D6—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 6,1981 COLUMBUS, Ohio - Five Outstanding Young Jersey Dairymen will be honored by the American Jersey Cattle Club at its annual meeting in Woodstock, Vt., June 15-17 Dan Bansen, Dayton, Ore.; Major and Lou Bond, Hickory, N.C.; David Bixler, Tulare, Calif ; Charles Steer, Ninety-Six, S.C.; and Kenneth, Michael, Paul and Tracy Stiles, Clearbrook, Va., are recognized as progressive young dairymen in the Jersey breed. Dan Bansen, Forest Glen Jer seys, Dayton, Ore., ui partnership with his father, Stan, owns 450 Jerseys of all ages, with more than 200 cows going through the parlor daily. The 1980 DHIR herd average was 15,989 pounds milk and 787 pounds fat on 233 lactations, placing them second for milk and fat in the nation, regardless of herd size. Currently, Dan is vice president of the Oregon State and Wilhamette Valley DHIAs. He was general chairman of the 1980 AJCC-NAJ Annual Meetings which were held in Portland. Dan and nis wife, Judy, have three young daughters. WhJe working as herdsman for Bennett and Thomas Holsteins, Madison, Ga., and then the North Carolina State University Ran dleigh Farm, Major and Lou Bond saved all the money they could in hopes of someday purchasing Jerseys and running their own farm. This dream came true in March, 1978 when, after borrowing enough to purchase 60 Jersey cows, milking equipment and minimal farm equipment, they leased their present farm, Cherub Jersey Farm. ARCADIAN liquid gives a profitable boost to alfalfa after every cutting. Give alfalfa a liquid boost after the first cutting. That's when topdressing N-P-K, and micronutrients in an Arcadian® liquid fertilizer made with POLY-N* pays big dividends in high yielding, high quality alfalfa. You can even add insecticides if you need to. When it’s done right, a topdressing after every cutting will increase the yields. It will raise the protein content. Help the crop compete better against grasses. And improve the vigor for a long stand life. Arcadian liquid makes it easy. Made the SLF - way. Arcadian liquid gives you uniform distribution of fertilizer ingredients from start to finish. It’s truly the efficient way to turn alfalfa into green gold. Plant Foods MARTIN’S AG SERVICE RDI, Box 716, New Holland, PA 17557 Phone: 717-354-4996 or 717-354-5848 Young Jersey breeders to Their herd is enrolled in the TPE program. Their latest type ap praisal averaged 77.3 percent with a DHIR herd average of 12,505 pounds milk and 505 pounds fat. The Bonds have Charles, six months David Bixler manages the dairy Carcass lamb show DOYLESTOWN - The Bucks County Cooperative Extension Service is holding its 1981 Carcass Lamb Show on June 16 and 18. The hve lamb classes will be held on Tuesday, June 16 at 6:30 p.m., at the Montgomery County 4- H center, located on Snyder road, just off Valley Forge Road (Route 363), approximately 1/2 mile south of Lansdale between route 63 and Allentown Road. The results of the “on-rail” carcass show will be presented on Thursday, June 18 at 7 p.m. at the Gehman Meat Plant, located m Morwood, Montgomery County. All participants will be given the opportunity to judge all classes BREAKING MILK RECORDS! Lancaster Farming Carrlas OHIA Raports Each Month! c/o JOHN Z, MARTIN operation of Bixler Farms, Inc., a herd numbering 700 registered Jerseys. Through David’s personal efforts, the herd average has in creased from 10,372 pounds milk and 537 pounds fat to its 1980 DHIR average of 12,232 pounds milk and 635 pounds fat on 305 completed lactations. one son, held to be along with the official and assign a quality grade to each lamb. There will be three classes of lambs and each lamb will be judged bve first. Each lamb will then be slaughtered and the car cass and yield grades recorded. For more information on the show and for entry forms contact: Mike Fournier, County Agnet, Neshaminy Manor Center, Doylestown, PA, 18901, before June 10. 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He is in charge of feeding, milking, heat detection, sire selection, herd health and registrations. Brother, Robert, Jr., handles the operation of the 592 acres Milk produced at Greenwood Jersey Farm is marketed through Peeler’s All-Jersey Dairy at Gaffney, S.C Their 1980 Dfflß herd-average was 12,843 pounds milk and 617 pounds fat on 161 records. 6 00 In 1980, Charles was named Young Dairyman of the Year at the annual South Carolina Dairy Conference in Clemson. His wife, Carol, is a laboratory supervisor at Lander College in Greenwood. Kenneth, Michael, Paul and Tracy Stiles, Waverly Farm, have seen their herd grow into one that combines high production and outstanding type Several top records have been completed at the farm, including a National Class Leader record and many Hall of Fames. The 1980 DHIR herd average of 135 lactations was 12,520 pounds milk and 613 pounds fat. The most recent appraisal averaged 84 percent including 27 Ercellents. 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