A36—Lancaster Farming,
Beaver
BY BARBARA RADER
Staff Correspondent
NEW CASTLE - Troggio’s
Restaurant, New Castle, was the
sight of the Beaver/Lawrence
Counties annual Holstein banquet
Jan. 27. It was attended by some 60
plus members and guests.
Paul Lawrence, president of the
club, presided over the morning
business meeting, which broke for
the noon meal of stuffed chicken
breasts and “real products,” then
reconvened for the afternoon
program.
Two directors, Blaine Martin
and Gary McConnell, both of
Lawrence County and one director
of Beaver County, John Cooper Jr.,
were elected to serve three year
terms. County Agents Lee Miller,
Beaver County, and Calvin
Sammons, Lawrence County,
spoke on the milk diversion before
introducing their Outstanding
Junior 4-H Holstein members.
Ed Brunton, 16-year-old son of
Mr. and Mrs. James Brunton of
R.D.3 Aliquippa, was introduced
as the Beaver County winner, with
Jill Snyder, 17-year-old daughter of
Mr. atid Mrs. Joseph W. Snyder,
R.D. 3 Volant, being named
Lawrence County’s winner. Each
of the contestants own five head of
registered Holsteins. Jill has been
a 4-H member for 10 years, while
Ed has been a member for seven
years.
Jill lives on a 200-acre dairy
farm where her parents milk 60
head of Holsteins. She started in 4-
H at age eight belonging to a horse
club. She later joined the Yankee
Dairy Club and the Advanced
Dairy Club. She has shown her
projects at round-up and Nor
thwest 4-H District dairy show and
has received several Master
Showman awards. She was a
member of Lawrence County’s
junior bowl team which par
ticipated at ’B3 Pa. Holstein
Convention.
Playing basketball and
volleyball at the new Wilmington
High School keeps her time well
occupied In telling about herself
she concluded with a short poem
and stated that, “A 4-H’er is a
giver ”
Ed, who’s family operates
Brunton Dairy, and bottles their
own milk with a processing plant
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Lawrence County holds Holstein banquet
on their 210-acre farm. They also
rent another 200 acres to supply
enough feed for 240 head of dairy
cattle with 90 of them milking year
round.
Besides being a member of the
Beaver County Dairy Calf Club
and carrying Holstein calves for
projects, he also has carried
capons and corn. He was awarded
Grand Champion Showman at the
1983 Hookstown Fair and par
ticipated in the Southwest 4-H
District Show. His major chores on
the farm are feeding the calves
and milking whenever needed.
Four youths again took the
spotlight by winning prizes in the
Milk/Fat Contest. Nine junior
members with 12 entries turned in
outstanding milk records. "Many
Springs Ann” with 1178 pounds of
butterfat not only took first in the
local competition, but was
declared third place winner in the
state competition for her owner,
David Wilson, in the aged cow
butterfat division. She also
produced 25,566 and ran a 4.6 test
which made her win both
catagones in the local contest of
aged cows.
David’s brother, William, was
noted as following in 4th for but
terfat, statewide competition with
a 1156 record. “Many Springs Joy
Lynn” tested 4.7 and produced
24,987 of milk. Their sister Mary
Lou received winning honors of
milk/fat with her 4 year old "Many
Springs Jolly Royal” making over
20,890 of milk, 758 of butterfat and
a 3.6 test. She also captured first
place for milk with 18,467 in the
three-year-old class with “Many
Springs Bobbie.”
Keeping it in the same family,
William’s “Many Springs Angie”
made 686 of butterfat to beat his
sister out of 669 of fat. “Angie”
produced 15,599 of milk and tested
4.4, while “Bobbie” ran a 3.6 test.
These youngsters reside in
Lawrence County, but a Beaver
County girl did not take the honors
in the two-year-old class. Julie
Anne Kroll’s young Holstein made
18,910 pounds of milk, ran a 3.4 test
and 638 pounds of butterfat to
receive tops in both milk/fat.
Youth committee, Bob Trotter
and Ron Caldwell, praised the
youths for their outstanding ac
complishments and were highly
pleased with all the junior entries.
“The adults had better watch out
with records like these!” Trotter
remarked. It was also noted that
the juniors would have a team
going to the state convention,
participating in the Junior Dairy
Bowl Quiz.
State representative, Elder
Vogel, spoke on the progress made
in dairy promotion with the local
McDonald’s food chain par
ticipating. He noted that local milk
was being used at McDonald’s and
that several dairymen would be
asked to help promote milk and the
“Real” seal in the coming months
at the various local McDonalds.
Vogel announced the club made
the membership goal before Jan.
20th and would be receiving the
$2OO kick-back that was to go into
Pictured from left are Beaver County Agent Lee Miller, Beaver/Lawrence County
Dairy Princess April Kroll; Beaver County Outstanding 4-H Junior Holstein Member Ed
Brunton; Lawrence County Outstanding 4-H Junior Member Jill Snyder and Lawrence
County Agent Calvin Sammons.
Directors recently elected for three-year terms are from
left, Blain Martin, and Gary McConnell, for Lawrence County;
the youth program. He noieU that a
new class of Intermediate
yearlings would be added to the
shows, starting this year.
Diane Bliss, of the Pa. Holstein
staff, was on hand to up-date the
club on Holstein functions, in
cluding the Pa. Convention/Sale
progress. Declaring the plans for
fun night, tours, sports events,
youth awards, calf raffle and the
Junior Dairy Bowl Quiz along with
the 46 Holsteins consigned for the
sale were well under way. She
noted that the Pa. on Parade Sale
for March 29 was changed with the
show beginning at 8 a.m., followed
by bred heifer sale at 6 p.m. The
calf sale is the next day.
President Lawrence noted there
would be two district meetings, one
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Winning the milk/fat contest was Dave Wilson, center. He is
flanked by Bob Trotter, youth advisor, left: and President
Paul Lawrence.
in the Southwest at New Stantion
and the Northwest at Franklin.
Representatives would be going to
each. He also stated that selectors
were out looking for consignments
now for the State heifer/calf sale,
Erie County calf sale and Mercer
County Spring Spectacular Sale.
The date for the Northwestern
Championship Show has been set
for Aug. 3 in Washington County.
Steve Moff, a dairy program
specialist, at Coba/Select Sires
presented a slide program on
‘ Linear Type,” explaining how the
code numbers work on various
ranges of one through nine and
showing sample slides of each
division. Questions were discussed
during the presentation, followed
with several by those in attendance
after the slides were viewed.