ta-u^am farwit, srtrt.,,fcr.n 2i.un Pennfield dairy luncheon Top dairymen receive production awards SMOKETOWN Top producing He said he would like to see dairy dairymen were honored Wed- equal in its respective field the nesday afternoon at a luncheon leadership position currently held sponsored by Pennfield Cor- by the corporation’s poultry poration. division in its area. The tenth annual dairy awards He saluted the dairymen who ceremony was held at Good ’N represent asl 2 billion market in Plenty, Smoketown, to encourage Southeastern Pennsylvania and farmers to make dairying more Maryland for working with profitable. President Ronald W Reagan’s Robert B. Graybill, president of economic plan, the firm, said the compnay expects Guests at the banquet also heard to continue to derive most of its a talk by AM. Brown, Training business from animal agriculture Director for American Cyammid sales and expects to expand its how to plan profies three years dairy market ahead right: Paul King, John Stoltzfus, J. Harold Bare, Peter Knutsen, of Pennfield; Robert Peppie; Tom Kerns; Richard Proud, Jr.; Ephriam Hershey; J. Nelson Young: Charles Young; John McFadden, of Pennfield; front row, Mrs. King; Mrs. Stoltzfus; Mrs. Bare; Mrs. Peppie; Patty Edwards; Mrs. Proud; Mrs. Hershey; Mrs. Nelson Young: Mrs. Charles Young. alph a Womelsdorf, were cited by Pennfield for high production Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Mellott, of Wallymae Farms, Harrisonvilie, also were honored. Brown encouraged farmers to set three money targets one for expected sales, one for projected expenses, and a third for profit potential He outlined a multi-year financial plan based on such basic economic figures as working capital ratios, asset-to-debt ratios, and return on investment In addition, plaques were presented to the dairymen honored at the session Photos of the win ners accompany this article. Under Pennfield’s 1980 stan dards, a herd was eligible if, ac cording to official DHIA records, it produced more than 17,000 pounds milk and/or 625 pounds butterfat. Herds with an increase of 1000 pounds milk or more per cow over last year, or herds with an increase of 50 pounds of butterfat per cow over the last year were also honored To qualify as a high record cow, the following requirements had to be met Holstein, 1050 butterfat and/or 26,000 pounds milk, Brown Swiss, 750 pounds butterfat and/or 19,000 pounds milk, Ayreshire, Guernsey, or Jersey, 750 pounds butterfat and/or 16,000 pounds milk -CH More pictures Page A 33 Lancaster County dairymen honored in- Richard Hess, Allen Redcay; front row: Curtis elude, back row, left to right; Mr. and Mrs. Hess, Don Breneman; Joe Witmer; Robert Nevin Hershey; Dick Ibach, Goods Feed Mill; Wagner; Ray Witmer. Other award winners from Lancaster County Steve iser, . Oi ror». . ...jos include, back row from left; Peter Knutsen and Brenneman and Jim Brenneman; Mrs. Elmer John McFadden, Pennfield; Elmer Martin; Martin; Mrs. Norman Hershey; Mrs. Robert Norman Hershey; Robert Hershberger; Hershberger; Mrs. Hershey Hostetter; Charles Hershey Hostetter; Jay Landis; Greg Landis; Habecker and Nelson Habecker. Lebanon Countians from left to right: Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Miller; Mrs. Verna Kegerreis; and Robert Gregory, P' ifield, thr 'hr -ed. and Mrs. Frank Rice; Ray E. McMilien; Carl McMillen; Gene Schlosnagle, of Pennfield. -
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