Highlights of the Md. Holstein convention
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Individual Holstein Production
Awards went to: John L. King Jr.,
Church Hill, high record 2-year
old; Marlin Hoff, New Windsor,
high record 3-year-old; Dennis
Patrick and Richard Wotthlie, high
record 4-year-old; Marlin Hoff,
high record for cow between five
and 10 years; and Charles T. Dean
Jr., Ridgely, high record cow 10
years and over.
Production awards for herd
lactation records were presented
to: Roger and Jason Myers,
Westminster, high lactaction herd
90 cows or under; Maple Lawn
Farms Inc., high lactation herd
over 90 cows; Daniel
Hollingsworth 111, Denton, high
herd 90 cows and under; Harry L.
Schrader and Sons, Chestertown,
high herd over 90 cows; and
Charles Smith and Sons, Jefferson,
highest individual lifetime
production records for both milk
and fat.
Holstein breeders receiving All-
Maryland honors included: Hills-
Hope Farm, Frederick County;
Remvale Farm, Frederick
County; Roger Wright, Mon
tgomery County; Roger and Jason
Myers, Carroll County; Donald
Keller, Frederick County;
Kingstead Farms, Montgomery
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lager, Dan Hollingsworth, Roger Myers, Bruce Schrader,
Harry Schrader and Eric Schrader.
Charles C. Smith, Kevin Smith, J. Bates Walls, Richard
Wotthlie, Charles Dean Jr. and son Charles Dean 111, and
Marlin Hoff.
Topping the Maryland Holstein Convention Sale at $lO,OOO was Savage-Leigh Chief
Honey, bought by James Holler, Jamestown, Pa
County; Jill Smith, Kent County;
Audra Debnam, Kent County; G.
Raney Debnam, Kent County;
Marlin Hoff, Carroll County;
Marion Andrew, Queens Anne
County; Fishlyn Holsteins,
Frederick County; Edgar Yoder,
Garrett County; and the
University of Maryland, Howard
County.
CONVENTION SALE
Highlighting the Maryland
Holstein Convention was the
selling of 58 head of high quality
Holsteins during the convention
sale Wednesday.
Topping the list of cattle sold, a
majority of which were calves and
heifers, was a 3-year-old cow
consigned by Savage-Leigh
Farms, Boyds. Savage-Leigh Chief
Honey was bought by James
Holler, Jamestown, Pa., for
$lO,OOO.
Second high-seller, sold for
$8,400, was 3-year-old Fair-Hill
Glendell Roxy-ET. Consigned by
Fair Hill Farm, Chestertown, the
cow was sold to Cal Andring of
Washington, D.C.
Coldsprings Chairman Nohow-
ET, a September 1983 heifer, was
third high-seller at $8,200. Marlin
Hoff, New Windsor, consigned the
heifer which was bought by
Brigeen Farms Inc., Turner, Farm, Grantsville, and bought by and Kingstead Valiant Amy,
Maine. Steven and Jane Bowen, Byron consigned by Ron Heffner, Jef-
Center, Mich., for $5,000; My ferson, and sold to Norman Voss,
Other animals selling for over Fond Lady-ET, consigned Clayton, Del., forss,loo.
$5,000 were: Maple-G Fire Fancy- b Ross Smith> Monkton, and The sale total was $160,150 for an
Red, consigned by Blue Bell Dairy bought by James Ho)ler for $5,100; average of $2,708 per head.
money lor >u ship fund, the Maryland Holstein Association sponsored
a "fun auction” featuring hand-made craft items. Pictured above with the high-selling
item, a quilted bedspread with matching pillow cases, are from left, Maryland Dairy
Princess Robin Hill, Cecil County Farm Queen Shelly Krauss, Kent County Farm Queen
Susan Sutton and Frederick County Dairy Princess Carole Grossnickle. The quilt set sold
for $l,OOO. The auction totaled $4,050 on 45 items.
ryland dairymen, from left,
Buddy Hill, Roger Myers, Donald Wilcom, Carl Bender, Charles lager Jr., Douglas King
and C. Renn Remsberg. Holstein Association regional director Mel Hertzler, far right,
presented the awards.
Maryland juniors receive awards
BY LAURA ENGLAND
NORTH EAST, MD. - Junior
members of the Maryland Holstein
Association capped off a successful
year in 1983 and were recognized
for their efforts Tuesday night
during the Md. Holstein Con
vention banquet.
Recalling last year’s junior
activities, Bobbie King, junior
committee chairman, said the
highlight of 1983 was the presen
tation of 16 record book awards as
well as three production awards.
Other activites included par
ticipation at the National Holstein
Convention, state fairs and support
for 4-H and FFA dairy programs
and shows.
The junior production awards
went to Kenny King, Church Hill,
Scott Stanford, Gaithersburg, and
Susan Stonesifer, Union Bridge.
The plaques were sponsored by
Del-Myr Farm, Peace and Plenty
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Farm and Frank G. Remsberg, maker produced 21,265 pounds of
respectively. milk. Scott’s 3-year-old cow, Md.
Kenny received the 2-year-old Crystaldale Starhte Lea, produced
award. His cow, Kinglea Boot- (Turn to PageA3s)
Maryland Holstein Association scholarships were awarded
to, from left, Mike Allen, Jack Kahler and Julie Amos.
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Senior record book winners are, from left, Dawn Cole,
Kevin Smith and Kris Knutsen
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