—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 13,1971
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Co. Holstein Breeders Hold Annual Banquet
The Lancaster County Holstein
Breeders Association held its
annual banquet at the Farm and
Home Center Tuesday night.
New directors elected were:
Elam Bollinger, Manheim RDI;
Vernon Umble, Christiana RDI,
and Pual Welk, Little Britain.
Jay Landis, association
president, reported that the
organization had 578 members
during the past year, up about 60
members from the previous year.
The organization adopted new
by-laws The by-laws were
previously accepted 21 years ago.
Elvm Hess Jr, a Pennsylvania
Holstein Association director,
reported that the new by-laws are
being urged by the state in order
for all the county associations in
the state to have uniform by
laws Hess said the change was
prompted by the state
organization’s insurance policy
on country activities.
Hess noted, however, that the
new by-laws are substantially the
same as the previous ones and
that there were “no substantial
changes ”
Kenneth Groff, who was
previously reported as the winner
of the FFA Holstein calf, gave a
brief progress report on the calf
and said it is doing well.
Sue Kauffamn, winner of the
State Distmguised Holstein Girl
award, and Earl Stauffer, winner
of the Pennsylvania'
Distinguished Holstein Boy
Award, urged contestants to
enter this yecr’s competition.
With these two winners, Lan
caster County entries won both
the awards last year.
Miss Kauffman, the Lancaster
County Dairy Princess, also
commented on the outstanding
qualities of milk. She said it is
“nature’s most perfect food”; is
the easiest food to digest”; has
“all the necessary nutrients for
Barbara Sue Hershey shows her grand champion dressed
capon and winner’s trophy at the annual capon roundup
sponsored by the Lancaster Kiwanis Club at the Lancaster
Elks Club building Tuesday.
good health”, and “all the
minerals for strong bones and
teeth.”
Besides, she said, milk is “good
and good for you.”
Carl Brown, Pennsylvania
Holstein Association field man,
reported on the changing role of
the national Holstein
organization and its programs.
He particularly noted progress in
Holstein exports, including ex
ports to Holland, where Holsteins
originated
N. Alan Bair, assistant Lan
caster County ag agent, told
dairymen that while Penn State
University does a lot of research
and provides valuable in
formation, some of the best and
most current information is
available first from the out
standing local dairymen. It’s
usually after local dairymen do a
good job with a new technique
that Penn State picks it up and
does research on it, he noted.
Bair also said that while the
area has outstanding herds, there
are still far too many with very
poor averages He urged
dairymen to take a close look at
their own herds and analyze
closely all phases of their
program, including why they
feed particular rations.
He particularly noted that
many dairymen are losmg too
many calves and that mastitis is
a problem
“These are all things you
know, but we need to stop from
time to time to look. at our
selves,” he explained.
Merritt Freeman, Penn
sylvania Dutch humorist and
speaker, provided entertainment
with jokes and anecdotes. He
promised early that “I’m going to
leave you with nothing.”
An undertaker, he said his
philosophy is “learn to live and
laugh and thus delay your
epitaph ”
Lancaster County Holstein Breeders Vernon Umble, Christiana RDI; Elam
Association directors elected at the annual Bollinger, Manheim RDI, and Paul Welk,
meeting Tuesday night were: left to right, Little Britain.
Merritt Freeman, well known Penn- Holstein producers banquet at the Farm
sylvania Dutch humorists and after dinner and Home Center Tuesday night,
speaker, is shown at the Lancaster County
lititz Girl
Shows Top
Capon
Barbara Sue Hershey had the
grand champion capon Tuesday
at the annual capon roundup
sponsored by the Lancaster
Kiwanis Club at the Lancaster
Elks dub.
The 15 year old winner is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Richard Hershey, 304 Newport
Road, Lititz. The reserve
champion bird was shown by Tod
Herr, son of Mr. and Mrs. Glenn
Herr, Manheim RDI.
A total of 64 birds were shown
by 4-H’ers.
The judge was Herb Jordan,
Penn State University assistant
poultry science professor, who
said the capons were the finest he
has seen in the state this year.
Other top exhibitors receiving
blue ribbons were: Craig Har
nish, Mike Peifer, Tim Grube,
and Doris Hershey.
Red ribbon winners were:
Mike Grube, Stanley Miller, and
Grace DeLong.
Kansas Breeder to Speak
At State Holstein Meeting
Ed Reed, a Registered Holstein
breeder from Lyons, Kansas, is
slated to speak at the annual
Pennsylvania Holstein Con
vention at 3:30 p.m. November
19, Penn Alto Hotel, Altoona.
Reed will speak on “Breeding
and Developing a Registered
Dairy Herd”. The Reeds
established the widely known
Thonyma prefix over 50 years
ago starting with “Ormsby”
bloodlines from the very
beginning and maintaining for 50
years an unbroken succession of
“Ormsby” sires.
The Thonyma Herd has an
average in DHIR for the last five
years of: 20 Lactations 18,205
pounds milk 3.9 percent 713
pounds fat.
This was preceded by many -
years in HIR of over 600 pounds
fat. By 1962 the Thonyma Herd
was die breed’s only herd with 12
consecutive HIR averages above
600 pounds fat.
Thonyma Farm has bred 29
“Excellent” animals, including
two designated at “3-E” and five
as “2-E”. Four other “Excellent”
animals were developed at
Thonyma.
Speaking at the buffet break
fast at 7:45 a.m. Friday
November 19 will be Horace
Backus, a well known pedigree
expert of R. Austin Backus, Inc.,
Mexico, N.Y.
At the 7 p.m. Friday convention
banquet, Calvin Johnson of the
New Holland Division of Sperry
Rand, will speak on “Op
portunities Unlimited.”
James S. Pound, director of
Extension of the Holstein-
Friesian Association of America,
will talk about the Holstein
program at 11:30 a.m. Friday.
Ed Reed
State Holstein Speaker