48 lancaittr Farming, Saturday. Feb. 8, 1975 Holstein’s Have Year of Production For Holsteln-Frieslan Association of America and the Holitein breed m tnc United States, 1974 could well bo called the "Production" year. In May, the first 2,000-pound but terfat record was made; in December, the first 50,000- pound milk record was produced and also in December, the lifetime milk production record was broken. Breezewood Patsy Bar Pontiac 6174402, a Registered Holstein owned by Gelbke Brothers, Vienna, Ohio, produced 2,191 pounds of butterfat, the first cow ever to produce more than a ton of butterfat in a year. Her milk record of 45,270 pounds was also an all-time record. “Pontiac’s" milk record was broken in December when Mowry Prince Corinne 6062169, a registered INTERSTATE MILK PRODUCERS COOPERATIVE Announces regular dinner and business meeting of members in all locals of District No. 7. HOSTETTERS DINING HALL, ML JOY, PA. FEBRUARY 20, 1975 AT NOON. KEYNOTE SPEAKER MR. BOYD C. GARTLEY Director of Member and Public Relations of Interstate. Holstein cow owned by The Dcicriptive Type Clarence and Kenneth Classification Program set Mowry, Roaring Spring, all-time records for herds Pennsylvania, completed a classified, 4,838; animals year's record of 50,759 offered 219,209, and animals pounds of milk. That was the receiving a new breakdown first 50,000-pound milk 175,409. Records were also record ever produced by any set in the number of herds cow of any breed anywhere, and animals offered for The third production mark classification In a single broken during the year was classification district. In the all-time lifetime milk fact, the record for herds production total of College was broken three times and Ormsby Burke who the record for animals twice, produced 334,292 pounds of The second highest total of milk. In December, Or-Win Holsteins were registered Masterpiece Riva 4624699, a 291,789, including 6,071 over registered Holstein cow two years old that were owned by Willard and Gary registered under a Behm, Adrian, Michigan, moratorium declared by the surpassed that mark with a HFAA Board of Directors, lifetime total of 335,010 The total Holstein pounds. And she’s still registrations accounted for producing! 76.1 percent of the 379,401 Even though production animals registered by the stood out as the real eye- five major dairy breeds in popper for the Holstein breed the United States. An ad m 1974, other areas did very ditional 155,318 Holsteins well too. were transferred to new owners. On the membership side, 2,130 persons became new members; 990 renewed their memberships and 1,485 youngsters between 9 and 21 years of age became new Junior Members of HFAA. At year’s end, 115,348 cows in 1,969 herds were enrolled on DHIR Official Production Test. The Performance Records Department also reported that 37,967 official performance pedigrees were issued, the second highest total ever. Seven ’cows became new first place National Production Leaders and two also became new 300,000-pound lifetime milk producers bringing the total to six, three of which are living. A new Association program, the Participating Herd Agreement, began in 1974 with 234 Holstein herds totalling 16,717 cows in 32 states being approved as participating herds and agreeing to help sample qualified sires of the Holstein Sire Development Service or sampling programs of semen producing businesses. For the Association’s subsidiary, Holstein- Frlesian Services, Inc., it wu also a very good year. In International Marketing, 9,048 animals were sold to 23 countries through HFS, Inc. Of that total, 6,443 were Holstelns. The other breeds included Hereford, Angus. Santa Gertrudis, Simmental, Brown Swiss, Jersey and Guernsey. The country purchasing the most livestock thru HFS, Inc. was Hungary with a total of 5,128 animals, Including Holsteins and Herefords. The Genetic Evaluation and Management Service, GEM, a breeding and management consultation service, showed excellent gains as well with 19,068 animals in 310 herds being evaluated by 20 consultants around the country. The Holstein Sire Development Service, in its second year of service, showed a remarkable total of 212 bulls being enrolled and 116 applications which were received. Of the bulls enrolled, 174 were accepted and designated “Qualified” sires by HSDS. To date, 60 Qualified sires have been sold by their owners, both domestically and abroad and 46 qualified sires presently have semen available and are being sampled throughout the country. - Other services being conducted through HFS, Inc. are the sale of the HFS Cow Calendar, a complete herd record keeping system and a service of repair of glass parts of pipeline milking systems through Vitri- Forms, Inc. in Brattleboro, Vermont. At the Association’s An nual Convention in Atlantic City in June, Clifford Bailey, Snohomish, Washington, was elected to his second term as HFAA President; Gordon Newton, Tatum, South Carolina, was re-elected Vice-President; J. A. Fairchild, Berwick, Penn sylvania and Henry Polin der, Lynden, Washington were re-elected to the Board of Directors; Duane Green, Elsie, Michigan and Arnold Cotton, Parker, South Dakota were newly elected to the Board. And Elroy Borgwardt, Valders, Wisconsin was elected to the Board for one year to .complete the unexplred term of the late Allen Hetts. Also at the Convention, a painting of a new “Registered Holstein- Friesian Ideal Young Milking Female" was un veiled. Reproductions of the painting are available from HFAA 1974-truly the “produc tion” year at HFAA and one of the most successful in the 90-year history of Holstein- Friesian Association of America. PLAN NOW FOR THE 1975 SEASON WE WILL • REVIEW SOIL TESTS • ANALYZE FERT. REQUIREMENTS • ARRANGE FOR FERTILIZER AND PESTICIDE NEEDS INSURE A CROP WITH PROPER FERTILIZATION. t|f BULK BLENDS ORGANIC fkimJad PUNT '* [ ANHYDROUS AMMONIA J FOOD CO. £3XSNorman Rd., Lancaster. Pa. PH.3975T52 Thomasville 4-H Club The Thomasvillc 4-H Community Club met recently at the home of Mrs. Harris Horn to mike plans for 1975. February and March will be registration for the various projects. Programs for the year will be based on health, blue forms, demonstrations, tours, karate, films, and various recreation. Rural Life Sunday and Community Services were discussed. The Club will participate in the Hemophilia Drive in March. Community Club meetings will be held on the fourth Tuesday of the month. The Feb. meeting will be on Feb. 25, 1975 at 7:30 pjn. at the 4- H Center near Bairs.
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