R—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 23,1969
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"by their winnings in the show
ring during the past yeai A rec
ord 403 head shown at the State
Black and White Show led to lat
ex winning of first state herd
honors at the Eastern National
and Central National Holstein
Shows; Grand and Reserve
Champion Female honors at hoth
these shows He expressed ap
preciation to the state membei
ship of 4586 dairymen for their
support of State Holstein pro
grams States sales, a 13% in
crease in number of herds in the
classification program and judg
ing schools
Retiring Fieldman David Slus
ser challenged the dairymen to
place greatei emphasis on youth
work at the local level He call
ed for further effort toward
breed improvement and challeng
ed the Holstein breeders to as
sume their responsibility for pro
motion of dairy products He cit
ed the decline in per capita con
sumption and urged dauymen to
take the leadeiship in reveismg
■this trend
Secietaiy William C Nichol
credited membeiship paiticipa
tion with making an impiessue
lecoid of accomplishment in
1969 He reviewed the annual
repoit and called foi moie em
iphasis on registeied cattle on
dany farms impioved breed
ing piogiams and effective mei
chandising in the years ahead
National Directors William L
Conyngham of Luzerne County
and Obie Snider of Bedford
County reported on concerns of
ihe national association
The County Holstein Club
award was presented to Tioga
County.
Recognized for having animals
nominated for All-American hon
ors: Clarence Cornman, Jr, New
burg. Pa; Andrew Stoltzfus, El
ver son, Pa., Arthur Baxter,
Stoaehoro, Pa ; Paul Whiteford,
New Oxford, Pa.
Holstein breeders receiving
recognition for outstanding herd
production based on herd size
were; Pasquo P Pecora, West
Hazelton, Pa; Calvin M. Will,
Berlin, Pa; Sinking Springs
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ney Bros, New Galilee, Pa; and
Dean W Hearn, Williamsburg,
Pa.
The Hearn herd with an aver
age of 890 lbs of fat and 21,451
lbs milk and the Sinking Springs
herd with an 800 lb fat and 21,-
014 milk average are the top two
herds in the nation.
Recognized as a state leader
for an individual cow lactation
was a Registered Holstein owned
by J Mowery Prey & Son, Lan
caster, Pa
Five herds gained recognition
for high breed age average in
body conformation J. R Simp
son & Sons, Butler, Pa; Paul B.
Zimmerman, Ephrata, Pa; Key
stone Farm, Easton, Pa ; J Mow
ery Frey & Son, Lancaster, Pa;
George M Knight, Jr, Airville,
Pa
Plaque awards for participa
tion in the winning State Herd at
the recent Pennsylvania All-
Ameucan Dany Show' and East
ern National Holstein Show went
to Allen Dany Faims, Inc, Me
chamcsbuig. Pa, H Wayne
Locke and Robert M. Hege, Mer
ceisburg. Pa Geoige M Knight,
Jr, An Mile, Pa, Raymond A
Seidel, Richland, Pa : Oakes Bio
theis, Jackson Center, Pa; Rich
ard E Smith, New Enterprise,
Pa , Robert E Gitt, Littlestown,
Pa , and Ai thur Baxter, Stone
boro, Pa
An Outstanding Herdsman
Award plaque and luggage
was presented to Ray “Jake”
Emig of Cumberland County for
services rendered in caring for
the state herd at the Central Na
tional Holstein Show.
Dairy Specialist Harvey Shaf
fer reported for Extension Dairy
work at the Pennsylvania State
University He reported a sig
nificant increase in use ol the
Forage Testing service.
Robert Rumler, Executive Sec
retary of the National Holstein
Association, Brattleboro; Ver
687-6712
mon't, addressed the convention
on Friday afternoon. Interpret
ing change for Holstein breeders,
Rumler contended that senti
ment gave way to the reahty of
economics when the rules for
color markings were changed at
the last national meeting He
cited major accomplishments by
the national organization brou
ght about by long range goals,
intermediate planning and daily
execution Continued emphasis
on the fundamentals of registra
tion, classification, transfers and
production testing are vital.
Membership Service awards
were presented to five different
local Holstein clubs: Most New
Members Lancaster County;
Highest Percentage of Renewals
Franklin County; Most Con
sistent Growth over Five Year
Period Warren County Ist,
Mercer County 2nd, and Dauphin
County 3rd.
The Holstein breed’s most co
veted award, the Progressive
Breeders Registry based on herd
production, classification, and
herd health went to Robert Mel
lott, Mercersburg, Joseph M
Reno, Valencia; Jacob K Stoltz
fus. Honey Brook, James M. &
Robert D Curley, Montrose; Har
old J & Ellen Mae Ranck, Coch
lanville; David E Roth, Loys
ville, Bach-Echo Farms, John E
Melchor, Easton, Richard Kings
ley, Columbia Cross Roads, Fern
dale Farms, Frank Reist, Leban
on; Maynard Rothenberger, Lan
sdale, Jeffeison D Yoder, Elver
son, Warren N & Karl L Hertz
ler, Elizabethtown, Geoige Bn
denbaugh, Martmsbuig, John W
Gaut, Scottdale, Nathan J & Al
da Mae Lehman, Chambersburg,
John M. Umble, Atglen; John C
Thompson & Sons, Newtown, Pet
ers Farm, Emil Peters, Port Ma
tilda; Keystone Farm, Easton;
McChesney Bros, New Galilee,
and Pennsylvania State Univer
sity, Dr Homer Clomnger, Uni
versity Park.
Resolutions were adopted as
follows: Commending Pennsyl-
vania Department of Agriculture west Pennsylvania will hosrthe
on Brucellosis eradication pro- State Convention m 1970.
gram; urging all dairymen to New Y ork auctioneer and
work for and in favor of the dairyman> H ams Wilcox, spoke
forthcoming Milk Marketing Ref- on .. Facing the Challen g e s of the
erendum, commending all com- 70’ S ” a t the close of the business
m ®™p er s| w ho assisted mee ting. Wilcox asked the aud
with the State Convention; and ience t 0 join with him in singing
supporting the establishment of one verse 0 f “America” then
a Bureau of Rural Affairs within proceeded to remind his listen
the Pennsylvania Department of ers 0 £ freedoms we enjoy.
Agriculture. the Biblical instruction we have
With the announced retire- to love our neighbors Hate de
ment of V. A. Houston, Director- stroys, love builds and we’ve got
At-Large, the membership elect- a lot of building to do.
ed Obie Snider, Bedford County,
as his replacement on the Board some wait for their ship to
of Directors. come in others row out to
Local Holstein Clubs in North- meet it.