World Dairy Exposition visited
By DIETER KRIEG
MADISON. Wia - Aa the Boeing 707 jetliner sal on the
ground at Harriaburg’a International Airport, clouds loomed
overhead and rain waa falling Approximately 25 farmers
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Six youths from two Lancaster County high
schools - Solanco and Ephrata - were among a
group who visited the World Dairy Exposition last
wekk. Left to right, they are; Bruce Kreider, Sam
Long, and Ron Clark, all of Solanco, and Curtis
and A.I. representatives from various parts of Pennsylvania
and Maryland were on board to see what is annually billed as
one of the greatest exhibitions of dairy cattle in the world -
the World Dairy Exposition in Madison, Wis.
The four-engine jet screamed down the wet runway and
climbed above the clouds. Shortly thereafter the plane’s
passengers could see sunshine again - something the folks
back home had to do without for the next four days.
Record-breaking heat (as high as 90 degrees Fahrenheit)
awaited the group, which was guided by American Breeders
Service, DeForrest, Wis. On the mtinerary were visits to the
ABS facilities in the Nation’s “Dairyland” and attending the
shows and a sale at the Expo.
Although the World Dairy Exposition had nearly 500 fewer
cattle entered than its Eastern counterpart - the Penn
sylvania All-American, which was held just a week earlier in
Harrisburg, this show possibly carried a little more prestige.
Visitors at the five-day event included hundreds of
foreigners. The Japanese and West Germans appeared to be
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Martin, Sheryl Bollinger, and John Weidler of
Ephrata. Accomplished judges of dairy cattle, they
were accompanied by their coaches, Dr. William
Fredd, Solanco and Lew Awres, Ephrata.
most prominent among those from overseas, with the latter
taking up an entire Greyhound bus to themselves. At the
“World Premier” Holstein Sale on Friday night, it was an
nounced that between 30 and 40 countries were m the
audience which numbered over 7000. It was reported to be the
largest crowd ever gathered for a sale. A separate story on
the sale appears elsewhere in this issue.
Among the highlights of the visit to the ABS facilities was a
look into the cattle breeders’ version of “Fort Knox.” More
than 2Vz million ampules of semen were stored m the
building. Taking an average price of $lO per ampule, the
semen represented a value of $25 million.
The Pennsylvania-Maryland group was just one of many
which came here through the ABS-sponsored tour. The
various parties were shown through the bull stud facilities,
including bams which were built 14 years ago “to be 20 years
ahead of their time.”
Among the bulls introduced were several from Penn
sylvania herds, including those of J. Mowery Frey, Jr.,
Willow Street; Kenneth Mowry, Roaring Springs; and Jim
High, Lancaster.
A few herds from Lancaster Farming’s prime coverage
area were represented at the Expo, where more than $35,000
of prize money was being offered. Two of the more prominent
herds were those of John Rinehart, Littlestown, Pa., and
Kennard Henley, Cochranville, Pa. '
George Blaska, president of the World Dairy Expo, noted
that this - the tenth anniversary - was the biggest and best
Dairy Expo to take place at the modem facilities of the Dane
County Exposition Center. A dairy farmer himself, he
pointed out that this year’s cattle also represented a higher
quality of animals than ever before. The Expo hosted the
National Guernsey Show and three Central National events.
Filled with commercial exhibits, as is common at most
fairs and agricultural shows today, Blaska revealed that
$71,000 worth of space was sold. In addition there was an
entry fee of $l2 for each head of cattle.
With 1300 head entered in the big event, it was nearly 500
short of the number of bovines entered at the Pennsylvania
All-American the week before. The corwds, however, ap
peared to be equal in size, and possibly even bigger.
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