B—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 3,1968
Rachel Cow Is “Iron Grandma”;
Rae National & State Leader
Credit for lifetime milk pro
duction in exdess of 100 tons
has been awarded to a Pennsyl
vania Registered Holstein cow
by Holstem-Fnesian Associa
tion of America The outstand
ing food producer is Wightwick
Glenafton Rachel (EX-GMD),
owned by J Mowsiy Frey and
Son of Lancastei, Pennsylvania
“Rachel” is the 335th ‘non
grandma” of the breed to be so
recognized by the Holstein As
sociation Her actual lifetime
output stands at 206,723 pounds
of milk and 8,531 pounds of
butterfat. This commendable
performance was achieved in 5,-
461 days since she became two
years of age. This includes dry
days as well as “working” time.
“Rachel’s” highest yearly re
cord was started at 12 years, 11
months of age, when she milked
twice daily for 365 days to pro
duce 21,535 pounds of milk and
899 pounds of butterfat. Her
career in food production spans
a lifetime of nearly 17 years
Also the Association reports
that Fultonway Ivanhoe Rae
4977152 (VG) has completed
the second highest official na
tional butterfat record made by
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at Manheim Central High
School
8.00 pm- Information meeting
on wheat, feed gram & tobac
co, by ASCS at Pi eduction
Credit Bldg
Wednesday, February 7
8.30 a m -Crops & Soils Day, Le
ola Memorial Hall, Leola.
10 00 a m-W ork Session for
piesent clients on Pa Ag
Records Program, Farm Cred
it Bldg
800 pm-New Clients on Pa.
Ag Records Progiam meet,
Farm Credit Bldg
Thursday, February 8
930 a m -Agronomy Dealei s
meeting on soil testing and
feitihzeis, Farm Credit Bldg.
7.00 p m -Garden Spot Arc Wel
ding School at school Vo-Ag
Dept.
Robert K. Rohrer
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Mature Holsteins milked twice
daily in the 365-day division of
the DHIR program and the
third highest official national
butterfat lecord in this same
age division and milking fre
quency in the 305-day division
of this same program Her offi
cial 305-day production totalled
29,946 lbs of milk and 1,425 lbs.
of butterfat She continued to
milk for a 365-day record of 33,-
693 lbs of milk and 1,615 lbs of
butteifat. These records also
break pievious all-time state
butteifat records of Holsteins
in this same age group, milking
frequency, and also in both the
305-day and 365-day divisions,
Fultonway Ivanhoe Rae was
bred in the Frey herd. She was
sired by Osborndale Ivanhoe
1189870 (EX), a bull that has
earned a Gold Medal Sire re
cognition.
Production Increase
In Corn Silage Would
Give Farmers Profit
The average Pennsylvania
farmer is losing $2,000 a year
because of low production of
corn silage, an official of the
American Potash Institute said
W. K. Griffith, in a talk to
the Pennsylvania Crop Improve
ment Association, attributed the
financial loss to a 12V2 ton per
acre corn silage yield. He con
tended a 40-ton yield is feasible
If yields were increased to 40
tons, farmers could raise
enough corn silage on a 20-acre
tiact to feed 30 additional milk
cows, Griffith said.
“This would mean $2,000
more in a farmer’s pocket,”
Griffith said at the meeting held
in conjunction with the Farm
Show.
Corn silage should be har
vested as rapidly as possible,
Griffith told the crop umpiove
ment group He said this pio
duces desirable acids and con
serves pioteins.
The resoit hotel may be
crowded but there is always
room for one bore.
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"Nick Meeting"
Wednesday, Feb. 7th, 1968
7:30 P.M.
QUARRYVILLE FIRE HALL
Quarryviile, Pa.
NICK, FERRANT, JR.,
AGWAY'S TECHNICAL FIELDMAN
Most of you read his Newsletter. Come and bring your
questions, on Growing Corn, Alfalfa, any Crops; he
will cover the use of Fertilizer, Pesticides and Weed
Killers.
Light Refreshments after the meeting.
I /l\ I Sponsored Bv Your Local
I ■* W I Agway Store or Representative
Pa. Fair Fund
Disbursements
Go Locally
Harrisburg State Agricul
ture Secretary Lelaud H. Bull
has announced disbursements
of $884,065 from the Pennsyl
vania Fair Fund to county and
local fairs, youth activity groups
and statewide faim oigamza
tions
It is the largest amount dis
bursed from the Fair Fund
since its inception in 1963. The
money is provided from state
harness racing funds
County and local fair gioups
received the largest share,
$625,436, while Statewide farm
organizations shared m the dis
tribution of $38,566 Disburse
ments to youth activities totaled
$220,061 of which $131,286 went
to 4-H groups and $88,775 to
Future Farmers of America or
ganizations.
Groups eligible to share in
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Attendance at fairs in the . "WATCH SHEEP
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