A22—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 18,1984
Md.
RISING SUN, MD - Cecil
County Holstein breeders are
gearing up to host the 1984
Maryland Holstein Convention and
Sale, February 28 and 29, at Sandy
Cove resort.
Sandy Cove - Morning Cheer, is
known for its fantastic food and
banquet facilities that overlook the
upper reaches of the scenic
Chesapeake Bay. The peaceful
resort community of Sandy Cove is
located south of Northeast, Md on
Mastitis is expensive
Dairy cows often exhibit no
outward symptoms in cases of
subclinical mastitis. But such
infections do lower milk produc
tion, and their presence can be
shown by unusually high counts of
somatic cells in a farmer’s bulk
milk tank.
Leaders in mastitis research say
that milk in bulk tanks on most
dairy farms across the nation
would yield somatic cell counts of
400.000 to 800,000 cells per
milliliter. Somatic cell counts
below 100,000 are necessary to
minimize milk yield losses. For
merly it was though that counts
under 300,000 were satisfactory.
Milk starts tasting rancid when
the somatic cell count exceeds
400,000. Cheesemaking yields also
are reduced. When the somatic cell
count exceeds 1.5 million, milk is
rejected by wholesale buyers.
Recent research at Virginia
Tech and the University of
Wisconsin indicates that at the
400.000 to 800,000 cell-count level
Beef tour set in Del.
DOVFR Del - The Delmarva °P eration near The
Cattlemen’s next stop will be the Olefield Cattle
nitmninf It Company in Galena, Md., for lunch
planning a tour of area hvestock - end flt
Jack feedlot and meat-
TOe tour mil start at 9 a.m. at pacing p ia nt Petersburg, Del.
Hickory Hill Farm, on the grounds l ' a ,r~
of Delaware State College in 2
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STRAY VOLTAGE
The HAMMOND TINGLE VOLTAGE FILTER
technology of stray voltage reduction.
The TINGLE VOLTAGE FILTER has recently been installed on the
following dairy farms
BEN JACKSON FARM
COLUMBIA CROSS ROADS, PA.
Before installation had 2.5 volts at
peak times, this was reduced to 04
volts with installation of the Tingle
Voltage Filter
The TINGLE VOLTAGE FILTER is safe, effective, permanent, inexpensive
and are completely maintenance free.
If installed with Dairylands Stray Voltage Indicator permanently will show
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Dairyland Sales & Service, Inc.
gears up for Holstein convention
route 272. Rooms are available at
Sandy Cove for convention goers
and a hall for the Convention Sale.
Many activities are planned to
entertain and inform participants
to the two day event. The annual
business meeting of the Maryland
Holstein Association will be held
Tuesday morning February 28th,
followed by a luncheon.
Tuesday afternoon’s program
features two speakers. Steve
which is common on many farms
milk production in a dairy herd
is reduced at a rate of 1,600 to 2,000
pounds per cow per year. Based on
a wholesale price of $l3 per cwt,
this means an income loss of $2OB
to $260 per cow for dairv farmers,
according to Robert R. Peters, an
Extension dairy science specialist
at the University of Maryland in
College Park.
When an expansive mastitis
education program was conducted
recently in Nebraska, somatic cell
counts in milk were reduced by 20
percent within one year. This
translated into savings of more
than $1 million for Nebraska dairy
farmers. Similar results could
happen in Maryland, Dr. Peters
believes. The critical factor will be
a large turnout at next month’s
Extension - sponsored mastitis
control educational meetings in 25
locations in the state, ranging from
western Maryland to the Eastern
Shore.
SOLUTION
R.D. 3, Box 43, Troy, PA 16947
PH: (717) 297-4128
Briggs part owner and operator of
Bngeen Farms, of Turner, Maine,
will address the convention. Briggs
is a past president of the New
England Holstein Association and
is associated with Hanover Hill
sales service.
William H. Hill, Jr., a
representative from the Holstein
Association will speak on the new
linear type program.
A special program for women
and another for youth will also be
held on Tuesday. Women attending
the convention will have the
chance to watch 12 craftsmen as
they perform their art. Later the
women will have the opportunity to
create their own craft pieces under
instruction of the craftsmen.
Lois Remburg Skeen, will
conduct a special program for
youth.
The convention banquet will be
held Tuesday evening, followed by
a “Fun Auction.” The auction
proceeds will benefit the Maryland
Holstein Youth Scholarship Fund.
So come with plenty of spending
money
Anyone who has farm or cow
oriented items to donate to the
auction should contact Tom
Crothers, auction chairman, Long
Green Farm, 20 Long Green Farm
is a new development in the
WILLIAM EICK FARM
COLUMBIA CROSS ROADS, PA.
Before installation had 3.5 volts at
peak times was reduced to .14 volts
with installation of the Tingle Voltage
Filter.
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1984 Maryland Holstein Convention
Rd., Rising Sun, MD 21911
Slides will be shown at the
banquet of the Intergalactic Milk
Carton Boat Race, held last
summer at the farm of Bob and
Warren Knutsen, Cecil County
dairymen.
Remsburg Sales Service will
conduct the Convention Sale on
leap year day, Wednesday, Feb.
29. According to auctioneer, A.
Doty Remsburg, over 70 top
quality registered Holsteins have
been consigned to the sale.
The sale will feature 10 daughter
out of excellent dams and nine
daughters from cows with over
1000 pounds of fat.
Harold Smith, Monkton, Md, has
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consigned to the sale a Columbus
daughter from a dam classified E
-91, with production records of
30,050 pounds of milk and 1302
pounds of fat.
Marlin Hoff, New Windsor, Md.
has consigned a Board Chairman
daughter from a dam rated 2E-93,
with production records of 36,880
milk, and 1354 fat.
Also a featured consignment,
from Paul Welk, is a Wileda
daughter out of VG 88 dam with
production records of 22,725 milk,
and 1279 fat.
For information on overnight
accomadations at Sandy Cove
contact Phyllis Yale, Rising Sun,
at 1 301 ) 658-5178.
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