NO. 14 ROBERT GROFF goes over dairy production records with Ralph Snyder, feed com- Radvisor as daughters, Sharon and Joyce, look on ■Quality Pays on This Farm H|ing their DHIA testing year with a herd average Bib. butterfat brings a feeling of achievement to Mr. Bs. Robert C. Groff, Groffdale "Farm, Quarryville. B Groffs purchased the 127-acre farm last year after Bfrented the place for three years'. Their 1958 produc- Birage is even more commendable when it is com- B’ith their 1956 average of 11,448 lb milk and 424 5 Bwith eighteen cows. Byear just completed, B increase in "the num- Bnilkers to twenty-five Big 13,202# milk and Bt, indicates the time B>ught devoted to the Bi of the herd’s found- Bbmals and the care Management provided Hproffs. BJroffdale herd is prin Kof Rag Apple breed- B the “Luciler” line intensified. Cows are Bred to Pennstate An- Bucifer, he by the Sou B rn Pennsylvania Bre- Rissociation’s Sovereign Bio Antonio and out of Bte Lucifer Josey Bet- Re produced 20.948 lbs. B and 1,003 lbs. of fat Bur-year-old and is a B r of Lauxmont Ad- Rjucifer. tthoff used a “Lucifer” Bier and has ten of his B rs approaching pro- |>lls Named for Tobacco Vote ■ s Dorothy Y. Neel, Lancaster County ASC office B r > Friday released the list of polling places for the By 24 Cigar-Filler (Type 41) Tobacco Grower refer ■on marketing quotas for the next three crops of ■er County leaf ■Neol said that if at 80-thirds of growers quotas; quot- allotments based price supports at of the average ■ Type 41 leaf for the B eo years, and penal ■ overplanting will be B for the 1959, 60 and B?tas are disapproved, ■Wave been in the past County tobacco B^ s there will be no or penalties. duction age: Lucifer Gar wood Daisey, bred by Groff, producing 15,666 lbs. of milk and 620 lbs of fat in 308 days as a four-year-old, serv es as an example of what may be anticipated. Purchased for foundation cows and justifying their se lection are Glenedda Major ette, V.G, with 1&,194 lbs. of milk, 4.6%, 748 lbs. of fat in 305 days at eight years; Erma’ Wayne Colantha, V.G. 19,190 lbs. of milk, 3.6%, 682 lbs of fat, 305 days at mine years; and Kay Princess Rag Apple, with J.7'616 lbs. of milk, 3.7.%,, 648 lbs. of fat at five ' Younger members adding' lustre to' the herd are Breezy of Rocky Roost with 13,230 lbs of milk, 3 8%, 508 lbs. of fat and Groffdale Pabst Coral, bred at the farm and completing with 11,128 lbs of milk, 4 5%, 506 lbs of fat Any person engaged in tobacco 'production in 1958, as owner, operator, tenant or share-cropper is eligible to vote. Polls will be operTTrom 8 am. to 7p. m , Mrs Neel stated. The polls are. 1. Conoy, W. Donegal, Mt. Joy, E. Donegal, W. Hemp field, Rapho and E. Hemp field townships, vote at Red Rose Dairy, mile south of Florin. 2. Penn, Warwick, Eliza- Lancaster Pa.. Saturday, Febmary 14. 1959 both in 305 days at 2 years. Another Groff production is the VG. Tri-Aqua Lucifer Doris now making a 600 lb. fat record in the herd o£ Maynard H&1I at Clyde, New_ York. Prior to establishing his fir st herd at Denver, eight years ago, Bob had served three years as a DHIA tester. His animals have been enrolled m DHIA and HIR since that time. Tied in with the carefully selected Groffdale foundation cows, is a feeding and mana gement program of the same calibre. Bob and his feed company advisors Ralph Sny der and Tom Bair keep an eagle eye on production and condition of each cow. The combination of good cows, a quality grain ration, very good roughage, and good management permits Bob’s statement: “It hasn’t been to sell any cow for beef because of low product ion.” Much of the herd’s ration is produced on .the home farm A portable hammermill visits Groffdale each week to grind and mix the dairy ration. (Turn lo page 7) beth, Clay, Manheim. Eph rata, W Earl, E Cocalico W. Cocahco and Brecknock townships, vote at McCor mick Farm store, 1054 South State Street, Ephrata 3 E Earl, Earl, Leacock, Strasburg, Upper Leacock, Salisbury, Caernarvon, East Lampeter and Paradise twps. vote at Intercourse Fire Hall. 4. Eden, Bart. Sadsbury, Coleram, Little Britain, Ful ton, Drumore, E Drumore and Providence townships, vote at "Quarryville Fire Hall 5. Manor, Conestoga, Peq uea, Martic, Lancaster and W. Lampeter townships, vote at P. A. L. S. Community Building, Conestoga. ONE OF THE first labor-saving devices Robert install ed on the farm after taking over was his bulk-bin system. Feed is gravity-fed into his cart and hauled right on around the barn with minimum effort and time Keeping the aisles cleared not only improves sanitation, but makes feeding easier, he reports. —LF PHOTO '59 County Farm Bureau Meet in Pavilion, Feb. 18 Farmers from throughout _Lancaster County are expect ed to turn out for the 24th annual meeting of the-Lanc aster County Harm Bureau Cooperative Association sch eduled for Wednesday, Feb ruary 18. Charles Burkins, general manager of the farmer-own ed organization, said the all day session will start at 10 a.m. in the Guernsey Breed ers Sales Pavilion, located al ong Route 30, about six miles east of Lancaster. Luncheon will be served at noon with the afternoon, program starting at 1:30 p. m. Burkins promised thfe af ternoon session will be con cluded by 3:15 at the latest. Guest speaker pro gram will be John Newlin of- the Interstate Milk Pro ducers Cooperative Associat ion. Other speakers will in clude Max Smith, County agent; Mark S. Hess, Penna., Farm Bureau Co-op Assn, manager of feed operations and former director of Lane- aster County Farm Bureau; C K Baumbach, Nationwide Senior Extension Club Sponsors Spring Square Dance Festival' The “Second Spring Ssua re Dance Festival” will be sponsored at 8 pm, March 28 by Lancaster County Sen ior Extension Club at the Guernsey Sales Pavilion Callers will be Jack Hart zcll and Emmett Bulla from Bloomsburg, who called the State Festival at the Farm Show. Lois Killian, secretary of the Extension group, has an nounced there will lie prizes /for the group coming the greatest distance, the largest group, and Ist, 2nd and 3rd prizes for top squares. $2 Per Year Insurance Companies dist rict manager; Wiflis Z. Es benshade, Lancaster County Farm Bureau president; H. R. Metzler, treasurer; Chas. Burkins, manager, and John,' E Wolgemuth, assistant man ager. During the business ses sion, four directors will be elected to serve three-year terms. The nominating com mittee has announced the following slate of candidates. Northwestern District Abner Risser, Bainbridge, R Dl, and John M. Wolgemuth Mt. Joy, RD 1. Northeastern District —■ Samuel E. Heisey, Sheridan, RD 1, and David Witmer, Valley Road, Lancaster. Southwestern District —. David Neff, Washington Boro RD 1, and Robert Brinlon, Quarryville, RD 1. Southeastern District Howard D. Wagner, Quarry ville, RD 2, and Melvin Slol tzfus, Ronks, RD 1. Manager Burkins empha sized that time will be allot ted for additional nominat- ions to be made from the flo or of the meeting Deadline Set For Chester Co, Tour Chester County Agent Rob ert A Powers lias announced that reservations for the Chester County Dairymen’s bus tour to Maryland and West Virginia mqst be in the Extension office by Feb. 20. Bus fare for the trip is $lO and total cost approximately $2O, Powers said.
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