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BY RUTH ANN BENEDICT
Staff Correspondent
MERCERSBURG - Some
40 people attended the
Franklin County Guernsey
Twilight Meeting of the
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Franklin County Guernsey
Breeders Club held at the
farm of Harold Hoffeditz,
Mercersburg, last Friday
The evening event began
with a hoof trimming
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demonstration by Michael S
Stultz of Mercersburg Stultz
demonstrated hoof trimming
with the use of a motor
operated table and explained
that he felt diet and the type
of housing a farmer main
tains has a definite effect on
the condition of an animals
hoofs.
“Ground with a little
gravel allows for a natural
wearmg away of the hoof”
said Stultz
Ginger Secnst, field
representative of the Penn
sylvania Guernsey
Breeders’ Association gave
a state report.
Secnst announced the
Guernsey State Sale and the
55th Annual Renewal Sale
will be a combined sale held
on October 9 at the Penn
sylvania Guernsey Sale
Pavilion m Lancaster
She also announced that
the Annual 1981 Meeting of
the Pennsylvania Guernsey
Breeders’ Association will
be held on March 20 and 21.
This meeting was changed
from a one day event to a two
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day event due to the up
coming 50th anniversary of
the Association.
In a special presentation,
Secrist gave Rodney and
Darlene Stuff of Mer
cersburg the Pennsylvania
Field Area Outstanding
Young Guernsey Farmer
Award, which was given to
Rodney at the National
Guernsey Convention
recently
The award is presented to
those outstanding farmers
between the ages of 21 and
35
Philip Wagner, county
dairy agent gave a report on
the poor (jm situation in
Franklin County due to the
dry weather being ex
perienced throughout the
county
Wagner stated that he has
been working on feeding
programs with those far
mers that have been hit the
hardest by the heat.
Harold Hoffeditz, host of
the event, commented on his
48 milking cow operation and
noted the changes in his
State egg output climbs
HARRISBURG - June
1980 egg production in
Pennsylvania totaled 338
million eggs, eight percent
above the 312 million eggs
produced in June 1979, ac
cording io the Pennsylvania
Crop Reportmg Service.
The June average of 15.9
million Pennsylvania layers
was eight percent higher
than a year ago Egg
production per 100 layers
was 2130 compared with
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operation since the Guern
sey Club last met at his farm
11 years ago.
A judging contest was held
consisting of a two year old
class and an aged cow class.
The winner of the adult
division was Darlene Stuff of
Mercersburg and the winner
of the junior division was
Nicholas Meyers, R 4
Chambersburg. Ginger
Secrist acted as the official
judge.
Officers of the Franklin
County Guernsey Breeders’
Club are: Glenn Mummert,
Chambersburg, president;
Gerald Peckman, Cham
bersburg, vice-president;
and Leigh Knepper,
Chambersburg,
secretary/treasurer.
Winners of the door prizes
were Warren Peckman, Dan
Peckman and Doug Mum
mert, all of Chambersburg
Prizes were donated by B-
Equipment, Waynesboro,
Surge, Agway and Franklin
Feed and Supply, all of
Chambersburg
2,127 m June 1979
The nation’s laying flocks
produced 5.57 billion eggs
during June 1980, one per
cent less than the 5 64 billion
produced a year ago
All layers on hand July 1
totaled 280 million, one
percent fewer than the 283
million a year earlier Egg
production oer 100 layers
during the monmth was 1994
compared with 1992 a year
ago.