Royal friends
Guersey milk through Interstate
Milk Producers and Abbotts Dairy.
Asked if she persuaded anyone to
switch to Guernseys, she said,
“One person I definitely did, and
one 4-H’er who did it because of the
money involved.”
She lamented the difficulties in
starting into dairying of any kind,
and expressed annoyance at
lending institutions which require
new dairymen to purchase
Holsteins because they thmk
they’ll get their money back faster.
She feels this is an area which
needs some good public relations
by Guernsey breeders.
It is not surprising that both
Connie and Millie feel living on a
farm is the best way of life there is.
Connie explains, “I think it is a
really excellent way to bring up
kids. You leam to work. I think it is
really neat and I’m glad I was
brought up on a dairy farm.”
It was hard to decide which
event meant most during their
year, but Millie thoughtfully said,
“What really thrilled me and
brought a lot of excitement was
when I attended the Boulder View
Sale at Baraboo, Wisconsin. The
sale average was $5,715 on 32 head
of selected cattle. Over 400 people
attended and the excitement and
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the enthusiasm gave you a
physical boost. It showed how far
the breed has come. The whole
place was in an uproar.”
Millie explained that because of
Wisconsin’s protem pricing many
of the cows stayed m Wisconsin,
with many having been purchased
by top Holstein breeders. She
concluded, “It was a big boost for
the breed.”
She is very optimistic about the
future for Guernseys, explaining,
“The convention in California was
fantastic. Everything was on the
upswing.”
Connie’s highlight may have
been the state pageant last Sep
tember, which was a sort of
reunion for all the state Dairy
Princesses who first met at a
training seminar in July. “It was
really neat, and I would have been
happy for anyone who won. It was
great to know we are all doing the
same thing - promoting dairy
products.”
She praised the seminar by
saying, “It refreshes your
knowledge and helped us learn
about the incentives to bring
promotion money into the county.”
Connie is currently working part
tune as secretary for Farmshine
newspaper, and Millie is working
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full tune with her parents on their
dairy farm. Millie adds, “I always
want to work with dairy cattle.
Working with cows is the most fun -
they’re softer and warmer than
equipment.” But she is just as
much at home in the field as m the
bam. Her primary responsibility is
caring for the calves and feeding,
but she says all decisions are
jointly discussed.
She feels her future is tied to
whomever she may many, ad
ding, “the guy has an advantage.”
Nevertheless, she hopes to work
always with her Guernsey cattle.
While the girls did not know each
other well before the past year,
meeting frequently at banquets
and other activities brought them
many shared expenences and a
new friendship.
They learned, for instance that it
is easier to speak to a large crowd
than a smaller one, and to
strangers rather than to a groqp
they know well. One of Millie’s
most difficult groups was speaking
to the Guernsey Field day where
she had many friends.
When she stepped down as
Guernsey Queen m California
Millie said, “My farewell speech
went really well. I didn’t feel like it
was over until they gave me a
standing ovation.”
Connie is just beginning to think
about her farewell speech, and she
has already ascertained that her
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Northampton , Lehigh
counties to
dairy princess
EASTON The 1981 Nor
thampton-Lehigh dairy princess
will be crowned on Friday evening,
June 19 at a buffet dinner at the
Stockertown Memorial Hall. The
crowning ceremonies and a dairy
dessert reception will follow the
dinner.
According to Northampton-
Lehigh dairy prmcess committee
chairman Deborah Ackerman the
dinner will begin at 7 p.m. and
reservations should be made by
June 12.
Tickets are available form
most difficult problem will be how
to keep the tears from flowing.
While she feels she is ready to
crown the next Dairy Prmcess, the
year has meant a lot to her.
The feelings of these two young
women who worked so hard
representing the dairy industry
can be summed up by Millie,
“What a fulfilling year! ”
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 6,1981—C5
Nancy Semmel, 799-3489;
Geraldine Seitt, 258-0788; and
Pauline Fox 588-8334.
All members of the dairy
princess committee and the Nor
thampton County 4-H Dairy Club
leaders also have tickets.
Retiring princess Lois Heyer of
R 1 Kutztown will crown the new
prmcess and the alternate.
Candidates are Christine Mack,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Made of R 1 Pen Argyl; and Karen
Shoemaker, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Lamen Shoemaker of R 1
RiegelsviUe.
crown