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Livestock Update, October 1997

BEEF

OCTOBER
7 -- Delivery Wytheville BCIA Senior & Junior Bulls, SWBTS, Wytheville. Contact: Ike Eller, (540) 231-9151

NOVEMBER
3 -- Beef Cow 2000 Clinic, Marshall. Contact: Bill McKinnon

5 -- Farm Construction and Facilities Symposium, Harrisonburg. Contact: Pete Martens, (540)564-3080

5 -- Dublin Feeder Cattle Associaton Bred Heifer Sale, Dublin. Contact: Richard White, (540) 980-7761

6 -- Beef Cow 2000 Clinic, Blackstone. Contact: Bill McKinnon

10 -- Delivery Culpeper BCIA Junior Bulls, Glenmary Farm, Rapidan. Contact: Ike Eller, (540) 231-9151

11 -- Beef Cow 2000 Clinic, Abingdon. Contact: Bill McKinnon

12 -- Beef Cow 2000 Clinic, Staunton. Contact: Bill McKinnon

21 -- Virginia BCIA PT Bull & Commercial Replacement Heifer Sale, Blackstone. Contact: Ike Eller, (540) 231-9151

DECEMBER
2 -- Virginia R.O.P. (Retained Ownership) Shipment. Contact: Bill McKinnon

6 -- Virginia BCIA PT Bull & Commercial Replacement Heifer Sale, Staunton. Contact: Ike Eller, (540) 231-9151

8 -- Virginia Cow/Calf Conference, Staunton. Contact: Ike Eller, (540) 231-9151

13 -- Virginia BCIA Culpeper Senior Bull Sale, Culpeper. Contact: Ike Eller, (540) 231-9151

GENERAL

OCTOBER
1 - 5 -- Virginia State Fair, Richmond

4 -- Virginia Tech Ag Alumni Roundup, Blacksburg

31 -- Hokie Harvest Sale, Virginia Tech. Contact: Dan Eversole, (540) 231-4738

HORSE

OCTOBER
12 -- 6th Annual Yearling Auction, Middleburg AREC, 2:00 p.m. Contact: Wendell Cooper, (540) 687-3521

POULTRY

OCTOBER
1 - 5 -- State Exhibition Bird Show, Virginia State Fairgrounds, Richmond. Contact: Phillip J. Clauer, (540) 231-9185

4 -- State 4-H Market Poultry Show, Show Ring II, State Fairgrounds, Richmond. Contact: Phillip J. Clauer, (540) 231-9185

SHEEP

OCTOBER
25 -- Virginia Bred Ewe and Lamb Show and Sale, Harrisonburg. Contact: Corey Childs, (540) 635-4549

NOVEMBER
29 -- Production Ewe and Ram Sale, Marshall. Contact: Nancy Weik, (540) 347-2569

DECEMBER
5 - 6 -- Virginia-North Carolina Shepherds Symposium, Blacksburg. Contact:

SWINE

OCTOBER
4 -- State Fair Open Market Hog Show, Richmond. Contact: Allen Harper

5 -- State Fair Jr. Market Hog Show, Richmond. Contact: Allen Harper



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