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By W. H. Lyne , 'Farmers producing pigs for market and Farm Agents of counties of this section will meet at 10:00 o'clock |i Tuesday morning, April 1, at Orange ' to formulate plans for an area “Feeder. Pig Sale” as a result of l' growing interest in this marketing method. The success of the “Feeder ‘ Pig Sales” in Goochland county in recent years is'felt to be largely re- * s, sponsible. * - > . . i -
Breeders of Culpeper, Madison, Orange, Albemarle, Louisa, Spotsylf vania and other counties, including Rappahannock, have been asked to * select one breeder from each county who with their County Agent will attend the Orange Planning Meeting. f /«cording to reports these sales have proven high beneficial to the * ■ small as well as the larger breeders therefore the Rappahannock farmers * keeping only two or three sows | should be interested as buyers from hog feeding areas of the state are looking for a source where they can | contact this office or a member of I; the county livestock committee which " are as follows: Jackson District, I. f-L Parrish; Wakefield, James E. v Yates; Hampton, Wade H. Massie, S Jr.; Piedmont, J. Rodes Brown; Stonewall, J. Maurice O’Bannon; and Hawthorne, H. L. Miller.
A Livestockmans Field Day and Junior Beef Heifer Show is being planned for April 26 at Dolmont, the W. B. Dolph farm, near Washing- \ ton.
The Field Day and Show ' for FFA and 4-H members harrying beef heifer projects is sponsored by the County livestock Committee and has the support of the Rappahannock Angus Breeders Association and other breeders. / This Association has donated $25 for prizes. Others making liberal donations towards encouraging our • boys and girls in their beef heifer projects are: P. Lee Thornton, Isaac “Lr Parrish, "Wade Massie, Jr;, Joseph D. Keyser, and Wade Pullen.
Classes, will include Hereford as well as Angus heifers with similar awards for each class with -excep* a tion of a special class for the Angus heifers purchased by members at las( year’s Feeder Calf Sale which is * being sponsored by the breeders pro. ducing these heifers and for-which prizes will be announced at the show depending upon efficiency each boy C. has done in growing out his par. ticular .heifer.. _ ___ -
Hugh Henderson, 4-H Livestock Specialist of VPI will judge, and has been asked to give a “fitting and showing” demonstration prinrtftthe— show for the purpose of giving expected exhibitors some “know how” , in dolling up and showing their animals.
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