Bill Nichol
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with greater
percentages of registered
animals.
“Everything we do must
be scrutinized for its profit
potential. There's not much
we can do about costs, so we
must increase our gross
income,” he adds.
The registered Holstein
breeder has more of a
chance to improve than ever
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“And, it’s especially
rewarding to see so many
young people interested.
There’s a glorious future in
the registered Holstein
business.”
Part of that glorious
future, in Nichol’s opinion, is
the spot that
registered Holsteins can
play in Ameru-ct's balance of
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livestock, Nichol would I.K,
to see a trade-show at
mosphere developed at the
farm exhibitions held in the
state. -
“We’re losing potential
with things like the present
Farm Show,” insists the
Holstein secretary. “Sure
Tve pull in several hundred
thousand visitors yearly;
I’ve seen foreign agriculture
shows where the attendance
passed the two million
mark.”
Nichol suggests that
perhaps the leadership of
Pennsylvania ag exhibits
should attend some overseas
expositions with the aim of
incorporating some of the
highly successful ideas used
there.
He also recommends
combining some present
events, maybe like the
Equipment exposition
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Another big attraction
will be the horse pulling
contest, which will feature
Pennsylvania All-American
dairy show and the Eastern
Livestock Expoxition, into
one big well-publicized high
quality display of the finest
milk and meat producers
around. Or maybe officials
might even consider moving
the Farm Show back up
earlier in the Fall, when
weather would, permit
greater utilization of the
outside exhibit possibilities.
“Other people around the
world are doing it,” con
cludes Nichol. “We at the
Pennsylvania Holstein
Association have seen it,
liked it, and think our
agriculture industry could
benefit from it.”
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 3,1979
iuciny of the top teams from
the East. First prize is $6OO.
The excitement of that
event gets underway on
Friday evening, March 9.
Thursday evening,
March 8, is Farmers Fun
Night when farmers,
politicians, and others'will
compete against each other
for fun and laughter.
Organizers expect that
event to be a real crowd
pleaser. If you’re in
terested, you can par
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Another area of interest
to visitors might be the
farm safety demon-
Dairy meetings slated
ELKTON - Understanding
basic nutritional
strations that are
scheduled for both Friday
and Saturday. Respective
times are 11 a.m., 1 p.m.
and 2 p.m. on Friday,
March 9 and 11 a.m. and 1
p.m. on Saturday, March
10.
While visiting the ex
position, farmers will have
the opportunity to actually
buy equipment, both new
or used. Exhibitors are
allowed to make sales,
which isn’t true of the
Farm Show program.
The Equipment Ex
position begins on Thur
sday morning and con
tinues through Saturday
afternoon.
requirements, formulating
and balancing rations, least
cost and total mixed rations
and how nutrition relates to
animal health are some of
the topics for a special dairy
nutrition series to be held in
Cecil County, Md.
The meetings will be
sponsored by the Cecil
County Extension Service
along with various feed
companies in the area.
Agway, Raymond Hilaman
for Wayne Feeds, Pennfield
Feeds and Southern States
will be sponsoring the
meetings as well as con
ducting the second one. Also
participating are Dr. Bill'
Chalupa and Dr. David
Kfonfeld, dairy nutritionists
from New Bolton Center.
The series will be held on
March 12, March 21 and
March 26 at the Elkton
Methodist Church, starting
atB:oop.m.
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