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Fulton way Holstein Is iron Grandma'
S UitUM*!.; fount v tlolMein put 'lands at 203 082 pounds of
ha» touted a htshlv vlert itroup milk and 8.408 pounds of but
o; animal*. ttu "iron m and- U-if.it , . ,
nu«.‘ which hav< lifcttnu- pro Has field T> (tfawln Johanna
dost,on *xccedliu 100 tons I' classified "B\cclU-m3K In
The out-ftandmn animat is body confoimntion. which imll
flavfieW Ty Orawin Johanna calcs 'he mainlßineri this "Kx
-3932472, owned bv J Mowciy ccllent” clarification by .scoitng
>Yc\ k Son. Futlonway Farms. 90 points or more on thice dif-
LancaUer \l 15 years and one fnenl occasions as she grew
month of age. the animal's out- older.
Holstein Association Lists
New Classification System
\ pohcv of reclassification This change in the Classifica
w.thm the HoMein Associa- lion progiam is a major depar
tionS popul.ii Descuptive T.vpe tine fiom previous Association
Classification progiam was policy under which animals
adopted at the u-cont meolma of could be raised in then official
the VsocwUon's Bo.ud of Duec- -.core after once bung classified,
tors Meo.ing in advance of the but could not officially be lower
85th X'inu.il Convention of the ed in classification scoie.
Ho'.'*un \»ov.a.ion in Boston Uis expected that 80 per cent
the Boa d adop.ed a piogiam of ot the animals in each herd be
tompltte uclass fication ol all n<g icclaas.fied will be given a
young annuals w ’lnn *lu pi o nuv scoie and a new senes of
c am to become etfec.ne Jan descriptive classification codes
uaiv 1 1971 compa'ed 57 pei cent of the an
r * , ... . mul: in each held unde) the old
Mafi in cm be. sol the \ssoua- mto bo eliissified f Ol the
110,1 ‘ u '\ e b^n '. ludun = u ; ,,ot,s In si time oi idisod in clasSifica
sppi oat he' to he tomplc.e te- _
scon.vg and u.la'sil.tation of “ '
Regisleud Holstuiis lo tvpc The new pohev undet which
dunn,; he pa>: vea, Based on tl.issifica.ion scoiis may be low
these'stud OS, ..11 amnia's will eied as well as laised and de
be iCilassifud loi l>pe thiough svnptive codes changed foi an
the fnst classification aftt each nnals limit thev apptoach matui
an mal caches Ine veais ol .me n> wul p ovule a moie leahstic
As has alwavs bein iiue in the (.valuation ol each animal with
Associations Classification p’o- the icsult tha* Heid Summaues
guun. all animals in a held he- foi Tvpe as well ns summaues
;ng classified must be piescnttd o' the daughter of sues will be
foi classification along with a.l mote accmate and moie icalis
females owned bv the applicant tic
ii at ‘Jit i location
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The lorn! Holstein Joins a
select group of nenrly 430 cows
of the bu-cd to be iccognl/ed as
"iron grandmas" by the Holstein
Association cows having pro
duced nearly 100.000 quarts of
milk in their lifetimes
Milk and bullet fat records of
more than 127.000 Registered
Holstein cows on official test
ue.'e added to the Holstein Asso
ciation's tiles last y car. Produc
tion testing is a herd improve
ment program which aids dairy
men in maintaining a more
profitable operation
Elsewhere, the Holstcin-Fdc
sian Association icporlcd the fol
lowing cows and their owners
for outstanding milk and butter
fat production levels
Breezy Glen Lad Pearl 5686616.
a six-year-old. pioduccd 19.020
pounds of milk and 770 pounds
of buUcrfal in 345 days Breezy
Glen II &■ H Stephome do
6519118. a thiee-year-old, had 17,-
800 pounds of milk and 704
pounds of butleifat in 361 days
Both aic included in the held
tested for Donald S Eby, Goi
donville
Red Rose Leadci A belle
5250024. an eight-y eai-old in the
held tested for John W Eshel
wan & Sons, Lancaster, pioduced
19,720 pounds of milk and 751
pounds of butteifat m 362 days
Beveicly Rag \pplc Osbomdale
5618086. a seven-yea*-old pio
duced 21 000 pounds of milk and
906 pounds of butteifat in 359
days Fultonway Schoolmaik
Duchess 558227 8 a seven yeai
old, had 19,640 pounds of nr Ik
and 766 pounds of buttcitat in
350 days Both aie included m
the held tested fo> J Moweiy
Fiey Son, Lancastei
Sunshine Blossomeite Ivanhoe
5881154. a fi\e-yeai-old m the
heid tested foi Heibeit &
Rhelda Royer, Lancastei pio
duced 19,110 pounds of milk and
789 pounds of butte* fat in 360
day s
Con-Noil Expectation Peg
6480611 a thiee-yeai-old pio
ciuced 16 283 pounds of nulk and
633 pounds of butte* fat in 363
da\- Donegal Apollo Eva
6712724 a two-yeai old had 16
366 pounds of mnk and 532
pounds of butteifat in 365 dais
&m\ina View Apollo Duke
6385104, a thiee-yeai-old, had
18,993 pounds of milk and 656
pounds of butteifat in 365 days
Ml me included in (he luul pounds (4.103 <|U.iits) of railk
tented for Nathan E. StolDfus. and 325 pounds of butterfat by
(;np Die average U. S dairy cow.
Valley Hun Archie Nchla notes the National Holstein Amo
-6230640. a four->oar-old ih the elation.
herd tested for D * Production testing is node
Si i ■»«* »"<>»«" a “» ,h 7“f j",'
729 pounds of bmlcrfal in 305 tivo efforts of the slate and focal
days. testing associations and Hobddo-
These new neoduetlon risures Friesien AssMetton « A™.*.,
may be compared to the cslimat- Dairymen enrolled in -the pm*
ed annual output of 8,821 gram pay for the service.
Wenger Holstein Given
2E Body Classification
Aithui D and .Mary K Weng
ci, Manhtnm. Pennsylvania, have
been notified by Holstein Frie
sian Association of Ameiica that
a Rcgisieied Holstein cow in
then herd has jeceived an "E”
designation for body type con
foimation.
On the basis of her again be
ing classified "Excellent”, Val
ley Run Reflection Kitty 5451786
has been awaided ZE designa
tion
This phase of the Holstein
Association’s heid impiovement
sci vice piovides special lecogm
tion foi “Excellent” cows that
continue to scoie “Excellent” as
they glow oldei A cow may be
designated 2,3, or 4E accoidmg
to hei histoiy of pievious “Ex
cellent” classifications within
specified age biackets
Among the 87 200 Registeied
Holstems scoied for body type
last yeai, less than two pei cent
attained “Excellent” status
Thus, the achievement of mul
tiple “E” designation makes the
individual cow a more valuable
asset foi heid unpio\ement pui
poses in the daryman’s bied
ing piogiam
Meanwhile, thice Lancastei
Count', faimei-, ha\e toiwaided
ihe Jesuits of men held clas-ili
cations by an official classifiei
of tne Holstein-Fnesian Asso
ciation of Amenca
Dan jtnen em oiled in this
heid improvement progiam te
cive a numeucal scoie foi each
animal evaluated The Tuie-
Type Holstein lepresents theo-
u lical peifection .rid has a
value of 1 00 pom:* on the class
ification scoie caid Each an
imal is scoied receiving a rat
ing of Excellent (90 points or
moic). Veiy Good (85 through
89), Good Plus (80 through 84),
Good (75 through 79). 'Fan (65
through 74) oi Poo. (64 points
oi below).
Including animals previously
scoied, the Vailev-Lane Farm
herd of Alvin K Boilingei, LiUtz
RD4. has 1 Excellent, 2 Very
Goods and 9 Good Pluses
Including animals previously
scoied, the Hersluale Farm
held of Donald L Heishey, Man
heim. 7 and 20 Good
Pluses
Including animals previously
scoied, the Harold M. Shenk,
Manheim, herd has 2 Very Goods
and 15 Good Pluses
To piovide a more complete
image of each animal, the class
ifier also uses comparative
toims to describe 12 majoi parts
of the animal’s physical charac
teristics This ' world picture”
senes as a guide foi planning a
breeding program to improve the
herd
The mfonnation fiom the
classification of the heid will be
summamed b'. the Holstein
Association on Ps high speed
coinputei Returned to the
bleeder, these upoits provide
useful mfoimation tor selection
in the held The data is also
published and aiailable as refer
ence foi the held improvement
piograms of Holstein dauymen
eve inhere.