Al»-iaiic«stw Farming, Saturday, November 1, IMP Holland Show and Sale
Kolb Holstein named grand champion
BY DEBBIE KOONTZ
NEW HOLLAND Once
again this year a Holstein
owned by Melvin Kolb
walked away as grand
champion at the New
Holland Dairy Show and
Sale. The show was held at
the New Holland Sales
Stables on Wednesday,
October 29.
The grand champion,
Altbaven Apollo Bo Peep,
placed first in the fresh
holstein cow division and
was also the best udder in
the fresh cow classes.
Kolb also was the owner of
Farmers help balance
foreign trade deficit
ORLANDO, Fla. - With a
record 40 billion dollars in
agriculture exports this
year, farmers and ranchers
will just about cut the total
U.S. trade deficit in half,
Robert B. Delano said here
Monday.
In remarks prepared for
delivery at the Florida Farm
Bureau annual meeting,
Delano, president of the
American Farm Bureau
Federation, said the farm
trade surplus of about 22
billion dollars will cut the
projected total U.S. trade
deficit from 45 billion dollars
to an estimated 23 billion
dollars.
“Agriculture’s trade
surplus is the largest single
factor in keeping what
strength remains in the
American dollar,” Delano
said.
The farm leader pointed
out that there are now 10
nations that buy more than
one billion dollars worth of
agricultural commodities
from the U.S. each year.
Japan heads the list,
buying more than five billion
dollars worth of U.S. farm
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Thursday Evening, November 6, 1980
7:00 P.M.
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Marketing and Planning for North American Plant
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the reserve champion which
placed second in the fresh
holstein cow division.
The grand champion sold
for |7600 to Glenn Fite,
Quarryville and the reserve
champion to Dean Frantz,
Minnesota for $5lOO.
Buyers from seven states
made up the audience at sale
time. Included were:
Minnesota, Wisconsin, New
York, North Carolina,
Maryland, Ohio, and Penn
sylvania.
Judge for the show was Ed
Fry, Chestertown.
products annually. Two
billion dollar customers for
American agricultural
commodities include the
Netherlands and the USSR
and both Mexico and
Mainland China expected in
UnfcpaJMliiaß dollar bracket
this year.
One billion dollar
customers for America’s
farm production include
West Germany, United
Kingdom, South Korea,
Taiwan and Canada.
Referring to Florida
Eastern Berks 4-H
dairy club meets
FLEETWOOD - A recent
meeting of the Eastern
Berks 4-H Dairy Club was
held at the Fleetwood Bank.
Project books and blue
forms were handed in and
Carl Brown showed an in
teresting slide presentation
on giving oral reasons.
President Gary Kurtz
went over upcoming dates.
The club will hold a roller
skating party on November
to be held at
Willow Street, Pa.
SPEAKERS
Maryland.
Fry who owns and
operates Fair Hill Farm
with his two sons, milks 500
Holstein cows.
The director of the
Maryland State Fair, Fry is
also a director of the Inter
state Milk Producers Co-op.
He has judged shows in
Argentina, Peru, Brazil and
Gcquador as well as many
surrounding states. _ _
A total of 319 cows sold at
the sales stables. A complete
listing of winners and buyers
follows;
producer concern about
excessive fresh winter
vegetables unported into the
U.S. from Mexico at prices
considered less than fair
value, Delano said the
federation is seeking a full
review of the situation.
“There is a world of dif
ference between outright
dumping of commodities
versus the clean competition
of imports under rules we all
agree to follow through the
trade negotiation process...”
Delano said.
4, at the Route 100 Rink. All
clubs are invited.
On November 22, there
will be a calf sale held at the
Reading Fairgrounds.
The next meeting will be
held November 7, at the
Fleetwood First Federal
Bank. Awards will be
handed out and there will be
a dessert buffet.
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Two-year Holstein Heifer
Dry
1. Alfred Albright, sold to
Glenn Fite for $1400; 2. Mel
Kolb, sold to Josiah Beiler
for $1550; 3. Norm Kolb, sold
to Henry Stoltzfus for $2500.
Two-year Holstein Heifer
Fresh
1. Mel Kolb, sold to Arthur
KUng for $3000; 2. Mel Kolb,
sold to Ely Ebersole for $1650
3. Kelly Bowser, sold to Lefo
S. King.
Fresh Holstein Cows
1. Grand Champion 2.
Reserve Champion 3. HD.
Matz, sold for $7500.
champion and best fresh udder at the New Holland Dairy Show and Sale.
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Dry Holstein Cows
1. Mel Kolb, sold to Ernie
Koffraan for $3900; 2.Willian
Lang, sold to Tom Lions,
Wisconsin for $5OOO. 3. Mel
Kolb, sold to Ernie Koffman
for $3550.
Mixed Breed
1. Alfred Albright, sold to
H.D. Matz for $2600; 2. Karl
Herr, sold to Full Paris
Sales, Wisconsin for $2050; 3.
Dale Hostetter, sold to Larry
Miller, New York for $l6OO.
Mixed Breed Dry
1. Mel Kolb, sold to
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Norm Kolb, sold to Bill
Hughes for |3550; 3. Bill
Lang, sold to Glenn Fite for
$l7OO.
Three-year Fresh
1. Mel Kolb, sold to Glenn
Fite for $3400; 2.
Homemakers Holsteins, sold
to Arthur Kling for $3300; 3.
Mel Kolb, sold for $4lOO.
Three-year Dry
1. Bill Lang, sold to Glenn
Fite for $4500; 2. Mel Kolb,
sold to Norman Weiss for
$2350; 3. John Stoltzfus sold
for $2900.
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