BB—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 5,1980
Junior dairyman winners announced
Junior Dairyman Contest
Questions
1. True or False - A low
line milk line results in
reduced vacuum fluc
tuations at teat end com
pared to high line milk line.
2. What traits are com
pletely controlled
genetically in cattle?
A. Milk production B.
Mastitus C. Horns O.
Number of lactations.
3. What percent does a
paternal grandsire con
tribute to the inheritance of
the calf?
A. 25 B. 35 C. 50
Hopefully, if you were to
ask these questions of any of
the 110 contestants in the
1979 Junior Dairyman
Contest, they would
correctly answer 1.) True,
2.) C., and 3.) A.
This isjust a sample of the
extensive knowledge of the
entire dairy industry that the
14-19 year old 4-H and FFA
members had to know for the
contest.
The first part of the con
test involved eleven dif-
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ferent stations for the
contestants to complete.
Four of these stations are
classes to be judged. One of
a class of commercial dairy
heifers, one of dairy steers,
another of dairy goats and
also a class of hay to be
judged. Two of the stations
involved identifying dairy
products and there was a
station to identify different
grains and feed stuffs used in
dairy rations.
A written exam covering
questions on management,
herd health, dairy products,
genetics, nutrition and the
general dairy industry filled
another two stations.
The final two stations
involved identifying dif
ferent milking systems and
their parts and questions
about the milking process.
Upon the completion of all
of these stations, the team
and individual placmgs were
announced.
The Baltimore County 4-H
Team won the team division
and beat out second place
Cecil County 4-H team by
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two points. There were 32
teams competing.
Team members from
Baltimore weie Milton
Anderson, Scott Wilson and
William Warns, Junior.
Eric Knutsen, Mark
Krauss and Don Moore made
up the Cecil County Team.
Chester County, Pa. was
third, Harford County 4-H
finished. fourth and York,
Pa. 4-H was fifth.
The top ten individuals
were announced but their
final placing would not be
determined until they
competed in four more
advanced stations.'
Buck Schaeffer from
Maryland Artificial
Breeding Cooperative
headed up a station on
Reproduction. Buck asked
questions about A. 1., the
reproductive tract and
breeding.
Billy Heath worked with
them (Hi proper Fitting and
Showing Techniques, while
Marlin Hoff’s station dealt
with overall management.
After reading a made-up
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situational farm operation,
the contestants .had to
discuss what changes could
be made to improve this set
up - the pro’s and con’s and
why.
One final personal in
terview was with Grove
Miller, from the Maryland
State Fair Board and Farm
Bureau, and Herb Wessel,
President of MCMP that
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It can also be used to chop hay for in mixers and in the
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covered milk marketing and
other facets of the industry.
After totaling points from
these and adding it to their
previous score, the top ten
individuals were as follows:
I.', Milton Anderson,
Baltimore County 4-H; 2.
Fritz Wainwright,
Burlington, N.J. FFA; 3.
Patty Greek, Red Lion, PA
FFA; 4. Keith Stoltzfus,
Chester Co., PA 4-H; 5. Billy
Warns, Baltimore Co. 4-H; 6.
Julie Amos, Harford Co. 4-
H; 7. Ed Breckbill, Chester
Co . PA 4-H; 8. Eric Knut
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sen, Cecil Co. 4rH; 9. Bob
Prigel, Hereford FFA; 10.
Jeff Burkholder, Lancaster
Co. PA.
Milton Anderson won his
choice of $l,OOO or a
Registered Holstein Calf.
This award was presented
by Cold Springs Farm, the
Marlin Hoff family.
Everyone participating
seemed to have a good time
as well as learn more about
dairying. Be sure to watch
for information about next
year’s contest.
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