—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 4,1978
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Growing dairy goat association holds convention
Editor’s Note: The
following story was sub
mitted by Mrs. Barbara
Watson, West Chester, who
attended the American
Dairy Goat Association’s
annual convention in
Scottsdale, Arizona.
The American Dairy Goat
Association annual con
vention was held Oct. 8-14 in
Scottsdale. This 74th of the
annual conventions was
hosted by the dairy goat
clubs of Arizona and the
trade magazine Dairy Goat
Jonraal.
There were members in
attendance from Mexico,
Canada, Puerto Rico,
Hawaii, as far away as
Carterton, New Zealand.
ADGA arbitrarily divides
the U.S., Canada, and
Mexico and Puerto Rico into
eight districts, each
represented by directors
elected by the membership
in the district. The number
of directors from each
district is determined by the
Beef barbecue slated
NEWARK, Del. - All the
barbecued bottom round of
beef you can eat, along with
beans, potato salad and rolls
- all the fresh pressed apple
cider you can drink - plus
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creation, will be served at
the Alpha Zeta barbecue.
This annual event takes
place in Agricultural Hall on
the University of Delaware
campus Saturday,
November 11, following the
Delaware-Villanova football
game. Dinner will be served
from approximately 3:30 to 8
p.m.
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member-population m each.
New York, New Jersey and
Penna. comprise District
Two, and are represented by
three directors; H. Gill
Brown and R.H. Stoneback
from Pa., and Mrs. Juhen
Green, from N. J.
Election of officers and
executive committee for the
year was the first order of
business. Re-elected
president was D. Lyman
Stubblefield, Amarillo, Tx.,
first vice-president, Wes
Nordfelt, Pipon, Ca., and
second Vice-President Helen
C. Hunt, Washington, Ct.
Executive Committee
members at large were
Audrey Evans, Norco, Calif,
and Mrs. Julien Green,
Flemington, N.J.
Six hundred and fifty-three
officially sanctioned ADGA
goat shows were held during
1978, an increase of 113.
Seventy-three official
milking competitions were
held in ’7B. Two hundred and
forty new goat herds went on
official test in 1978, making a
Meat for the meal is
cooked over a two-foot bed of
wood coals in a large pit for
about 12 hours. At serving
time pieces are removed
from the pit and brought into
the hall for slicing.
Tickets may be purchased
for $4.50 from AZ members
or at Ag Hall any time prior
to the 11th. They may be
purchased at the door for $5.
Children under six will be
admitted free.
Additional meat and cider
will also be on sale for those
who wish to take some home.
total of 1611 goat herds
participating in the DHIR
and official group testing
programs.
Dr. Jess Ayers, Univ. of
Az., spoke on the future of
dairy goats and the problem
of lymphadenitis. Dr. W.
Darrell Foote, Umv. of Nev.
Reno, spoke on the con
tinuing and needed research
in goat reproduction. Dr.
George Trunberger, well
known professor emeritus,
department of Animal
science at Cornell Univ.,
Ithaca, N.Y., author of
definitive texts on both cattle
and goat judging
techniques; addressed the
subject of Showing Dairy
Goats - its value to you.
A ‘wet lab’, featuring Dr
Don Bailey, Dr. Jess Ayers,
Dr. Sam Guss, and Dr.
Christine Williams, was
shown to the audience on
closed TV monitors, cour
tesy of Camation-Albers
Milling Co. This consisted of
live operations, autopsies
and demonstrations of
dehoming and devocalising
techniques, in vivid color.
Among the host of
speakers was Dr. Sam B.
Guss, Extension
veterinarian emeritus,
Penn. State, author of
“Management and Diseases
of Dairy Goats”.
Outstanding also,
especially for a practical,
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down-to-earth approach to
disease and management;
was Dr. Qiristme Williams,
of Michigan State Umv., Ann
Arbor. Her remarks were
prolifically illustrated with
color slides.
'Economics was addressed
by Roy Ferguson of Southern
Agriculture Corp. Dick
Newton, of Wmrock In
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Dairy Goats 9 ".
Competition for and
selection of the ADGA youth
representatives was held. A
young man and young lady
are selected each year to
represent the young 4-Hers,
FFA’ers and junior ADGA
members. This years
representatives are Douglas
Bradley of Arizona; and
Miss K. Josephine Watson,
of Chester Co., Pa. Miss
Watson is a graduate of
Bishop Shannahan High
School, West Chester, and
Chester Co. Vo-Tech.,
Coatesville. She is currently
employed by Vosters Plant
Nurseries of Secane, Pa.,
and is one-third owner of
Talisman Dairy Goats of
West Chester.
On October 14, ADGAs
annual Spotlight sale was
conducted by auctioneer Bill
Frerichs of Phoenix, Az. The
highest selling animal was
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