Lancaster farming. (Lancaster, Pa., etc.) 1955-current, February 17, 2001, Image 31

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Bull Test
STATE COLLEGE (Centre
Co.) The Pennsylvania De
partment of Agriculture’s Meat
Animal Evaluation Center
wishes to announce the 84-day
weight results for PA’s Bull Test
ing Program. There is an excel
lent group of bulls currently on
“Cornucopia’ Provides
(Continued from Page A3O)
enrollments of students in the ag
riculture majors. Steele also men
tioned the building projects of a
new food science facility and
plans for a forestry building.
The 1-99 project, said Steele,
will make the agriculture cam
pus the “front door” of the uni
versity as visitors coming to the
university will use the new road.
The college of agriculture, said
Steele, has lost some land to the
construction project but contin
At left, LeVan received a citation from the Senate,
presented by Senator Michael Waugh, majority chair,
Senate Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee. The
Cornucopia event, according to LeVan allows “farm or
ganizations to work together. It’s a way of showing that
agriculture is together on political issues.”
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 17,2001-A3l
84-Day Weight Results
test, consisting of 41 Angus
(seven of which are Red), 23
Simmentals, eight Herefords, one
Charolais and one Limousin.
Through 84 days, the 41
Angus bulls have maintained an
average daily gain of 4.31
pounds per day with a lifetime
ues to acquire farmland in the
surrounding areas.
Also during the luncheon new
members of the General Assem
bly formally introduced them
selves and outlined what they
would like to see accomplished in
the upcoming legislative session.
Reports on resolutions, the yel
low book project, and nomi
nations were on the agenda for
the annual meeting. Following
the meeting was discussion on
food safety, bio technology and
environmental concerns.
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weight per day of age of 3.46
pounds per day.
The top-gaining Angus bull, is
the PS Traveler 351 614 son con
signed by Marlin and Steve Paul,
which gained S.4S pounds per
day. This bull is a full brother to
the top-indexing Angus in last
year’s testing program. The sec
ond fastest-gaining bull of the
breed is the Rito 353 of Rita
SHII son consigned by Monica
Feeser. This bull has gained 5.11
pounds per day on test and has
maintained a 4.07 pounds per
day lifetime weight per day of
age.
The 23 Simmentais have a
breed average daily gain of 4.34
pounds per day on test, and a
lifetime weight per day of age of
3.61 pounds per day. The top
gaining bull on test this year is
the Simmental bull consigned by
H. Robert McQuiston. This
WAR Dynamite 620 sired bull
has gained 6.79 pounds per day
thus far and is well on his way to
setting a new record for Average
Daily Gain on test in the State of
Pennsylvania. The fullblood,
Fleckvich, son of Great Guns
Ferdinand 132 posted the second
fastest gain, among the Simmen
tais, of 5.07 pounds per day and
has maintained a lifetime weight
per day of age of 3.83
jj pounds per day.
This year, there are
eight Herefords on test
which have gained, on
average, 3.66 pounds
per day.
The top-gaining
Hereford is the NJW
217 Vaquero 25C son,
consigned by Frank
Phoenix, which has
gained 4.28 pounds
per day on test. The
second fastest-gaining
Hereford is the con
signment from Steve
and Jeff Reigel. This
son of Slayton Tremor
801, gained 4.26
pounds per day so far,
and has maintained a
lifetime weight per day
of age of 3.13 pounds
per day.
The top Charolais
bull, consigned by Ray
Bratton, has gained
5.29 pounds on test
and has maintained
the highest lifetime
weight per day of age,
over all 74 bulls, of all
breeds with a lifetime
weight 4.25 pounds
per day.
The Limousin bull
consigned by David
and Lynda Miller has
gained 3.51 pounds
per day through 84
days and has posted a
lifetime weight per day
of age of 3.09 pounds
per day.
The bulls will be
weighed off test Feb.
20. They will have
their final average
daily gains and life
time weight per day of
ages calculated. The
bulls will be scanned
ultrasonically to obtain
fat thickness and Loin
eye areas. Adjusted
yearling weights and
Final Index ratios will
then be derived. The
bulls will undergo a
comprehensive breed
ing soundness exam,
including a semen
evaluation.
After all of the eval
uations, the sale com
mittee will select ap
proximately the top 75
percent of the bulls to
offer in PA’s 28th Per-