VOL. 28 No. 35
Lancaster Native
Joins Staff
LANCASTEH Kimberly Herr,
a May graduate of MUlersville
State College, joined the staff at
Lancaster Fanning, Monday.
A resident of Willow Street for 22
years, Kim was employed for four
years at the Lancaster In
telligencer Journal as a copygirl
and intern, which involved general
news reporting. She also worked as
. a correspondent for the Lifestyle
k* 5 section of that newspaper.
While working to pay for college
tuition, Kim spent Saturday
mornings working as an editor’s
assistant for Extra, a weekly in
sert of Lancaster Newspapers.
'1 was fortunate to be able to
work in newsrooms and gam ex
perience before 1 graduated from
college,” Kim said.
In addition to her work in print
journalism, Kun also spent a
semester at Lancaster’s WGAL
TV as an intern on PM Magazine.
“Although working at PM was
interesting, it made me realize
how much 1 loved print journalism
and wanted to pursue a career in
that field,” Kim said.
Kim, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Clarence E. Herr, also wrote for
MSC’s newspaper for several
semesters.
According to Kun, her goal at
j Lancaster Farming is to combine
her interest in meeting new people
with her love of writing.
“Since I’m relatively new at the
farm beat, 1 am hoping to learn a
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Kimberly Herr
great deal while meeting ail the
fascinating people who know the
ms and outs of farming,” Kun said.
“1 think interviewing people about
their interests and ideas is the best
way of getting to know them. ’ ’
When not busy writing, Kim
enjoys tennis, working out at a
local health club and trying-her
hand at new recipes. The more
than-40 plants which decorate her
patio also take up a great deal of
her time.
Kun, who will be replacing
Debbie Koontz, will be working as
a general news reporter and editor
of the home and youth pages.
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 2,1983
Pa. bull sells for $lOO,OOO
JOYCE BUPP
NORFOLK, VA - A Penn
sylvania bred bull sold for $lOO,OOO
in the National Holstein Covention
Sale, Thursday, to a buying syn
dicate of primarily Pennsylvania
breeders.
Pen-Col Dazzler-ET, a March
bull bred by Columbia County’s
Pen-Col Farm, is sired by
Browncroft Jetson and from an
excellent Wayne Spring Fond
Apollo daughter witlv records over
32,000 milk and 1300 fat. His second
dam is a VG Elevation, his third
dam is a 2E Gold Medal.
The buying syndicate, to be
known as the ‘Dazzler Delegation’
includes: Pen-Col Farms, Atlantic
Breeders Cooperative, Richard
Yule, Frank Jurbula, William
Pettit, Odessy Farms, Richard
Troutman and Sons, American
Marketing Service, Ed Lease,
Clyde and Teena Fouss, Swiss
Dixie Land and Trust, William
Lambert, Richard Higley, John
Fleck, Lester Poust, Louis and
Barbara Berkley, John Mar
chezak, Dave Morrow, and Bob
Heidelman.
The Pennsylvania bull was the
second-high selling bull and the
third-high selling individual in the
sale.'
Topping the consignment group
of 124 head was Langdonhurst
Valiant Nicki, a Valiant three
year-old, fresh in January that sold
for $160,000.
Holstein Convention
She is from an Ex 91 Elevation
dam and a VG 87 granddam , and
was consigned by Beneke, Main,
Vail and Younger.
Second high seller at $llO,OOO
was Long-Haven Starbuck-ET, a
September ‘B2 bull by Valiant.
Tristate Breeders of Wisconsin
purchased the youngster, which
was consigned by Carlos and
Douglas Long of Clayton Michigan.
He is from three generations of
Very Good dams and his Wayne
Spring Fond Apollo dam is a VG 87
Pennsylvania declared
Brucellosis free
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Penn
sylvania joins 13 other states that
are “free” of cattle brucellosis
since a new, tougher rating system
went into effect last year, a U.S.
Department of Agriculture official
reported last week.
"Pennsylvania has reached the
ultimate goal of becoming free of
this wasteful disease in its cattle
herds,” said Or. Billy G. Johnson,
who directs the national
brucellosis program for USDA’s
Animal and Plant Health In
spection Service.
“It's an achievement that
$7.50 per Year
with records over 44,000 milk and
1600 fat.
The unofficial sale average
reported at this printing was
$17,861. The sale total is estimated
at $2,214,000.
One special item of interest at
the sale was the offering of a 40
year-old catalog from the
Dunloggin Farm dispersal. It was
consigned by Nelson Rehder of
Markesan, Wis. and brought $375.
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reflects credit on the state’s cattle
industry,” he said, "since no
disease can be eradicated without
the cooperation of farmers, ran
chers and market operators.”
State Agriculture Secretary
Penrose Hallowell said that
Pennsylvania cattle herds are free
from brucellosis for the first time
' since eradication efforts began in
the late 1930’5.
Hallowell indicated that Penn
sylvania was declared a
Brucellosis-Free state on June 22
by the U.S. Department of
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