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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1957
Page
14
The Ranek herd credits selective breeding and hard culling for its rise in butterfat. A son of Lucifer improved daughters with strong udders, while Goldmaster lineage provided durable foundation cows. The herd now averages 612 pounds of butterfat, aided by alfalfa hay, corn silage, and a home mixed dairy feed.
Dwight Younkin of Penn State extension notes key traits for a meat-type boar. Growers seek length of body topline trim underline uniform width well sprung rib and wide chest to judge quality.
The owner plans to feed 28 black Southern steers through winter on hay and silage and finish them next year. Ranck has two sons and two daughters Helen Mae a student in Harrisonburg Virginia and Mrs John Miller of Vineland New Jersey.
The Pennsylvania index of prices received by farmers in mid September stood 11 points above a year ago and nine above mid August. Gains came mainly from higher hay and milk prices with 29.60 per ton for baled hay and wholesale milk up 40 cents per 100 pounds. The index reached 257 percent of the 1910 14 base while the national index was 245 percent, marking the first time in six months it fell below the prior month.
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