A Registered Holstein cow owned by Nelson H Hershey,
Columbia RD2, completed the highest 305 day lactation Sara
produced 20,009 pounds of milk, 814 pounds of butterfat with
a 4.1 per cent test.
Second high lactation was completed by a Registered Hol
stein Cown owned by Melvin H. Ranck, Holtwood RD2 Janice
produced 22,948 pounds of milk and 804 pounds of butterfat
with a 35 per cent test in 305 days.
The herd of Ben K. Stoltzfus, Gordonville RDI, had the
highest daily butterfat average This herd of 27.1 Registered &
Grade Holstein cows produced 56.0 pounds of milk and 2.02
pounds of butterfat with a 3 6 per cent test
The herd of David L. Landis, 1896 Colebiook Road, Lancas
ter, placed second. This herd of 27.8 Registered and Grade Hol
stein cows averaged 50 6 pounds of milk, 1 95 pounds of butterfat
with a 3 9 per cent test.
FIRST 305 DAYS OF LACTATION.WITH 600 OR MORE
POUNDS OF BUTTERFAT
Owner - Name Breed Age Days
Nelson H Hershey
Sara RH
Melvin H Ranck
Janice
Petunia
James G Kreider
Earla
8»
Kenneth L. Beiler
Betty
Cora
Linda
Paul B. Zimmerman
Bertha RH
J Floyd Kreider
Marquie
Nell
Hiram S. Aungst
Cheerio
Natty
Elmer S. Myers
Sylvia
Paul N Brubaker
23 RH
54 RH
Paul H & Marvin Heir
144 Mix
SECOND SECTION
Mrs.
By Mrs. Charles McSparran
Farm Feature Writer
Luscious, led, ripe stiaw
bei lies'
“The longer they 00, the
sweetei they get” says Mis Isaac
N Millei of 2148 State Road,
East Hempfield Township And
she ought to know because she
and her husband have a six aci e
strawberry patch and have been
in the business 25 yeais
The season is just about over
foi this year but on just about
any day, except Sunday, since
June 1 you might have seen a
couple hundred eais paiked out
in a hay field if you weie ti avai
ling the old Hamsbuig pike be
tween Long’s Paik and Landis
ville And looking closer you
might have seen 200 to 300
people bending down picking
beuies
Yes, Milleis’ business has
giown to the point wheie it is
necessaiy to hue a man just to
paik the cars of people coming
for berues
They “fill box ordeis” which
axe picked largely by Puerto
Rican laborers from Lancaster
Othei years they housed Puerto
305
RH
GiH
305
305
5-9
7-5
GrH
GrH
305
305
6-9
3-11
RH
RH
RH
291
305
305
6-2
3-3
6-7
305
9-7
RH
RH
305
300
3-11
6-9
RH
RH
305
305
9-3
6-11
GrH
305
7-10
305
285
7-7
5-8
305
5-0
Miller
Rican help dunng the beuy
season
Then they have the “pick and
pay method" wheie you pick
youi own undei supei vision and
pay less than foi the leady
picked ones
Did you evei stop to think how
much laboi went into the pio
duction of that box of strawbei
nes you chanced to buy’ And
then like all othei ciops the
faimei glows, theie’s the usk of
late fiost, wet or diy weathei,
hail and the like Some of the
risk is oveicome by ungation if
strawberues aie handled scien
tifically as Mr Miller does But
this necessitates a good stieam of
watei, expensive equipment and
plenty of haid laboi moving the
equipment over the patch
However, the extia effoit pays
oft in moie and largei beuies
and beuies of extia fine quality
The woik ically commences
with the piepaiation of the field
in the fall Fall fumigation kills
all weeds, insects and disease
Millers tried a new method to
kill weeds and diseases on one
acre of ground last fall but it is
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LANCASTER
COUNTY
DHIA
MONTHLY I
REPORT
Milk Test
20,009
22,948
16,583
15,940
20,211
15,902
16,552
15,790
48
38
38
22,699
18,852
15,651
17,426
15,672
20,965
19,691
16,316
37
37
13,093
Owner
Edwin K Wise
Lucy
Harry L Troop
Cherry RH
John & H Farrington
Edith RH
Arthur D Wenger
Nelda
Myra
David L. Landis
Louise RH
N Gerhart & L. W. NoH
46 GrH
2 GrH
26 GrH
4 GrH
Calvin D. Boiler
Emily RH
Henry E Kettering
Dina RH
Man?“ RH
Margie RH
mujcaiy KH
P Robeit Wenger
Olhe
M. Irvin Eberly
Honey
Clover
John M Smucker
Sally
Lilly
Erma
Snowball
Maurice F Welk
Arlene
Pebbles
Paul H Hursh
10 RH
Allan R Shoemaker
Posch RH
Kay RH
Elam P Bollinger
Price RH
William P Anowsmith
Raccoon RJ
Dale E Hiestand
Buike
Nancy
Willis S Nolt
Elva
Betty
Edwin J Landis
Belle RH
John H Thomas Jr,
Fat
814
804
647
763
658
761
636
603
750
Nancy
Harry S Aungst
745
64”
Polly
Kelly
Benuel F Stoltzfus
73S
695
Teny
John C Metzler
Princes
Fannie
John L Landis
Dixie
73C
733
600
D George Beiler
Janice
Melba
732
Ivan Z Mai tin
Vera
Betty
Amos M Stoltzfus
Anna
C Richard Landis
Maiy
Jay C Gaiber
Diece
Eylvia
Irwin W Engle
Dee
Selma
Rose
Becca
Loves Strawberries
Part of Mrs. Millers’ bell collection,
with the seven large Swiss bells in the
Age Days Milk
Breed
305
RII
301
305
305
305
RH
RH
305
305
305
304
5-8
5-
6-
65
305
275
305
305
305
4-3
4-7
2-7
4-3
305
RH
4-10 305
3-5 305
GrH
RH
6 5 305
5 4 305
8 2 305
4-3 305
RH
RH
RH
RH
10-11 305
5-10 305
GrH
GrH
305
305
305
305
305
4-11
305
305
11-7
7-0
RH
RH
RH
GrH
305
305
4-10
3-0
305
305
RH
305
295
RH
RH
305
RH
305
305
RH
RH
RH
305
RH
RH
305
305
10-5
2-5
RH
RH
305
305
RH
305
RH
305
285
305
RH
RH
64
4-11
RH 7-11 305
RH 6 5 263
RH 3 5 305
RH 610 305
(Continued on Page
Lancaster Farming. Saturday. June 20. 1970
Test
18.052
14.362
21,665
19.885
17.115
18,552
43
4 1
43
4 5
16,731
17.289
16,133
13,880
15,250
48
4 1
5 5
38
14.822
17 018
12,200
16,376
16,345
18,853
15,805
38
39
15,893
19,444
16.109
15,663
4 5
33
38
39
17,204
17,300
16,478
14,617
16,863
14,053
13,320
21,221
16,282
18,199
16,776
17,839
16,849
15,815
13,294
16,637
17.199
16,082
17,686
38
15.657
18,154
17,781
18,213
17,673
17,226
13,769
16,018
17,587
15 244
15,540
15,446
19)
background. She is holding her Bohemian
glass bell.
Fat
731
Facts
731
730
Dairymen
729
644
Should
725
Know
725
701
690
623
By: Victor PlasUnr
Associate Agricultural Agent
721
Do-It-Yourself Breeding
711
701
665
626
Do-it-yourself attificial insemi
nation seems to be gaining favor
with dairymen Added conven
ience and dislike for the AX
technician are the reasons most
frequently given for bleeding
one’s own cows
709
708
610
While tiiese mignt tie valid
reasons, there are some facts
which should be considered be
fore deciding to invest in the
necessary equipment and sup
plies
708
646
619
615
705
654
It is less expensive to obtain
artificial insemination service
through a bleeding organization
—unless the herd has about 75
milking cows or more Major
cost items are the storage tank,
liquid mtiogen and semen
The time required for prepar
ing the semen and breeding the
cow was not considered in the
cost comparison Another cost
not considered was that of the
tiaining course
699
699
604
698
696
692
682
686
659
Most A I. organizations are wil
ling to order and store semen
from any bull which is available
as a service to dairymen. This
plan affords the important ad
vantage of having the services of
highly trained, full-time tech
n'cians who are able to maintain,
a higher level of breeding ef&-
686
685
685
621
684
682
600
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680
Lots of Moisture
680
671
Spring moisture supplies
on the state’s farmlands are
the best in many years
The Pennsylvania Crop
Reporting Seivice gave this
optimistic report in its first
weekly crop and weather
summaiy for the 1970 grow
ing season
677
616
676
676
674
604
The heavy and persistent
winter snow cover was an
excellent insulating blanket
ovei the Commonwealth
672
639
628
611
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