Adams County DHL4. sets new records EAST BERLIN - “Inter est in production testing and participation in the Dairy Herd Improvement Association set new records in 1977. A new high of 51 herds completed the testing year which ended September 30, 1977. These herds in lO% OFF \ Ia 2\ AR PARIS USED \ Mw T 0 Repair \yJufmj YOUR ENGINE SALES & SERVICE MILLER'S REPAIR 1 Mile North of Bird-in-Hand 8 Miles East of Lancaster RDI, Bird-in-Hand, PA Phone 717-656-9013 individual retirement IF YOU ARE NOT ALREADY COVERED BY A PENSION OR RETIREMENT PLAN, A NEW LAW NOW ALLOWS YOU TO SET UP A TAX-SHELTERED PLAN OF YOUR OWN. The Congress of the United States passed the Pension Reform Act which allows millions of Americans who have not had the benefits of a pension plan, to put aside tax-free dollars for their retirement. 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County herds produced an average of 14,187 pounds of milk and 545 pounds of butterfat this year, an in crease of 1,337 pounds of milk and 56 pounds of but terfat” according to the account Offices In Lancaster, Lititz TMew Holland Park City Millersville, & Mount Joy We never forget a friend. yearly summary presented to member-dairymen by County Agent Thomas E. Piper at the annual awards banquet held Thursday, December 8, in the East Berlin Fire Hall. Penn-Mar Farm owned by Earl Noel of McSherrystown and managed by Claude Holmes led the way with production which averaged 18,694 pounds of milk, 750 pounds of butterfat on 61 cows. This becomes the first 700-pound herd in the 49 year history of Adams ■ County DHIA. A record 11 more herds produced in excess of 600 pounds of butterfat and contributed significantly to the boost in the county’s overall record. Oscar Winters, Hanover R 5, placed second with 672 lbs; Weim Sharr Farms, New Oxford R 2, was third with 670 Visit any of our five offices for free literature that explains this tax-saving opportunity in detail. Learn how you can use a savings account to enjoy more security in your retirement years and pay less taxes right now. It's very easy JEli inr pounds; Yellow-Buttercup Farm of Larry Mummert, East Berlin R 2, fourth with 669 lbs; William Myers, East Berlin R 3, fifth with 665; Roy A. Weaner,'Jr., Gettysburg R 6, sixth at 657; Eugene Witter, Gardners Rl, seventh at 655; Kling Ayr Farms, New Oxford R 2, eighth at 648; Stoner Bros. Dairy, East Berlin R 2, ninth at 639 pounds; and Leroy Deputy East Berlin Rl, tenth at 622 pounds. Two ad ditional herds produced in excess of 600 pounds of butterfat, namely Brown Valley Farm, Littlestown, R 3, with 618 pounds and Kraybill Miller, Dillsburg R 2, with 617 pounds. An additional 28 herds produced from 500 to 600 pounds and nine herds averaged between 400 and 500 pounds. Trophies were awarded to Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 17,1977 top three herds. Weim Sharr Farms at New Chester owned by D.H. Sharrar and Sons and fanned by Stanley Weimer and Sons garnered two additional trophies for the individual high cow record completed during die year. Their cow identified as “85” produced 29,778 pounds of milk and 1,087 pounds of milk during a 305-day lac tation. “Carol”, a cow owned by Stoner Brothers Dairy earned two trophies for her high lifetime records in milk and butterfat production with 188,886 pounds of milk and 7976 pounds of butterfat respectively. Among individual high cow records based on but terfat, Weim Sharr Farms held the top three places, each exceeding 1000 pounds. M.J. Stamer and sons, New Oxford El, placed 4th, sth, Bth, and 9th with records with ranged from 910 lbs. butterfat to 978. Leroy Deputy, East Berlin, placed 6th at 975 lbs.; Yellow- Buttercup Farm took 7th and 10th place honors with records of 943 and 908 pounds respectively. Weim Sharr Farms won an even larger share of the honors for the ten high cows based on milk production during a 305 day lactation. They took the first four places with production ranging from 29,778 down to 26,271 and the 7th place with a record of 25,323 pounds of milk. Leroy Deputy’s Brenda placed sth with 26,110 lbs. Glenn and Janet Lippy, Littlestown Rl, came in 6th with a record of 25,585; Robel Acres, New Oxford Rl, was Bth with 24,925; Design a plow with a big 3-foot clearance between bottoms increase the width of the furrow to 18 inches make the stub Jieam longer Happy result the Allis-Chalmers 2000 Series onotrame plow Eight square feet of clearance so more trash LI NOSS t SON, INC. Ro2.oley.PA 215-987-6257 L H. BRUBAKER. INC. Lancaster, PA 717-397-5179 C. J. WONSIDLER BROS. Rt 309 ft 100 R 2 New Tripoli, PA 18066 215-767-7611 BHM FARM EQUIPMENT, INC. Annville, RDI, PA 717-867-2211 ROYH.BUCH, INC. Ephrata R 0 2 717-859 2441 Yellow-Buttercup, East Berlin was 9th with 24,922 and Penn Gate Farm, lit tlestown R 2 completed the top ten with 24,846 pounds of milk produced. The trophy for the greatest increase in butterfat production over the 1976 record went to Larry and Yvonne Mummert of Yellow- Buttercup Farm which improved herd production by 137 pounds. Following them in second place was Oscar Winters with 123 pounds; William Myers was third with 102; El Rho Farm of Eldon Baum, Abbottstown Rl, was 4th with 99; Donald Todt, Hanover, R 4, sth with 97; Noel and Holmes, 6th with 95; Martin Farm Dairy, Gettysburg R 2, 7th with 94; Kling Ayr Farms, New Oxford R 2, Bth with 92; James Behney, York Springs R 2, 9th with 88 & Mervin K. Myers, Lit tlestown R 2, 10th with an increase of 86 pounds in his herd average over last year. Nationally dairy herds are producing more milk than is being consumed and as a result, surplus stocks held by the Commodity Credit Corporation for the gover nment are building rapidly. County Agent Thomas E. Piper cautioned the dairymen to heed the advice of their Co-op leadership and cull herds to reduce pro duction. “Eliminate those marginal cows who con tribute little to your net profit but whose production when combined with other marginal producers can contribute significantly to the milk surplus said Piper. “Records are your best tool for culling low producers”, said Piper. (Continued on Page 98) ALLIS-CHALMERS C.J. WONSIDLER BROS. RDI, Quakertown, PA 18951 Phone 215-536-1935 215-536-7523 6RUMELLI FARM SERVICE Quarryville, PA 717-786-7318 SHARTLESVILLE FARM EQUIPMENT Shartlesville, PA 215-488-1025 H Daniel Wenger, Prop A6.-INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT R 2, Rising Sun, MO 301-658-5568 97
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