Beth Miller Cumberland Co. Correspondent NEWPORT (Perry Co.) —■ Grant Finkenbinderof Duncannon walked away with a full wallet fol lowing the Perry County Youth Livestock Sale held during the Per ry County Fair. Finkenbinder sold his 1,235-pound grand champion steer to Mutzabaugh’s Market for an impressive $3,500. The reserve champion steer raised by Kelly Lindgren of Dun cannon, a 1,135-pound animal, was bought by Hoss’ Steak and Sea House for $2,000. Amanda Nace sold her 104-pound grand champion mark et lamb to Farmer’s Trust Com pany, which paid $7OO for the Liverpool girl’s animal. Shiffcr Bros, and Mowry Elec tric of Newport paid $375 for the 107-pound reserve champion market lamb raised by Rebecca Myers of Newport Bob Lowe of Shermansdale sold his 70-pound grand champion market goat to the Bank of Landis burg for $5OO. His brother, Sam, sold his 74-pound reserve champ ion market goat to the First Nation al Bank of Mifflinlown for $3OO. Hatfield Quality Meats pur- Ag Secretary Gathers Info On Dry Weather HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.) Agriculture Secretary Charles C. Brosius announced that he has initiated an information-gathering process to determine the potential loss of crop due to the continuing dry weather. “We are trying to determine which parts of the state are most adversely affected by the shortage of rain,” Brosius said. “We recog nize that there are fanners who are facing a major financial crisis be cause of lost crops.” Brosius said the results of the survey will be shared witih Gov. Tom Ridge, who has asked that he be kept appraised of the economic impact the dry weather could have on the farm economy. Brosius said the department will determine not only damage to crops but also the potential threat to livestock due to inadequate wa ter supplies. If it is determined that there is sufficient damage, Brosius will ask Gov. Ridge and Ll Gov. Mark Field Day TYRONE (Blair Co.) An agricultural Held day will be held on Saturday, Sept. 23 from 10 a.m. - noon at the Kenneth Fulcomer farm near Tyrone. The topic is “Effects Of Com paction And Results Of Subsoil ing Test Plots.” Discussion and demonstrations will be held at the com compari son trial plots comparing continu ously no-till plots with side-by side subtilled plots. Topics to be covered include compaction dynamics, measuring compaction, water infiltration, com plant and root development, nutrient uptake, yield and demon stration of subsoiling equipment. Cooperating farmers, FFA members, Penn State agronomists, PASA and ag chemical personnel will be on hand. The experiment was designed and carried out on two farms by the Tyrone Area FFA in cooperation with the pro- Youth Livestock Show Held In Perry County chased the 253-pound grand champion market hog from Scott Byers of Liverpool for $6OO. The same company also bought the 245-pound reserve champion hog raised by Brad Gill of Newport for 5425. Amy Onglcy of Liverpool sold her grand champion pen of meat rabbits to the Juniata Valley Bank for $220. The Bank of Landisburg bought the reserve champion pen of rabbits from Nicholas Campbell of Loysvillc for $l6O. A total of 173 animals passed through the-sale ring during the event Ninety-one buyers from six counties participated in the sale. The sale average, excluding the champions, were: steers, 17 ani mals at an average price of $873 per animal; hogs, 85 animals at an average of $257 a head; lambs, 40 animals at an average of $lB2 per animal, goats, 23 animals at an average of $ll4 a head; and 10 meat rabbits at an average of $6B per pen. Schweiker to consider the need to request federal aid for affected areas. As part of the information ga thering process, Brosius said he will convene a meeting of USDA agencies, the major farm organi zations, the Department of En vironmental Protection (DEP) and the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency (PEMA). ‘There has already been a signi ficant loss of crops in some areas, and even a generous rainfall in the next few weeks will be too late for a lot of crops throughout the state,” Brosius said. There is a drought warning is sued for 43 counties in central and eastern Pennsylvania, with a drought watch declared for the re mainder of the state. The warning was issued by the DEP on Sept. 1 after an assessment of stream flows, precipitation, reservoir storage, groundwater levels, and soil moisture. Sept. ducers. At the same site, Tyrone Mill ing has set up an experimental field of com planted in narrow rows. Representatives of Tyrone Milling and Helena Chemical will discuss inputs and results. After die events at Fulcomers, participants are invited to visit the Nelson Sangrey farm nearby where similar plots were estab lished. The field day is cosponsored by the Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture and Co operative Extension. Directions; The farm is off Rt 550 between Warriors Mark and Tyrone. At the Helena Chemical buildings, turn onto SR 4023 and go approx, two miles to the plot Look for signs. For more information, call Bill Harshman, Tyrone Area HS FFA, (814) 684-4932.Raindate is Sept 30. The Show Report Brothers Bob and Sam Lowe of Shermansdale teamed up to become two of the big winners during the Livestock Show at the Perry County Fair. Bob and Sam captured both the grand and reserve grand champion titles during the market goat show. The 4-H market goat champion was Doug Failor and the 4-H reserve champion spot was cap tured by Marijane Wright of Newport In the steer show, the top honor went to Grant Finkenbinder of Duncannon, who won the grand champion award with his 1,235-pound Limousin. Kelly Lindgren of Duncannon took the reserve grand champion steer spot with her 1,135-pound crossbred Litnousin-Angus The grand champion spot in the market hog show was won by Scott Byers of Liverpool with his three way crossbred hog, a 235-pounder.' The reserve grand champion market hog spot went to Brad Gill of Newport, whose animal weighed in at 245 pounds. In the 4-H market hog competi tion, the champion position was taken by Adam Shafer of Newport and Patrick Finkcnbindcr of Dun cannon had the reserve champion. Larry Arnold of Womelsdorf, who was the judge for the show, commented that he had a hard time placing the animals in several clas ses because they were all such fine quality hogs. The market lamb show saw Amanda Nace of Liverpool take home the grand champion honor for her 104-pound Dorset. The animal. reserve grand champion was exhi- The FFA champion honor for bited by Rebecca Myers of Dun the steer show was won by Scott cannon, whose animal was a Byers, while Kristina Watson took 107-pound Suffolk, the reserve champion FFA title. Hope Roush of Liverpool had ftUY.SU.L.TKAPe OB BENT THROUGH THE 23 PHONE: 717-626-1164 or 717-394-3047 FAX 717-733-6058 Mon., Tue*., Wed., Frl. 8 AM to 5 PM; Thun. 7 AM to 5 PM FARM EQUIPMENT 107 Haybuster, no-til drill, 10', good condition, $5,900. (717)437-2212. 1135 MF, 4 New tires, Multi-Power, Cab, Heat, 2415 Hours. $13,500; NH 770 Forage Harvestore w/2R Corn Head, Excellent Condition. $2800; Oliver 16' Transport Harrow. $750; WANTED: Recutter Bar for High Moisture Corn. (412)297-3159 Evenings. 1200 Auto. 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