A3o—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 28,1981
Mest herd has
Co.’s greatest gain, highest fat <
By M. Joan Mclntire
LANSDALE - Merrill Mest,
Schwenksville, won the trophy for
having the highest test results in
Montgomery county at the 1981
Dairy Herd Improvement
association banquet held here last
Saturday. Mest’s herd produced
16,474 pounds' of milk with 700
pounds of fat.
George Seneko, Jr,,
Harleysville, with 17,889 pounds of
milk, and 699 fat, was second.
David P. Longacre, Hereford, won
third with 19,233 pounds of milk,
689 pounds fat. They were awarded
plaques.
Ribbons went to the remaining
seven farmers who made it to the
top 10. They were Fred Seipt,
Lansdale, 17,198 pounds of milk,
685 fat; Richard Bechtel,
Harleysville, 18,333 pounds of milk,
680 fat; Roy S. Kolb, Spring City,
17,085 pounds of milk, 667 fat;
Harold K. Halteman, Telford,
17,620 pounds of milk, 667 fat; J.
Harold Keener, Telford, 17,900
pounds of milk, 663 fat; E.N.
Halteman, Harleysville, 16,074
pounds of milk, 647 fat; and Robert
A. Hewitt, Spring City, 16,480
pounds of milk. 642 fat.
David P. Longacre won a trophy
for high milk production, while
Richard Bechtel and the W.B. Saul
High School in Philadelphia won
plaques.
Others in the top ten for milk
production included: Merrill G.
Ruth, J. Harold Keener, George
Seneko, Jr., Harold K. Halteman,
the Du Mar Farm, Fred Seipt, and
Roy S. Kolb.
For the greatest increase in 1981,
Merrill Mest won a trophy.
Woodson Farm, Pennsburg, and
Graterford Correctional Industries
were second and third place
1981 HERD SUMMARY
Sixty herds completed twelve months production testing. A
complete list of DHIA herds follow. In addition there were
three owner sampler herds This report lists rolling herd
averages
Merrill Mest
George SeneKo, Jr
David P. Longacre
Fred Seipt Family
Richard A. Bechtel
Roy S. Kolb & Sons
Harold K. Halteman
J. Harold Keener
E.N. Halteman & Sons
Robert A. Hewitt
Charles Rhoads
E. Jay Renmnger
Woodson Farm
Ou Mar Farm
Merrill G. Ruth
WB Saul High School
George Bisbort
James Guntz
Merrymead Farm
Paul W. Weaver & Sons
Alvin 0. Delp & Son
Ronald R. Johnson
Gordon Moser
Lalisa Holstems
John W. Meyers & Son
Gehnnger Bros.
Donald G. Stutzman
Clyde Masemore
Clark Yoder
Andrew Schertel
Knebel Bros.
Gordon D. Holl
John Nikerle
Kenneth P. Schultz
Daniel E. Kolb
Irwin L. Zeigler
Correction Industries
Donald 0. Knebel
Hy-Vue Farms
S. Horace Mowrer & Son
Norristown State Farm
LANCASTER A grant The majority ot the funds,
totalling over $83,000 has been provided under the Federal
awarded to the Planning Com- Community Development
mission and the Agricultural Program, are to be used by local
Preserve Board to further then" municipalities in their agricultural
work in agricultural preservation, preservation planning efforts.
Montgomery County dairy producers with the highest
record increases included; from left, Fred Seipt; Merrill Mest;
Stanley Kopistecki, Graterford Correctional Industries; and
Robert Hewitt. Not pictured were Harold K. Halteman and
David Longacre.
winners. Also in the top ten were:
David P. Longacre, Clark Yoder,
James Stutzman, Robert A.
Hewitt, Roland R. Johnson, Fred
L. Seipt, and Harold K. Halteman.
Allen Kriebel accepted an award
from the Pennsylvania Depart
ment of Agriculture for his farm,
which has been in his family for
more than 100 years. Conrad and
Bonnie Fisher also received a 100-
year award.
In a slide presentation entitled
“Visit to the Top Ten Herds,"
Montgomery County agent Joseph
H. Way showed highlights of ac-
Grants available for agricultural preservation
Montgomery
UviUes on the farms with the
highest production.
An energetic group of senior
citizens entertained the DHIA
members for an hour. The Bum-
Bah Bucketeers, from the
Harleysville Senior Adult Activity
Center played a variety of unusual
musical instruments while singing
.and dancing. The featured in
strument, the Bum-Bah, is a
pogostick'like arrangement with a
tamborme, little bells, a horn, a
cow bell, cymbals, a woodblock,
and banjo strings: It is played by
bouncing it up and down, and
striking it with a drum stick or
brush.
Jesse V. 2umstem
Robert L. Freed. Sr
Walebe Farms
Edward Wisser
Robert W. Wolfgang
Grater Brothers
Curtis N. Kratz
Mark A. Slater
Franklin J. Schlegel
C.L. Reinford & Sons
Claude R. Bieler
Ronald P. Boyer
Hoffman Farms
Paul S. Jones
Walton Hackman
Grim Brothers
Watershed Farm
Stanley Fox
Warren W. Long
HIGH HERDS IN MILK PRODUCTION
David P. Longacre 89.6 19,233
Richard A. Bechtel 57.0 18.333
W.B Saul High School 12,6 18,142
Merrill G. Ruth 57.1 18,139
J. Harold Keener 43.9 17,900
George Seneko, Jr 69.2 17,889
Harold K. Halteman , 59.1 17,620
Dd Mar Farm 58.0 17,493
Fred Seipt Family 125,9 17,198
Roy S. Kolb & Sons 74,0 1 7,085
GREATEST INCREASE -1981
Merrill Mest
Woodson Farm
Correctional Industries
David P. Longacre
Clark Yoder
James Stutzman
Robert A Hewitt
Roland R iot''>biin
Fred L beipt
HatoldK lidiiemaii
Greatest increase in tat is computed by a toimula adopted in
1960 The purpose is to recognize herds maKmg steady year to
So tar, eight Lancaster County
townships - Brecknock, Clay, East
Cocolico, Kphrata, Manor,
Paradise, Pequea, and West
Cocalico have submitted ap
plications totalling approximately
ag
Some of the Montgomery Co. Dairy Herd Improvement
Association members receiving awards for high butterfat
records included: from left, Harold K. Halteman, Telford; Roy
S. Kolb, Spring City; Fred Seipt, Lansdale: Robert A. Hewitt,
Spring City: E.N. Halteman, Harleysviile; and Richard A.,-
Bechtel, Harleysviile. Not pictured were David Longacrel ■
Hereford; J. Harold Keener, Telford; George Seneko, Jr.,
Harleysviile; and Merrill Mest, Schwenksville.
Milk production awards were given to: from left, Harold K.
Halteman; Roy S. Kolb; Fred Seipt; Richard A. Bechtel;
Merrill G. Ruth, Telford; and D. Alderfer, Harleysville. Not
pictured were Harold Keener. David Longacre, and George
Seneko.
year progress and to give more credit tor increasing
production on herds already on a high level of production.
1 ! ,668
13,338
11,102
13,979
13,128
10,886
12,701
13,375
12,864
12,649
11,813
11,890
12,346
12,108
9,355
11,682
11,601
10,901
8,901
HIGH TEN COWS -1981
October l, 1980 through September 30.1981
FAT PRODUCTION - 305 days
J. Harold Keener
Tracy
Fred Seipt Family
Honest
David Longacre
M otlie
David Longacre
Pnlly
Richard Bechtel
Snoflak
Hy-Vue Farms
812
Merrill Mest
B 8
Fred Seipt Family
Gwen
David Longacre
Billie
J. Harold Keener
Pearl
Hy-Vue Farms
40
James Guntz
29
Hy-Vue Farms
811
David P. Longacre
Mollie
David P. Longacre
Billie
Hy-Vue Farms
818
RoyS. Kolb & Sons
86
David P. Longacre
Margo
George Seneko, Jr
Libby
Du Mar Farm
Rachel
one-half ot the $50,000 earmarked
tor local grants.
Municipalities may still apply
tor the remaimng funds. Any local
official interested in applying for
some ot the grant money or in
H 11-10 22,3/5 1006
H 6-1 20,493 990
H 6-8 26,665 9/9
H 7-9 24,501 962
H 8-2 23,408 962
H 4-4 24,149 951
H b-b 18,50 b 98b
98b J
H 6-2 21,116
H 6-3
H 8-5 22,614 931
MILK PRODUCTION - 305 days
H 6-10
H 5-0
H 3-4
H 6-8
H 6-3
H 4-2
H 11-1
H 610
H 5-/
H 4-2
learning more about the program
should contact Robert S. Yates.
Chief Community Planner, at the
Planning Commission, phone 299-
8333.
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28,434 / /4
28,19 b 899
27,43/ 840
26,665 9/9
26,4/4 931
2fa,lfal 889
2b,b24 8/3
2b,b4b /9b
25,4/9 913
24,98/ 824