BEVERAGE OF THE DAY WAS MILK at the annual banquet of the Red Rose Dairy Herd Improvement Association Tuesday at the Host Motel. John Shelly, as sociation secretary, left, holds a glass while association president, Jason Weaver, pours froth a pitcher. Mrs. Weaver, third from left looks on. Other interested spec tators are Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hess. Hess is' a~ director of the association • DHIA Banquet (Continued from Page i) In that year their herd made 58 5 pounds of butterfat. They lave made the runnerup rec ord five years since they started testing. The herd of J. Mowery Frey, Lancaster R 7, which won the top award in 1961 ■and 1962, was the high Hol stein- herd in the association. The 37 cow herd had 14,726 pounds of milk and 559 pounds of butterfat. The award for Jersey pro duction went to Robert W. Ulrich, Quarryville Rl, with 9,666 pounds of milk and 536 COWS PROPERLY CONDITIONED ~. during the dry period PRODUCE UP TO 25% MORE MILK! BEFORE CALVING Thtt cow wei fined en the Pioneer program for 40 day* before eelvtng. Nate the excellent "dry «w" body eendltlem Proper feeding of the dry cow is the most important single factor af fecting herd health, longevity, and a sustained high level of milk produc tion. In 60 days, while the cow is dry. Pioneer Dry and Freshening feed will repair the hody from the previous lactation, build a reserve of body condition for the next lactation, and develop a stronger calf. In addition your cows will have less calving diffi culties, eliminate placenta quickly, 1 IAPTER completing record th. have less udder congestion, and most TOSrtn ""S CS; St importantly they will product up to Nofc «!• cxlromo dolryitM* «id •xc.ptlon.l 25% nlnr ~ m Jik' ho if condition ihowß pftor <Mi cow produce* , more mUK * 40^^ llh font of cillkl j See us today for full particulars. * JiF% Joseph M. Good & Sons LEOLA QUARRYVILLE pounds of butterfat from ilies pxesent at the meeting each of his 44 cows. heard Heibert Gilmore State The 17 Brown Swiss cows College, representing the in the herd of John M Beil- state DHIA, say the state has er, Gap R 2, was top for that inoie cows on test than ever breed with 10,015 pounds of before, and that the state milk and 410 pounds of butt- average was higher than ev erlat. ei befoie Eli N Haitin, Stevens Rl, He reported the state over bad the top Ayshire held age was 11,183 pounds of with 10,963 pounds of milk, milk and 43S pounds of butt and 439 pounds of buttertat erfat. The county average for on 32 cows. the year was 11,024 pounds The top mivexd herd be- of milk and 442 pounds of longs to Leon W Hess, Gord- butterfat. This is an increase onville Rl, He produced 14,- of 688 pounds of milk and 17 161 pounds of milk and 56S pounds of fat over the 1960- pounds of butterfat in a 24 61 testing year. cow herd . He said the state associa- The 81'S members and fam- tion is out of debt for the Lancaster Farming, Satan first time since 1947 when DHIA testing began. G-ilmoie said he forsees the day when milk will be sold on a basis other than butter fat content, but the question is what will it he and how soon He said he obiects to the use of the teini “solids not-tat” because it does not get iid of the “objectionable” woid, tat, the woid “solids” is not appealing to consum ers, and “not” is a negative word. At present we do not have a satisfactory substitute for judging milk other than by the fat content, he said. The mam concern, he said, is that we have accurate tests, and to date none have begn as satisfactoiy as te butteifat test. Seven new directois weie elected by the association They were Paul B Zimmei inan, Ephrata HI, associa tion 1, John E Kreider, Lau castei R 4, ass’n 4 Paul X. Brubaker, Mount Joy HI, ass’n G, Henry Hackman, CVlauheuu R 2, ass’n 7, Leon Hess, Gordonville, ass’n 10, Samuel Dum, Gieystone Rd _ East Petersburg, ass'n 15, and Isaac Brubaker, Lititz R 2, ass’n 15. L. F. Photo The top fifteen heids m the county with milk and butterfat lecords are as fol lows: 1, Raymond and Louise Witmer, Willow Street registered Guernseys, 12,225 For all year Grimm's Ford Troetor & Farm Service Part Ave., Quarryville Alien H. Mafz FORD DIESEL TRACTORS ■ Save fuel dollars with Ford’s precision-built diesef en« gines. Vertical exhaust and 12-volt electrical system are standard equipment. ■ pick Of power— s-ptow 6000 ... 3-4 plow 4000 ... 2-3 plow 2000 . . . plus the 4-plow Super Major and 3-plow Super Dexta. W Pick of features— All purpose or row crop,,. Select-O* Speed or conventional transmissions ... inde« pendent or transmission PTO... much morel NOW,.,FORD DIESEL ECONOMY ON EXTRA-EASY TERMS I Ph. ST 6-2597 Denver anuary lay, and 621 pounds, 2, T Mow eiy Fiey Jt , Lancaster R 7, legisteied Holstems, 1t,726 and jS9 pounds, 3, Amos B. Lapp, Gouion\il!e Rl, legiot eied and giade Holstems, 11,662 and ISS pounds, 4, Hu am S Anngst, Ehzabeih tonu Rl legisteied and giado Holstoms 11 LSO and IS.S pounds 1, Dan S Sloltz -1 ns, Mount Jot 111, registered Holstems, 11718 and 170 pounds. G, Paul B Zimmer man, Ephrata Rl registered Holstems, 14 046 and 177 pounds, 7, Pun\ H Fret-, 1343 Gypsv Hill Rd . icgrst eied and grade Holstems, 14,- 117 and SOS pounds S. Leon VV Hess, Goidomille Rl, nn\ed held 14 161 and ,16S pounds, 0 Paul E Xrsslev, Bambridge Rl, registered and gade Holstems 14 110 and 161 pounds 10. 1 Rbv Her sbev. Goidomille Rl regnt eied and grade Holstems ]’4,- 174 and .161 pounds 11 Vin os B Lantz Baretrlle Rl. re gistered and giade Holstems, 14 000 and 161 pounds 12, Aitlnir D Wenger Manheuu R 2, lesisteied Holbtoms 14- °>t3 nncl .It*) pounds 13, Pnrke M Ranck, Honks Rl, leßistered Ilolstems. 14 101 and 119 pounds' 14, T Rob ot t Sbenk, Manheun R 3, ie- Risteied and s;iade TFolstems, 14 541 and 117 pounds 11, Clair M Heishev, 'Willow St, R 2, registered and Riade Hol steins, 14,2 (J 1 and 511 pounds. *********** Elizabethtown Farmers Supply, Inc. Elizabethtown Phone 867-1341 Keener Equip. Co. Rts. 230 & 73, Lancaster Phono 309-9881 Souder Bros. New Holland Phono 334-8721 ii
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