A34—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 3,1982 Outstanding YCs (Continued from Page Al) herd with a record of 19,000 pounds of milk and 700 pounds of butterfat. Crops include alfalfa, corn, barley, double cropping whenever possible. Tom, 29, and Shayne, own the operation together, sharing in the milking responsibilities as well as decisions concerning the pur chase of elite cows for embryo transfer work. Tom is chairman of the Perry County Holstein Sale and youth advisor to the Pennsylvania Junior Holstein Association. Shayne is chairperson of the Perry County Dairy Princess Committee and the Perry Homemakers. Both attend Messiah Lutheran Church, where Tom is a council member and Shayne is a Bible School chair person. Second place couple for Inter- State are Roy and Elizabeth Crow who operate a 365 acre Holstein farm near Kennedyville, Maryland. Roy graduated from Kent County High School and the University of Maryland with a B.S. 4n Agriculture. Elizabeth graduated from Christiana High School and the University of Delaware with a B.S. in Home Economics. They have one child. Roy represents the Kennedyville local. Average annual production at Caw-Croft Farm is 18,000 pounds of milk and a 3.7 percent- butterfat for 46 milking head. In the past four years, herd size has increased from 25 to 46 cows. Crops include corn, alfalfa, pasture, soybeans and wheat. Roy, 25, makes all decisions dealing with the herd. Decisions on planting, fertilizing and harvesting are made jointly with Roy’s father. Roy is president of the county Holstein club, local director of the Sire Power Board, local youth committee member for the State Holstein Association and 4-H dairy judging team coach. Elizabeth is local director of the Ladies Farm Home advisory board, reporter and promotion committee member for the Southeastern Holstein News. Roy and Elizabeth attend Shrewsbury Episcopal Church. Third place winners for Inter- State are Theodore and Penelope Fox from Woodstown, New Jersey. They operate a 320 acre Holstein farm which includes 148 milking head with a record of 19,695 pounds of milk and 681 pounds of fat. Crops include corn, double-cropping rye and mixed hay; no tilling on slopes and maintaining drainage ditches and field tiles. Ted, 34, has total responsibility tor farm management and has increased herd size from 127 in 1979 to the present 148. Ted is president of the Salem County Board ot Agriculture, DHIA and Farm Bureau member, NERA director, Agway com mitteeman, DCA nominating committee member and Salem County Representative serving on the Garden State Milk Council. Penny is the Woodstown- Pilesgrove PTA treasurer and the fair chairman, parent forum superintendent, recreation association finance committee member, 4-H leader and Femgold Association member. The Foxes attend Elmer Methodist Church. Two contestant couples tied tor fourth place, rounding out the five places given out by the cooperative. Wayne and Loudenis Beidel, Newburg, and Timothy and Marcia Brown, Littlestown, both placed fourth. The Beidels operate a 225 acre Holstein farm. They milk 55 head with a 16,300 pound test with 600 pounds of butterfat. Crops include alfalfa, corn, barley, wheat and mixed hay double cropping whenever possible. Wayne, 30, is in charge of all livestock and management decisions and Ixiudenis is the bookkeeper. Wayne is president of the Udder End Advisory Council, secretary and director oi the Franklin County Farmers’ Association, director of the Crop Improvement Association, secretary of the Shippensburg Young Farmers and state vice-president from region 4 of the Pennsylvania State Young Farmers. In 1980 he received the Shippensburg Jaycees Out standing Young Farmer Award and the Region 4 Outstanding Young Farmer Award. He is a Sunday School superintendent church trustee, layleader and administrative board chairman. Tim and Marcia Brown operate a 468 acre Holstein farm where, they milk 75 head with a test of 18,000 pounds of milk and 709 pounds of butterfat. Tim, 33, is in partnership with his brother and is responsible for crop production and equipment maintenance. Dairy herd responsibilities are shred by Tim and his brother. Tim is a DHIA board, member at the state and local level and a member of the Gettysburg Young Farmers Association and the Adams County Holstein Association. He is also a South Mountain ~ Fair board member and a 4-H dairy leader. He and Marcia attend St. Mary’s United Church of Christ. Inter-State had a total of 19 contests representing its 24 districts. First and second place winners will attend the National Milk Producers Federation Meeting in November. The other three top placing couples will attend the American Institute of Cooperatives at Purdue in August. All five newly selected couples will serve on the Young Cooperator committee for Inter-State for the next three years. Maryland and Virginia Milk Producers Association, Inc., selected three winners from a field of seven. First place went to Stanley J. and Janice Burkholder, Chambersburg. They are 50 percent owners of a family farm operation which includes 400 acres and a total of 240 purebred Holsteins. Second place winners were James and Bonnie Weddle, Hagerstown, Maryland. The Weddles own and operate a 360 acre dairy farm which includes 108 Holsteins. Third place went to Kenneth and Khoda Yoder, Salisbury, Virginia. They participate in a 20 percent partnership in a farming operation which includes 570 tillable acres and a 155 head purebred Holstein herd. Maryland and Virginia winners also go to National Milk and AIC meetings this year. The Burkholders will attend National Milk and the Voders and Weddles will gotoAlC. Middle Atlantic Division ot Dairymen, Inc., one out of 12 divisions, selected their first place couple who will go on to compete with the other division winners for the over-all cooperative winner. Selected were Wayne and Pepper Armacost. They are in volved in the operation of Hickory Hill Farm in Upperco, MD, which has been a family corporation for 12 years. They farm 550 acres, milk 615 cows and have another 350 heifers. Both Wayne and Pepper are active in church, agriculture and community organizations. They have two children. First runner-up tor Dairymen were Parker and Marsha Smith from Carroll County, MD. They farm 650 acres and milk 150 cows while caring tor 100 heifers. They are in a 50-50 partnership with Parker’s father. Both Parker and Marsha are active in Young Farmer, DHIA, church and community activities. The Smiths have lour children. Second runner-up were Kalph and Deborah Robertson, also from Carroll County. They have rented their farm tor live years and are sole owners ot the cows and equipment. They farm 350 acres r 1 I, < ** v *- , ' / % iy *■*-»*<■ - <* *• , ' •*' 1 i v , 3-i ' y' * y *' J ' *> ,4 Three high-scoring couples represem Middle Atlantic Division of Dairymen, Inc. are from left to right: Wayne and Pepper Ar Winning the Maryland and . y and Janice Burl Producers Association, Inc. competition, are Rhoda and Kenneth Yoder, third, from left to r it: James and Bonnie Weddle,, <ive outstai tg couples representing Shayne Dum, first; Theodore and Penny Fox, Inter-State co-op are, from left to right: Roy third; Loudenis and Wayne Beidel and Marcia and Elizabeth Crow, second; Thomas and and Timothy Brown, tied for fourth. and milk 62 cows. They were both active in many organizations and are the parents ol one child. Dairymen, Inc., the Middle Atlantic Division, had nine con testant couples. Capitol Milk Producers Cooperative, Inc. is the smallest cooperative in member numbers in Fennmarva and holds their contest separate from the Pennmarva dates but announces their winner and participate in the young cooperator program with the other three cooperatives. After com pleting an essay contest, a field man on-the-farm inspection and an interview with the board of directors, Eugene and Kathy lager were selected. The lagers farm in partnership with Gene’s brother Charles and father Ellsworth. Their operation, Maple Lawn Farms, located in “ *"*^l Fulton, Md., includes a milking herd of about 140 registered Holsteins. The Maple Lawn prefix has consistently led Howard County in production with more than 20,000 pounds of milk and 700 of fat. Gene and Kathy manage the 1,200 acre gram operation which includes about 600 acres in corn, 250 in wheal along with barley, alfalfa, clover and timothy. Kathy keeps the farm records and is addition in a nationally-known macost, first place; Parker and "Marsha Smith, second; Ralph and Deborah Robertson, third. dairy goat judge. She currently manages a small herd ot registered French Alpines. The lagers have three children, Tanya 9, Amy 2, and Will 6 months. Chet Heim, Deputy Secretary of Agriculture for Pennsylvania brought a welcome to the five-state audience and participants. A multi-media presentation by Eshelman Studios, Lancaster, "Almost Paradise,” preceeded the awards portion of the closing, noon luncheon and program. MAD LANCASTER FARMING FOR COMPLETE AND UP-TO-DATE MARKET REPORTS r.iirst;
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