HARRISONBURG, Va. - Judge Erskine Cash, State College, Pa., evaluated 97 heifers, 30 bulls, and 11 cow-calf pairs to select his Angus cham pions at the 1999 Virginia Angus 38th Breeders’ Show, conducted here recently. Capturing supreme champi on honors was Whitestone Rita of 5H27 Kl5B. This February 1998 daughter of Sitz Traveler 8180 first won junior champion and captured the grand champi on female title. She is owned by Whitestone Farm, Aldie, Va.; Clear View Farm, Louisa, Va.; and Jane Saunders, Richmond, Va. Jason Michael, Mount Solon, Va., led B&J Jo Dee to reserve grand champion female honors. She is a May 1998 daughter of Rito 9F83 of SHII Fullback. She first topped the intermediate division. In the bull show, Whitestone Treasury JlB7 took the grand champion bull honors. GTSVF treasury sired the March 1997 bull that was first selected as the senior champion bull. Whitestone Farm ,Aldie, Va., and Jane Saunders, Richmond, Va., exhibited the winning entry. Skyway Hills Mapleton 1418 captured reserve grand champi on bull honors. The winning entry, an April 1998 son of Ideal 1418 of 8103 4286, is owned by Justin Updike, Washington, Va. he was first named junior cham pion bull. A complete list of winners fol lows: 1999 VIRGINIA ANGUS BREEDERS’ SHOW RESULTS JUNIOR HEIFER CALF CHAMPION 1 Whitestone Faint. RESERVE JUNIOR HEIFER CALF CHAMPION: 1 Holly Hill Farm, Mount Sidney, Va; Meadowbrooke Farm, Alton Va; & Vance Fanm, Keyser, W. Va. SENIOR HEIFER CALF CHAMPION: 1 Jason Michael. RESERVE SENIOR HEIFER CALF CHAMPION: 1 Mandy Richardson. INTERMEDIATE CHAMPION HEIFER. 1 Jason Michael. RESERVE INTERMEDIATE CHAMPION HEIFER: 1. Chelsea Wleben. JUNIOR CHAMPION HEIFER: 1. WWtestone Farm, AkXe, VA.; Clear View Farm, Louisa, Va. & Jane Saunders, Richmond, Vk RESERVE JUNIOR CHAMPION HEIFER- 1. Richard Jenkins, Abingdon, Va.; Poor House Angus, Uppervitle, Va; Trapps Hill Farm, Upperviße, Va. SENIOR CHAMPION FEMALE: 1. Tanya Peebles RESERVE SENIOR CHAMPION FEMALE: 1 Jonathan Barnes. GRAND CHAMPION FEMALE: 1. WWlestone Farm, Aldle, Va., Clear View Farm, Louisa. Va.; Jane Saunders, Richmond, Va. RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION FEMALE: 1 Jason Michael JUNIOR BULL CALF CHAMPION. 1. Virginia Poly Institute. RESERVE JUNIOR BULL CALF CHAMPION: 1 Mandy Richardson SENIOR BULL CALF CHAMPION. 1 Douglas Dalton. RESERVE SENIOR BULL CALF CHAMPION: 1 Judson Dalton. INTERMEDIATE CHAMPION BULL. 1 Katie Updike. RESERVE INTERMEDIATE CHAMPION BULL 1 BoKnlgW. JUNIOR CHAMPION BULL: 1. Justin Updike. RESERVE JUNIOR CHAMPION BULL: 1 Whltaetone Farni. SENIOR CHAMPION BULL 1. WhHestone Farm RESERVE SENIOR CHAMPION BULL. 1 Smitten Farm GRAND CHAMPION BULL 1 WhHestone Farm RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION BULL: 1 Justin Updike. COW-CALF PAIRS CHAMPION BRED-AND-OWNED COW WITH NATURAL CALF 1 Holly Hill Farm, Mount Sidney, Va, Meadowbrook Farm, Alton, Va, Vance Farm, Keyser, W. Va RESERVE CHAMPION BRED-AND-OWNED COW WITH NATURAL CALF: 1 Sugar Loaf Farms CHAMPION OWNED COW WITH NATURAL CALF. 1 Mandy Richardson. RESERVE CHAMPION OWNED COW WITH NATURAL CALF 1 Joseph Epperly. CHAMPION OWNED COW WITH EMBRYO CALF 1 Jane Saunders GRAND CHAMPION COW-CALF OVERALL 1 Holly Hill Farm, Mount Sidney. Va, Meadowbrook Farm, Alton, VS; Vance Farm, Keyser, W Va. RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION COW-CALF Angus Enthusiasts Exhibit 138 Head At 38th Breeders’ Show Whitestone Treasury JlB7 was named grand champion bull at the 1999 Virginia Angus 38th Breeders’ Show. The March 1997 son of GT S V FTreasury was first named senior champion bull. Whitestone Farm, Aldie Va., and Jane Saunders, Richmond, Va., exhibited the winning entry. cEDER'S ry ■ i ' Vi t V m B&J Jo Dee captured grand champion bred-and-owned female honors at the 1999 Virginia Junior Angus Breeders’ Show. Jason Michael, Mount Solon, Va., exhibited the May 1998 daughter of Rito 9F83 of SHII Fullback. The winning entry first captured intermediate champion honors. COLLEGE PARK, Md. - Alfalfa appears destined to be the star feed crop that best helped dairy and beef cattle pro ducers weather the drought of 1999 throughout much of Maryland’s northern Piedmont area. There was enough soil mois ture in early spring to produce good first-crop cuttings. And recent rains give promise of good fifth-crop cutting, noted Lester R. Vough, forage crops specialist for Maryland Cooperative Extension, University of Maryland. “Don’t wait for the traditional killing-frost date,” Vough advised Piedmont area farmers. “Instead, harvest your hay as soon as possible after Oct. 20. Why? Because temperature and day length have been found to be more important than frost date in determining regrowth. There is little regrowth after Oct. 20, whether or not a killing frost has occurred.” In western Maryland, where soil moisture shortages still exist, Vough acknowledges that hay fields may not have suffi cient growth to justify mechani cal harvesting. But there may be enough growth for grazing. Even OVERALL 1 Mandy Richardson, Louisa, Va Jane Saunders, Richmond, Va. GROUP CLASSES BEST SIX HEAD: 1 WhHestone Farm PRODUCE OF DAM-1. WhHestone Farm, Atdle, VA & Smitten Farm, The Plains, VA SUPREME CHAMPION-1. WhHestone Farm, Aldle Va; Clear View Farm, Louisa, Va; and Jane Saunders, Richmond, Va PREMIER VIRGINIA BREEDER 1. Douglas Oatton Family, Attavista, Va. PREMIER VIRGINIA EXHIBITOR. 1 Sugar Loat Farms Forage Strategies Can Ease Drought Problems fall grazing of alfalfa is permis sible, once growth has stopped. This would be about Oct. 10 in western Maryland and Oct. 20 for the rest of Maryland. Vough advised leaving four to six inches of alfalfa stubble to aid in trapping snow for insula tion against freeze damage. Avoid grazing when the ground is wet and soft. What else can livestock pro ducers do to help alleviate this year’s drought-caused feed ■ buy sell.trade or i k-H 1 d FARM EQUIPMENT Manure Spreader Ml 245 w/recent Gratz chain & endgate, ready to work, $1,500.410-833-9091 Meyer 3954 R series super spreader 395 BU, good cond. $3,000 717-436-9542 eves. Requea 710 PTO hay ted der. VG cond, $l,lOO 080. Bedford Co, 814-624-0324. Loader attachments. Bush Hog has loaders to fit over 1500 tractors and they are always 20% off at Taney town Farm Equipment. 410-751-1500 1983 JD 6620, sharp look er, good rubber, getting ready for fields now. Watch it work. $23,500 At least $5OOO bekiw last years prices. Zeisloft EQ. 800-919-3322. ' J (”V * ; Whitestone Rita of 5H27 Kl5B claimed supreme cham pion honors at the 1999 Virginia Angus 38th Breeders’ Show July 25 in Harrisonburg, Va. The February 1998 daughter of Sitz Traveler 8180 was also named grand champion female at the show. The junior division champi on is owned by Whitestone Farm, Aldie, Va.; Clear View Farm, Louisa, Va.; and Jane Saunders, Richmond, Va. ~ti yf > jSJHHr ■'•» MU ** ID Pacesetter captured grand champion steer honors at the 1999 Virginia Junior Angus Breeders’ Show. The May 1999 son of Champion Hill Fullback 380 is owned by Corey Omps, Berryville, Va. Curt Rincker, Shelbyville, 111., evaluated the 97 head exhibited in the junior show. shortage? Vough noted that cattle can now be allowed to graze on oats or annual ryegrass that he advised seeding in early September. Cattle also can soon be turned out to graze on barley and winter wheat seedings intended for grain. Limited spring grazing on these fields is allowed, too, without reducing grain yields. 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