ipsasssi , SE.T’SS.'ffiSa., —. /-A jfjMZsisnJy />; University, Ru VOL. 16 NO. 9 David X. Landis, (center), this week re ceives a, plaque for the highest herd aver ■ age i»the-County during 1970 from. J- Eby . , Herrfiey,,; 1 Gordonville RDI; - Red Rose," 1 far..} (five. SOTO '.testing’Yeaj was given lihisr week- to David i,': . Landis, 1896 Colebrook, Road, Lancaster.- Landis’ herd averaged' 652 pounds of butterfat and 16,465 pounds of milk foi an average 1 of 29.2 registered and grade Hol steins. _ - Second place went to Curtis E Akers, Quarryville RDI, with an average of 647 pounds of butter fat and 16.995 pounds of milk from an average of 35 3 register ed and grade Holsteins The Paul B Zimmerman herd at Ephrata RDI was third with 643 pounds of butterfat and 16,523 pounds of milk for an average of 31.2 registered Hol steins. These were among the out standing area herds honored at the annual DHIA dinner meeting ■ at aoest Tuesday at the Farm and Home Center. Altogetfier some 389 herds with an average.of more than -five «owp were' cited for fex ceeding an averageproduction of 400, pounds l of butterfat. , In addition, some 419' cows Igg Marketing Assn. Meets At a-recent meeting of 1 the Pennsylvania Egg Marketing , Association, Fred Pontz distri buted a questionnaire on egg purchase policy and then ex plained that the accumulated confidential information might prove to be interesting and perhaps valuable. The nominating committee proposed the following mem bers for tae 1971 officers of the Association: President, Earl Hess; vice-president, Tom Smith; Treasurer, R Clair Sauder; and secretary, E. J Lawless Jr. The directors, Ro bert Shelly and Ben Burkhold DHIA vice president. Donald S. Eby, DHIA president, is on the right. The 29 head.Xandis herd averaged 16,465 pounds of milk‘and 652 pounds of butterfat. . - Dairy 1 ! ’ / Five .herds .were, .cited for ex ceeding average production of 5.800 - pounds of solids-not-fat they are: Carl L Martin, Eph iata_ RDI,. 1,244 pounds solids nbt-fat; Roy H. and Ruth H' Book.Ronks RDI, 1,227 pounds; Henry W Martin, Ephrata RDI, 1,153 pounds; Sunny Craft Farms, Ephrata RDI, 1,146 pounds, and Dr Paul S Schaiuz, Ephrata RDI, 1,060 pounds The 1970 report showed that an average of 18,727 cows weie on the Red Rose DHIA testing piogram in 1970 The average production was 487 pounds of butteifat and 12,598 pounds of milk The figures show an increase of 650 cows on the testing pro gram and an average increase m milk production of 120 pounds per cow. The butterfat average remained unchanged from a year ago. TJie. average number of cows per’ herd was listed 44.9 this year;compared* to 43.1 a year ago. In comments on " the DHIA er, 'Will.continue!in office for another’year. ' 1 . Larry Kegerreis of the Penn sylvania Department of Agu culture Marketing staff pre sented a quick version of the flip chart promotional pro gram for the Northeast. The program was financed by donations from each of the 11 states involved The actual work was accomplished by New York State. “The idea is piofxt and ac cording to a suney, eggs can furnish 24 9 per cent gross pio fit in the dairy division and two (Continued on Page 12) Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 23, 1971 ' -*V »• J [ ?*■' ■w* % ;progranl over, therpast year -Max 1 igmitlv 'Lan,bas.t6’i§ %>»nty'.'-Ag?i culturah Agent;' saiid, “The dairy industry" continue as one of {he major agricultural enterprises irr Lancaster County.- Dairymen continue to produce more milk from fewer cows which is a trend for many yeais to come. Expansion has taken place on many dairy farms in the recent decade but must be accompanied with good management in order (Continued on Page 9) Four Southeastern Pa. Counties Added v To U. S. Gypsy Moth Regulated Areas Lancaster County and three bordering counties have been added to the Federal gypsy moth regulated area, the U S Depart ment of Agriculture announced recently. Because of the continuing spread of gypsy moth, the local counties are among 14 previous ly unregulated counties in three states which have been added to the regulated area. The revised regulation of the Federal gypsy moth and brown tail moth quarantine designating -regulated areas became effective upon publication in the Federal Register on Jan. 8 All or part of the following counties will now be regulated foi gypsy moth for the first time. Broome, Chenango Jeffer son and St Laurence in New York, Chester, Columbia, Dau phin, Delaware, Lancaster, Leb anon, Montour, Noithumbeiland and Sullivan in Pennsylvania, and Cumberland in New Jersey Gipsy moth is a senously de structive insect pest of forest, shade and fruit trees in the Northeast, Farm and Home Foundation Annual Banquet Scheduled The seventh annual dinner meeting of the Farm and Home Foundation of Lancaster County will be held at 6:30 p.m. Jan 28 at the Farm and Home Center, 1383 Arcadia Road, Lancaster. Melvin R Stoltzfus will be toastmaster The invocation will be given by Noah W Kreidei A trio from the Mechanic Grove Cnurch of the Biethien will pro vide music Speaker for the evening will Lehigh Valley Co-Op Combines Operations With Country Belie Two of Pennsylvania’s leading have com-' bmed. their. 1 management - opera tibns^*mM^»e^,>Alpheus'-’-L'. Xooperltive.: jJol