ejiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiitiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiimiiiii’: A Holstein Cow owned by C. Robert Gmdei, RD2, Columbia completed the highest 305 day lactation Thundei produced 22,369 pounds of milk, 943 pounds of butterfat with a 4 2 percent test Second high lactation was completed by a Registeied Holstein cow owned by N Gerhait & L W Nolt, RD2, Mt Joy 55 produc ed 19,509 pounds of milk, 899 pounds of butterfat with a 46 pei cent test in 305 days The heid of Christian K Lapp, RD2, Gap, had the highest daily butteifat average This herd of 413 Registered Holstein cows avei aged 50 4 pounds of milk, 2 01 pounds of butterfat with a 40 peicent test The heid of Paul B Zimmeiman. RDI. Eph rata, placed second This herd of 32 4 Registered Holstein cows averaged 49 9 pounds of milk, 1 96 pounds of butterfat with a 3 9 percent test FIRST 305 DAYS OF LACTATION WITH 650 OR MORE POUNDS OF BUTTERFAT Owner - Name Breed Age Days Milk Test C Robert Greider Thundei Gi H N Geihait & L W Nolt 55 RH 18 RH 43 RH Paul B Zimmeiman Fein PH Cindy RH Agnes RH Charm RH Hope RH Rachel RH S R Shellenbeigei Wanda RH Dixie Gi H Calvin D Beiler Pinny Henry B. Leaman Mistress Curtis E Akeis Patches Stella Bea John J. Landis “ - Robin Kreisle & Lehman Valenti Dina Gladys John J. Lapp Princess Fond Samuel F Long Peer Willis & S Nolt Susie Amos B Lantz Dot Amos E King Ji 5 -RH Tilhe Donald S Eby Jennie Mrs. Thomas Honored for 4-H Work Mrs. Jean S. Thomas looks over music score before going to class 305 305 305 289 39 43 42 305 305 305 293 305 305 4-8 6-10 4-1 8-2 6-6 60 305 285 305 RH 305 RH 305 300 305 GrH RH RH 7-0 3-11 2-10 8-10 305 305 305 305 6-8 3-8 9-1 RH GrH RH 305 305 6-0 4-0 RH RH RH 282 ‘305 RH 305 RH 305 305 RH RH 305 RH LANCASTER COUNTY DHIA MONTHLY I REPORT I 22,369 19,509 20,471 18.255 46 38 40 21 258 18,292 19 690 17,054 20,712 19,542 24,445 17,809 25,382 22,615 36 4.4 3.7 24,099 16,796 17,912 18,670- 43 44 36 35 18,773 21,268 18,963 18 652 19,729 44 36 20,308 19,974 23,132 20 240 17,456 17,913 Owner ■ Njhic Bleed Age Da>s ll.in \ (i Kieulei .1.1 lie Bnlililes I’l.nne Ci issv .1 Moweiv Fie\ Doi othv C.nohn Ci esl Finest.l S.uulcr P.it Ccilvm S Knit? Ti mmph Robeit L Weci\ei Misscy John B Gioff = 1 5 Jane Nelson E Martin Maggie Dixie 2,415 Lancaster Co. Members Celebrate 4-H Week Oct. 4-10 Lancaster County’s more than 2,415 4-H members are having a celebration this week And they aren’t the only ones, ac cording to Jay Irwin and Joan Lucas, County Extension Agents The local 4-H’eis are joining moie than 44,000 Pennsylvania 4-H’eis and nearly 4 million others throughout the Nation in the obseivunce ot National 4-H Week, October 4 to 10 What is the occasion all about heie in Lancastei County’ The county’s 4-H’ers will be partici pating in activities all week to tell the public and piospective 4-H membeis about the Head, Heart, Hands, and Health pio gram, also to reciuit moie volun teer leadeis, iccognize the sup port of paients, and to honor 4-H friends Fat 943 899 777 730 893 830 793 789 718 694 888 717 875 871 865 746 655 The county and national ob servance has as its theme, “We Care.” - “Opportunities in 4-H and the opportunity to join 4-H are greater now than ever before ” Young people of all cultural and economic backgrounds between the ages of 9 and 19 qualify for membeiship whethei they live on farms, in towns, cities, or suburbs 830 762 668 828 719 819 The Lancaster County 4-H Council with help fiom local 4-H officers, adult volunteei leadeis, and the county Exten sion Seivice staff is heading the special week-long obsei vance here 808 804 804 764 In the modem 4-H piogram, 800 RH 7-8 305 111 I 8 9 305 HU 5 8 305 Hit 3 1 305 RH 5 2 305 HU 6 10 305 111 I 4 0 296 RII 7 0 305 RII 7-1 305 RH 5 5 305 GiH 8 3 305 RH 3 3 305 RH 8-11 305 21,919 RH 5-7 305 17,238 (Continued on Page 24) the major pait of the 4-H sloiy is piojectwoik Membeis choose from some 100 projects dealing with eveiyday learning experi ences that fit them and the places where they live Lancastei County boys and guls weie em oiled in 2.662 edu cational leai n by-doing farm, home, peisonal development, and community projects last year The Cooperative Extension Sei vice ot the Penn State Umver sity piovides each 4-H membei with the latest lesearch information and up-to-date methods foi cany mg on the piojects selected Using this information, the 4-H’er develops his or hei pro ject, keeps records piepares ed ucational exhibits, and makes show-and-tell presentations for the benefit of others However, projects aren’t the whole story m 4-H In 4-H, Lan caster County boys and girls have fun, go to camp, take special trips, attend dinners, banquets, and rallies; participate in area and State fairs, earn awards, including scholarships, work with younger 4-H members, en ioll in leadership and citizenship programs, and discover new and interesting ways to enjoy life while living it National 4-H Week is a fine time foi boys and guls to 30m 4-H and show they care about then future Contact the Lan caster County Extension Office, 1383 Aicadia Road, Room 1, Lan caster, 17601 (Phone 394-6851) By Mrs. Charles McSparran Farm Feature Writer National 4-H Week will be ob served Octobei 4-10 and what bettei time to lecognize one of Lanscastei Countys outstanding 4-H leadeis Mis Jean Smgei Thomas (Mis Hoxie H ) of 118 W Feidmand St Manheim, was recently named one of thiee iccipients oi the 1970 4-H Mumni Recognition Awaid in the state It was given in recognition of her outstanding service to educational youth pio giams She also received the County Alumni Award m August at 4-H Achievement Day We aie happy that Lancastei County again is honoied with this awaid Last yeai Di Rob ert F Eshleman, of Mount Joy, received this award And two years ago Jean’s brother. Dr James Singer received a similar award We wondei if this isn’t unique that two in a family should be so honoied Jean feels veiv humble in be mg selected because she says "so many do so much ’ No doubt she is deseiving of this award as she has a continuous record of being a 4-H member herself, then continuing to work as an IFYE and a 4-H Leader., Lancaster Farming. Saturday. October 3, 1970—17 Milk Test Fat 18,646 19,596 17,159 13,813 793 43 3 9 4 0 4 8 1.1.) 679 660 19 7.93 16 353 17 287 40 4 1 38 789 665 660 19,504 783 17,272 780 18,904 778 22,269 14,881 776 673 775 750 Facts Dairymen Should Know B> Max Smith Lancaster County Agent FDA Drops Imitation Milk Standards The Fedeial Food and Drug Admimstiation dropped its effort to develop standards of identity and quality for imitation milk The conclusion was based on the steady decline in production of these products, which is now negligible The Commissioner de cided standaids would not be established at this time If a sub stantial amount of imitation milk appears on the maiket in the fiitine, FDA will reconsider the adoption of such standaids Weeds Are Poor Cow Feed Given a choice, a cow seldom will eat foul tasting or poisonous weeds But, when pasture grasses chy up and weeds aie the only thing left, a hungiy cow can be come a dead cow The same thing can happen -when a dairyman gleans all available green mate ual with a gieen chop program Weeds that a cow would nor mally avoid are chopped and mixed with glasses Not having a choice, the cow eats the mix | tin e and may become sick and die Recently a dairyman called to say that his cows had suffered severe diarrhea and a drop hi production fiom 4300 lbs. of milk •to-2900 lbs in one day’s time. What’s wrong’ A check of fac tors showed that the good alfalfa green chop had run out and he had moved to a weed filled mea dow foi his gieen forage. The meadow contained a particular v/eed, a member of the Spurge family, that is foul tasting and almost nevei eaten by a cow The milky juice of Spurge contains various poisonous substances which can cause sickness, vomit ing, dianhea and, if eaten over a peuod of time, death. In this case a pool selection for green (Con'inued on Page 26) also seivmg youth in educational capacities Mrs Thomas joined local 4-H clubs in 1941 and was in them ioi ten yeais which is the max imum numbei of yeais one can belong She was a member of Masteisonville Sewing and Cook ing Home Economics Club and the Lititz-Manhcim Community Club in the \egetables and capon piojects She applied to be an Inter national Fa 1 m Youth Exchange delegate but didn’t expect to get to go Howe\ei, she was selected and in 1951 spent four and a hall months with two dif feient families in the German section ot Switzerland The piogiam has been expanded un til now delegates aie abroad six, nine 01 even twelve months. Jean did not speak German fluently but with the help of a dctiona’> was able to converse with hei hosts The first fam ily she \ isited spoke no English. The lad\ ot the second family spoke English While in Switzer land she lued as a member of the family and helped to make haj and haivest wheat It was the custom there to bring biead, cheese and something to (Continued on Pag© 20) other
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