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Earl Kilby of Sperryville has been named the 1970 Outstanding Conservation Fanner of the Year in Rappahannock County. He is a fanner in the truest sense, for his entire income is derived from his 300-acre farm located in the F.T. Valley on Route 231, where he lives with his wife, Ruth. He is a Rappahannock native, in fact, was born and reared on this very farm.
Mr. Kilby has been involved in conservation measures on his farm for fifteen years cooperating to the fullest with the Soil and Water Conservation District. Beef cattle and orchards are the main phases of farming.
He has done a complete job of conservation with well managed grassland and springs developed to provide water in all of his pastures. Noxious weeds have been controlled; an abundance of
Turkey Dinner
A Turkey Buffet Dinner will be served Saturday, October 17 at the Flint Hill Fire Hall by the ladies of the Flint Hill Methodist Church, from 5 to 7 pjn. Tickets for this annual affair will be $2.00 for adults and $1.00 for children.
Angus Feeder Sale
A Solid One
Rappahannock’s October 13, 1970 Angus feeder calf sale is now past history. In my opinion it may not have been the hottest sale in the state, but it was a good, strong solid one.
854 cattle sold for $135,051.47. 481 steers averaged; $36.58 per hundred. 303 heifers averaged $29.79 per hundred. Sale average was $34.13. The 38 Short steers sold for $34.09 and the 20 Short heifers sold for $31.45. There were not enough yearlings to establish a price.
The average calf to run through the sale ring weighed 466 lbs., sold for $34.13 per pound and brought $159.14 per head. Surprising to me is that the average calf weighed only a couple of pounds less than last year.
The top pen of 18 Choice steers averaged 382 pounds/ head sold for $39.00. The high selling individual steer was one of Dick Latham’s - double AA • 565 pound steer that went for 61'j cents per pound.
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