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Farming, Saturday, June 17,3967
DHIA Herds Continue To Expand
Nationwide, USDA Study Shows
Tilt* pcrcentac'- ol dairy cows averaged 3,600 more pounds
enrolled in the National Co of milk a year than nonparti
operative Dair" Herd Improve- a pants,
tnenl Progran (DillAt in 1966 Dr R Dean Plowman, who
incieased from 19 8(o21 I per supervises DHIA foi USDA’s
cent, reports a >um r n.iry mst re Agucultural Reseaich Service,
leased by the U S Department notes that though the program
of Agiicultuie included 22,000 more cows at
Certain localities weie far
ahead of the national average
For example. 48 percent of the
dany cows in California are
now on tsel
The Ihiee majoi DHIA ie- creased from 53 to 56 cows dur
cordkeeping plans are the de- mg the year This reflects the
tailed and precise Standard overall trend to moie cows in
Plan, covering 2 1 million cows fewer herds
on Jan 1, 1967, the less rigidly From a beginning in 1952,
contioiled Owner-Sampler Plan, machine processing and eompu
ii.cludme about 825.000 cows, tensed reporting have increased
and the Weigh a Day a Month steadily, so that today compu-
Plan designed to introduce tors aid all participants in 38
dairymen to organize record Slates. Nationwide, 87 percent
keeping comprising 53,000 of participating herds have data
cows Another 53.000 cows are piocessed electronically,
in vocational-agriculture, com- '
tnercial, and pmately orgam?- , _ v .
ed programs, not directly asso- Whor UO TOU Need?
ciated witn DHIA. A t , _
c . A Lancaster Farming
Such recordkeeping pays •*
report - Classified Ad Con Help
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Anderson feeders protect profits 4 ways:
(1) angte-iron braces give stability and rigidity so
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and anti-waste trough design saves reed,
(3) weathertight construction Keeps feed fresh
ana clean. (4) durable rust-resisting Armco
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Anderson Box Co. Cattle & Hog Feeders '•
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the end than at the beginning of
1966, the number of herds rep
resented deci eased by 2,100.
Average size of herds in the
Standaid Plan, however, in-
4 ways
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• 4-H Strawberries • Lancaster Auction 21 “ Sl,rin * lflmbs
A . . . _ steady.
(Continued from Pnge 2) SPRING LAMBS One lot
(Continued from Page 1)
. . SLAUGHTER HEIFERS Choice 70 lbs. 27 50; Utility
hibil, management of ciop. pew Choice 750-1025 lbs. 24-25. and Good 50-70 lbs 22-25, one
yield, and record book. Miss COWS Utility and high- lot Mixed Good and Choice
Stoner tallied 98 9 ol a pos-u- yic Cutter 20-22. few head 100 lbs. 24.
ble 100 points 22-22 85; Cutter 10-20 75. Can-
In -.Leond pl.no for total ner ;int j i ow Cutter 18 25 10 • Small Groins
seoie was Pat Buckw liter Lit- CULLS —Choice 25 26. Good /r nn fin„»a f.. n » P,« a n
itz R 3 Her entry earned ao> <m 75. utility and Comniei- (Continued nom Page 1)
white ribbon, and plac'd lin'd several 1400-1700 11,11 olcl **. 1511,111 ;m< * Mel
behind the entry of Mary Ha- fif ’J* Sv.dual 27 vm R Wenninger both of the
bersti’oh of Mount Jov R] In FFFDER. STEERS flood 1 agronomy department.
total sc ol mg, Mis. H..berslioh nn d Choke MW 100 lbs "4 75- Henry NlXOn ’ head of the
placed third. *£7s “ Bureau of Plant Industry, will
The exhibit, sponsoied by " C \LVES 96 Vcalers 100- !»* jjfntrni
the Lancaster Rotaty Club, 200 higher, with weights over 110 blems of stem nisi control
was held at the Holiday Inn 190 lbs. up $4. 111 .J* ll^ 11 barberry eradication
on Lititz Pike Prize money VEALERS Choice 37 50- 'V 11 . J ev, ®*! ed , by U ® DA
was distributed by piegram 41. lour head 41 50 42, Good a?,.* pimpr l^''
chairman Samuel AltdoerlTer 28-3). Standard 32 50 36, L'lil- dt,ar Bc^ ess ‘. ' (l K r
following the Rolaiy luncheon ity 3050-32 50; Cull 28 31. 70- ,f r ’. ~I , '“ 1 onomisl >
at which the 4-H’eis were 96 lb 25.50-29.50 lall f abmit new varieties
guos's The Rolanans purchas- HOGS 267 Banows and 01 smaU iains
ed nil of the 4-H bernes < mils 50-1.00 lower US 1-2 190-
hibited and the estra baskets 230 lbs. 23 50-24; US 13 190-
which were brought along for 250 lbs 22-23, US 2-3 185 255 (Continued from Page 1)
sa^e ' lbs 21-22. pealed these within two years
The new champion, Miss because sales had been drasti-
Sloner, is in the eighth grade Haberstroh ($3). All other cally reduced as a result of the
at Manheim Twp. Junior High scores earned $2 each tax.
School. This is her second year other placings for total He added that the state of
lor exhibiting strawbei ries, and score: - North Carolina has avoided tax
she is also active in the 4-H 4-Ronald Lehman. Holtwood mg cigarettes since production
Boots & Saddles horse club. Ri; 5-Dennis Kauffman, Con- of these accounts tor a substan
ce received $5 for her ex estoga Rl; 6- Jean Haberstioh. tial part of the state’s agricul
hibit placing, and $5 for win- Mount Joy Rl; 7-Anne Myers, tural income. Similarly, Florida
ning Sist place m total score Columbia Rl; 8-Susan Craw- doesn’t impose taxes on
Other cash prizes for exhibits ford, 536 Stony Battery Road, oranges, nor does Idaho tax po
went to Mary Haberstioh ($3) County agent M M Smith tatoes.
and Pat Buckwalter ($1) To- noted the weather had helped "Should we (in
tal score prize money went to reduce the number of entries be less prudent than they?"
Miss Buiefewalter ($4) and Miss this year. Wenger asks
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