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Culpeper Senior Bulls Sell December 13th
Livestock Update, October 1997
Ike Eller, Animal and Poultry Sciences, Virginia Tech
The 40th annual sale of VA BCIA Culpeper senior bulls will be Saturday, December 13th at 12:00 noon at the Culpeper Agricultural Enterprises located four miles south of Culpeper on US 29. The sale will include 84 bulls representing the top performing two-thirds of the 126 bulls on test at Glenmary Farm at Rapidan. These include 111 Angus 9 Simmental, 4 Polled Hereford and 2 Charolais. These bulls are being gain tested for 112 days and are slated to come off test November 25th.
Beef producers and others who are interested are cordially invited to visit the test station at Glenmary Farm at any time and are especially invited to the Sunday afternoon Open House on Sunday, November 9th, 1:30 to 5:00 pm. Glenmary Farm is located 10 miles south of Culpeper, off route 522 in Orange County.
For additional information on the Culpeper senior bulls, contact the VA BCIA, Dept. Of Animal & Poultry Sciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061-0306, 540/231-9163. For sale catalogs, contact sale manager Virginia Sale Services, Mike Gothard manager, Rt. 2, Box 446, Staunton, VA 24401-9432, 540/337-3001.