A4O-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 27, 2003
Keystone International Livestock Exposition
2003 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS (Tentative)
Tuesday, September 30
800 am Haflinger Halter Class
12 00 pm Draft Hitch Classes
600 pm Draft Horse & Haflinger Hitch Classes
Wednesday, October 1
7 00 am Percheron Halter Show
7 00 am Shire National Show
followed by. Draft Horse Hitch Classes
6 00 pm Draft Horse & Haflinger Hitch Show
Thursday, October 2
7 00 am Belgian Halter Show
7 00 am Clydesdale Halter Show
followed by Draft Horse Hitch Classes
2 00 pm Wool Judging
4 00 pm Opening Ceremony & Awards Presentation
4 00 pm 7 00 pm Stockman’s Trade Show
500 pm Breeding Swine Berkshire, Chester White, & Duroc in order
6 00 pm Shropshire Breeding Sheep
5 30 pm Draft Horse & Haflmger Hitch Show
Friday, October 3
800 am White Park Breeding Cattle - (Sale Arena)
800 am Simmental Progress through Performance Show - (Large Arena)
800 am Breeding Sheep' Hampshire, Suffolk, Merino, & Cornedale in order
800 am Breeding Sheep Cheviot, Southdown, Montadale, & Tunis in order
800 am Draft Horse Youth Show
900 am Breeding Swine Yorkshire, Landrace, Hampshire, Spotted Swine, & Poland
China in order
10 00 am Red Angus Breeding Cattle - (Sale Arena)
10 00 am 7 00 pm Stockman's Trade Show
12 00 pm Club Calf and Prospect Heifer Show - (Main Floor)
12 00 pm Angus Breeding Cattle
100 pm Draft Horse Hitch Show
100 pm Hereford Sale
300 pm Simmental Sale
600 pm ‘ Keystone Classic Swine Sale ’
600 pm All Breeds Classic Series 6-Horse Hitch Show
730 pm National Junior Swine Association Showmanship
Saturday, October 4
800 am Shorthorn Sale Show - (Sale Arena)
800 am Junior & Collegiate Livestock Judging Contest
800 am National Junior Swine Association Eastern Regional Show
800 am Dorset Breeding Sheep
followed by Keystone Lead Line
800 am Paso Fino Horse Show
900 am Texas Longhorn Cattle Show - (Large Arena)
10 00 am Shorthorn Sale
10 00 am 700 pm Stockman s Trade Show
12 00 pm Lebanon Valley Farmer’s Bank/Fulton Bank Agri-Kid Olympics -
(Northeast Bldg )
12 00 pm Limousin Sale
300 pm Ewe Sale Hampshire Southdown, Dorset, Shropshire, Montadale, Suffolk. &
Cornedale in order
300 pm Evergreen Tractor 'Pedal Power Pull” -
200 pm Angus Sale
200 pm Highland Cattle Show - (Large Arena)
200 pm Quarter Horse Show - (Equine Arena)
200 pm Appaloosa Show - (Equine Arena)
600 pm Club Call & Prospect Heifer Sale - (Sale Arena)
700 pm (Approx ) Quarter Horse Show - (Equine Arena)
700 pm (Approx ) Appaloosa Show - (Largo Arena)
900 pm (Approx j Quarter Horse Show - (Large Arena)
900 pm (Approx ) Appaloosa Show - (Equine Arena)
Sunday, October 5
800 am Jr Beet Breeding Cattle Simmental, Shorthorn, A Limousin m order -
(Sale Arena)
800 am Jr Beef Breeding Cattle Angus, Red Angus, Hereford, Mame-Anjou, &
Crossbred m order - (Sale Arena)
followed by Junior (4-H & FFA) Steer Show - (Sale Arena)
800 am Appaloosa Show
800 am Quarter Horse Show
800 am Junior Breeding Sheep Merino, Cornedale, Dorset, Cheviot, Southdown,
Montadale, Tunis, & Shropshire in order
800 am Junior Breeding Sheep Hampshire, Rambouillet, Oxford, & Columbia, in order
followed by Junior Market Lambs
800 am Barrow On-Foot Show Duroc, Crossbred, Berkshire, Chester White,
Landrace, Hampshire, Poland China, Spotted Swine, Yorkshire, &
Truckload of 6 Market Hogs in order (12 00 Noon break for Live Hog
Evaluation & Jr Barrows)
10 00 am 700 pm Stockman's Trade Show
12 00 pm Live Hog Evaluation Contest
followed by Junior Barrows
12 00 pm National Hereford Show- (Large Arena)
300 pm Limousin MO E Show (Sale Arena)
Monday, October 6
800 am Arabian Horse Show
800 am Keystone Arabian Horse Judging Contest for Youth - (Equine Arena)
800 am Breeding Sheep Oxford, Rambouillet, & Columbia in order
800 am Shorthorn Breeding Cattle - (Sale Arena)
followed by Mame-Anjou Park Breeding Cattle (Sale Arena)
915 am Keystone Stockman's Contest - (Mam Floor)
10 00 am 300 pm Stockman’s Trade Show
315 pm Keystone Stockman's Contest Awards - (Mam Floor)
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KILE Announces 2003 Show Schedule
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Fences” classes, which will be
conducted in the Quarter and
Appaloosa Breeds on Saturday
night. This special feature will
be conducted in the Large
Arena starting at 7 p.m.
Highlights of the weeklong
festivities include five cattle
breed sales Hereford, Sim
mental, Shorthorn, Limousin,
and Angus. People in the mar
ket to purchase high quality
sheep will find seven different
breeds offered at the KILE Ewe
Sale on Saturday, Oct. 4. The
Keystone Lead Line will be Sat-
Gerhart, Zimmermans, Donoughs Clinch
Championship Lamb Titles At Ephrata
LOU ANN GOOD
Food And Family
Features Editor
EPHRATA (Lancaster Co.)
Ephrata Fair competition on
Wednesday included 92 head of
breeding, market, and nonsale
lambs. Taking grand champi
onships were some of the same
names that have been winning
at the annual event for the past
several years Gerhart, Zim
merman, and Donough.
Taking market lamb honors
was Andrew Gerhart. Jimmy
Zimmerman took the reserve
title for market lamb, and the
grand champion title for his
Southdown ram, which was
named supreme over all breeds.
“It’s clean-cut, showy, and
eye appealing,” Crone said of
the ram.
Jimmy sister Jen showed the
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With all the planning, money, and labor that’s gone into your silage
crop, DON’T GET ANXIOUS AND CUT IT TOO EARLY!
You planted com for silage because of the high nutrient yield per acre,
and this is another year when you want to get the highest yield possible.
Immature com produces a lot of soggy, sour silage that’s low in feed
value. You may get a lot of weight with this green silage, but you will be
limiting the total feed value available from your com acreage.
Forages stored much above 65% moisture will weep, causing loss of
nutrients and damage to the silo, unloader, and feeding equipment. Feeds
containing more than 70% moisture provide an excellent environment for
harmful bacteria growth and production of undesirable acids, resulting in
lowered palatability. As your silage approaches 80% moisture, the total
weight in your silo nearly doubles.
There are now hundreds of silos in the Mid-Atlantic area that are over
80’ tall, with many 100’, 120’, and up to 148’. These farmers need to
plant com varieties with at least 3-4 maturity dates in order to have silage
ready for the bottom third of their silos when harvest begins. The mois
ture content of this bottom section of the silo should be about 55%. The
middle third should be about 60%, with the top third about 65%-67%.
It can be very easy to cut your feed too early if you are accustomed to
begin harvesting according to the calendar. With the wet spring we had in
many areas, the com crop will be spread out considerably concerning
maturity and moisture content.
Check your com crop closely to be sure that it is indeed ready to har
vest, As your com matures, it increases in total dry weight and most of
this increase is in the ear, the very heart of vour silage.
When you are storing from 1,000 to 4,000 tons of silage (or more) in
one tower silo, it is critical that you manage your silage crop to prevent
excessive moisture in the silo.
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urday, Oct. 4, at noon. This
classy display of sheep and
their owners, outfitted in wool
clothing, is a real eye-appealing
event for the audience.
“Standing room only” de
scribes the audience appeal of
the nationally acclaimed All
Breeds Classic Series Six-Horse
Hitch Show. This demonstra
tion of brute horsepower is a fa
vorite of the regulars when 25
teams from across North Amer
ica compete for eligibility for
the national contest. The com
petition starts promptly at 6
p.m. on Friday, Oct. 3. Don’t
miss this event! There is a $5
admission fee.
Judge Rod Crone, center, selects the grand cham
pion market lamb shown by Andrew Gerhart, right,
and the reserve shown by Jimmy Zimmerman.
“DON’T JUMP THE GUN”
Children will have special
opportunities all week. They
can visit the KILE barnyard ex
hibit to see examples of several
species and breeds and leam
about each kind of animal. The
barnyard is open daily. On Sat
urday, Oct. 4, the Agri-Kid
Olympics start at noon, fol
lowed by the Pedal Power Pull
for kids aged 3-8. Participation
is open to everyone. See the dis
play in the Northeast Hall to
find out how to enter.
There are seven fun filled
days, so check out the schedule.