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pipeline Now, he said, he
wants to work on building a
better Red & White herd
But, he noted, his
upgrading plans are slightly
hampered by the fact that
there aren’t many proven
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bulls in the breed
“The hottest bull right now
is High Silo Haven Jet Star, a
Canadian bull And Citation
R is another popular bull
But, there are just too many
young bulls that haven’t
been proven yet ”
Right now, Myer said his
goal is to eventually buy or
breed a cow good enough to
transplant In the mean
time, buyer from other
states, Puerto Rica,
Hungary, and Brazil are
enjoying the Red & Whites
Myer decides to sell.
The international market,
Myer said, is not much
different than selling locally
because the Holstein
Association takes care of the
paperwork
But, he said, the buyers
from outside the U S take
home the best and pay for
them, making the good Red
& Whites alot harder to keep
here for foundation stock
(In Hungary, he said the Red
& Whites are being
crossbred with Simmental
cattle )
Myer himself, is con
tributing some foundation
sires to the breed, raising the
bull calves out of his better
cows.
Summing up his en
thusiam and feelings for the
breed, Myer smiled and
said, “Basically, Red &
Whites are the same all
around as black and white
Holstems they’re just
prettier ”
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Box 166,
New Holland, PA
717-354-4740
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DUSHORE - Bob Pond,
Dushore, a 35 year NEBA
veteran, recently became
the first person in the
traditional Sire Power area
of Pennsylvania, New
Jersey, Maryland, and West
Virginia to breed 100,000
cows
This is the most significant
honor to become a recipient
of the elite 100,000 cow club
award sponsored by the
National Association of
Animal Breeders
Bob becomes the 53rd
person in the world to
achieve this distinction of
breeding 100,000 cows
Breeding cows for 35
years, Bob has seen many
improvements in the
agriculture industry during
his career
“One particular
development I’ve noticed in
A. I is the overall genetic
improvement in dairy cattle
and faster results from a
balanced breeding
program,” said Bob “There
are many more excellent
cows in outstanding herds
than there were when I
started ”
Bob’s district today is
much like it was when he
started Bob recalls the first
year of his breeding career,
he and the local vet bred 580
cows This is when there
were eight to ten cow herds
on the farm
“In those days,” Bob said,
“a 40 to 50 pound cow was a
great cow, but today heifers
milk a lot more than 50
pounds a day in their first
lactation.
“Servicing the same area
over the years I’ve seen that
farmers are better
managers and are more
involved with the herd im
provement by utilizing
superior bulls through A I”
Since his first year of 580
services, Bob’s highest
volume year was 3500 first
services He averages about
40,000 miles and 3000 first
services yearly Bob said his
biggest day was 50 calls
Bob’s long experience of
semen handling and a good
working relation with the
members has been an im-
ator hits 100,000 mark
David Moon, left, holds the heifer that was technician, Bob Pond's, 100,000 th
first service. Robert Parr, NEBA District 111 Manager is on the right.
portant factor in good
conception. He is familiar
with each farmer’s cows and
works as a team to build the
superior genetics of the
herd
“I feel it is important as a
professional technician to
keep my farmers up to date,
and give them valuable
suggestions for breeding and
herd management im
provements,” said Bob
Bob bred his 100,00 th cow
at the Moonhaven Farm,
David Moon family, New
Albany, Pa This 200 acre
dairy farm has been in the
family for three generations
and they say they are
pleased with the service and
sires from NEBA and Sire
Power
David said, “Bob is a
master at his trade It’s very
rare for us to have a heifer
repeat ”
Before Bob breeds the
cow, David has the vet check
the cow once or twice to see
if she is cycling properly
David keeps good records,
writes down heats, and
checks regularly according
to a schedule for heat
detection This routine,
combined with Bob’s ex
pertise in breeding cattle has
resulted in a 12 month
calvmg interval on this
farm.
According to the DHIA
sheet there is a 1.1 service to
conception; only about 1 cow
in 10 repeats.
Currently, Bob is breeding
cows to the highest PDM
bulls from Sire Power like
9H602 CREEK and 9H196
JEMINI in the Moon herd
“Bulls have to be +l2OO or
+l3OO PDM and definitely
+1 00 on type,” said Bob “or
we are not mtersted.”
Besides working closely
with farmers and breeding
100,000 cows, Bob is active in
his community He is a
Booth Insulation Company
Residential • Agricultural • Commercial • Industrial
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member of the Chamber of
Commerce, Past Master of
the Masons, and a trustee of
the St. John’s Lutheran
Church Bob and his wife,
Helen, have also been strong
supporters of 4-H
Helen has also been m-
dates for soybean
DOVER, Del. - The
Delaware Soybean Board
announced that there will be
eight voting locations for the
Friday, August 15, 1980
balloting on the Soybean
Referendum.
The development order
being voted
establish a ondf'fcppt per
bushel check-off on
soybeans.
Funds collected through
this check-off program
would be used to assist
educational, research,
•production and market
development programs
benefiting Delaware’s
soybean producers.
The Board’s Chairman,
Joe Hughes, explained that
any Delaware soybean
Sroducer is eligible to cast a
allot.
The following voting
will be open bet
ween noon and 5 p.tn. on
Friday 1 , August 15: Town
send’s Inc., Mount Pleasant,
Townsend Gram & Feed Co.,
Townsend; Agway, Inc,
uovei, Tayloi & Messick,
Harrington; T.G. Adams &
Son, Inc., Bndgeville;
Laural Gram Co., Laurel;
Agway Store, Frankford;
and Southern States Nassau,
Nassau.
“THERMAL INSOLATION SPECIALIST”
strumental in Bob’s suc
cessful technician career,
and still finds tune to work in
the county court house as
an auditor during the winter
months. Bob and Helen have
two children, Joan, 27, and
Ron, 15
Delaware sets
referendum
Absentee ballots will be
available through the
Delaware Soybean Board
prior to August 15.
Three public heatings will
be held to provide an op
portunity for growers to
comment on the proposed,
development order. , 1
The hearings are •‘an*
scheduled for 8 p.m. and will
be held at: Townsend’s Inc.,
Mount Pleasant on Wed
nesday, June 25; Depart
ment of Agriculture
Building, Camden on
Wednesday, July 2 and the
Georgetown Substation on
Wednesday, July 9.
Copies of the proposed
development order are
available through the
Delaware Department of
Agriculture or the local
Cooperative Extension
Service office.
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