$-Lancas(er Farming. Saturday. July 12,1969 Milestone Holstein Convention Held At Anaheim, California The 84th Anmnl Contention of Holstem-Fiiesun Association of America, held iccently at Aa aheim. California, was unique from stait to finish While about every Convention recoul was bioken, it was the bus.ness turns rcted by the elected delegates that assures the meeting an his tone significance Bylaw Changes In a ballot vote of 154 to 66 the delegates iiiaugmated a sep ai-te heid book to recoid pme bred led and uh te Ha’stcins Addit.onally. provisions vveie made foi registiv in the piesent on he.d book of so call ed “off-coloied ' puiebied female black and vvh'te Holsteins born on and aftei Juh 1. 1969 Both provisions become effective Jan uaiy 1. 1970 Tne name of the animal is to be followed by the letters “CC” and the herd book (registration) numbei is to be preceded by the letter “B" Off cpnng of these “offcoloied” fe males that meet present color marking lequuements may be registered without carrying any special identification Offspring of “OC” designated animals not meeting present color require ments will not be eligible for registration. With regard to the separate Herd book of purebred led and white Holstems, traceable to reg istered black and white ancestry, allowance was made for a six month moratorium to begin Jan uary 1 on the Bylaw piovision which denies legistration of ani mals two years old and older It should also be noted that the names of red and white Hol steins when recorded in the new herd book must carry the suffix “red’ - and the herd book num bers aie to start with “1” The Board of Dnectors has taken the position that if Registered Red and White Holstems aie to be shown, since they are to be re corded in a sepaiate held book then they should be exhibited in separate classes fiom those pio uded foi Registeied Black and Wh.Je Holstein: In othei Bvlaw changes, action was taken to pe.mit a speedup in heaung pioceduies and a 1 m itat.on ot pimleges of a bieedei during investigations when these appear to be desnahle Bvlaws as amended now state that upon the filing of charges the light of the member to tiansfer animals on the records of the Association shall be suspended pending the dec.sion of the Executive Com mittee aftei the hearing of such barges This procedure to be in effect when the chaiges question .he propuety of the registiat on oi the reliability of the p’oduc t‘On recoids of animals owned b> he member. A change m the Bjla’vs co” ~erning Junior membeisi.p in rlolstein-Fnesian Assoc a" >n of America makes it possible foi a youngster to become a Junior Member during the fi’st year of 4H or FFA pioject woik rather than after one vear ol work has been completed Provisions were also added to the Bylaws defin ing an "inactive jumoi member" as one who has not legistered or t’-ansfened an animal dining the piecedmg foui yeai per.od Resolutions In othei action the delegates appioved a lesolution d.iecting that an ear tag numbei o • other heid ownei identification num ber, when submitted on the ap plication foi legistiy be punted on the Ceitificate of Registiy This will become effective as new applications and ceit-ficates are printed Appioval was given to a lesolution that calls for the appointment of a committee to study the publication of pei formance data of the breed Meanwhile the Association s Type and Production Yearbook shall continue to be published Subject matter of other resolu tions ranged from positions le garding pending federal legisla tion and tax plans to commenda tion of the American Dairy Asse rtion and the National Dairy Council. Elections Harold W. Craun, Roanoke, Virginia, was elected President oi the Holstein organization Craun has served as a Board member of HFAA for eight years followed by two years as Vice President During his long asso ciation with the dairy industry, (Red Rose j POULTRY FEEDS See your Red Rose Dealer, He handles a complete line. DISTRIBUTOR FOR LISTER DIESELS SALES - PARTS - SERVICE We sell from 3 1-2 K. W. to 100 K. W. Generator Sets. Lister Diesels can be mounted on various pieces of equipment. FREE ESTIMATES ON SET-UPS Such as: Irrigation, Refrigeration, Electric Generating Plants, etc. Also Creamery Package Bulk Milk Tanks C B. HOOBER & SON Intercourse, Penna. he has held numerous offices in Virginia and is a past president of the Virginia Dairy men's As sociation. A giadunte of V.P I. Ciaun is cuncntly a representa tive for Pet Milk Company He follows R DcWitt Mallary. Biad (O'd. Vermont who completed two years as Piesident of this, the la:cost dany bleed organiza tion in the woild. Newly elected association Vico Pies.dent is Mr A C ‘ Whilie” Thomson of Burl.ngton. Illinois He too has previously seived as a national directoi and is the immediate past chan man of the Executive Committee Thomson is an auctioneei-sales managei His lifetime of expei.ence in the dan.v industiy includes being the fi’st Holstein recipent of the Klussendoif Tiophv and having seived on the staff of "Hoaid’s Danvman" He is a past piesi dent'of the Illinois Holstein As sociation and seived as a dnectoi ol both the Coloiado and Kansas Holstein organization He is a gi aduate of Kansas State Univer sity His many judging assign ments have taken him from coast to coast and Latin Amenca The texms of four directors expired with Richard B Keene cf Gilbertsville, New York, being the only new addition to the six teen man Board of Directors. He replaced Nicholas Kolk of Gosh en, New York, who chose not to be considered for re-election. Keene is a Cornell University graduate and presently operates a Registered Holstein farm. A native of New York, Keene earlier seived as Holstein field man in the state and more re cently was a member of the Hol stein classifiers staff He will serve on the Rules Committee of the Boai d Three other Directors Phone: 768-8231 wore elected to their second four year terms. They are Maurice Keene. Auburn. Maine, W. R. Brooks. Louisville, Colorado and Edw.n C Fiy. Chesterlown, Maiyland. In the process of handling the two day business session and making some landmark deci sions. the Convention delegates, with help Horn other membeis. thc.r families and others in the industiy. set numerous Conven tion iscords A total of 1,549 weie officially legisteied foi the Convention accoiding to Mr & Mis Willaid Claik. Cal-Clark Faim of Hanfoid. California, co chanmen of the legistration, hospitality and mfoimation com mittee Also setting new atten dance iccoids for a Holstein Con vention weie 1.125 attending the annual banquet and the 628 lad ,es who took part in a special tour of Universal Studios In like manner, the National F.esta Sale, last oflfically scheduled event of the Ccnvention, pro vided a new high aveiage for Holstein Consignment Sales Fifty head were sold at an aver age of $4,392 each Conventioneers were gener- The Mayflower Compact was ous with then piaise of Conven- the first written plan foe self tion General Chairman Alvin J government in America It was Quist, Fresno, California and all signed aboard the ship, May of the other committee chair- flower, before the new colonists men, committee members and built their settlement at Ply- Holstein breeders and friends mouth, m the state who hosted a delight- "" 1 ful week. In 1970 Holstein Con- These days, recipes handed ventioneers will travel East for down from mother to daughter an annual meeting in Boston. wind up as freezer wrappings. ■■IB The Satisfaction That Conies From Doing A Good Job Of Farming It’s a great feeling to know that you are the master of your farmlands . . . that when you treat your soil right, it will treat you right. Liming is one of the most important factors in keeping your soil in the highest productive range. By raising the pH from a level below 6.0 to 6.5 or higher, you can expect to harvest 7 more bushels of wheat per acre, with similar increases for all other forage and cash crops. MARTIN’S LIMESTONE Blue Ball, Pa. 354-4125 Ephrata FFA Wins Regional Safety Award The Cloister FFA charter of Ephrata Area High Schccl has won the Regional II Fai..' and Home Safety award for t!’e sec ond consecutive year Jeff Pfautz president, received the i laque or behalf of he diaper the State FFA convention held at Penn State last week. An award applicaion been foiwarded to the Nation. 1 FFA office for competition on tr.e na tional level. The award is presented to the chapter doing the best job pro moting faim and home safety thioughout the year Cloister chaptei membeis save demonstiations, ladio piesenta tions ana piesented exhiuts on safety In addition, they offered a hunteis’ safety course and a tractor-machinery safety course to membeis of the chapter and the school’s junior ag club. Mayflower Compact Gap, Pa. 442-4148
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