Franklin Holstein Club presents awards
By Beth Henuninger
Staff Correspondent
KAUFFMAN STATION - The
Franklin County Holstein Club
recently hneld its awards banquet
at Kauffman Community Center,
Kauffman Station.
The highlight of the evening
meeting was the presentation of
Pa. crop yields drop in 1983
HARRISBURG Based on
acreage and production data,
Pennsylvania farmers produced
less corn for grain, com for silage,
soybeans, hay tobacco and
potatoes during 1983 than in 1982.
Com for grain produced during
1983 totaled 72.5 million bushels,
down 43 percent from 1982. Com
acres harvested for grain
amounted to 1.05 million and
yielded 69.0 bushels per acre. Com
for silage production was 5.57
million tons, 25 percent below last
year. Acres harvested totaled
530,000 with an average yield of
10.5 tons per acre.
Keystone state Farmers har
vested 105,000 acres of soybeans
with an average yield of 26.0
bushels per acre. Total production
was 2.73 million bushels, 15 percent
less than 1982.
Alfalfa hay production totaled
2.38 million tons, six percent less
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numerous awards to club mem
bers.
First to receive recognition were
the junior members. Receiving an
award in the Milk and Fat Contest
for the Junior Club was Leslie
Fahmey winning an award for her
2-year-old’s production record.
Fahr°ny’« nrize 2-year-old also
than last year. Acres harvested
totaled 850,000 and a yield of 2.8
tons per acre. All other hay acres
harvested totaled' 1.12 million
which yielded 2.0 tons per acre for
a total production of 2.24 million
tons.
All tobacco production totaled
22.8 million pounds, 12 percent
below last year. Acres for harvest
amounted to 12,000 with an
average yield per acre of 1,900
pounds. Of the total tobacco
production, 14.63 million pounds
was Pennsylvania Seedleaf Type
and 8.17 million oounds was
Maryland Type. Keystone farmers
harvested 7,700 acres of Penn
sylvania Seedleaf Type with an
average yield of 1,900 pounds per
acre. Maryland Type was har
vested from 4,300 acres with an
average yield of 1,900 pounds per
acre.
Fall potato production in 1983
totaled 4,300,000 hundredweight
(cwt.), down 25 percent from 1982.
Acres harvested amounted to
21,500 and yielded an average of
200 cwt. per acre.
At the United States level,
production of major crops the
changes from previous year are as
follows: com for grain, 4.2 billion
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claimed fifth place in the state
competition.
The winning 4-year-old in the
competition is owned by Tom
Eckstine. Eckstine stated that this
4-year-old is classified at 82.
Winning in the 5-year-old and
over category was Steve
bushels, down 50 percent; com for
silage, 95 million tons, down 16
percent; soybeans, 1.6 billion
bushels, down 28 percent; alfalfa
hay, 83.52 million tons, down eight
percent; all other hay, 59.46
million tons, down four percent; all
tobacco, 1.41 billion pounds, down
29 percent; and fall potatoes, 288
million cwt., down six percent.
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Eckstine’s 6-year old cow, Karen.
Franklin County Distinguished
Junior Boy and Girl awards were
presented to Beverly Meyers and
Tom Eckstine, respectively. Steve
Meyers was the receipient of
Franklin County Distinguished
Senior Boy Award.
Club awards were presented to
members who had won top
placings at the 1983 Franklin
County Holstein Show. Stanley
Helman, Rowe-Spring Farms,
claimed the Grand Champion
Female honors, while the Junior
Champion Female award went to
Beverly Meyers. Wayne Locke of
Lockway Farms, received the
awards for the Reserve Grand
Champion Female and Reserve
Junior Champion Female.
The high milk production award ‘
for the county went to Ment-Wood
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Rinehart Elevation Collena,
owned by Jerry Martin, received
the production award for fat with a
record of 1,136 pounds of fat and
27,629 pounds of milk.
One 1983 All Pennsylvania
Award was presented at the
banquet to Jim and Nina Burdette
as the owners of the Reserve All-
Pennsylvania Junior Heifer Calf,
Windy-Knoll View Falcon Pamela.
Burdette was also the recipient
of a new award presented in ap
preciation of his service and hard
work as president of the county
club for the last two years.
The meeting and banquet con
cluded with the announcement of
the newly elected directors for
1984. The new directors are Ed
Brake, Jim Burdette, Grant
Gayman and Alvin Meyers.
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