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Holstein Sale Announced
MONTROSE (Susquehanna
Co.) Holstein enthusiasts will
have their pick of over 60 con
signments at the Northeast
Spring Classic sale, sponsored by
the Susquehanna County Hol
stein Club April 5 at 7:30 p.m.
Harold Hartt’s farm, Susquehan
na, will host the event Fraley
Auction Company, Muncy will
auctioneer.
Consignments were hand
picked by dairy farmers for dairy
farmers and exemplify the best
the Northeast has to of
fer. They include milking cows,
springers, show-age calves, an
embryo package, and a pick of
flush. In the past, buyers have en
joyed customer-satisfaction cattle
and have returned year after
year. This sale has been a tradi
tion in the Northeast for more
than 35 years.
One unique consignment to the
sale is three units of 29H02775
Hanover-Hill Triple Threat
semen, consigned by Charlie
Clark, SpringviUe. Triple Threat,
bom in 1972, has sired numerous
All-American and All-Canadian
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To request a catalog, contact
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934-2406; or sale committee
member Charlie Clark, Spring
ville, (570) 996-0743; or Joseph
Pavelski, Susquehanna, (570)
756-2256; or any member of the
Susquehanna Holstein Club.
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Red Meat Production 3 Percent Higher Than Year Ago
WASHINGTON, D.C. pounds, was 6 percent above the
Commercial red meat production previous year. Cattle slaughter
for the U.S. totaled 3.50 billion totaled 2.61 million head, up 1
pounds in February, up 3 percent percent from February 2001. The
from the 3.40 billion pounds pro- average live weight was 1,255
duced in February 2001. pounds, up 38 pounds from Feb-
Fcbruary 2001 contained 20 ruary a year ago.
weekdays (including one holiday) Veal production totaled 14
and four Saturdays. February million pounds, 8 percent below
2002 contained 20 weekdays (in- February a year ago and a new
eluding one holiday) and four record low for February. Calf
Saturdays. slaughter totaled 73,000 head,
Beef production, at 1.99 billion down 7 percent from February
2001. The average live
weight was 326 pounds,
down 2 pounds from Febru-
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HARRISBURG (Dauphin
Co.) The Pennsylvania State
Council of Farm Organizations
(SCOFO) hosted its annual busi
ness meeting and Cornucopia re
ception in the state Capitol
March 11.
The Cornucopia offers Penn
sylvania’s agricultural commu
nity an opportunity to interact
with legislators and discuss the
legislative agenda.
ary a year ago.
Pork production totaled
1.48 billion pounds, virtually
unchanged from the previ
ous year. Hog kill totaled
7.50 million head, 1 percent
below February 2001. The
average live weight was 267
pounds, up 3 pounds from
February a year ago.
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“While meeting with state leg
islators, our members addressed
a number of current issues of in
terest to the organization,” said
Susan Fox, executive director of
the Pennsylvania Association of
Conservation Districts Inc. and
chairwoman of the 2002 Cornu
copia.
The meeting featured a two
part roundtable discussion, with
the first part focused on “Local
Governments and Agriculture.”
Commercial Red Meat Production: United States 1
Class
Million Pounds % % Million Pounds %
Beef 1,881 2,330 1,987 106 85 4,086 4,137 96
Veal 16 17 14 92 85 33 31 89
Pork 1,486 1,716 1,482 100 86 3,178 3,198 101
Lamh/Mutton 17 18 18 101 100 36 35 97
Total 3,400 4,081 3,501 103 86 7,335 7,582 103
1 - Based on packers’ dressed weights and excludes farm slaughter.
2 - Accumulated totals and percentages based on unrounded data.
Lamb and mutton production, January-February red meat
at 18 million pounds, was up 1 production was 7.58 billion
percent from February 2001. pounds, up 3 percent above the
Sheep slaughter totaled 256,100 P r ™ Accumulated beef
... x x production was up 6 percent
head, 4 percent above last year. from last year? veal was down 7
The average live weight was 138 percent, pork was up 1 percent,
pounds, down 5 pounds from and lamb and mutton production
February a year ago. was down 3 percent.
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County Commissioner, served as
panelists. The second part of the
discussion, “Water Resources,”
featured panelists David Hess,
DEP secretary; George Wolff of
George Wolff Associates; Bill
Adams of the Pennsylvania Farm
Bureau and Brenda Shambaugh
of the Pennsylvania State
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