Pa. Holstein Breeders Stage Annual Meeting Holstein breeders from across the state of Pennsylvania are met Friday at the Seven Srpings Mountain Resort in Champion, Pa. for the 19th Annual Con vention of the Pennsylvania Holstein Association. Activities started Wednesday with the Executive Committee meeting at 12:00 Noon and continued Thursday with registration and the Board of Directors meeting. Also on the schedule for Thursday was a bus tour to the Falling Waters followed by a Western Barbecue and entertainment in the evening. Friday’s agenda started with a breakfast speaker, The Rev. Ralph Mills of Berlin, Pa. The group then split into a women’ts program, a junior member program, and the formal annual meeting of the association. President Elvin Hess, Jr., Strasburg, Pa. presided at the business session Friday. In ad dition to reports from Association staff personnel, William C. Nichol, executive secretary and Jay Howes, director of promotion, the program featured committee reports and a panel ,Wf | v ‘/ * noini .u&l M: V mo about Sta stanchion bam pipeline milking. 3 Modern Sta-Rite dairy equipment makes every milking system better, more efficient, easier, on you and your cows. And you can add any of these up-to-date products to your stanchion barn or milking parlor. The Stable Full-View Sla-Rite’s 900 Series Milk- The new Sta-Rite Vac- A Sta-Rite Full-Vac Make pipeline washing completely Milker permits a con- house Panel is factory as- Sav Milk Valve reduces vacuum pump insures automatic and Grade A clean with »C« V,SU !! check of sembledland tested Switches vacuum loss to a mini- positive vacuum for a Sta-Rite Full Convenience Pipe milk flow Cuts milking instantly from “milk” to mum Also gives pro- your milking system line Washer A 24-hour timer lets time, reduces over- wash” for thorough pipe- tection against con- you pre-program all necessary wash, m'lKmg line cleaning Automatic lamination rinse and sanitize cycles with fail self-dram safe protection Sta-Rite ... a leader in dairy equipment. Whatever the size of your herd, Sta-Rite has the complete automated milking system for you. Sta-Rite Stanchion Barn, Full Comfort Parlor, Full Circle, and Reflex Arm Milking Systems will help you milk better, faster and more profitably. We’re proud to be the official milker at World Dairy Expo. discussion of topics relevant to the Holstein and dairy industry. Dr. James McCaffrey of Delaware Valley College, Doylestown, Pa. was moderator for the panel discussion. Other speakers were Dr. Ronald Farrell, a veterinarian from Mansfield, Pa.; Dr. Richard Adams, Extension Dairy Specialist at Penn State University, and Mr, Peter Blodgett of the Carnation- Genetics AI organization. Membership Service Awards were presented to five Holstein Clubs: Most New Members - Lancaster County; Highest Percentage of Renewals - Nor thampton County; Most con sistent growth over a five year period - Clarion County - First; Washington County - Second; and Centre County - Third. Recognized for individual membership work were: Bedford County - Kenneth Mowry; Berks County - Ernest Miller, Elwood Ohlinger and Roy Hoppes; Blair County - James Corle, Harold Steele, Donald Brumbaugh, Richard Frederick, and Donald Gearhart; Bradford County - Robert Whipple, and Leigh □MOi > V