—Lancaster Farming, Saturday. Dec. 13, 1975
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‘Ellen’produced 153 pounds milk per day
to set new world milk production record
Beecher Arhnda Ellen, a
registered Holstein cow bred
and owned by Harold,
Stanley and Scott Beecher,
Rochester, Indiana, has
become the first dairy cow of
any breed to produce a
record 55,661 pounds of milk
in one year. In 365 days,
twice daily milking on of
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6 tablespoons butter or margarine
1 teaspoon seasoned salt
4 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
2 cups Corn Chex cereal (bite-size crispy corn squares)
2 cups Rice Chex cereal (bite-size crispy rice squares)
2 cups Wheat Chex cereal (bite-size crispy wheat squares)
3/4 cup salted nuts
Melt butter in shallow pan over low heat. Stir in sea
soned salt and Worcestershire sauce. Add Chex and nuts
Mix until all pieces are coated. Heat in 250° oven 45 min
utes Stir every 15 minutes. Spread out on absorbent paper
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3/8 teaspoon onion or garlic powder and 3/8 teaspoon salt.
Makes 6 3/4 cups
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NEW HOLLAND SALES STABLES, INC.
Phone 717-354-4341
Daily Market Report Phone 717-354-7288
Abe Diffenbach, Manager
ficial DHIR test, '‘Ellen”
produced 55,661 pounds of 2.8
percent milk and 1,572
pounds of butterfat. That’s
an average of 153 pounds or
244 ten-ounce glasses of milk
fjfer day.
“Ellen", years old, is
classified Excellent at 91
points and has been a
tcs%
national leader for milk
production before. In 1974,
she topped the senior four
year-olds with 33,010 pounds
of milk testing 3.7 percent
and 1,393 pounds of butterfat.
Sired by Pawnee Farm
Arlinda Chief, EX-91-GM,
“Ellen” started her history
making record on November
22,1974, with the birth of twin
calves. She was five years,
nine months of age.
First tested on December
28, she gave 169 pounds of 4.1
percent milk. She was tested
again January 30, recording
her peak of 195.5 pounds of
milk. Subsequent tests
ranged from 193 pounds to
125.4 pounds recorded on her
305th day of production. At
this time she took the top
spot for 305 day records with
50,314 pounds of milk and
was only 445 pounds under
the 365 day record held by a
Pennsylvania cow.
BEACON
CLARK DAIRY SUPPLY
Rising Sun, MD
VAN-MAR FEEDS
Leesport, PA
H. JACOB HOOBER
intercourse, PA
RICHARD B. KENDIG
Special Accounts
Representative
Phone 302-478-3058
This record is not only an
all-time high for cows of any
age, but it also places her
first on the 305 and 365 day
National Production Leaders
Lost for mature cows milked
twice daily, displacing
Mowry Prince Corinne, the
former record holder owned
by Clarence and Kenneth
Mowry, Roaring Spring,
Pennsylvania. The 305 day
record of 50,314 pounds of
milk was the first time a cow
had ever produced 50,000
pounds or more of milk in 305
days on official test.
BEACON
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HIGH MILK PRODUCTION
BEACON “38" CRUMBLES is a coarse textured dairy concentrate formulated especially
for use in these two states. High in protein (all from vegetable sources) it balances the
nutrients you can grow most economically and efficiently on Pennsylvania and Maryland
farms
It contains a blend of all essential ammo acids, the building blocks of proteins. Used as
recommended, you can be sure you are meeting the protein requirements of your cows
and young stock.
All known requirements for minerals and vitamins are carefully balanced by using the
highest grades of calcium, phosphorus and trace mineral sources.
BEACON “38" CRUMBLES can be used as a top feed in mangers or bunks if additional
protein is needed
BEACON FEED PRE SERV. A new product developed that can be
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H. M. STAUFFER & SONS, INC.
Witmer, PA
During her lactation,
“Ellen” was tested 19 times,
including nine surprise tests.
According to Dr. Will Dillon,
Purdue University extension
dairyman and Ellen’s record
supervisor, Ellen's test day
milk weights followed a
typical lactation curve, only
she started about 100 pounds
higher.
"38" MIXER CRUMBLES
W. L. MUMMERT CO.
EARL SAUOER, INC.
New Holland, PA
HYKES QUALITY FEEDS
York Haven, PA
CHESTER WEIST
Sales & Distribution
Manager
Phone 717-741-2600
BEACON FEEDS
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Beacon Freds York PA Phone 717 843 9033
As a two-year-old, "Ellen”
made 17,440 pounds of 3.8
percent milk and 657 pounds
of fat. She followed with a 330
day record of 27,760 pounds
of milk and 1,035 pounds of
butterfat at three years, five
months of age. At four years
six months of age her 365 day
record of 38,010 pounds of 3.7
percent milk, and 1,393
pounds of fat made her the
national leader for milk and
fat.
As noted earlier, Ellen is
sired by Pawnee Farm
Arlinda Chief 1427381 who
has a Predicted Difference
for milk of plus 1,463 and for
fat of plus 63 with a 99 per
cent repeatability. Her dam,
Ridgecrest Skylighter Elsie
is classified Good Plus-84
and has a seven-year-old
record of 19,240 pounds of
milk, 3.2 percent and 614
pounds of fat in 305 days. Her
WITH
FEED PRE SERV
Hanover, PA
McCRACKEN'S FEED
MILL, INC.
Manheim, PA
NEW FREEDOM FARM & GARDEN CO.
great grandam has two
records over 20,000 pounds of
milk with lifetime totals of
141,761 pounds of milk and
5,106 pounds of fat.
“Ellen" has calved three
tunes. Two of her sons are in
A.I. service.
The Beecher Family has
been milking Holsteins for
over 20 years. This is their
third year on DHIR with a
current Herd Lactation
Average of 17,426 pounds of
milk and 641 pounds of
butterfat on 17 registered
Holsteins. Additionally, they
have about 40 unregistered
Holsteins and also raise
grain on their farm.
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Churchville, MD
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Delta, PA
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