—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, Dec. 4, 1976
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York County DHIA award recipients for 1976: and Larry Amspacher representing Avalong
Seated, from left are S. David Stewart, D. G. Farms. Standing, from left, are John Doll, Jr. and
Kauffman representing Sinking Springs Farm, George Knight.
York DHIA honors top
YORK, Pa. - In a spirit of
friendly competition, three
York County dairy herds are
racing toward the goal of an
800 pound herd butterfat
average. These and other top
herds in the county were
recognized at the annual
DHIA banquet on November
23 at Avalong Farms
Restaurant, York.
The three herds which
completed the testing year
with over 700 pound
averages were given
awards. First place went to
Sinking Spring Farms, York
R 5, with an average of 20,151
pounds of milk and 792
pounds of butterfat. S. David
Stewart, Delta Rl, finished
second with records
averaging 18,853 pounds of
milk and 752 pounds of fat.
Avalong Farms Inc., York
R 7, a Holstein herd, placed a
close third and ended with
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18,474 pounds of milk and 733
pounds butterfat.
Two of the winning farms
also took home awards for
other .accomplishments. The
high individual 305-day
lactation trophy went to S.
David Stewart for an animal
milking 27,972 pounds of milk
and 1258 pounds of butterfat
in the allotted days. Avalong
Farms Inc., a Guernsey
herd, was named most
improved in butterfat
average over 500 pounds,
with an increase of 106
pounds over last year’s
records.
Another special award
went to a cow well known,
not only in York County, but
across the country as a long'
time show winner. Woodbine
Ivanhoe Mollie, owned by
George Knight, Jr., Airville
R 2, won the trophy for high
lifetime production. The 13-
year-old registered Holstein
has credited in her lifetime
Put It Back
Two business partners had
never had an argument in 20
years of working together
One week, one of the pair
came down with the flu and
missed a week of work
About the third day of his ab
sence, the sick partner
received a call from his
associate, who told him, “I
just found $lO,OOO missing
from the safe What should I
do">” His partner replied
quickly. “Put it back'”
251,615 pounds of milk and
9243 pounds of fat.
John Doll, Jr., Brodbecks
Rl, was recognized for the
most improvement in the
400-500 pounds bracket, with
a jump of 75 pounds over his
1975 records.
Three new directors were
elected during the meeting.
They are William Fantom,
Delta Rl; Clair Myers, 3850
S. Salem Church Road,
Dover; and George Knight
111, Airville R 2. The new
directors will serve on the
DHIA Board for three-year
terms.
E. Wayne Beshore, New
Cumberland Rl, spoke
briefly about the Penn
sylvania Dairymen’s
Association. He explained
the purposes of the
organization and encouraged
the DHIA members to sign
up for membership. Annual
dues for the Association are
$3. Beshore serves on the
Board of Directors for the
state dairy farm group.
Rosette ribbons were
presented to 14 other herds in
the county who completed
the test year with over 600 lb.
of butterfat. Receiving the
presentations were:
Smyser’s Richlawn Farms,
2691 E. Berlin Road, York,
18,645 pound milk and 696
pound fat; Robert Stewart,
Airville Rl, 16,806 pound
milk and 664 pound fat; Lynn
Wolf, Abbottstown Rl, 17,775
pound milk and 650 pound
fat; Beshore Farms, New
herds
Cumberland Rl, 17,031
pound milk and 640 pound
fat; Wayne Mummert, East
Berlin Rl, 16,294 pound milk
and 634 pound fat; Tom
Royer, 110 Biesecker Road,
York, 16,376 pound milk and
633 pound fat; Avalong
Fprms Inc., York R 7,
Guernsey herd, 12,747 pound
milk and 626 pound fat;
Stump Acres, York RIO,
15,290 pound milk and 622
pound fat; Charles Parrish,
New Freedom Rl, 16,902
pound milk and 622 pound
fat; Paul R. King, Delta R 2,
15,601 pound mUk and 617
pound fat; Hidden Springs
Farm, 3161 Admire Road,
Dover, 15,458 pound milk and
612 pound fat; Gaylawn
Farms, 15,541 pound milk
and 607 pound fat; Guy A.
Leader and Sons, New
Freedom Rl, 12,495 pound
milk and 606 pound fat; and
Elmer Myers, Glen Rock Rl,
14,976 pound milk and 605
pound fat.
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13 3 5
20 3 2-11
89 3 2
77 ~3 6-10
Green Springs Farms
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Me Ral Dairy Farm
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Marcia 3 5-8
167 3 4-9
220 3 3-6
357 3 2-1
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