
                         Roanoke Times
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DATE: WEDNESDAY, April 17, 1991                   TAG: 9104170172
SECTION: BUSINESS                    PAGE: B-7   EDITION: METRO 
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WESTERN VIRGINIA FARMS TO PARTICIPATE IN BEEF EXPO

Several Western Virginia cattlemen will participate in the 1991 Beef Expo at the Rockingham County Fairgrounds in Harrisonburg April 26-27.

The event is expected to draw up to 8,000 people from Virginia and other East Coast states. It will feature eight different breeds of seedstock cattle as well as events of interest to the whole family.

A working cattle-dog demonstration, a cattle-working contest, a cattle-roping demonstration, a calf scramble, bluegrass music and a beef cook-off will be featured.

Among the farms participating are Spring Lake and Paramont Ranch of Abingdon, Virginia Tech at Blacksburg, Lynn Brae of Daleville, Foggy Mountain Charolais of Fancy Gap, Falling Springs Salers of Hot Springs, Barksdale Farms of Rocky Mount and several other Western Virginia farms.

Admission to the expo is free, but tickets for the Friday night beef festival dinner and bluegrass music cost $15.

For details, call Joe Meek, the expo manager, at (703) 992-5971 or write Meek at P.O. Box 176, Daleville, Va., 24083.

by CNB