A24-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 12,2002
Beshore Farm Wins
Farm Show Hay Competition
HARRISBURG (Dauphin
Co.) Beshore Farms of New
Cumberland, York County, was
crowned the grand champion of
the hay competition with an al
falfa grass mixed entry on Jan. 4
at the 86th Annual Pennsylvania
Farm Show. Receiving reserve
champion was Heidel Hollow
Farm of Germansville, Lehigh
County, with an entry of timothy
grass hay.
Judge Lester Vough of Brooke
ville, MD, evaluated the hay
classes. In his evaluation, he
looked at the entry’s stage of ma
turity. leafiness, color, odor, and
the presence of any foreign ma
terial such as weeds or sticks.
Also, each entry is given chemical
scores for protein content and
feed and dollar values per ton of
hay. When talking about his
champions, he judge referred to
the champion alfalfa as “having
a very high feed value,” while the
reserve is quoted as being “one of
the best Timothy samples I have
ever seen.” He also referred to
Mid-Atlantic region as having an
adequate hay supply through the
rest of the winter.
Judge Murray Fisk, Tunkhan
nock, evaluated 49 entries in the
Small Grains Competition at the
Foraging Around,
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Forage and Grassland
Council, scheduled February 9 in
Lancaster Farming, is scheduled
to include a feature on rotational
grazing for poultry in addition to
work by other leading graziers. A
preview and schedule of the
upcoming Pennsylvania Forage and
Grazing Conference is also
scheduled, in addition to news and
views of the Council.
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86th Farm Show. Small Grains
are broken down into five divi
sions: wheat, oats, barley, soy
beans, and miscellaneous. Two
Juniata County natives were
crowned grand champions, as
Sarah Bargo, Port Royal claimed
the champion wheat honors and
John Shearer, Port Royal, was
crowned champion oats. Also,
David Wickard, Carlisle, Cum
berland Co., was named grand
champion barley. Judge Fisk
evaluated the entrants on purity
of the seeds, their bushel weight,
and seed quality characteristics
such as cracked grains, insect, or
disease injuries. Timothy seed
and Rye were also exhibited and
placed.
HAY - FIELD CURED
NO HEAT
Alfalfa first cutting field dried only 1
Daniel Christ 2 Sean Kneebone 3 James
Henry
Alfalfa later cutting field dried only 1
Daniel Mikos 2 Daniel Chnst 3 Frank
Haiti
Alfalfa grass mixed first cutting field
dried only 1 James Henry 2 Sean Knee
bone 3 Garry W Burgard
Alfalfa grass mixed later cutting field
dried only 1 Beshore Farms 2 Raymond
Norconk 3 Garry W Burgard
Clover, field dried only 1 Terry Lutz 2
H Ray Ruhland 3 Bill Henry
Clover, grass mixed field dned only 1
Dave and Bonnie Klinger 2 Maple Hill
Farm 3 Mack Farms
Grass, first cutting field dried only 1
Mack Farms 2 Carson S McKinley 3
Norm Wurbach
Grass, later cutting field dned only. 1.
Dustin Smyth. 2. Steve Bandi. 3. Bill Henry
Mixed, more than 50 percent of legumes
field dried only 1 Daniel Mikos 2 Maple
Hill Farm 3 James Henry
Mixed, more than 50 percent of grasses
field dned only 1. Andal Farms 2 Maple
Hill Farm 3, Steve Bandi
HAY - FIELD CURED
PRESERVATIVE
Alfalfa, first cutting 1 Rodney Walter. 2
Heidel Hollow Farm
Alfalfa, later cutting 1 Heidel Hollow
Farm 2 Breezy Farms 3 Scott Long
Alfalfa, grass mixed first cut 1 Heidel
Hollow Farm
Alfalfa, grass mixed later cut 1 Ruth
Long 2 Nevin G Rice
Grass, first cutting 1 Heidel Hollow
Farm 2 Nevin G Rice 3 Daniel K Pear
son
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Grass, later cutting 1 George C Hemtz
2 Jayme E Benner 3 Breezy Farms
Mixed more than SO percent legumes 1
Heidel Hollow Farm 2. Nevm G Rice
Mixed more than 50 percent grasses 1
Ken Long 2 Breezy Farms 3 Nevm G
Rice
Hay, grand champion 1 Beshore Farms
Hay, reserve grand champion 1 Heidel
Hollow Farm
HAY - FIELD CURED
HEAT DRIED
Alfalfa, first cutting 1 Robert Bieber 2
Dennis R Newhard 3 R.M Klein Hay and
Straw Farms
Alfalfa, later cutting 1 Duane Shuman
2 Richard Shuman 3 Robert Bieber
Alfalfa, grass mixed first cutting 1 R M
Klein Hay and Straw Farms
Grass, first cutting 1 R M Klein Hay
and Straw Farms 2 Robert Bieber
Grass, later cutting 1 Norm Wurzbach
2 George C Heintz
Mixed, more than 50 percent of legumes
1 Dave and Bonnie Klinger 2 James P
Henry
Mixed, more than 50 percent of grasses
1 Dave and Bonnie Klinger 2 Robert
Bieber
SMALL GRAINS - WHEAT
Dynasty 1 Ed Wickard.
Freedom. 1 Ed Wickard 2. Vernon
Wickard
Jackson: 1 John E Shearer
Madison. 1 Sarah Bargo 2 Ed Wickard
Wheat, grand champion 1 Sarah Bargo
SMALL GRAINS - OATS
Armor 1 John E Shearer 2 Daniel
Christ 3 Sarah Bargo
Ogle 1 Ed Wickard 2 Vernon Wickard
3 Robert E Swartz
Hercules 1 David Wickard 2 Beniamin
J Hamer
Porter 1 Ed Wickard 2 David Wickard
3 Daniel Christ
Porter, voc class 2 Sean Kneebowe
Oats, grand champion. 1 John E. Shear
er.
SMALL GRAINS - BARLEY
Barsory 1 David Wickard. 2. Ed Wick
ard. 3. Vernon Wickard
Pennco. 1. David Wickard 2 Ed Wick
ard 3. Vernon Wickard
Wysor: 1. Daniel Chnst 2. Ed Wickard. 3.
David Wickard.
Barley, grand champion: 1. David Wick
ard.
SMALL GRAINS - MISCELLANEOUS
Soybeans, any vanety, 1. Vernon Wick
ard 2 Jeff Wickard 3 David Wickard
Buckwheat, Japanese or silverhull-1 Ed
Wickard 2 Vernon Wickard 3 David
Wickard
Rye, any vanety: 1. Jeff Wickard. 2. Ver
non Wickard 3. Ed Wickard
Timothy seed 1 Vernon Wickard 2 Ed
Wickard 3 David Wickard
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What’s In A Market Report?
EPHRATA (Lancaster Co.) The USDA’s Agricultural Mar
keting Service (AMS) collects and distributes price and sales re
ports on farm products to provide equal access to both buyers
and sellers on current marketing information.
Uniform standards (such as quality grade and yield grade) on
which to quote prices have been established for each commodity.
The commodity’s price basis per-hundred weight, per-head,
per-ton, per-bushel, etc. should be noted in the report. Most
livestock prices are reported on a per-hundred pound weight
basis (CWT) with those on a per-head basis adequately noted.
The weighted average is computed by dividing the total value of
the sales by the total number of units sold.
For example: “Choice 2-3 steers, 1100-1400 lbs, sold 65-68.00”
means the market reporter considered those steers of Choice
quality, ranging from 1,100 to 1,400 pounds, with the estimated
yield of closely trimmed retail cuts graded at 2-3 (on a scale of
1-5 yield grades) and at prices ranging 65 to 68 cents per-pound
live weight.
. The word “market” can refer to the geographic location
where the commodity is traded or the price at which it is traded.
Market reports may denote market activity, price trend, supply,
demand and undertone. An explanation of these terms follows:
• MARKET ACTIVITY: The pace at which sales are made.
Active - Supplies readily clearing the market.
Moderate • Supplies clearing at a reasonable rate.
Slow - Supplies are not clearing the market.
Inactive - Sales are intermittent with few buyers or sellers.
• TREND: The direction in which prices are moving in rela
tion to trading in the previous reporting period.
Higher - Majority of sales are at prices measurably higher.
Firm - Prices are higher, but not measurably so.
Steady - Prices are unchanged.
Weak - Prices are lower, but not measurably so.
Lower - Prices for most sales are lower.
• SUPPLY: The quantity of the commodity currently avail
able.
Heavy - Volume of supply is above average.
Moderate - Volume is average.
Light - Volume is below average.
• DEMAND: The desire to possess a commodity coupled with
the willingness and ability to pay.
Very Good - Offerings or supplies are rapidly absorbed.
Good - Firm confidence on the part of buyers that general
market conditions are good. Trading is more active than nor
mal.
Moderate • Average buyer interest and trading.
Light - Demand is below average.
Very Light - Few buyers are interested in trading.
• UNDERTONE: Sense of direction in a given market situa-
tion.
USD A To Increase
Assessments On
mported Pork Products
WASHINGTON, D.C. USDA is increasing
assessments on imported pork and pork prod
ucts. The increase from seven-hundredths to
one-tenth of a cent per pound, or the equivalent
of fifteen-hundredths to twenty-two hundredths
of a cent per kilogram will become effective
Jan. 28,2002.
The increase reflects the 36 percent increase
in hog prices paid at major U.S. markets last
year. The rate of assessment, which was in
creased from 0.35 to 0.45 of one percent of mar
ket price effective Sept. 3, 1995, remains un
changed.
This increase will bring importer assessments
more in line with those being paid by domestic
producers.
Assessments on imported pork and pork
products are established by formula each year,
based on U.S. market prices for hogs. Assess
ments on domestic and imported pork are au
thorized by the Pork Promotion, Research, and
Consumer Information Act of 1985. The assess
ments fund research and promotional activities
designed to strengthen the position of pork in
the marketplace.
Notice of the increase appeared as a final rule
in the Dec. 28 Federal Register. Copies of the
final rule are available from the Marketing Pro
grams Branch, AMS Livestock and Seed Pro
gram, USDA Stop 0251, 1400 Independence
Ave. SW, Washington, DC 20250-0251, (202)
720-1115.