VOL 27 No. 46 Crawford Holstein notches repeat victory BY DONNA TOMMEULEO MEADVILLE - In front of a hometown ringside, a Crawford County Holstein bested more than WO black and whites to become the urand - Champion Female of Pennsylvania for the second year in a row. For several tense minutes, Parkacres Sun Ivy, owned by fid Dobereiner of Jamestown and John Parks of Brookville, stood shoulder to shoulder with cham pions of two regional Cham pionship Shows before judge Jimmie Eustace of Catlett, Virginia made, the decision which brought the crowd to their feet “lt is so very hard to separate them,"- Eustace conceded. He narrowed the field down to the ivy cow. Singing Brook Astro Patty, champion of the Central Kegion Show and Killdee.. 1 Bubbler the South Central champ. Finally, Eustace tagged Ooberiener and Parks’ appoint aged cow.' i ° f 0,6 old cow*" #ustoce ,riMhted but,, her udder isistii) wiJF atjoi/e htar hocks.”' -According to Dobenener, 4be B year-oid ivanhoe star daughter will hmsh this lacto tionwith more than 40,000 pounds of milk tober credit. 39th Farm Safety Week urges farm security Make it a SAFEHABffiST NATIONAL FARM SAFETY WEEK Sept. 19-25.1982 Four Sections Dobenener of Queens Manor Holsteins became aquainted with the Ivy cow when she was a 3-year old and carried an 86-point score for Jefferson County fanner John Parks, who was trying to sell the young cow. "1 showed her to a number of people for John Parks. 1 ; finally bought half interest in her, myself,” Dobenener recalled. Parks admitted that part ownership deals are not the ex ception but rather the rule with many of his Parkacres Holsteins. “We don’t- have excellent facilities to give this type of cow the individual attention she; deserves," Parks noted. , “But 1 do get satisfaction from breeding this type of cow," he added. Paries recalled at the time of the Ivy deal be bad two “real good” deep-pedigreed cows to, choose from. Ivy's pedigree washacked by seven generations of Excellent pr Very white xej)resented v -n me .generations of tbe' We lattifr cow,retitfnthgJioptirUaf interest and kept "the typey Ivanhoe Star daughter. - Since coming to Queens Manor five years ago. Ivy has produced a (Turn to Page *2B)- Lancaster Farming,Saturday, September ig, 1992 At State Championship Show Parfcacrcs Xtuunpion bouquet lor the secpnl jev in a row. The 8-year-oW fvanhoe Star daughter bested more than 300 Hoistrins in last week's Pennsylvania Hotstem Champion Ship Show in BY DEBBIE KOONTZ LANCASTER - This year marks the 39th observance of NationaLFann Safety Week. So important is this practice to the health and well-being of America's fanners that -the president of the United Stales decided to play his part too. President Reagan has signed, a proclamation making this week s time for nation-wide emphasis on farm safety activities. v Toward this same end," Lan caster Fanning has dedicated this week’s issue to the safety measures all conscientious far mers should practice to protect themselves and their loved ones on the farm. In brief, these practices are: obey safety rules, avoid short cuts, practice good housekeeping, be alert and wear protective clothing. This year’s theme, "Make it a So impressed were we with the effort the University of Maryland's Extension Farm and Hone Safety department plays in the ag safety world, we decided to adopt and modify their logoirom reading “Be safe, b*sti H£)idalert,’’ to the logo you sw Jelow, “Stay .safe, stay alive, we~need all of you.” Look for this lego as you leaf through the pages of this week’s issue, for everywhere you find one, you will also discover a little in formation that may save a life or limb someday. Scattered amongst the news and the features, and tucked between the advertisements will be several small line drawings that can serve as reminders for safety if you wish Find farm safety tips on pag* B3D. MeidvilteTto aref from I to r. Ann Sanderson. Crawford Co. Dairy Princesx Harvey Clem, leadsman: Ed Doberiener, co-wmer; and Clarence Rohrer, State Dairy Princess. safe harvest,” reflects the goal as well as ttae season, because har vest season is the time when most accidents occur oh the farm and the ranch. $7.50 per year to clip them out and hang them in your bam, your home, and in the machinery sheds. In B Section, you- will find a special page foil of safety reminders, highlighted with pic tures of what not to do on the farm thanks to the help and posing -ability of three Bedford County fanners who ‘hammed it up’ to helpbring this message toyou. According to recent National .Safety Council - estimates, farm work accidents resulted in ap proximately 1,900 deaths and 190,000 disabling injuries in 1981 (including both farm and non-farm residents), a reduction of only five percent from 1980 figures. This makes a reduction of 11 percent from 1971. While difficult jobs and adverse conditions are part of farming, they should not be used as an ex cuse for poor safety performance. We hope that through this week’s special issue, if you even learn only (Turn to Page A 29) We need all of you
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