—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 2,1978 124 outstanding dairy herds By JOYCE BUPP Staff Correspondent YORK - Perennial win ners captured several of the top awards presented an nually to outstanding dairy herds during the York County banquet and meeting held by the Dairy Herd Improvement Association, held November 21 at the Avalong Farms Restaurant. Sinking Spring Farms, Inc., York R 22, was named the high herd m butterfat with an average of 762 pounds. The 66 cows in then registered Holstein herd also averaged 19,593 pounds of milk, second high in the county. First place milk production was won by the Smyser’s Richlawn Farm of East Berlin Road, York, family partnership of RicJiard, Robert and Rodney Smyser. Smysers’ 64 head of Holstems pumped out 19,693 pounds of milk and 741 pounds of fat to put them in the third spot for fat average. With an impressive jump of 115 pounds of butterfat, Phillip Laughman, owner of Philka Holsteins at Thomasville Rl, captured the trophy for the most improvement over 500 pounds. His leap from 598 pounds to 713 pounds of Dutterfat during the last jear put the herd of 20 cows way out ahead of the closest competitor for this award. Pnmsey Cooper, Jr., from Delta R 2, earned the award for the most improvement Detween 400 and 500 pounds of fat with an increase of 40 pounds. His mixed breed nerd of 46 animals averaged 13,110 pounds of milk and 491 potu ds of fat. In the presentations to outstanding production by individual cows, the Sinking Springs herd again had a winner. “Sinking Springs Eden Lighter,” a daughter of the Winterthur Eden Select sire, was high fat producer with a lactation total of 1157 pounds, and 28,018 pounds of milk. A four year-old, she is classified at Good Plus-83 voodbine Holsteins, o', .ed by the George Knight family, won two individual cc» awards. High milking cow in the county for 1978 was “Northcroft Elevation E”i ” with a lactation total oi 28,161 pounds of milk and 9-16 pounds of fat. ' Ella” is not only a top pi iucer but a star of the shownng as well. Daughter of the popular Round Oak Rag Apple Elevation, the four-year-old has won grand champion honors at several East Coast shows, as well as the recent Kentucky North American International Livestock Exposition. Recently classified at Ex cellent-94, “Ella” has topped off her exploits with the recent delivery of a set of bull-heifer twins. Another famous Knight animal, “Woodbine Ivanhoe Mollie,” Excellent - 97, received recognition as the high lifetime f jeer Now 15 years old an cesssful transplant dona' \r. ihe” has an accumu, m r ord York Co, DHIA names Singled out for individual awards at the York DHIA meeting were, from left: Rodney Smyser, representing Richlawn Farms, the high herd in milk; Dennis Kauffman, herdsman for Sinking Springs Farms, high herd in fat and high cow in fat: Phillip Laughman, most improved over 500 pounds; and George Knight Ml, high individual cow in milk and high cow in lifetime production. „„ * *-■*'^•^4 ♦«S 5 vIL.. A A <*- '^.'‘V ,* * *£ ' s, ' Seven York County herds topped the 700-pound butterfat average. Accepting awards for that honor were, front from left: Bob Smyser, Richfawn Farms, and E. Wayne Beshore. Back, from left, are Wayne Myers, Galawn Farms; Dennis Kauffman, Sinking Springs Farms, and Phillip Laughman. Absent were David Stewart and Lynn Wolf. of 290,670 pounds of milk and 10,746 pounds of butterfat. A dozen county herds received recognition ribbons for herd averages over the 600-pound butterfat mark. Winners were Avalong Farms, Inc., York R 7, 696 pounds; Thomas Boyer, Biesecker Road, York, 681 pounds; Wayne B. Mum mert, East Berlin Rl; 680 pounds Robert Stewart, Amalie Rl, 650 pounds; H.E. Fetrow and Sons, York R 4, 649 pounds; Earl Fuhrman, Hanover R 3, 649 pounds; Paul R. King, Delta R 2, 641 pounds; Guy Leader & Sons, York, 636 pounds; Rutter Brothers, York, 622 pounds; Mcßal Dairy Farm, East Berlin Rl, 607 pounds; Leroy Bupp, Seven Valleys R 2, 602 pounds, r.rd Hidden Springs Farm, Adi ’ . - Roa'i Dover, 600 pounds Three new ectuis were elected to t! , tenns on the count j , - I a > ...ard of directors. •_ Tom > 4 ? 5 * * V V \~7 Boyer, York; Mike Stewart, Airville; and Larry Reinhart, East Berlin. Special guests included on the banquet program were dairy princess Patti Greek and the Sizemore family, who entertained with country-gospel music and singing. County agent John T. Smith announced that the state DHLA has acquired another somatic cell testing machine and applicants on the waiting list will now be taken into the program. A meeting for somatic testing participants is being scheduled in Adams County on December 12. Another service newly available is 365-day records on individual cows, available on request through the testers, and at a cost of about 20 cents e