AiB- -Lancaster Farming, Friday, July 3,1981
Breeders enjoy meal, music, and good company
This couple leaves the cares of the farm behind, at least for
a while, as they dance to tunes from the *sos and ‘6os.
The HFAA convention provides quests with an opportunity
to visit the new convention center, opened just two years ago.
Holsteins arrive from all over North America Thursday, July 2/
to await the National sale at 10 a.m. on
HFAA convention
BY DONNA TOMMELLEO
BALTIMORE, Md. - Holstein
breeders and enthusiasts from
across the nation and several
foreign countries who didn’t have
to worry about rising before dawn
to milk, danced, ate and talked
well into the night at the kick-off
for the 96th Annual Holstein
Convention Sunday night in
Baltimore.
A Maryland Crab Feast
highlighted the President’s
Reception in Baltimore’s new
Convention Center. In addition to
delicious but messy crabs, folks
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Making their way to the crab feast, con
vention goers are greeted by the HFAA banner
Bright-colored umbrellas provide shade in enjoyed the feast, highlighted by the famous
the warm Maryland evening, while everyone Maryland crab.
enjoyed ample portions of roast
beef, chicken, several varieties'of
vegetables and salads, desserts
and plenty of beverages which of
course included milk.
Many folks found it a good idea
to stretch their legs after such a
repast. And stretch they did.
Within minutes after an “oldie but
goodie” band comprised of
Maryland dairy fanners began
playing, the dance floor was
flooded with couples enjoying the
easy life.
Meanwhile, downstairs in Hall
A, more than 100 Holsteins im-
potential purchase
maculately groomed rested on
mounds of straw and shavings and
also enjoyed the easy life while
awaiting the National Sale on
Thursday. Prospective buyers and
wishful thinkers strolled up and
down the hall, sale catalogs in
hand.
The food was great, the dancing
and music-superb and the
animals—they’re the high
producing Holsteins and without
them Baltimore could have been
just another spot on the map this
week.
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in the spacious lobby of the convention center.
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