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Extension Office, 1 p.m.
Pa. Wine Assocation annual
meeting, Nittany Lion Inn,
State College, thru April 10,
(717)234-1844.
Wednesday, Apnl 1 0
Mid-Atlantic Farm Credit annual
stockholders’ meeting, Four
Points Sheraton, Hagerstown,
Md.
Thursday. April 11
“Horses and Your Resources:
Smart, Environmentally
Sound” meeting, Circle D
Farm, Woodbine, Md., 7 p.m.-
9 p.m., (410) 489-7987.
Cow Side Transition Cow Work
shop no. 1, Clarion County,
Griebel Farm, Lucinda, 10
a.m.-ll;30 a.m.; no. 2 Craw
ford, Mercer counties, Rynd
Home Farm, Cochranton, 1:30
p.m.-3 p.m.; no. 3 Warren,
Erie Counties, Bob and Joe
Nickerson Farm, 10:30 a.m.-
noon, (724) 662-3141.
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Pesticide Certification Exam, Lu
zerne County Extension, West
Pittston, 9 a.m.
Friday, April 1 2
Western Pa. Spring Holstein
Spectacular Sale, Mercer
County 4-H Park, 7 p.m.
Integrated Pest Management,
Kent County Extension Office,
Chestertown, Md., 10 a.m.-ll
a.m.
Video Conference Ag Issues, Pa.
Rural Development Council,
9:30 a.m.-noon.
Tree Planting and Maintenance
Workshop, Ohio’s Plum Creek
North in Medina County, 9
a.m.-3 p.m., (330) 725-4911.
Saturday, April 1 3
N.W. Sheep and Wool Growers’
meeting, Pittsfield, (724)
662-3141.
Central Pa. Orchid Society Show,
Penn State Ag Arena, thru
April 14, Saturday noon-8
p.m. and Sunday 11 a.m.-5
p.m., (814) 237-4110.
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Ray K. Espenshade
Lewisburg, PA
(570) 524-7566
Carl Close
Glen Rock, PA
(717) 235-2730
John Deere Antique Tractor Pull
at Ron Boyer Farm, Rt. 100
south of Hereford, (215)
679-6592.
Pa. Dutch Folk Culture Society:
Eastertime on the Farm at
Pennsylvania German Heri
tage Center, Kutztown Uni
versity, noon-4:30 p.m.
Maryland Cooperative Extension
Field Day on Cover Crops for
Vegetable Production, Late
Season Fruit Production in
High Tunnels and The Use of
High Density Tunnels for Sea
son Extension, Clarksville Re
search Farm, Ellicott City,
noon.
Forest Management and Tree
Farm tour, Kessler Tree Farm,
Montro c ' 10
Hilton and Towers, thru April
16.
NRCS public meeting on Third
Party Vendors, Lancaster
Farm and Home Center, 7:30
p.m.
Tuesday, April 16
Sandladen Manure Handling
Tour, McLanahan Corp. Hol
lidaysburg, 9 a.m.
Pa. Ag Bankers Conference, Nit
tany Lion Inn, Penn State,
thru April 17, (814) 865-8301.
Wednesday, April 17
Woodland Owners of Centre
County tour, 6 p.m., (814)
625-2741.
Ohio Woodland Owners Work
shop April 17-19, Canters
Cave 4-H Camp, Jackson,
Ohio, (614) 688-3421.
Thursday, April 18
Two-day Milking Center Man
agement Short Course, Holi
day Inn, Grantville, thru April
19, (814) 652-6430.
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IMRPO Products ARE used on
Organic Dairy Farms
(800) 468-4909
Carl Delbert
Bedford, PA
(814) 623-6443
Maryland Farm Care
Westminster, MD
(717) 359-5793
Cumberland Valley FFA ban
quet, Cumberland Valley High
School, 7 p.m.
Chester Delaware County Farm
Bureau Spring Banquet, West
Fallowfield School, Atglen,
6:45 p.m.
Friday. April 1 9
Delaware Friends of Ag Break
fast, Modem Maturity Center,
Dover, Del., 7:15 a.m.
Penn State’s Block and Bridle
Club, Ag Arena.
Southwest Holstein Sensation
Sale, Fayette County Fair
grounds, Uniontown, 7 p.m.
Capitol Region 4-H Pre-teen Re
treat, Refreshing Mountain
Camp, Stevens, thru April 21.
Harvesting and Storing Fresh
Vegetables, Kent County Ex-
Winchester Graded
Feeder Cattle Sale
Warrenton, Va.
March 28,2002
Report Supplied by USDA
Winchester State Graded Feeder Cattle
Sale, Mar. 27 1628 head. Prices per
CWT. Average weights and average
prices where applicable in parentheses.
BOARD CATTLE( On Farm): 387
head (310 steers, 77 heifers).
STEERS; Med. and Lge. 1; 131 head
700-800 lb (782 lb) 72.00-77.00 (74.48);
179 head 800-900 lb (840 lb) 73.75-75.00
(74.50).
HEIFERS: Med. and Lge. 1: 77 head
600-700 lb (630 lb) 76.00.
IN BARN CATTLE; 1241 head (756
steers, 485 heifers).
STEERS: Med. and Lge. 1: 6 head
400-500 lb (468 lb) 104.00; 34 head
500-600 lb (555 lb) 91.50-101.00 (97.36);
99 head 600-700 lb (662 lb) 80-90.25
(86.26); 195 head 700-800 lb (753 lb)
74.85-87.00 (77.61); 56 head 800-900 lb
(838 lb) 72.25-74.75 (73.34); 77 head
900-1000 lb (943 lb) 70.75-73.50 (72.20);
20 head 1000-1100 lb (1061 lb)
69.25-70.00 (69.80). Med. and Lge. 2: 6
head 300-400 lb (334 lb) 113-116.00
(113.47); 15 head 400-500 lb (464 lb)
98-100.50 (99.83); 33 head 500-600 lb (555
lb) 92.50-92.75 (92.52); 57,head 600-700 lb
(656 lb) 74-86.25 (84.60); 56 head 700-800
lb (737 lb) 74.85-87.00 (79,19); 22 head
800-900 lb (839 lb) 69-74.75 (71.87); 6
head 900-1000 lb (976 lb) 72.00.
FEEDER HEIFERS: Med. and Lge. 1:
7 head 300-400 lb (355 lb) 100.00; 20 head
400-500 lb (456 lb) 86.25; 46 head 500-600
lb (567 lb) 77-84.25 (82.37); 80 head
600-700 lb (655 lb) 72.25-75.25 (73.68); 95
head 700-800 lb (742 lb) 69.50-75.00
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Saturday, April 20
Space Day 2002 at Penn State,
HUB-Robeson Center, Penn
State University, 10 a.m.-3
p.m.
New Jersey Holstein-Friesian As
socation State Sale, Warren
County Fairgrounds, 11 a.m.
Little International Livestock
Show, Penn State Ag Arena,
(814) 863-0569.
Penn State Dairy Expo, Ag
Arena, State College, 8 a.m.
Cecil County Farm Museum
Spring Antique Tractor Dem
onstration, Walnut Springs
Farm, 9 a.m. registration,
(410) 658-2121.
(72.31); 20 head 800-900 lb (856 lb)
65-69.50 (68.62); 6 head 900-1000 lb (930
lb) 67.00. Med. and Lge. 2: 14 head
400-500 lb (462 lb) 89.75; 48 head 500-600
lb (567 lb) 75.50-81.50 (80.10); 46 head
600-700 lb (653 lb) 72.75-75.25 (74.29); 28
head 700-800 lb (745 lb) 69.10-71.00
(70.04).
Winchester Weekly
Feeder Cattle
Richmond, Va.
April 1,2002
Report Supplied by USDA
WEEKLY AUCTION at Winchester,
Apr. 1; FEEDER CATTLE. 609 head.
Prices Based on In Weights.
STEERS: 185 head. Med. and Lge. 1:
300-400 lb 101-112.00; 400-500 lb
94-105.50; 500-600 lb 85.50-96.00; 600-700
lb 82-92.75; 700-800 lb 79-83.00; 900-1000
lb 71.50. Small 1: 400-500 lb 68.00;
700-800 lb 70.00. Med. and Lge. 2:
200-300 lb 94-108.00; 400-500 lb 89-94.00:
500-600 lb 90.50; 600-700 lb 74-81.00,
700-800 lb 74-75.00.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: 8 head Med
and Lge. 2- 300-500 lb 73.25; 500-700 lb
63-65.50.
HEIFERS: 277 head. Med. and Lge 1:
200-300 lb 98.50, 300-400 lb 97-100.50,
400-500 lb 74-86.00; 600-700 lb 74-76.50;
700-800 lb 72.75; 800-900 lb 65.50. Small
1: 500-600 lb 60-65.50; 600-700 lb
61-66.00. Med. and Lge. 2: 300-400 lb
83-108.00; 400-500 lb 74-94.75; 500-600 lb
67-80.00; 700-800 lb 62.50-66.50; 800-900
1b61.00.
BULLS: 139 head. Med. and Lge. 1:
200-300 lb 98-118.00; 300-400 lb
94.50- 400-500 lb 79-89.00; 600-700
lb 69-82.50; 700-900 lb 61-73.00. Small 1:
200-300 lb 81-85.50; 300-400 lb
64.50- 400-500 lb 71.00; 600-700 lb
60-65.00; 700-900 lb 57-60.00. Med. and
Lge. 2: 200-300 lb 86-90.00; 300-400 lb
76-92.00; 400-500 lb 75-87.00; 500-600 lb
73-81.00; 600-700 lb 79-73.00; 700-900 lb
62-68.75.