—Lancaster Farming, Saturday. Feb. 12, 1977
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Ephrata dairymen study sire analysis and selection
By DIETER KRIEG
EPHRATA, Pa. - Meeting
here for the third con
secutive week last Tuesday,
Ephrata Area Young and
Adult Farmers brushed up
on how to become more
efficient in their cattle
breeding. With sire sum
mary analysis and sire
selection as their main
topics, the Young Farmers
capped an educational
program which in previous
weeks centered on dairy
cattle breeding and
U-S- grade
revised for butter
WASHINGTON, D.C. -
Revisions in the U.S. grade
standards for butter an
nounced by the U.S.
Department of Agriculture
will eliminate the lowest
butter grade - U.S. Grade C -
leaving three butter grades,
AA, A, and 6.
Improvements in recent
years in the quality of butter
manufactured prompted
USDA’s Agricultural
Marketing Service (AMS) to
revise the butter standards.
Another change eliminates
the use of alternate grade
terms, such as “U.S. 93
Score,” in line with the AMS
move toward uniform grade
terminology.
Additional changes in the
grade standards modify
requirements for U.S. Grade
AA, A, and B butter to more
accurately reflect flavors
found in butter produced
today. Flavor is one of the
important quality factors in
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physiology and reproductive
problems.
Clarence Stauffer, who
works full-time for the
Holstein-Friesian associat
ion of America, and is a
dairyman himself,
explained how data in of
ficial sire summaries can be
used to upgrade breeding
programs. American
Breeders Service
representatives-Dan Rush
and Darvin Yoder provided
additional information on
standards
the U.S. Grade Standards for
Butter. Changes also clarify
and redefine flavor
characteristics found in
butter.
The AMS dairy division
develops official grade
for butter' and
other dairy products. These
standards provide measures
of quality and are based on
attributes important to
consumers. The U.S. butter
grades are determined by
flavor, body, color, and salt
characteristics. Under the
revised standards, butter
failing to meet the
requirements of U.S. Grade
B will not be given a U.S.
Grade. Dairy inspection and
grading services are
available on a voluntary
basis, and are paid for by the
user.
Copies of the revised
standards are available on
request from the Dairy
Division, AMS, USDA,
Washington, D.C. 20250.
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mating guides as well as
production and type proofs.
Stauffer advocated the use
of one good proven bull in a
herd, rather than several. He
pointed out that the use of
one bull will bring out
uniformity of type. He also
noted, however, that total
performance indexes should
be evaluated carefully by
breeders to determine what
kind of a job a bull might do
on a particular cow or herd.
The better bulls of the
New owner
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Benj. W. Qauser, owner of
Benj. W. Clauser Farm
Machinery Service at
Wescosville, Pa. has an
nounced his retirement
effective January 1,1977. His
son, Ernest B. Qauser will
assume responsibilities of
the firm.
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Clauser, and in continuous
operation since that time,
the Lehigh County business
features Case parts, farm
machinery service and sales
and service of lawn and
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be changed to Ernest B.
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Holstein breed are in A.I.
studs, Stauffer commented,
citing sire summary data as
proof for his statement.
Among the advantages
Stauffer mentioned in using
better bulls is that their
offspring sell so much better
in sales, should the* owner
decide to have a dispersal,
the key is using bulls with a
high predicted difference,
the Holstein association staff
member said. -
Also a part of the evening’s
presentation was Ray
Zimmerman, representing
the Ephrata-based Raytec
company which manufac
tures the- Cowculator and
Sowculator breeding charts.
Zimmerman demonstrated
use of the device to in
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commented that the
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In discussing sire proofs
and mating guides, Rush and
Yoder suggested that
dairymen look at the figures
closely. A bull’s proof may
not be exactly What it ap
pears to be on first glance,
Yoder said. Some of the
helpful information in sire
data which is often
overlooked includes:
number of daughters,
number of herds, number of
records per daughter,
berdmate performance, and
number of states the
daughters are dispersed in.
All that could very well have
a bearing on how a bull
performs in an individual’s
herd, the dairy breeding
specialists pointed out.
Throughout' their
discussions, Stauffer, Yoder
and Rush used either visual
aids or hand-outs to
illustrate their points.
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Lancaster Farm and Home
Center on Feb. 21 and again
on March 7. The latter
program will focus on heat
detection.
The next meeting of the
Ephrata Area Young and
Adult Fanners is scheduled
for next Tuesday evening.
The topic will be Credit and
Finance. On Feb. 17 the
group will hold a session on
farm shops and emergency
power generators. On Feb.
24 members will gather at
the high school to visit a
variety of farms in Lan
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