Berks Co. DHIA
Holds Annual Meet
I Continued from Pag* 1]
Schuler, Fleetwood R 2, "We still won’t be paying
captured the high cow fat as much for testing as they
award for Nora’s production pay In some of our neigh
record of 960 pounds. The boring counties,” Schantz
high cow milk award went to noted. “Some DHIA
Ray Bicksler, Richland Rl, members are paying as high
for Sparkle's 26,027-pound as a dollar a cow.”
record. Schantz also discussed the
President Burd Schantz
told the group that the
charges for testing would
have to be increased to keep
them in line with rising
costs. Most of the increase,
he said, will be used to help
finance a pension plan for
DHIA supervisors. The new
rates will be 74-cents per cow
for DHIA testing, up 5-cents;
67-cents for alternate a.m.-
p.m. testing, up 3-cents; and
45-cents for owner-sampler
testing, also up 3-cents.
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problems involved in testing
smaller herds, where the
testing fees often don’t
adequately compensate the
tester for his time and
travel. "We’ll have to go to
higher rates for small herds,
or put them on alternate
a.m.-p.m. schedules, or
maybe there’s another
solution,” Schantz said. “If
any members have
suggestions, we’d appreciate
hearing them.”
County agent Haldeman
Phone 717-733-4466'
WOODCONNEN ROAD
Phone (717) 354-4576
told the group that in times
like these of rising costs,
dairymen should reconsider
their use of forages. “Grain
is expensive now, and you
might be better off feeding
some of the forage you
produce yourself. Even U it
means sacrificing some
production to do it."
Haldeman also said that he
advised the use of colostrum
milk as a starter feed for any
dairyman who might be
experiencing problems in
raising calves. “If you’re
happy with your present
methods," he said, “don’t
change. There’s no sense
fooling with a successful
program. But if you do want
to try something else in your
calf raising program, try
soured colostrum. It’s got aU
the feeding value and all the
antibiotics you’ll need to
take your calves through to
weaning.”
Natural Food,
Farming
And Energy
Conference
There will be a meeting all*
day from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00
p.m. Sat. Dec. 7, at the
Garden Spot High School,
New Holland.
The program will be of
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Berks County DHIA members
honored for their production records
of the past year were, standing, Ray
Bicksler, left, Richland Rl, high cow,
milk, and George Schuler, Fleetwood
interest to the general public
but is planned primarily for
farmers.
Most of the time will be
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term effects of toxic
chemicals in farm programs
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Lancaster Farmini
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Nolt, left, Muddy Creek Farm,
Myerstown Rl, who had the high fat
award, and Charles Plushanski,
Kutztown R 3, High herd milk.
and the alternative U.S.A. Don Shrifer from
programs which are proving Indiana has had twenty
successful on commercial years experience leading out
farms in this country. There in Agriculture as a teacher,
is a small amount of time set promoting Ag field days,
aside for a discussion on our machinery development,
present energy squeeze. etc. He is a partner in Ad*
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4-H
Activities
York County 4-H Doings
December 1-7,1974
Sunday, December 1
National 4-H Congress (1-5),
Chicago, m.
Monday, December 2
York Co. 4-H Baby Beef
Club, 7:30 p.m., 4-H
Ppjltpf
4-H Paint Day, 10-3, 4-H
Center
Tuesday, December 3
Shrewsbury 4-H club, 6:30
p.m.
Wednesday, December 4
York County 4-H Council,
7:30, 4-H Center
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