VOL. 29 No. 18
Heading the Maryland Holstein Association for 1984 are, from left, president James R.
Hill, director Edward Kahler, vice president Joseph Schwartzbeck, ex-officio member
Jane King and secretary/treasurer John Morris. Directors not pictured are Tom Shaw,
Edward Stanfield Jr. and James Stonesifer.
End to minimum-Ps. milk pricing urged
BY DICK ANGLESTEIN
HARRISBURG A review of
wo state agencies associated with
agriculture -- the Pa. Milk
Marketing Board and the State
Farm Products Show Commission
- has recommended their con
tinued existence, but with some
very basic changes in their
membership and what they do.
The two most important
recommended changes in these
agencies made in a staff report of
the Legislative Budget and
Finance Committee as required
under sunset legislation to
determine if they should remain in
existence include;
-The Milk Marketing Board
should end its mandatory setting of
minimum milk prices at both the
Pa. Holstein Hall of Fame
j
inducts Hurlbert, Stebbins
BY JOYCE BUPP
Staff Correspondent
ALTOONA Carl Hurlbert and
Herman Slebbins are the two
newest additions to the Penn
sylvania Holstein Association's
Hall of Fame
The honoring of these two long
time Holstein breeders was the
highlight of PHA’s annual con
vention banquet on Feb 23 at the
Altoona Sheraton.
Hurlbert and his wife Ruth have
farmed for over 50 years at
Westford Road, Jamestown, on the
home farm where he was born.
Although the Crawford County
breeder began with grade cattle,
he gradually developed the herd
into a registered one. One of the
founders of the Crawford County
Holstein club, he served as that
group’s secretary for many years.
A director with the early
Western Pennsylvania Breeders
Five Sections
Farm Show changes , too
wholesale and retail levels in
Pennsylvania.
-Membership in the Farm
Products Show Commission should
be expanded to include members
from the general public who have
no direct ties to agricultural in
terests.
The staff audit, which is among
the early stages of legislative
review of the future of the agen
cies, contains a number of other
recommendations. The ter
mination date for both is Dec. 31
unless the legislature votes to
extend their existence.
In its review of the PMMB, the
committee staff found that while
the» oard is beneficial to the public
hemth by maintaining the quality
and supply of milk, the practice of
Cooperative, later merging into
Atlantic Breeders Cooperative,
Hurlbert used the pioneei bull
stud’s Pabst and Rag Apple
bloodlines as a breeding basis for
his herd
Keystone Ideal Pioneer, bred at
the Seipt’s Keystone herd near
Easton, was used as the farm’s
herd sire for a number of years.
Among his offspring were some of
Knoll-Hurst’s top daughters, in
cluding one top producer with
records over 20,000 milk and 800
fat, at a time when production
averages were perhaps half that
figure.
Many Hurlbert-bred calves help
start 4-H and FFA youngsters in
the dairy business, as initial herd
project animals Merchandising
also included consignments to
various sales, such as the Penn
sylvania state sale at Harrisburg,
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 3,1984
setting minimum prices at the
resale level appears to be overly
restrictive.
It recommends that the
Legislature consider amending the
board’s enabling legislation to
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Penn State ag arena takes shape
The skyline of the Penn State campus is decorated with a new and unique structure
the Ag Arena a cooperative symbol of much of the Commonwealth’s farming com
munity.
Exterior construction is virtually completed, except for trim and other final touches,
such as landscaping. Inside, electricians, plumbers and other craftsmen are working in
various service facilities.
The unique construction features a system of six double louvers found in the
“monitor" section of the upper roof area. These louvers are electrically operated and are
the heart of an air exchange system that will provide both natural and forced-air ven
tilation for animals, exhibitors and spectators.
While offical completion is slated by June 1, a number of senior Penn Staters are
hoping that Spring's traditional two big show events the Little I and the Dairy Expo
might possibly be the Arena's inaugural activites.
Md. Holstein Assn,
holds convention
BY LAURA ENGLAND
NORTH EAST, MD. - Holstein
breeders from across the state met
at the Sandy Cove retreat Tuesday
and Wednesday for the 20th annual
Maryland Holstein Convention and
Sale.
The convention began with the
annual meeting in which new of
ficers were elected for the coming
year. James R. Hill, Emmitsburg,
was elected president, while
Joseph Schwartzbeck, Union
Bridge, was elected vice president
and John L. Moms, Frederick,
was re-elected secretary
treasurer.
Thomas Shaw, Fairplay, was
elected to a three-year term on the
board of directors. He joins board
members Edward Kahler,
Keymar, Edward Stanfield Jr,
Randallstown, and James A.
Stonesifer, Union Bridge.
The Md. Holstein Association
noted an increase in membership
this year with a total 930 members.
Also on a positive note was the
increased support of the
scholarship fund. A otal of $2,500
was donated to the fund with $4,200
worth of scholarships awarded to
junior members last yeai.
In addition to committee reports
given during the business meeting,
awards were presented to out
standing Holstein breeders.
RECEIVED
mars 1984 i
f 7.50 per Year
Progressive Breed Registry
(PBR), production and All-
Maryland awards were presented.
To receive PBR awards, a
dairyman must have a herd milk
average over 19,261 pounds, a fat
average of 692 pounds and a BAA
of 102.0 or higher. Qualifying for
this honor were: Carl Bender,
Accident, with 90 cows averaging
20,032 pounds of milk and 742
pounds of fat; Kmgstead Farms.
Damascus, 101 cows with 21,158
pounds of milk and 787 pounds of
fat; and Maple Lawn Farms Inc.,
Fulton, 147 cows with 21,696 pounds
of milk and 782 pounds of fat.
Also Roger and Jason Myers,
Westminster, 41 cows with 21,752
pounds of milk and 752 pounds of
fat; C. Renn Remsberg, Mid
dletown, 78 cows with 21,017
pounds of milk and 766 pounds of
fat; Schennmg Brothers, 102 cows
with 19,574 pounds of milk and 712
pounds of fat; and Donald Wilcom,
Ijamsville, 149 cows witn 19,742
pounds of milk and 701 pounds of
fat.
Bender, Myers and Wilcom
received the PBR award for the
first time, while Kingstead Farms
received it for the 29th year.
Remsberg for 22, Maple Lawn
Farms Inc. for 17 and Schennmg
Brothers for four years
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