B—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 6,1971
Miller & Bushong Holds Annual Dairy Awards Luncheon
Miller & Bushong, Inc. Rohr
erstovm, presented 16 trophies
to outstanding dairymen at the
firm's Third Annual Dairy
Awards Luncheon at Willow
Yalley Restaurant Wednesday.
The awards were mainly for
high herd averages and high in
dividual cow records
High herd average went to
Isaac Zimmerman, Lebanon
RDS, with 13 cows showing an
average of 18,228 pounds of
mlk and 714 pounds of butter
fat.
Bare Bros, Hershey and
Harold of Valley Pond Farms,
Lebanon RD2, had the top in
dividual cow in 1970 with a 364
day record of 26,541 pounds of
■niHr and 961 pounds of butter
fat.
Special award for high milk
increase went to Howard H
Gelsinger, Robesoma RDI,
whose 42 cows averaged 13,674
pounds of milk, an increase of
1,380 pounds over the previous
year. The herd also had 536
pounds of butterfat.
High butterfat increase went
to B. Frank Eshelman, Manheim
RDI, whose herd averaged 14,-
435 pounds of milk and 532
pounds of butterfat, an increase
of 60 pounds of butterfat foi
the 60 cow herd.
Other high herds were Bare
Bros., Lebanon RD2, 59 cows
with 16,421 pounds of milk and
606 pounds of butterfat; Harold
J. Ranck, Cochranville RD2, 30
cows with 16,128 pounds of
milk and 623 pounds of butter
fat; G. Hershey Hostetter, Gap
BDI, 27 cows with 16,122
pounds of milk and 627 pounds
of butterfat, and John S. Stoltz
fus. Atglen RDI, 50 cows with
15,577 pounds of milk and 624
pounds of butterfat.
Owners of other top individual
cows receiving recognition were.
William Myer, Myerstown RDI,
represented by his son Harold,
three cows with the following
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\
“For Heaven’s sake
mother—of course I’m giv
ing you the best possible
price.”
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These 11 Southeastern Pennsylvania farmers were
among those honored this week at the annual Miller &
Bushong banquet at Willow Street; left to right, front,
John S. Stoltzfus, Atglen RDI; Harold J. Ranck, Coch
ranville RD2; Hershey Bare of Bare Bros., Lebanon
RD2; G. Hershey Hostetter, Gap RDI; Calvin Lord,
herdsman for B. Frank Eshelman, Manheim RDI;
records, 25,930 pounds of milk
and 910 pounds of butterfat, 25,-
843 pounds of milk and 932
pounds of butterfat, and 25,060
pounds of milk and 940 pounds
of butterfat; John S Stoltzfus,
Atglen RDI, 25,414 pounds of
milk and 954 pounds of butter
fat. J Floyd Kreider, Mount Joy
RDI, 25,400 pounds of milk and
824 pounds of butterfat; Nelson
Young, West Grove RDI, top
Ayrshire with 17,228 pounds of
milk and 643 pounds of butter
fat: Young Bros, Bail, Henry
and Ray, Peach Bottom RDI,
top two Jersey’s with 14,895
pounds of milk and 727 pounds
of butterfat, and 14,175 pounds
oi milk and 771 pounds of but
terfat.
Dr Richard PeacocK, Miller
& Bushong nutritionist, spoke
briefly on major improvements
in breeding and knowledge of
how to feed cows These changes
aie bringing expectations for
milk production from 30 to 40
pounds a day to a new goal of
50 to 100 pounds a day aveiage,
ht said
He said moie is being learn-
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ed about how to balance rations
to give optimum herd' produc
tion and health More emphasis
is being placed on individual
herd management, he said.
Dr Peacock also noted that
agucultuie will be “in the fore
front of the trend toward re
cycling” waste products and he
predicted that within 15 to 20
years “we’ll be doing things we
never dreamed of.”
Others makings brief com
ments were Noah Gehman, sales
manager, Dr Tom Culton, pro
duction and nutrition, Hendrik
Wentink, general manager of
marketing and farm operations:
Frank Campbell and Robert
Giegory, salesmen, and-Russell
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Phone 717-426-1101
back row, left to right, Harold Myer, representing his
father, William, Myerstown RDI; Henry Young of
Young Bros., Peach Bottom RDI; Harold Bare, of Bare
Bros., Lebanon RD2; Nelson Young, West Grove RDI;
J. Floyd Kreider, Mount Joy RDI, and Earl Young of
Young Bros., Peach Bottom RDI.
C Latshaw gave the invocation ler & Bushong as vice presi-
Guests included Donald Horn dent,
of D E Horn &Co , Inc., York, Each of the farmers receiving
and A 1 Allison, Santa Barbara, awards spoke briefly on the
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