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terfat and 555 lbs. of ’ protein
reflecting an increase of 3,958 lbs.
of milk and 143 lbs. of butterfat.
John Brenner, of Spartansburg,
was the recipient for greatest gain
in butterfat with an increase of 179
lbs. of butterfat and 3,727 lbs. of
milk, with a herd average of 16,878
of milk, 676 lbs. of fat and 555 lbs. of
protein. Paul Kubich, of Wayne
Feeds and Platt’s Mill presented
the plaques and added that “this is
especially satisfying as John is one
of our customers and I have
worked closely with him.”
Tom & Libby Wilson, R 3
Saegertown, were presented an
award for their efforts in obtaining
the lowest somatic cell count,
averaging 103,083 for the twelve
month span.
award for butterfat gain to John Brenner, of Crawford
County.
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Certificates of Commendation
were given for the highest
production cows in milk, fat and
protein in each breed. The Ayr
shire milk and fat honors went to
Wagnercrest for their registered
Ayrshire, Dot with 17,757 lbs. of
milk and 668 lbs. of butterfat. High
protein honors went to Kenneth
and Judy Mook, with 529 lbs.
Mike Zulovich with Brown Swiss
Bessie garnered all three highs
with 20,229 lbs. milk, 733 lbs. of fat
and 672 lbs. of protein.
Zulovich also had the high for
Guernsey protein with 530 lbs.
Dolly Run Farm, Paul & John
Kunz, received milk and fat honors
with two different registered
Guernseys. Ritzy produced 16,553
lbs. of milk and Jodie had a 4.9 test
with 725 lbs. fat.
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A Jersey cow owned by Spruce
Row Farms of Meadville with a
record of 16,877 lbs. milk, 940 lbs. of
butterfat and 700 lbs. protein took
all three highs.
The high for mixed breed went to
Alan & Rhona Custead for milk and
fat with 19,116 lbs. milk and 654 lbs.
of butterfat. Protein went to Bob &
Earl Infield with 709 lbs.
Mike Zulovich swept the Red &
White category, in addition to
Brown Swiss, with 20,171 lbs. milk,
655 lbs. fat and 526 lbs. protein.
In the Holstein breed,
Wagnercrest Farm with 4-year-old
registered Bell received milk and
fat honors for 33,524 lbs. milk, 1,328
butterfat. Queens Manor’s
Leadfield Telestar Linda took the
protein award with 966 lbs. along
with 30,133 lbs. milk and 1,248 lbs.
of butterfat.
It was reported by County Agent
Joe Beard that a total of 142 herds
completed the 1983 testing year
with 6,781 cattle. The county
average was 15,231 lbs. milk, and
556 lbs. fat with herd size
averaging 50 cows. Since testing
began in Crawford County in 1925,
production per cow has doubled.
Although the highlight of the
afternoon was the award
presentations, other business was
conducted. Mrs. Doneva Hyde,
DHIA president, was master of
ceremonies in which new directors
were elected. State DHIA director
Gray was present to tell of recent
meetings. Also, the Dairy Princess
Committee had a part in the
agenda with Alternate Princess
Diane Schutz on hand to report on
her activities. As a special treat,
Lisa Marshall, of Mid-East UDIA,
spoke on the organization and
presented a short film of milk
commercials that are presently
being shown on prime time TV
nationwide. These were shown to
allow farmers in the Mid-East
region to realize their milk check
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effective job. Everyone enjoyed
the ordinary people pictured (like
themselves) who never have
“ordinary days”.
The featured speaker of the day
was William Heald, Penn State
Dairy Extension Specialist, who
discussed computers in DHIA on
and off the farm. He stressed that
there will be vast changes in DHIA
in the near future with computers
slicing the time needed to analyze
samples. In fact, devices will soon
be tested that can do much of this
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Inter-State
investment
SOUTHAMPTON - During
January, Inter-State Milk
Producers’ Cooperative
distributed $108,146 in investment
tax credits to its members, ac
cording to Treasurer Evan L.
Fineman.
Fineman said that all members
were mailed in Internal Revenue
Form 1099 which listed their
portion of the investment tax
credit.
“This is the third year that Inter-
State has distributed investment
tax credits to its members.
Because we are a cooperative, we
can distribute unused portions of
the tax credit to our patrons,”
Schuylkill vegetable meeting
POTTSVILLE - The Schuylkill
County Winter Vegetable Meeting
will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 14,
from 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the
Dusselfink Motor Inn, Rt. 61,
Pottsville.
Speakers for the meeting will be
Cyril Smith, Professor of Plant
Nutrition; Pete Ferretti, Ex
tension Vegetable Specialist;
Robert Tetrault, Extension En
tomologist; Michael Orzolek,
Extension Vegetable Specialist;
and Alan Mac Nab, Extension
present. Also stresses was that
since surplus is a fact, the “best
must get better’’ and DHIA can
help farmers survive. “Nationally
DHI customers have three times
more cows and average 5000
pounds milk per cow-higher
volume, better operators,
therefore better managers’’,
summarized Heald.
Many of the nearly 200 present
left the annual meeting with one of
the door prizes donated by local
businesses.
distributes
tax credits
to members
Fineman said.
Fineman explained that the
investment tax credits are applied
directly against the income tax
liability.”
The credit was distributed on the
basis of patronage during Inter-
State’s 1983 fiscal year, August 1,
1982 through July 31,1983.
Inter-State Milk Producers’
Cooperative represents more than
3,100 dairy farmer families in
Pennsylvania, New Jersey,
Delaware, Maryland, Virginia and
West Virginia. During fiscal 1983,
the Cooperative marketed more
than 2.51 billion pounds of milk.
Plant Pathologist.
The topics discussed will include
the three-year project with lime
and fertilizer increasing efficiency
in vegetable production.
All vegetable growers are in
vited to attend the meeting
sponsored by the Schuylkill County
Extension Service. For additional
information, contact George P.
Perry, Jr., County Agent - Hor
ticulture, P.O. Box 250, Schuylkill
Haven, PA 17972 or telephone (717)
385-3431 by February 9,1984.