Northampton dairy associations
PLAINFIELD - Mark
Sandt, Pen Argyl, won the
outstanding scholar award,
while Mark Fulmer,
Nazareth R 3, received the
outstanding Dairy
achievement award at the
combined dinner meeting of
the Northampton County
Holstein Breeders
Association and the Nor
thampton County DHIA
Association on November 13.
Donald A. Seipt, Easton
R 4, presented the 4-H Youth
awards. Elizabeth Stroh
mier, Upstream Farm,
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 22,1978
Easton, received the out
standing one-year Dairy
member award. Thomas
Weber, Bethlehem, won the
first outstanding dairy
member award. Randy Ott,
Bangor, won the second
outstanding award and
Julianne Starke, Upstream
Farm, Easton, received the
third outstanding dairy
member award.
John Howard, fieldman for
the State Holstein
Association, discussed the
State Convention to be held
in February at the Sheraton
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Diane Liiro, Northampton
County Dairy Princess, gave
a report on her year’s ac
tivities.
Bruce Fox, Bangor, and
Barry Ott., Bangor, were
elected to the board of
directors for a three-year
term.
The Northampton County
DHIA Association annual
meeting was conducted by
Donald Ackerman, president
of the Association. Tun
Merwarth of Upstream
Farms, Easton, and Burton
Fulmer, Nazareth R 3, were
elected to the board of
directors for a 4-year term.
Robert Letson and Linda
Wagner, DHIA supervisors,
presented the ribbons to the
14 herds who achieved a 600
to 700 pound of butterfat
average for this year.
Two herds averaged over
700 pounds of butterfat per
cow. Keystone Farms,
Easton R 4 owned by Donald
V. Geraldine Seipt, was top
in the county with 76.6 cows
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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 24,1978
MEETING PLACE:
Penn-Jersey HARVESTORE Office
VA Miles West of Blue Ball
on Route #322.
■ TITUS H. BEAM, RD #2, ELVERSON, PA.
■ Special Presentation on
HAYLAGE FOR SOWS at Lunch.
■ EARL G. MARTIN, RD#2,
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November IS, 1978
present
averaging 19,451 pounds of
milk and 749 pounds of
butterfat. Fulmer Brothers,
Nazareth R 3, with 71.2 cows
averaged 19,020 pounds of
milk and 713 pounds of
butterfat.
This year the county
average was 15,358 pounds of
milk and 565 pounds of
butterfat.
Robert Letson and Linda
Wagner, DHIA supervisors,
presented Golden Rosette
ribbons to the herds that had
600-700 pounds of butterfat.
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awards
The two 700 pound herds
received purple rosettes.
The following trophies
were presented:
Keystone Farm, Easton
R 4, won the trophies for high
herd for fat, sponsored by
Philips Feed Service, Inc.,
Bath; high herd for milk,
sponsored by the Northeast
Breeders Association; and
High cow for milk, spon
sored by the American
Breeders Association.
Keystone Farm also won
high cow for fat (1120
pounds), sponsored by
Northampton Farm Bureau;
highest herd increase for
milk and highest cow for
over 10 years for milk,
sponsored by Ronald
Achenbach and Fred Irwin
Agway, respectively.
Fancy Furrow Farm,
Easton Rl, won the trophy
for high junior two year old
milk (25,120 pounds)
sponsored by Flory Milling
Company, Bangor.
Twin Gap Farm, Mt.
Bethel Rl, received the
trophy for highest lifetime
milk (233,000 pounds)
sponsored by Penn-Jersey
Harvester.
The trophy for highest cow
over herd average went to
Maple Grove Farm,
Nazareth, and was spon
sored by Ronald Achenbach.
There were 154 members
at the meeting which was
held at the Plainfield
Fireball, near Wind Gap.
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