T>W—LShdaiter Far'mftil' SkWday; Wi>V«nib>r 14,19« i BEDFORD This past Sep tember marked the 57th year of the Bedford County Daip' Herd Im provement Association and producers enjoyed a two-fold in crease in average milk production per cow since 1930. A cow in 1930 produced an average of 7,334 pounds of milk with an average of 4.6 percent butterfat test. Today in Bedford County, the average production is List of OHIA RHA’s by county by fat for the top 450 lb average NAME Harry W Wareham Jerry L Hershberger Paul Den Luther & Phil Steele Dale A Baker Byron Over Shaffer Farms Paul I Detwiler Obie Snider Roger R Brumbaugh Fred S Steele J Allen Baker Bernard Snider Sunny Four Farm, Inc Paulß Ritchey, Jr Anna & Henry Hall Edward A Deputy William H Helsel Clarences Ken Mowry Allen Claar James L Steele Denton Clark Charles Schaeffer Anthony Wertz Raymond Hinish Marlin Deterlme Blair Brooke RayW Hinish Chet S George Erb Harold K Corle Daniel Smith Robert Swartzwelder Ch & Ross Hershberger PAUL B. SELF LOCKING FEED THRU FENCE ★ All cows can be released at one * Heavy duty construction time or individually ★ Stabilizer on bottom of yoke for ★ When handle is in lock position, extra strength cow automatically locks as it ★ Custom built to your specifications enters * You can release all cows or hold ★ No more chasing cows cows that need treatment ALSO AVAILABLE • Standard Free Stalls • Fencing • Gates (38” - 48" - 54” • Automatic Head Gates high) PAUL B. Hardware • Farm Supplies Box 128 R.D. #4, Lititz, PA 17543 Custom Manufacturing Wood Corner Rd. Crane Service 1 Mile West of Ephrata Phone: 717-738-1121 Bedford DHIA 14,717 pounds of milk per cow and 3.8 percent butterfat test. Cow numbers also have in creased significantly. In 1981, there are 6,574 cows on tests as compared with 354 cows in 1930. Total feed costs jumped almost 18 percent since last year resulting in a 1981 average of $762 per head compared with $646 per head in 1960. IBS MILK B 3 B 3 B 3 B 3 B 3 MOuDWO • Automatic Gate Latches ZIMMERMAN, INC. The DHIA reported 104 whole R Clair & Alan Koontz B 3 Dick & Eleanor Rice B 3 Ra la me Jerseys 4 George Carman & Sons B 3 James Eshelman B 3 Richard 0 Reed B 3 Paul H Rissler 83 Robert H Beach 83 Edward L Creps 3 Kim Karns B 3 Larry Beach B 3 JTJ Wakefield Farms B 3 Russell Wyles B 3 Donald Bowser B 3 Gatesway Farms B 3 Snyder E Henry B 3 Stan El Jerseys 4 James & Lurie Stanton B 3 James R Falvey 3 Dwight Kaganse B 3 David Moyer B 3 MaxW Hershberger B 3 Derry L Over B 3 Andy T Mohr B 3 Frazier Farms G 3 Robert Harclerode 83 Henry & Ron Ritchey B 3 Blair L Bennet BS Bernard Snider 2 Snake Spring Farm B 3 Larry & Shirley Imler B 3 Albert C Fulmor B 3 Harry Brubaker B 3 Michael Stoltzfus B 3 B & R Zembower B 3 JackE Colledge B 3 Ronald M Oively B 3 Keith & Berty Black B 3 Elwood & Rich Smith B 3 EjODMHJDj THREE SIZES: SMALL - For Calves Up To 15 Months Old ADJUSTABLE- For Heifers & Cows 8 Months And Older (Pictured) LARGE - For Cows 15 Months And Older celebrates 57th year year herds and 25 Owner Sampler herds for 1981. Led by president James Eshelman, the association consists of: Harry Hite—vice president; Don Kane—secretary treasurer; John Holbert and James Weller—extension agents; Hazel Brambley, Dean Grimes, Blair Ritchey and Barbara Mearkle—supervisors; Edward Deputy, Tom Wakefield, Clair Koontz, Steve Mowry and Daniel Smith. Sealcrete can paint your farm buildings quickly and inexpensively... all for J^ree 'estimate HYDRAULIC AERIAL EQUIPMENT f' •'1 t.- ,- k . ' » G, Paul Replogle Bernard Hershberger Ray Snyder , , Ray & Margaret Amick Alton Over Donald E Replogle Clarence Reasey, Jr Paul Fisher Gregg Carbaugh Spnngton Manor Farm Fred Claycomb Ned McDonald John R Morral Harold D Barkman Ralph E Ritchey Jay & Jackie Claycomb Ted A Tew Robert Smith & Son GaryL Long Joseph W. Styer Ray Grubb Listing of lifetime production certificates issued for 1981 in county OWNER NAME OR NO. James Eshelman 48 157 136 Robert H Beach Star 96 125 95 110 88 120 145 157 G Paul Replogle 7 Harold O Barkman Coca Stan el Jerseys Bobbie J Allen Baker Ella Maxine Debbie Maddie Patricia Madge 3 8 3 8 3 6 3 7 3 7 3 6 (Turn to Page Dl5) Seal Crete, Inc. , RD2, Ephrata, PA 1 717-859-1127 _ ■j.’: _ 13,217 14,420 . 13,015 12,223 13,656 13.515 12,669 12,994 12,304 13,097 12,106 11,269 13,026 13,196 13,293 . 12.761 12,558 10,556 12.516 12,233 11,290 •*» . Lactations ‘-•S -* MliK 164,748 104,161 102,125 165,440 142,646 139,745 139,455 134,030 116,106 106,819 106,377 101,989 124,279 95,786 81,920 140,614 138,566 131,799 117,062 106,455 101,796 Contact Allen B. Shirk 9 6105 3775 4057 5964 5433 4999 6296 5881 4271 3893 3843 3597 4439 4069 4919 4864 4285 4504 4006 - 4239
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