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honors m the aged category
with a 28,473 pound record in
305 days.
In the junior two-year-old
class, Elam Rutt, Ephrata
R 5, took honors with
“Ideal,” who has 22,574
pounds of milk m 305 days at
2-4. In the fat category,
Henry Kettering’s
“Amanda” was cited for 800
pounds of fat in 305 days at 2-
2.
Vernon Umble, Christiana
Rl, was the other two-year
old winner with “Lidy” who
had a record of 821 pounds of
fat in 305 days at 2-9.
For three-year-olds. Jay
Garber, Lancaster R 6, won
with his cow “Obiesty,” with
a 24,427 pound record in 305
days. The three-year-old fat
winner was “Hill,” with
1,003 pounds of fat in 305
days and owned by William
Douts, Drumore Rl.
The four-year-old winner
for fat is Nelson H. Wenger,
Manheim R 6, with “Win
ner,” who had 1,120 fat
record in 305 dYS.
Bntian Acres Farm’s No.
22 won in the aged cow fat
class with 1,150 pounds of fat
in 305 days. Accepting the
award were Mr. and Mrs.
James Ross, Wyomissmg.
The farm is at Peach Bot
tom.
In the junior project
awards, Dairy Princess
Joyce Stoltzfus took three of
the seven prizes awarded,
with her brother Leonard
taking two.
Joyce took first place in
the three-year-old milk and
fat contest with Con-Noil
Complete Thrill whose 305
day record was 15,242 milk,
and 712 fat. In the five year
and older category she won
second place in both milk
and fat with Con-Noil Gent
Orpha who had a 305 day
record of 16,440 milk and 818
fat. Her Con-Noil Gay
Rosene won second place m
the fat contest for two-year
olds, with a record of 647 fat.
Leonard won first place in
the five year and older
division in milk and fat with
Con-Noil Bonus Felicia, with
a record of 21,104 milk and
822 fat. His other award was
for Con-Noil Gay Sparkle
who took second place in the
two-year-old milk category
with 16,673 milk.
Another winner is the
junior project awards was
Darrel Mills, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Roger Mills, Lan
caster, for his Spring Belle
Sophia with a record of
22,132 milk and 784 fat. He
won first place in the two
year-old division for milk
and fat. Linda Kauffman,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Robert H. Kauffman,
Elizabethtown Rl, won first
place in the four-year-old
milk and fat class with
Sunapee Astronaut Ruth
with 21,607 milk and 902 fat.
Greg Landis, Lancaster,
who presented all junior
project awards announced
the two Lancaster County
winners in the Distinguished
Junior Member program.
Jane Stoltzfus, 15, and
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 18,1978
Lancaster County's Distinguished Junior
members are Jane Stoltzfus, Gap R 2, and Doug
Hershberger, Quarryville.
Douglas Hershberger, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Robert G.
Hershberger, Quarryville
R 4, will be representing the
county in the state contest.
Jane has been in 4-H for
six years and owns five
animals. She is a member of
the Junior Holstein club, was
on the 4-H Dairy Bowl team,
and is active in her church
youth group.
Doug has been in 4-H six
years and owns nine
Holsteins. He is a member of
the Solanco Future Fanners
of America and is active in
the Student Senate and the
school bands. He is also a
member of the Solanco
Community 4-H club, and
was a member of the first
place 4-H dairy judging
team. As part of the state
team, Doug participated m
the national contest where
they placed second.
During the business
meeting three new directors
were elected to serve on the
Board of Directors. They
are: Robert Kauffman, Jr.,
Peach Bottom R 2; R. Edwin
Hamish, Christiana R 2; and
Greg Landis, Lancaster. In
the reorganization of the
Board, the following officers
were elected: President,
Nathan Stoltzfus, Gap Rl;
vice-president, John Barley,
Conestoga Rl; secretary,
Joe Wivell, Columbia Rl;
and treasurer, Earl C.
Stauffer, Ephrata Rl.
Robert Morris, speaking
for the State Association,
said that membership
reached an all time high in
the state with 5,405 in 1978,
representing a 400 person
increase over 1977. Lan
caster County also reached a
high of 603 members in 1978.
He said January 5,1979 is the
cutoff date for membership
for local clubs to receive the
$2 per member refund.
Morris commended Her
shberger and John Frey for
their participation on the
judging team which placed
second nationally.
William Nichol, state
secretary, encouraged
members to consider their
top cows as candidates for
the embryo transplant
service provided by the
Association through an
arrangement with New
Bolton Center. He explained
that the breeder’s obligation
is $lBOO for the recipient
heifer, and said it is worth
that price to the farmer to
have calves from his top
cows which have been mated
to top bulls.
Nichol explained that it is
not necessary for the cow to
leave the farm to participate
in this program, which he
says is ‘ ‘here to stay. ’ ’
Senior County Extension
Agent M. M. Smith urged the
dairymen to participate in
Farm-City Week which is
being celebrated locally this
weekend. He told them they
should “improve their public
relations with their non-farm
neighbors” and other people
living close to their farms.
He said a few non-farm
neighbors can cause a lot of
trouble through misun
derstandings. “You can
prevent trouble by inviting
them to your farm and to
your home; then it will be
more difficult for them to
complain. Just because you
were there first is not good
enough anymore.” He added
that taking time to do some
public relations now could
save a lot of trouble in the
future. He also invited
dairymen to participate in
the February 13 milking
school and in the annual
Dairy Day to be held March
6.
Dairy Princess Joyce
Stoltzfus said she is enjoying
representing “some of the
most outstanding farmers in
the United States.” She told
of some of her experiences
during her reign as dairy
Princess.
Entertainment was
provided by Ventriloquist
Debbie Hamish.
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