' COURSE SELECTION DAY for the
207 students in the eighth grade of the
Lampeter-Strasburg School District, this
week, featured Agriculture and related
business. In the photo, (left to right) Mel
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DAIRY CONFERENCE
at the Guernsey Barn, Route 30 East, Lancaster, Pa.
Tues., February 27, 1968 - 9:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
(SNOW DATE - FEBRUARY 29, 1968)
Allis - Chalmers
Milwaukee, Wis.
Curtiss Breeding Service, Inc.
anie Erdos and Mary Shope, eighth grade
section presidents, and officers of the Jun
ior FFA, Ken Brubaker, treasurer; Gary
Dean, president and Dennis Sharp, news
reporter. L. F. Photo
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This Dairy Conference is sponsored by
Cory, Illinois
YOU and YOUR
FELLOW DAIRYMEN
ARE INVITED TO ATTEND
3rd ANNUAL
SOUTHEASTERN
V DISPLAYS DOOR PRIZES
REFRESHMENTS
John W. Esheiman & Sons
New Holland Supply Co., Inc.
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 17,1968
Martin Meylin Eighth Grade
Presented Vo-Ag Opportunities
The eighth grade students of Bass, Soil Conservation, Keiv
the Lampeter-Strasburg School Krexder, Atlantic Breeders; Tom
District were informed of the Brooks, DeKalb; Don Frank, L
possibilities of choosing occupa- H Brubaker; and Aaron Greif,
tions in A g r i c u Iture and re- Agway
lated business, this week, as Henry Givler, Area Vo-Ag Su
part of their Course Selection pervisor, also was present
Days, held in the Martin Mey- '
hn Junior High School, at Lam- Kettering & Eby COWS
p f r f f f Have 1000 lb. Records
In a slide presentation featur-
ing Careers In Agriculture, Bail
Groff, Agway Representative,
showed the pupils the conh ast
ing Agriculture development
around the world with American
farming He also pointed out
that each year 15,000 jobs lor
graduate students of Agriculture
are available but only 8 500 of
them aie filled.
Gerald Kiger, Vo-Ag Teachei
was in charge of the progiam
He said his aim was not neces
sanly to get more Ag students
biu to acquaint the students with
the farm and its related aspects
“They will all be consumers
some day,” he said
After Groff’s presentation to
the larger group, other local
business men met with smaller
classroom groups to answei
questions and to explain other
farm business These men were
Jerry Sheaffer. PP&L, Orval
Protect Cows
When cold winds blow, watch
for open doors, broken windows
and large cracks in the dany
barn, cautions Joe S Taylor, ex
tension dairy specialist at The
Pennsylvania State University
Drafts chill the udders of high
producing cows and mastitis can
result, says Taylor
Lancaster, Pa.
New Holland, Pa.
A yearly production record
exceeding a half ton of butter
fat has been completed by a
Registered Holstein cow, Breezy
Glen Regal Dianne (GP), own
ed by Donald S Eby, Breezy
Glen Farm, Gordonville
The Holstein’s official record
of production totalled 22,170 lbs
of milk and 1,042 lbs of butter
fat in 338 days She started her
lactation at the age of 6 years
and 8 months and was milked
two times daily
“Dianne” was bi ed in the Eby
herd She was sired by Wimarjo
Pabst Regal Lucifer (VG)
Also another production re
cord exceeding a halt ton of
butterfat has been completed by
a Registered Holstein cow, Lo
custcroft Osborndale Marion
(GP), owned by Henry E Ket
tering, Lititz
This cow’s official record of
production totalled 22,860 lbs.
of milk and 1,004 lbs of butter
fat in 333 days She started her
lactation at the age of 7 years
and 1 month and was milked
two times daily
“Marion” was bred in the
herd of Harvey Rettew, Man
heim. She was sired by Osborn
dale Ivanhoe 1189870 (EX).
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