LANCASTER -
Dairymen and other in
dividuals interested in dairy
farming are invited to attend
the Annual Lancaster
County Dairy Day .March 4
at the Farm and Home
Center, Lancaster.
Come as early as 9 a.m. to
enjoy coffee and donuts and
Lancaster Dairy Day Scheduled
an opportunity to inspect the
commercial exhibits, or
observe the demonstration
on screen testing milk or
antibiotics.
Dr. Lawrence Hutchinson,
Penn State Extension
veterinarian, will discuss the
problems of mtrates in feed
and water. This has been a
growing concern to many
local dairy farmers. In the
afternoon, Dr. Hutchinson
will also discuss programs
for raising healthy calves
and heifers.
About mid-morning, a
panel of dairy farmers will
share their experiences with
several types of mastitis:
coliform, mycoplasma,
strep and staph infections.
The three panelists will be
Donald Ranck, Paradise;
Jay Frey, Washington Boro;
BETHEL The Berks
County extension service
mvites all swine producers
to two upcoming swine
meetings, on March sth and
6th.
Mid-Way Diner, exit 5 off
of Route 78 near Bethel, will
be host to the March 5 all
day meeting, starting at 9
a.m. The March 6 evening
meeting will be held at O.J.
Roberts High School, Rt. 23
just off of Rt. 100, South of
Pottsville, starting at 6 p.m.
Swine farrowng will be the
subject covered in the
morning session on March 5.
Producers are welcome at 9
a.m. for coffee,, doughnuts
and to visit the commercial
exhibits.
The program and speakers
are as follows: “Selection of
Breeding Stock-Characteri
stics for the Commercial
Producer”, Dwight Younkin,
PSU Extension Swine
Specialist; “Artificial In
semination - Is It For You?”,
panel of producers;
“Meaningful Records”,
Virgil Crowley, PSU Ex
tension farm Management
Specialist; “Health &
and David Wmdle,
Cochranville.
Alfalfa is an important
forage crop for dairymen.
Donald Robinson, Garden
Spot Vo-Ag Adult Instructor,
will update dairymen on
managing alfalfa for top
yield and for top quality.
Prior to lunch, and during
the lunch hour, farmers will
have the opportunity to
become recertified as
private applicators. In
terested persons should be
Berks slates swine meetings
Diseases of Today”, Dr. Tim
Trayer, Valley Animal
Hospital; followed by a Pork
Bar-B. Q. Luncheon.
The afternoon’s program
centers on Swine Feeding
and includes: “Marketing -
The Packers Viewpoint”,
Henry Gruber A & B
Packing; “Feeding High
Moisture Com”, panel of
feed and silo officials, and
producers; and a synopsis on
feeder pigs, with “Buying”,
by Dr. Tim Trayer;
“Feeding”, Dwight
Younkin; and “Diseases”,
Dr. Jerry Applegate; Swine
Specialist for Pennfield
Feeds. Reservations are
needed for the luncheon.
The evening of March 6
will begin with an informal
“Ask the Experts” question
and answer period, with
coffee and doughnuts. This
period will be for producers
to talk to the speakers.
Following this session the
program includes: “Outlook
The Slow Death”, Jerry
Clemens, Hatfield Packing
Co. and Dwight Yoimkin,
PSU Extension Swine
Specialist. - “Meaningful
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Tuesday
sure to bring their ap
plication permits to the
meeting. David Thompson,
Pesticides Coordinator for
the Pennsylvania Depart
ment of Agriculture will be
present to explain the
recertification program.
After lunch, Stephen
Spencer, Penn State Dairy
Specialist, will talk about
“stray” voltage problems,
which plague many
dairymen and interfere with
herd performance and udder
Records”, Virgil Crowley,
PSU Extension Farm
Management Specialist,
“Diseases - The Quick
Death”, Dr. John Sellers,
MVD, Chester County
Veterinarian and Dr.
Charles Clark, VMD., Chief
Laboratory Division,
Pennsylvania Veterinarian
Diagnostic Laboratory, and
“Improve Reproduction
Lancaster 4-H
Dairy Clubs
reorganizing
LANCASTER - The
Lancaster County Dairy
Clubs will be holding their
reorgamzational meetings
during the month of March.
Interested youth are in
vited to attend these
meetings and enroll as a
member of a club of their
choosing.
The Aryshire, Brown
health. He’ll also discuss
ideas for reducing energy
costs by reclaiming and
utilizing the heat given off in
the process of cooling milk.
Recently, the use of
prostaglandins has been
approved for use with dairy
heifers. This gives dairymen
a new tool for use m their
breeding program.
Michael O’Conner, Penn
State’s new dairy specialist,
will discuss its application to
dairy cattle breeding.
Efficiency” Dwight Younkin
and Ken Keiphart, PSU
Extension Assistant.
For more information on
these two meetings and a
reservation form for the
Luncheon on March 5 call
Clyde A. B. Myers, Berks
County Agent, at the Berks
County Agricultural Center,
215/378-1327.
Swiss, Jersey 4-H Dairy Club
will be meeting at 7:30 p.m.
on March 10 at the home of
David Hamish, 10 S. Hess
St., Quanyvile. Leaders of
the club are Milton
Brubaker, Kenneth
Eshleman, David Hamish
and Donald Trimble.
The Golden Guernsey 4-H
Club will meet at 7:30 p.m.
on March 11 at the home of
Raymond Witmer, Route
222, south of the Pequea
Creek, about 7 miles south of
Lancaster. Club leaders are
Jesse Balmer and Peter
Witmer.
The Lancaster County 4-H
Holstein Dairy Club is
scheduled to meet at 7:30
p.m. on March 25 in the
basement Community Room
of Park City Mall, Lan
caster. Club leaders consist
of: Gary Akers, Elam
Bollinger, Rodney
Denlinger, Elvin Hess,
H. Kauffman, Jay
Landis, Kenneth Rutt, and
Earl Stauffer.
4-H Dairy club work gives
youth the responsibility of
owning and caring for their
own dairy cattle. As part of
their project requirement,
they keep income and ex
pense, feed and health
records on their cattle. In
addition to learning how to
properly care for their
cattle, the members are
encouraged to tram and
groom them for show.
In addition to caring for
their project animal, the
members elect officers and
conduct their own club
meetings and help to plan
their club’s program. They
participate in a variety of
activities: tours, dairy cattle
judging sessions, fun nights,
community servcie projects,
etc.
To be eligible for mem
bership, youth should be
between the ages of 8 and 18
as of January 1 and they are
expected to own by May 1 a
dairy heifer that is
registered in their name and
born prior to March 31 of this
year. For more information,
contact Lancaster Extension
Office (717) 394-6851.