A3O-Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, December 16, 2000
Snyder Conservation District
To Host Winter Meeting
MIDDLEBURG (Snyder Co.)
The Snyder County Conser
vation District will host a winter
meeting Wednesday, Jan. 17, in
the Kreamer Fire Hall.
The Farmer’s Winter Meeting
starts at 9:30 a.m. and ends at
2:30 p.m. The Fire Hall will
open at 9 a.m. for refreshments.
Farmers will listen to guest
speakers on a variety of topics.
The conservation district is ap
plying for pesticide course cred
its from the Pennsylvania
Department of Agriculture.
Topics scheduled to be cov
ered include nutrient manage
ment, new emerging pests, West
Nile Virus, risks and myths
about pesticides and cancer,
animal building ventilation, and
farm estate planning. Local and
federal agencies will discuss how
farmers can improve their oper
ations and the environment by
giving technical advice and de
MILK. IT DOES A BODY GOOD.
scribe current cost-share pro
grams. A local grain buyer will
speak on what farmers can do to
market their grain crops.
Lunch will be provided at a
nominal fee of $3 per person.
Payment will be collected at the
door.
Reservations should be made
by Wednesday, Jan. 3 at the
Snyder County Conservation
District Office by calling (570)
837-0007, ext. 5.
Speakers will include repre
sentatives of the Snyder County
Conservation District, USDA’s
Natural Resources Conservation
Service and Farm Service
Agency, Penn State Cooperative
Extension, and Wenger’s Feeds.
The farmer’s winter meeting
is open to the public. The Snyder
County Conservation District
and other public agencies do not
endorse any business or product
mentioned during the meeting.
International Composite Champion
EAST LANSING, Mich.
“Ring Of Cross” was judged
grand champion of the Interna
tional Championship Show at
the Michigan State University
Livestock Pavillion, East Lans
ing, Michigan. “Ring Of Cross”
was exhibited by Michelle Shipe
of Freeport, Ohio and owned by
Dickinson Cattle Co., Inc. of
Barnesville, Ohio.
“Ring Of Cross” is a regis
tered BueLingo, a beef breed de
veloped from genetics which
originated in Holland. BueLingo
are a composite of Dutch Belted,
Angus and Limousin blended to
be a superior performing beef
breed.
In the early days of breed de
velopment Dr. Russell Daniel
son of North Dakota State
University did all the perform
ance testing. One appreciated
quality of BueLingo is the ability
of adult cows to wean calves
above 50 percent of their own
weight. This virtue has a two
part origin due to the extra milk
from Dutch Belt genetics and
the medium size cow’s effi
ciency.
BueLingo are not Belted Gal
loway. Both breeds have a par
tial origin in Dutch Belt genetics
but they are quite different.
BueLingo are normal size beef
cattle with short slick hair and
Belted Galloway are small
Michelle Shipe proudly displays “Ring Of Cross” the
grand champion of the International Championship Show
at Michigan State University Pavillion. Ring Of Cross is a
registered BueLingo owned by Dickinson Cattle Co. Inc. of
Barnesville, Ohio.
stocky cattle with extremely
long shaggy hair coats.
The BueLingo Cattle Society
is a young breed with over 100
members and just under 5,000
recorded cattle. A BueLingo is
normally black with a full circle
white belt, but some are red,
gray or gold colors.
Michelle Shipe is a senior at
Buckeye Trails High School of
Old Washington, Ohio and a se
rious member of the FFA Voca
tional Agriculture class.