A3o—Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, July 30,1983
BY LAURA ENGLAND
KUTZTOWN - The first
Holstein to enter the sale ring at
the Sire Power Sale, Wednesday,
walked away at $14,000 and was
named the sale’s high-seller.
Coldsprings Ira Jetton, con
signed by Marlin Hoff of New
Windsor, Md., sold for sl4,ooo'to
Jack and Darla Stookey of
Leesburg, Id. Sired by Coldsprings
Ira, Jetton scored very good with
86 points at two years.
As a four-year-old. Jetton has an
index of 1800 and has scored very
good to excellent on her mammary
system. She is currently milking
up to 125 pounds a day.
Pen-Col Farms of Millville,
consigned the second high-seller at
$7,600. A sale of six embryos sired
by Browncroft Jetson, buyer
Marlin Hoff, New Windsor, Md.,
will have his choice of heifers from
the pregnancies.
The third high-seller was Ray-
Mc Jerry Rag Apple Gina, a three
year-old, who sold for $7,200.
Consinged by Marion F. Andrew,
Centerville, Md., Gina was bought
by Fair Hill Farm, Md.
Buyers representing seven states bidded their way to a
sale total of $205,550 at Wednesday's Sire Power Sale in
Kutztown.
Waiting their turn to enter the sale ring were 67 of the top
Holsteins bred by outstanding Sire Power bulls.
BY KIMBERLY HERR
WILLOW STREET - Scorching
sunshine and high humidity were
not enough to dampen the spirits of
the more than 400 people who
turned out for the Lancaster
County Holstein Club Field Day at
Fultonway Farm, Thursday.
“It’s a good time to get together
and see somebody’s farm,” said J.
Judge Dennis Wolf rated the cows and placed them in order after the audience had
cast their votes.
Coldspring cow tops Sire Power Sale
Other top sellers were MD-
Maple-Lawn Starlite Libby,
consigned by Maple Lawn Farm,
Fulton, Md., and bought by Rose
Mary Farm, South Cortright, NY,
for $6,600; a choice of female
embryos sired by Cal-Clark Board
Chairman, consigned by Walter
Brooks, Springville, and sold to
David Dowler of Meadville for
$6,500; and a choice of Browncroft
Jetson sired embryos, consigned
by Dr. William Pettit, Vincentown,
NJ, and bought for $6,500 by Castle
High Holsteins, Middletown, NY.
In addition to the cows and
embryos sold, units of semen from
Browncroft Jetson were also
auctioned off. According to Doty
Remsburg of the Remsburg Sales
Service, 45 units of semen were
sold for about $ 132,000.
Buyers representing seven
states bidded the • sale total to
$205,550 for 67 head of cattle. The
sale average was $3,067
States represented were North
Carolina, South Carolina,
Arkansas, New York, Kansas,
Maryland and Pennsylvania.
Lancaster Holstein Club holds field day
Mowery Frey Jr., owner of the
sprawling farm, perched on a hill
off Beaver Valley Pike, Willow
Street.
Frey explained that years ago,
the day had been set aside as a
summer picnic, a time when
everyone could get together for
fellowship, but since then, it has
grown into the field day.
prings »a Jetton,' consigned by Marlin Hoff of New Windsor, MD., was the top
seller at the Sire Power Sale, Wednesday. Jetton, who sold for $14,000, was bought by
Jack and Darla Stookey, Leesburg, IN.
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The third high-seller at the Sire Power Sale was Ray-McJerry Rag Apple Gina. Con
signed by Marion F. Andrew, Centerville, MO., Gina was bought by Fair Hill Farm,
Chestertown, MD., for $7,200.
The activities kicked off at about
11 a.m. as everyone crowded
around to judge Frey’s cows. The
first class was senior yearlings,
followed by two-year-olds and aged
cows.
Young and old crowded into*the
ring to get a better look at the
Holsteins, and every now and then
a grumble went through the
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audience as the judge did not
always agree with toe crowd’s
choice.
Boni Gochenaur, Lancaster County's Dairy Princess,
helped her brother, Scott and neighbor. Marcia Emery, with
their judging. 1
The judge was Dennis Wolf, ol
Pen-Col Farms, Millville. He is £
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