Lan caster Holstein Show crowns two veteran families
At the Lancaster District Holstein Show more than 120 cattle competed with the Robert Kauffman family of Elizabethtown winning grand and reserve grand championships. The Frey family of Willow Street earned multiple blue ribbons and premier breeder honors as Open Black and White judging extended over five hours.
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Quarryville
Lancaster District
Robert Kauffman
Elizabethtown
Freys
Willow Street
Andfar
Cinderella
Paul King
York County
King
Kauffman
Sunapee
Ruth
Linda Kauffman
J. Mowery Frey
Susan
Sandy Frey
Jimmy
John
Yield grades explained by Penn State and USDA officials
About 200 people attended an open meeting at the Lancaster auction barn to learn yield grades. Speakers included H Louis Moore, Lester Burdette, Milton Marshall, James Anderson, and Max Smith. Moore traced the yield grading system adopted February 23 1976 and discussed whether lower graded cattle have no value, with demonstrations of cattle grading at the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kendack Borry
Lancaster
Louis Moore
Penn State
Lester Burdette
Milton Marshall
Cross Brothers
Phila
James Anderson
USDA
Max Smith
Inner Livestock Exchange
H. Louis Moore
Strauss tops hog show at Lancaster fair
Robert Strauss Jr of Ephrata bought a feeder pig for 107 dollars in April and won grand champion at the Lancaster County FFA Market Hog Show and Sale at the Lancaster Stockyards. His 215 pound Duroc-Wy edge out the lightweight champion, selling to Hatfield Packing for 2.37 per pound. Reserve grand champion Christian Herr, Narvon, earned 1.30 per pound for his 205 pound Yorkshire-Hampshire. Herr bought his animal at the same April sale. Lancaster County Farm Restaurant bought Herr’s reserve.
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Joanne Spahe
Lancaster
Lancaster County Swine Producers Association
Robert Strauss, Jr
Durlach Road
Ephrata
Lancaster County
Lancaster Stockyards
Hatfield Packing Company
Hatfield
Christian Herr
Robert Herr
Narvon R2
FFA
Garden Spot High School
Yorkshire-Hampshire
Strauss
Herr
New Holland
Lancaster County Farm
Elizabethtown
Dutch Valley
Hatfield Packing
Clemens
Jerry Clemens
Tobacco cutting starts in Lancaster County amid variable weather
Weather variations across Lancaster County place the tobacco crop at different stages of growth while the overall season runs about a week early. Pennstate expert John Yotum notes aphids appear but are not severe and Pennlan shows strong performance versus Pembel at this stage. By Friday morning three growers reported cutting had begun including Paul Groff of Manheim R3 who expects to harvest despite upcoming bad weather and who notes Pembel on seven acres yields about 60 pounds per latch.
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Joanne Spahr
Lititz
Lancaster County
John Yotum
Penn State Southeast Research Laboratory
Landisville
Pennlan
Pembel
Paul Groff
Manheim R3
Groff
Special conservation series begins this week on page 28
A conservation feature appears in this issue with Farm Calendar Editorial comments and Letters. The Berks Jr. Golatein section highlights a Chester 4-H beef show and Homestead Notes.
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Price P
Berks Jr
Golatein
Homestead
Lan caster County FFA Market Hog show grand champion
Robert Strauss Jr of Ephrata R1 showed the grand champion market hog at the Lan caster County FFA show and sale held last Tuesday, meeting with the judge after the award.
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Robert Strauss, Jr
Ephrata
Lancaster County
FFA
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