7* I Jncaittr Farming. Saturday. Oct 2, 1976
Holstein show
ICorrtmutd from faf* 73|
born farming on his own for
the past 18 months Me owns
ii Holsteins - most of them
rrgl.slrrrd - and rents 70
acres of cropland in northern
1 jincaster (ounty
The accomplished
showman is possibly a
contradiction to the common
thought that young fellows
can’t get started in farming
anymore without significant
help from parents, relatives,
or friends Kline claims to
have begun his career in
dairying without having had
anything given to him for
nothing His herd was
initially started with FFA
calves, and he credits his vo
ag instructor, Lew Ayres, for
having sent him off to a fine
start Ayres selected the
chain calf which began
Kline's showing success
As his herd grew and the
first animals became of
milking age, Kline tran
sferred the cows to his
brother’s farm at Denver R 2
“Dairy farming is my
mam interest,” Kline said
assuredly, adding that it was
no secret. Consequently an
opportunity to rent a farm
came along m the Spring of
1975 and he gladly accepted.
Ever since then he and his
wife, the former Ellen G.
Martin, have been farming
on their own. With a gleam m
his eye and a broad grin he
enthusiastically and proudly
added that he had just
recently became the father
of twin boys - Matthew and
Michael.
While still a student, Kline
worked at Gehman’s Feed
Mill near Denver, an ex
perience which he claims
taught him a lot about dairy
feeds, minerals and vit
amins. His DHIA rolling
herd average reads 16500
pounds of milk and 650 of fat.
In planning his future,
Kline wants to stress quality,
rather than quantity. He’s
confident of dairying having
a promising future - at least
more so than other branches
of livestock farming - and
predicts that “people will
wake up one of these days to
realize that farmers are vital
to everyone’s existence.”
PAUL HORNING
A herd of 100 milking
Holsteins or more, and
possibly even a jugging
operation, is what Paul
Homuig would like to see in
his future. A 1974 graduate of
Ephrata High School, he,
like Kline, says that much of
his interest in dairying was
Auction
Hereford record
HERMISTON, Ore. -
Records were shattered for
Hereford cattle auctions
when the final tallies were in
on the Stone Ranch
dispersion sale in Her
miston, Ore., this month.
The $2,209,405 gross sales
topped the previous total for
a Hereford sale by some
$500,000.
A new record evaluation
for a Hereford bull came
when SR Big Arthur H2Ol, a
four-year-old, 2,290 pound
bull, brought $160,000 for a
one-half interest, making a
$320,000 evaluation. The
purchaser was 26 Bar
inspired by lew Ayres, who
has guided the Kphrntn vo
ag department since 1961
Ayres, Incidentally, has
coached several dairy
Judging teams to national
recognition and it was just a
year ago since his team was
first in the nation
Also like Kline, Homing
began his experiences in the
show ring with an FFA chain
calf selected by Ayres "It
turned out to be a real good
heifer,” Homing recalled, "I
showed her at the All-
American that first year and
she stood first out of 65
head " That was in 1972. The
same hcifeF was also junior
champion that year This
year Horning’s entry,
"Turnpike View Triune
Donna,” was reserve junior
champion
A member of his school’s
dairy judging team for a
couple of years, Hormng
describes a good cow as one
which is tall, upstanding,
open nbbed, with thin hide,
and a lot of dairyness. He
was high individual out of
more than 200 during FFA
week three years ago and
once placed second-highest
in a national contest held at
Columbus, Ohio. He credits
coach Ayres for his ac
complishments.
When attending a sale (his
grand champion at Ephrata
was a purchased animal, but
his senior yearling at
Harrisburg was homebred),
Homing says he pays more
attention to pedigrees than
anything else. He studies his
catalog first, then deter
mines which ones he wants
to take a look at in the bam.
The owner of 15 Holsteins
within the family’s herd of
80, Horning has strong
ambitions to go into dairying
full-time. Presently he works
on his father’s farm near
Stevens. On top of that, he
spends parts of three days
per week working for an
uncle who’s in the poultry
business.
But it’s dairying that he
likes best, and he says he’s
found it interesting ever
since he was a little kid.
Showing dairy cattle, or
perhaps more accurately put
- working towards having a
top animal - is the challenge
Homing likes most of all.
Aside from having ambitions
of owning a large dairy herd,
he also wants to be able to
have the kind of breeding
stock which will command
good prices at sales.
shatters
Ranch, Stanfield, Ariz., co
owned by John Wayne and
Louis Johnson.
Treefine Hereford Farm,
Warsaw, Ohio, also owns an
interest in SR Big Arthur
H2Ol, having purchased the
interest in 1973. They
retained their interest in the
$320,000 evaluated bull, and
he continues to serve as the
mam herd sire in the
Treefine herd, as well as
serving m the 26 Bar Ranch
herd.
The 1,280 lots sold for an
average of $1,726, with
buyers representing 31
states and Mexico.
Adams
GETTYSBURG. Pa -
'The 1976 Farm City Week
Celebration nhould be the
biggest nnd best in Adams
County History" reported
Stanley Wolf at an Adams
County Agricultural Council
meeting recently Wolf.
Farm City Week co
chairman. stated that with
the leadership provided by
the Agricultural Council,
Gettysburg Chamber of
Commerce, and Gettysburg
Kiwanls, there will be a real
exchange between farm and
city residents of the county.
Farm City Week will start
October 15 with an
agricultural display on the
vacant lot next to the
courthouse and climax with
a dinner dance on October 23
at Kings Valley. During the
week, contests, farm and
industry open houses,
banquets, and a land use
conference is planned.
Tom Balthaser, Adams
County District con
servationist, reported his
committee has lined up 10
farmers who will open their
farms to visitors on October
17 between 1 p.m. and 4 p.m.
Farmers participating are;
Paul Waybright and Robert
Hay, Gettysburg; Ronald
Harrison, Lattlestown; Larry
LANCASTER FARMING
FOR FULL
MARKET REPORTS
*** mi CORN
VORIS VIGOR-PROVEN
V-2672 - 125 Day Maturity
NEW big eared, rugged single cross where the
summers are hot and long. Lots of disease
resistance.
V 2642 - 119 Day Maturity
A Champion Short-stalked, upright leaf, with a
really high yield and potential. Moderately high
population.
V 2562 - 113 Day Maturity
Tall, stiff stalk, excellent standabihty, good
disease resistance but most of all an out
standing yielder.
V 2442 - 103 Day Maturity
Best adapted to combine harvest, very healthy
hybrid but fast drying. Excellent standabihty
compared to other hybrids in its maturity class
Top yielder
V 2402 - 102 Day Maturity
Large, long ears tolerates high population very
well, will sucker under excellent early growing
conditions
V 2382 - 99 Day Maturity
95 day hybrid of excellent dependability, very
stiff stalk, large ears. Excellent seedling vigor.
CONTACT
REIST SEED CO.
Mt. Joy. Pa. Phone 717-653-4121
Co. Farm City Week set
Mummert and Thomas
Tronc, F-asl Berlin. Uoyd
Benner and James Quan
bcck, Fairfield, Glenn Klxnc,
Gardeners. Everett Wclacr,
York Springs, and Harold
Garrcslon, Gardner*
Balthasar stated maps will
be printed giving directions
to the farms and will be
distributed throughout the
county The public Is invited
to visit as many of these
farms as they like on Sun
day
Gil Evans, Adams Electric
Cooperative, reported the
annual Farm City Banquet
will be held at Kings Valley
this year in the form of a
dinner dance Evans an
nounced that tickets arc
available from any member
of the Agricultural Council,
Chamber of Commerce
Office, or Kiwanis Tickets
are $8 a piece. This includes
social hour featuring Adams
County agricultural
products, beef dinner, and
dancing to the music of the
Country Shadows.
Mrs. Ruth Detweiler,
Gettysburg Chamber of
Commerce, reported the
Retail Merchants would
provide the band for the
dinner dance and local
business and organizations
READ
would provide contmtanU to
compete against the far
mer* The contort* featuring
nail driving, tug of war. and
log sawing will be held
between 2 and 4pm on
October 16 at the courthouse
lot Mr* Dclwcller also
reported several bualncasca
will be boating an open bouse
on October 19 between 2 and
4pm
Tom Clowncy announced
there will be an agricultural
display on the lot next to the
courthouse on October 15 and
16 The display will include
NATURAL
ORGANIC
PRODUCTS
ORGANIC FERTILIZER is coming into prominence
fast because of necessity. Without it there is too many
bugs, blights, soil compaction and bad effects of
poisonous sprays in the consumer including your
livestock. Organic farmers with many older and newer
products have more nutritious crops at less overall
cost.
A natural mineral with enzymes and amino adds,
mined in Oregon is both a terrific soil balancer and
excellent livestock feed. A very little manure or
nitrogen with it works wonders for big healthy crops.
Great tor healthy livestock and poultry-cage fatigue,
mortality, vent picking, (no debeaking needed) swine
diseases (no medication needed), afterbirth retention,
etc. Saves about 15 percent to 30 percent on feed con
sumption, no kidding.
A new stabilized enzyme sprayed on the soil greatly
and quickly improves poor soil, clay and wet soggy
soils which bake later. Dries up swamps, yet makes
soil hold moisture; a miracle but so is nature. Dealers
wanted for above products.
Electronic seed treatment is also a crop improver,
especially roots, protein, feed value. Done at Edgar M.
Martin’s farm near New Holland. Phone 717-354-9917
for appointment.
Lactobase and Agriserum are excellent and proven
seed treatments for big roots, more nutrition and
protein in crops, soil improvement. Multiply precious
soil life and earthworms fast at very little cost.
With only Lactobase and Agriserum and trace
minerals as fertilizer for 5 years, I got from 10 acres,
over 600 bushels Triticale, a cross between wheat and
rye. I cleaned it and sell for $6.00 a bushel. A vigorous
grower, tall straw and extra high protein for livestock
feed.
Organic produce companies are co-operating for a
large Organic produce buying center possibly in New
Holland next year. To qualify, keep the chemicals off
the land and the children on the land where they belong
and not take away jobs from town people. You can
raise high quality with my products especially if ap
plied earlier than planting time.
69 Strasburg Pike
Phone 717-3Qd-qqi7
farm animal*. crop*, food
product*, and machinery
The ribbon rulllrjt ceremony
officially opcnlnit Farm City
Week will occur at 2 p m on
Friday at the display area
The next merlin# of the
Agricultural Council waa art
for 8 p m , October 6 at the
Adams County Kxtcnalon
Office to finalize plans for
Farm City Week More in
formation on Farm City-
Week may be obtained by
contacting John Schwartz at
the Adams County Extension
Office
ELI STOLTZFUS
Lancaster, Pa. 17602
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