in the week. Special
banners will be presented to the
buyers of the three grand champ
ion and three reserve grand
champion animals.
Arrangements for transporting
and processing should be done
before the sale. Call the extension
office if you need help finding a
processor.
The sale steering committee
consists of Clyde Eltz, Ellis Due,
John Marshall, Robert Terrel,
Robert Muller and Jim White. Dan
Naylor and Wayne Weaver will be
the auctioneers.
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