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Most From the Drive-Through
Auction, Kutztown Produce
Schuylkill Haven, 9:30
a.m.-2:30 p.m.
Basics of Managing A Dairy Farm
Business. Lancaster Farm and
Home Center, Lancaster, 10
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Pa. State Farm Show. Farm Show
Complex, Harrisburg, thru Jan.
American Farm Bureau Federation
Convention, Charlotte Conven
tion, Charlotte, N.C., thru Jan.
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Reducing Risk On The Farm
Seminar Series, Morrison’s
Cove Memorial Park, also Jan.
20 and Feb. 10. 10 a.m.-3 D.m
Editor,
The Nov. 29,1997 issue of Lan
caster Fanning contained an arti
cle from a university scientist who
claimed that venison is not a low
cholesterol meat, and went on to
“show” in a tabulated form, that
venison contained significantly
higher cholesterol than a compar
ably-sized portion of beef.
As a veterinarian with good
knowledge of meats (and as a deer
hunter as well), let me firmly state
that his facts are in error. I enclose
a copy of compared analyses for
several sorts of meat; it is very
clear that venison is truly a lower
fat, lower cholesterol meat, such
that it is recommended as part of
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Extension Office, 9 ajn.-3 p.m.
Weed Management School, Leba
non Valley Ag Center, 9:30
a.m.-3 p.m.
Basics of Managing A Dairy Farm
Business, Stephen S. Stoltzfus
Farm, New Holland, also Jan.
22.
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Franklin County Holstein Associ
ation annual meeting, Gibbles
thru Jan. 21.
New Holland Vegetable Day,
Summit Valley Elementary
School. New Holland, 9
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the diet for people requiring low
fat/cholesterol. such as heart pa
tients. This table of analysis is
from “The Complete Venison
Cookbook” by Harold W. Web
ster (Quail Ridge Press, P.O. Box
123, Brandon. MS 39043). Mr.
Webster’s source is cited as
D’Anagram, wliich is a noted pur
veyor of exotic and game meats
(399 SL Paul Avc., Jersey City, NJ
07306), and I should say that they
certainly would know what
they’re talking about!
I enjoy reading Lancaster Farm
ing every week. Keep up the good
work!
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Plastic Pails
a.m.-3:30 p.m.
Commodity Futures Basics, Leba
non Valley Ag Center, 1 p.m.-3
p.m., also Jan. 26 and Feb. 2 and
Feb. 9.
New Jersey Annual Vegetable
Meeting, Trump Taj Mahal,
Atlantic City, N J., thru Jan. 22.
Nutrient Management for Veget
able Crops, University of Mary
land Plant Science Building,
College Park.
Pa. Lime, Fertilizer, and Pesticide
Conference, Nittany Lion Inn,
State College, thru Jan. 22.
Forage School Level 1, Lebanon
Valley Ag Center, 9 a.m.-3:30
o.m.
Passing On The Farm Workshop,
Union/Northumberland coun
ties, St John’s United Church
of Christ, Lewisburg.
Lameness In Cattle Seminar, Mil
ton All-American Restaurant,
Milton. 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
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1998 Pa. State Association of
County Fairs Convention, Her
shey Lodge and Convention
Center, Hershey, thru Jan. 24.
No-Till Conference, Wes tin Hotel.
Indianapolis, Ind., thru Jan. 24.
Lawrence County Fruit Growers
Dinner, New Wilmington
Grange Hall, dinner 6 p.m.,
meeting 7 p.m.
Capitol Region Greenhouse Semi
nar, Lantern Lodge,
Myers town.
9:50 a.m.-3 p.m.
Ccntre/Clinton Crops Day. Logan
Gi Hall, Pleasant Gr 9
Association annual meeting,
Maiklesburg Fire Hall, Mark-
National Mastitis Council.
American Society of Ag Engi
neers. International Dairy
Housing Conference, Adams
Mark Hotel, St Louis, Mo.,
thru Jan. 28.
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 27, 1097-A
First Internet
Jersey Silent Auction
A Success
REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio -
The 1997 edition of the Jersey
Silent Auction made history as
the first auction to be held and
accept bids via the Internet.
Sale catalogs and pedigrees
were made available online and
bidders registered for bidder
numbers and passwords.
Bidders from as far as Australia
and South Africa joined with
others for a total of 10 registered
internet bidders.
Three lots sold over the inter
net, two going to Australia and
one to Virginia.
Silent Auction bids were
accepted from Saturday morn
ing, Nov. 8 until 4 p.m. Monday,
Nov. 10 for the lots being offered.
Fifteen lots averaged
$3,166.67 with the top lot bring
ing $6,200.
Lisa Kunz-Womack made the
final bid to purchase the top sell
ing consignment of Phillip
Hulsey, Cedartown, Ga. The con
tending bidder was Graeme
Horne, Victoria, Australia, via
the Internet.
The buyer will select first
choice female sired by either
Altheas Les Pitino Al-Top-ET,
PTI +314 or Altheas Select-ET,
PTI +345 out of Excellent - 90%
Poplar Top Oh Baby Baby.
“Baby Baby” is the number
one cow on the November 1997
PTI list at +5BB. Her dam,
Poplar Top Baby Brass ranks
third on the same list and the
third dam, Sooners Yankee
Brass ranks sixth. “Baby Baby”
is a daughter of Mason Boomer
Sooner Berretta with a one lac
tation mature equivalent (m.e.)
of 28,660 lbs. Milk, 773 lbs. Fat,
and 1,075 lbs. Protein.
The resulting heifer from the
“Pitino” mating will have a
Parent Average (PA) of+l,B9lM,
+S6F, +B4P, +27OP$, +3O6CYS,
+2.4 Type, and +454 PTI, the
“Select” heifer will have a PA of
+2120M, +S7F, +B4P, +27BP$,
+2.5 Type, and +464 PTI.
L&H Jerseys, Crockett, Va,
paid the second highest price
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when they bid $4,400 to buy the
consignment of Eric Silva,
Turlock, Calif. L&Hwill select
first choice female sired by HL
Lester Pointer, PTI +349, by
Excellent - 90% Sunset Canyon
MBSB Pop-ET.
“Pop” is ranked 85th on the
November 1997 PTI list and a
daughter of Mason Boomer
Sooner Berretta. She has a first
lactation record at 1-10 305 days
of 19,210 lbs. Milk 4.6% 881 lbs.
Fat 3.8% 731 lbs. Protein. There
are two heifers to choose from,
Sunset Canyon Pointer Snip-ET
and Sunset Canyon Pointer
Snap-ET, were bom September
28 and have a PA of +1,698M,
+4IF, +6BP, +22lP$, +24SCYS,
+1.7 Type, and +363 PTI.
The third highest bid was
made by Cory Cleveland, Osyka,
Miss., for the first choice female
or five embryos by Altheas Les
Pitino Al-Top-ET out of Queen-
Acres Boomer Celeste. The
choice was consigned by James
L. and Sharon L. Osborne,
Keymar, Md.
“Celeste” earlier this year
broke the United States milk
record with a 365 day record at 6
years, 7 months of 38,030 lbs.
Milk, 4.6%, 1,732 lbs. Fat, 3.5%
1,333 lbs. Protein. The resulting
heifer will have a PA of
+1.419M, +46F, +SOP, +lBOP$,
+I9ICYS, +1.5 IVpe and +285
PTI.
The Silent Auction is held
each November in conjunction
with the North American
International Livestock Expo
sition and is managed by Jersey
Marketing Service, an affiliate
of the American Jersey Cattle
Association.
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