—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, Nov. 23. 1974
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The Pennsylvania Holstein
Association honored fifteen
junior project members at
the 20th Annual Holstein
Convention on November 22,
at Pocono Manor Inn. The 29
participants in the
Distinguished Junior
Member Contest have ail
filled out project summaries
and activities records on
their 4-H work and other
Interests. Winning entries
were selected by a three
member committee who
commended the quality of
work and high degrees of
achievement submitted for
judg-'ng.
The nine finalists in the
Senior Division were guests
of the Pa. Holstein
Association for the PSU-
Maryland football game.
The winners and runners-up
were honored at the Con
vention Banquet on Friday
evening. The top boy and girl
in the Senior Division will be
able to compete in the
National Distinguished
Junior Member Contest in
the spring. Winners are
listed below ui the Senior and
Junior Divisions.
Miss Susan Seidel of
Richland and Mr. Wayne
Howes of Newtown were
named the 1974
Distinguished Junior
Members of the Penn
sylvania Holstein
Association. The an
nouncement highlighted the
main convention banquet of
the 20th State Holstein
Convention at Pocono Manor
Inn Susan and Wayne will
take over for Phoebe Ruth,
Fleetwood, and Greg Landis,
Lancaster, the 1973 winners.
Miss Seidel, the daughter
of Mr. & Mrs. Raymond
Seidel, is an 18 year old
graduate of Eastern
Lebanon County High
School. She is now employed
as a dental assistant in
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Sylvia Cooper
addition to helping on the
home farm, Kercbenbill
Holsteins. While in high
school, Susan was a member
of the field hockey team,
senior editor of the year
book, student council,
treasurer of the Junior
Class, secretary of the senior
band, and a commencement
speaker.
She is the owner of 13
Registered Holsteins, 11 of
which she is both owner and
breeder. Six of her projects
are milking cows and are
enrolled in DHIR and are
classified. Sue estimates
that her project animals are
worth $11,250. During the
past year alone, she sold
animals for a total of $4,640
not a bad sideline for a
student.
As a 4-H member for nine
years, and a member of the
Junior Holstein Club for six,
Susan has held practically
every office possible in three
4-H clubs. She has an ex
cellent show record in local,
district and state activities.
Several of her animals have
won mention in the All-
Pennsylvania and Junior All-
American Contests. Susan
participated on the Berks
County 4-H Dairy Judging
Team, has served as
Wayne T. Howes
reporter for the Penn
sylvania Junior Holstein
Association, and is a
member of the Junior
Executive Committee.
In addition to her many
honors in 4-H dairy work,
Susan has won several
distinctions for her
leadership and achievement.
She was a delegate to the
Northeast States Teen
Leadership Conference, Pa.
Association of Farmer
Cooperatives, State 4-H
Days, and was a Pa.
delegate to the National
Institute of Cooperatives
Convention, in addition to
attending two National
Holstein Conventions.
A highlight of Miss Seidel’s
youth work was being named
Berks County Dairy Prin
cess for 1974. She now has a
new banner to wear.
Wayne T. Howes, 19, of
RD2, Newtown, is the 1974
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Penna. Distinguished
Holstein Boy. He is the son of
Mrs. Eugenia Howes. Wayne
graduated in 1973 from
Geroge School and is
currently attending
Delaware Valley College as
a part-time student while
still managing the home
dairy farm. Wayne has a
solid 4-H and farm
background which he feels
has helped him meet the
challenges of farming.
Currently he owns 15
Registered Holsteins, seven
of which are milking and
classified. Six of the seven
are scored Very Good and
the other is Good Plus as a 3
Year Old. Wayne figures he
sold $6,700 worth of milk last
year and received over
$6,000 for animals sold from
his herd. With his herd
currently worth over $22,000,
Wayne is certainly started
off right in the dairy
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business.
At George School, Howes
was active in soccer, cross
country and swimming. He
was a leader on the Swim
Team which won league
honors several times. At
Delaware Valley College he
is In the Dairy Science Club
and active in “A-Dav”
projects. y
His 4-H experiences span
10 years and are packed full
of first places, grand
champions and master
showman awards. He has
exhibited at local, district
and state shows as a 4-H
exhibitor and showing for the
home farm. Howes has
served as President of his 4-
H club and is currently
President of the Penna.
Junior Holstein Association.
He has been named a
Keystone Winner in the
National 4-H Awards
program. He was an active 4-
H dairy judge on the Bucks
County team until this year
when he aided Hie team as
the assistant coach.
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