A6 - THE PERKINS JOURNAL, Thursday, March 1,2012
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Perkins Livestock Show results told
Saturday, February 25 was
a big day for 75 Perkins 4-
H and FFA members as
they kicked off the local
livestock show at 10 a.m.
Madison Chaney, Perkins
FFA lead the group and
audience in the flag salute
to start off the Perkins
Livestock Show. Nathan
Anderson, PT Ag Booster
President recognized
Mr. James Ramsey, PT
Superintendent, as the
2012 community supporter
of the Perkins FFA and
4-H programs. Greg
Williams, spent the day
with the Perkins 4-H and
FFA youth instructing and
judging the entries for the
day. Williams was the
livestock coach at Northern
Oklahoma College,
Tonkawa and is currently
employed at Express
Ranch. Show results are as
follows:
SHEEP: Southdown--
Class 1: Sage Davidson:
1 and Breed Champion;
Dorset--Class 1:
McKenzie Martin 1
and Breed Champion;
Speckled Face--Class
l" Matt Ford 1 and Breed
Champion; Shropshire--
Class 1: Shodda Davidson
1 and Breed Champion;
Brayden Bmnker 2 and
Res. Breed Champion;
Hampshire-- Class 1:
Brayden Brunker 1, Toil
Clay 2, Mathew Bema
3, Joshua Moorman 4;
Class 2: Shodda Davidson
1, Kaylee Bmnker 2,
Scott Howard 3, Ashton
Cartmell 4, Ty Hill 5;
Breed Champion, Shodda
Davidson and Res. Breed
Champion Kaylee Brunker;
Natural--Class 1: Caleb
Ford 1, Shodda Davidson 2,
Jessica Howard 3, Michaela
Herring 4; Class 2: Halie
Runner 1, Ty Hill 2; Breed
Champion Halie Runner
and Res. Breed Champion
Caleb Ford; Suffolk--
Class 1: Mathew Bema 1,
Summer Moorman 2; Class
2: Hanna Runner 1, Tori
Clay 2, Kaden Herring 3;
Breed Champion, Hanna
Runner and Res. Breed
Champion Mathew Bema;
Crossbred--Class 1:
Jessica Howard 1, Tori Clay
2; Class 2: Taylor Cartmell
1, Delaina Herring 2; Breed
Champion, Jessica Howard
and Res. Breed Champion,
Taylor Cartmell; Grand
Champion Sheep:
Shodda Davidson and Res.
Grand Champion Sheep:
Halie Runner; SHEEP
SHOWMANSHIP:
Senior" McKenzie Martin;
Intermediate - Kaylee
Brunker; Junior - Ashton
Cartmell
GOATS: Class 1: Haley
Cox l, Sage Davidson 2;
Class 2: Braydon Brunker
1, Scott Howard 2, Kaley
Cox 3; Class 3: Haley
Cox 1, Shodda Davidson
2, Jaden Bell 3; Class 4:
Jessica Howard 1, Scott
Howard 2, Jay Perkins 3;
Class 5: Jaden Bell 1, Jay
Perkins 2, Jaden Bell 3;
Grand Champion Goat:
Jessica Howard and Res.
Grand Champion Goat,
Brayden Brunker; GOAT
SHOWMANSHIP:
Senior - Shodda Davidson,
Intermediate - Jessica
Howard, Junior - Jaden
Bell
DAIRY: Ayrshire--Class
1: McKenzie Stanford
1 & Champion; Brown
Swiss--Class l: Nathan
Vincent 1; Class 2: Brett
Chapman 1; Class 3:
Carlee Robbins l; Breed
Champion Brett Chapman;
Holstein--Class l: Kylie
Payne l; Class 2: BreAnn
Chapman l, Joe Preston 2,
Class 3: Cammi Robbins
1 ; Breed Champion,
Cammi Robbins and Res.
Breed Champion BreAnn
Chapman; Jersey--Class
l: Trey Reece 1, Carlee
Robbins 2, Trey Reece 3;
Class 2: Lucius Ownbey 1;
Breed Champion, Lucius
Ownbey and Res. Breed
Chapion, Trey Reece;
Milking Shorthorn-- Class
1: McKenzie Stanford 1 and
Breed Champion; Class
2: Cammi Robbins 1 and
Res. Breed Champion;
COMMERCIAL--Class
1: Erin Beam l, Lucius
Ownbey 2; Class 2: Cammi
Robbins 1, Lucius Ownbey
2, Lucius Ownbey 3; Class
Extension Corner
By Payne County Extension Educators
Nathan Anderson, Agriculture Educator
Dea Rash, FCS Educator
Stt Morris, 4-H Youth Development
Start IFimple, Horticulture Educator
Suzette liana, Rural Development
http:llocesokstate.edu/payne
AG •NEWS
Watch for first hollow
stem
The recent warm weather
has moved wheat develop-
ment into high gear. First
hollow stem is character-
ized by 1.5 cm of hollow
stem present below the
developing grain head.
First hollow stem samples
collected at Stillwater on
Monday showed that many
varieties were at or past first
hollow stem. Our wheat
plots at Stillwater are likely
four or five days ahead of
most producer fields; how-
ever, they clearly indicate
that first hollow stem is
rapidly approaching for all
producers. It is highly prob-
able that any wheat sown
prior to October 1 will be
at or past first hollow stem
by March 1 and March
15 will be two weeks .too
late to remove cattle from
wheat pasture.
It's Nearly Spring in
Oklahoma...Maybe
Spring has not quite sprang
in Oklahoma, though it is
hard to tell since we have
had very little you could
call winter. It is acting
more like spring with
increasing temperatures
and more wind. Much of
the state has received mois-
ture recently and conditions
are generally much better
than this time last year.
Stock pond water levels
remain very low, however,
in many places.
Wheat pasture, though it
started late, has done very
well this winter and so
have the cattle grazing it.
Most of the wheat variet-
ies in Oklahoma are at or
very near first hollow stem
stage, which means that
cattle must be removed
immediately in order to
preserve grain yields. I
do not expect to see much
market impact from a
"wheat pasture run" for a
several of reasons. First,
overall grazing numbers
are fairly limited. Secondly,
I suspect, though I do not
have any data to confirm,
that significan t numbers of
heifers are grazing wheat
that will be retained for
replacements and third,
much of the wheat that is
being grazed is intended
for forage only and will be
grazed out.
Feeder cattle prices in
Oklahoma are leaving
many producers (and lend-
ers) breathless. Based on
last week's auction prices,
a 500 pound, medium/large
#1 steer was priced at about
$190/cwt. or $950/head.
Just as we talk about the
corn market trying to buy
acres for corn production,
it seems the market is
trying to buy some heifer
retention. Various data
sets suggest that the annual
cow cost for most produc-
ers is in the range of $600-
700/cow/year. Upwards of
$250/head in returns per
cow should be enough to
stimulate some interest in
herd expansion.
It will take another 4-6
weeks to really see what
kind of spring is in store for
Oklahoma. If conditions are
good when green up really
takes off, the replacement
female market will like-
wise take off. At the cur-
rent time, bred heifer and
cows; and cow-calf pairs
are priced significantly
below current markets
farther north. I expect this
gap to close by late March
if green grass is happening
by that time. Bred cows in
Oklahoma are currently
priced mostly in the range
of $1000-$1475 per head,
Prices for young bred cows
in Nebraska were reported
last week in the range of
$1275-$2375/head. Bred
heifers in Nebraska were
reported in the range of
$1350-$2110 last week.
P.O. Box 842 Stillwater, OK 74076-0842
405-372-3367
Nathan Anderson, PT Ag Booster President, recognizing Superintendent James Ramsey
as the 2012 Ag Booster Community Supporter. Photo provided
3: Lucius Ownbey 1, Colton Griswold; Supreme
Cammi Robbins 2; Class Champion, Macy Griswold
4: BreAnn Chapman 1, and Res. Supreme
Brett Chapman 2, Carlee Champion, Kolby Shepard
Robbins 3; Class 5: Erin STEERS--Angus:
Beam l, Kylie Payne 2, Madison Chancy 1
Lucius Ownbey 3, Class and Breed Champion;
6: Carlee Robbins l, Lucius Chi: Tatum Swink 1
Ownbey 2, Nathan Vincent and Breed Champion;
3; Class 7: Cammi Robbins Limousin: Jaxon Swink
l, Cammi Robbins 2; 1 and Breed Champion;
Champion Carlee Robbins Maine: Jacob Gould 1
and Res. Champion Cammi and Breed Champion;
Robbins; Supreme Dairy, Grand Champion Steer,
McKenzie Stanford and Tatum Swink and Res.
Res. Supreme Dairy, Grand Champion Steer,
Carlee Robbins; DAIRY Jaxon Swink; BEEF
S H 0 W M A N S H I P ; SHOWMANSHIP: Senior
Senior - Carlee Robbins; -EmilyGould;Intermediate
Inatermediate - Cammi - Kolby Shepard; Junior
Robbins; Junior - Lucius - Tatum Swink
Ownbey
BEEF HEIFERS:
Angus--Class 1: Tori Clay
1; Class 2: Kolby Shepard
1; Breed Champion, Kolby
Shepard and Res. Breed
Champion Tori Clay; Chi--
Class 1: Danci Johnston 1,
Class 2: Chloe Griswold
1; Breed Champion Chloe
Griswold and Res. Breed
Champion Danci Johnston;
Hereford--Class 1: Jacob
Gould 1; Class 2: Emily
Gould; Breed Champion
Jacob Gould and Res.
Breed Champion Emily
Gould; Maine--Class
l: Kolby Shepard 1
and Breed Champion;
Shorthorn--Class l:
Courtney Murray l; Class
2: Kevin Judge 1; Breed
Champion, Kevin Judge
and Res. Breed Champion,
Courtney Murray;
Commercial--Class 1:
Macy Griswold l; Class 2:
Colton Griswold l; Breed
Champion, Macy Griswold
and Res. Breed Champion,
SWINE: Berkshire--
Class 1: Logan Crotty 1
& Breed Champion; Class
2: Logan Crotty 1 & Res.
Breed Champion; Chester
White: Class 1 -Logan
Crotty 1 & Champion;
Duroc: Class 1: Ginger
Wall l, Kohl Murray 2;
Class 2: Garrett Dollins 1,
Conner Carroll 2, Cody
Lewis 3; Breed Champion,
Garrett Dollins; Res. Breed
Champion, Conner Carroll;
Hampshire-- Class 1:
Dylon Everett 1, Joe
Preston 2, HaeLee Templin
3; Class 2: Shyla Hall 1,
Connor Bunch 2, Macey
Hall 3, Cooper Bowman
4; Class 3: Kohl Murray 1,
Raegan O'Donnell 2; Breed
Champion, Shyla Hall and
Res. Breed Champion,
Connor Bunch; Poland
China--Class 1: Skylar
Vogle 1, Ciark Crotty 2;
Class 2 - Clark Crotty
1, Colton Hill 2; Breed
Champion, Clark Crotty
and Res. Breed Champion,
Skylar Vogle; Spotted
Poland: Class 1 -Cassie
Bridenstine 1; Class 2: Ty
Elwood 1, Cody Lewis 2,
Shelby Elwood 3; Breed
Champion, Ty Elwood and
Res. Breed Champion Cody
Lewis; YorksMre-- Class
1: Conner Carroll l, Garrett
Dollins 2, Skylar Vogle 3;
Class 2: Tanner Bridenstine
1; Breed Champion,
Conner Carroll and Res.
Breed Champion, Garrett
Dollins; Crossbred: Class
1 - Shyla Hall 1, Cody
Lewis 2, Joe Preston 3,
Dylon Everett 4, Cooper
Bowman 5; Class 2: Ty
Elwood 1, Skylar Vogle 2,
Trey Reece 3, Clark Crotty
4, Garrett Dollins 5, Tyler
Carey 6; Class 3: Conner
Carroll 1, Macey Hall
2, Tyler Carey 3, Cassie
Bridenstine 4; Class 4:
Connor Bunch 1, Connor
Bunch 2, Trey Reece 3,
Kohl Murray 4; Class 5
Danci Johnston 1; Breed
Champion, Ty Elwood
and Res. Breed Champion
Skylar Vogle; Grand
Champion, Ty Elwood and
Res. Grand Champion,
Skylar Vogle; SWINE
SHOWMANSHIP:
Senior - Garrett Dollins;
Intermediate - Ty Elwood;
Junior- Trey Reece
Concession Stand
proceeds, donations, and
two hat racks donated
by the Perkins FFA were
auctioned to support the
Chad Collum Family. The
Perkins Ag Boosters, FFA
and 4-H youth would like
to express our thanks to
the Perkins Community
for their continued support
the Perkins 4-H and FFA
programs and its youth.
I AMERICAN
FMmmu s INCHeU
WI1W, COIIP"
PERKINS INSURANCE
AGENCY, INC.
Don Wooldridge, Agent
MARY A. MORRIS, AGENT
JOSHUAE. MORRIS, AGENTfl 505 E. Hwy. 33 • Perkins
• 121N. Main. P.O. Box 136
Perkins, OK 74059 . n
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