Pennsylvania Cattle Association
(Continued from Page Ai) Centre County, Oliver Weiss of and to cooperate with other agri-
Monogahela. A Penn State stu- Allegheny County, and James cultural organizations such as the
dent, Beinlich earned a spot on the Work of Fayette County. new National Beef Association.
National Beef Quiz Bowl team. Outgoing PCA president Bob Later, the Board elected Oliver
He was a finalist in junior show- H*y in hi* farewell address urged Weiss as president, William
manship at the national show. members to consider PCA’i role McCoy as vice president, Paul
The PCA membership elected the future of the Meat Evalua- Slayton as treasurer, and Lowell
five new directors, each to a three- tion Center, to support as an orga- Wilson as secretary. Joan Potter
year term: John Hausner of York nization Extension and research, serves as managing secretary for
County. Dennis Heisey of Lancas- possibly starting a Pennsylvania the PCA.
ter County, David Seamans of Endowment Fund for research; Performance-Tested
Bull Sale Results Given
The Pennsylvania Department
of Agriculture’s Meat Animal
Evaluation Center has announced
the results of its 23rd annual
performance-tested bull sale.
Despite icy weather conditions,
the seats were filled to capacity for
the noon sale, with 103 registered
bidders.
The director of the bureau of
animal industry. Dr. Max Van
Buskirk, brought greetings from
the Pennsylvania Department of
Agriculture. Dr. Dan Hagen, inter
im head of the Penn State Depart
ment of Dairy and Animal Sci
ence, commented on his depart
ment's role in performance testing
programs and encouraged atten
dees to help themselves by using
performance-tested sires.
Bob Hay, president of the Pen
nsylvania Cattlemen’s Associa
*
pt to, from loft, John McFad
den, Industry Service Award; Rob Barley, Cattle Feeder of
the Year Award; and Richard McElhaney, Seedstock Breed
er Award.
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tion, cosponsote of the program. . Hughe* of New Oxford. This high
discune* a survey that is being maternal trait bull was sold to
conducted to gather input on Pen- John McDonald of Honesdale for
niylvania’s perfonnance testing $l4OO
programs and encouraged proce- xhe top-indexing PoUed Hcrc
duies to express their general sup- ford consigned by Paul and Bette
port for these programs or they Slayton, Bradford, brought the top
may not be continued. price of the sale, $3,500, from
The sale started with the top- Karl Frankovitch of McKean,
indexing and lop-gaining Angus This bull was the fastest-gaining,
bull bred by Marlin and Steve Paul had the highest-yearling weight
of Klingerslown. This bull, along and maternal trait of the Polled
with two other Angu, recorded the Hcrefoids. The Slaytons were pre-
Angus top bid of the day, $1,700, sen ted a plaque for the highest
offered by Charles Homan of indexing bull over all breeds by
Spring Mills. The second high- thc Pennsylvania Cattlemen’s
indexing and wcond fastest- Association. The second highest
gaining Angus bull bred by Jack filing PoUed Hercfoid bull was
Myers of Dallastown, also purchased by Thomas Willrich of
brought $1,700 and was pur- Edinboro. for $2,500. This buU
chased by Glenn Juhus of Oover. was consigned by Bernie and
Watohtower Farms ofWallkill. chubbuck of LaceyviUe.
N.Y. also offered $1,700 for their 17 Polled Here fords averaged
Angus selection, a lower birth wt $1313
H© buU consigned by ErReR The top-selling and top-
Hill Farms of Fnedens. The 22 indexing Charolais bull was con-
AngusbuUs averaged $1,310. signed by Dunkard VaUey Farm
aV H ra . g and sold to Richard Eigenbrode of
$1,161. The top-seUuig and top- Waynesboro for $1.20). The top
indexing Sirnmcntal was con- selling Gelbvieh bull a calving
signed by Miller & Shoemaker’s ease bull consigned by Dunwalke
Simmontals of Buffalo MiUs. The Farm of Far Hills, N J.. was pur
fastest-gaining bull over all chas ed by Galen Dreibelbis of
breeds, he was sold to Richard Lee state College for $1,175.
Geoige of West Lebanon for The 53 bulls sold for an average
$1,700. The second highest seUmg 0 f $1,268.
Simmental was black embryo For more information contact
transfer bull consigned by Larry (gj4) 238-2527.
Melissa Leiden, left, of Cambria County will help Cattle
men Queen Roxanne Kirst of Lebanon County represent
the Pennsylvania Cattlemen’s Association.
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