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Jersey sale
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SHIPPENSBURG - Jersey
enthusiasts gathered at the
Shippensburg Fairgrounds on th
4th of July for the second annual
Cumberland Valley Jersey
Breeders Sale. Although there was
a good sized crowd in attendence
for the pre-sale luncheon and sale,
bidders were scarce as the 37 cows
and bred heifers sold for an
average of $805.40.
Five cows surpassed the $lOOO.OO
mark with another four selling for
$900.00 or more.
High selling animal of the day
was the bred heifer consigned by
John Bishop VI, of Ogston Farm,
New Jersey. Ogston Ultimates
Goldie sold for $1600.00 on the bid
of Craig and Terry Rhein, R 3, Pine
Grove. The two brothers, in
business on their mother’s,
Meadow View Farm, stated that
their dairy needs more milk and
Ogston animals have always done
well for them.
“Goldie”, due in July, is a
daughter of Ogston Samson
Ultimate, a young sire being
developed at Ogston Farm. His
first five milking daughters
average MCD is +4330M and
+I74F. Goldie also boasts a
Milestones Generator dam with
records to 17.194 M and 670 F at four
years, two months of age. The
granddam also has records over
15,000 M and 700 F.
Two cows tied for second high
selling honors and both sold to
Gerald Hart, R 2, Mifflintown.
Oracle Peggy Amy, consigned by
John and Amy Vanderstappen,
Greenville, and Vantage O Brother
Duchess, consigned by Don and
Angie Koontz, Fredonia, brought
$1575.00 each on the bid from Hart.
The,two three year olds boasted
good milk records and butterfat
tests over 5.1%.
The consignment of Helen
McCahon, Downingtown, brought
$1525.00 on the successful bid of
Beth Reinhart, LeMaster. The last
animal to reach the $lOOO.OO mark
was Windy Acres Vermonter
Candy, who was consigned by
William Eick, Columbia Cross
Roads, and purchased by Vaugn
and eileen More, Chambersburg,
for $1050.00
The sale was auctioneered by
Ralph Horst and pedigrees were
read by Doug Reinhart.-R.P.
Association offers
computing services
STATE COLLEGE -
Agriculture Information Systems
(AIS), State College, has recently
established the Eastern Comup
ting Farmers Association to
benefit those farmers using
microcomputers in their farm
operations.
With more farmers in
corporating microcomputers into
farm business strategy, the
Eastern Computing Farmers
Association (ECFA) saw a need to
supply information and services to
these farmers. The association is
open to those living in Delaware,
Maryland, New Jersey, New York,
Pennsylvania, Virginia and West
Virgina.
Among membership privileges
is a monthly newsletter, “Eastern
Computing Farmer,” which will
target the specific agricultural
computer management needs of
farmers in the East. The
newsletter, to be edited by Jeff and
Debi Smith, will feature articles on
accounting and record-keeping,
herd management, ration
balancing, crop records and other
computer applications for the
agribusinessman.
In addition, each issue will
provide valuable application tips,
purchasing guidelines, profiles of
individual farmers using com
puters, University and Extension
updates, local and regional ag
computing events and computer
news applicable to the farm
computer user.
The association is the first of its
kind, providing services to the
Eastern ag computer user. ECFA
will provide members with free ag
computer consultation by phone,
access to an extensive ag software
library, ag computing conferences
and seminars, independent con
sulting services, group discounts
on computer supplies, with more
planned for the future.
Charter membership fee is $35.
For membership information and
a free trial issue of newsletter,
“Eastern Computing Farmer,”-
write to the Eastern Computing
Farmers Association at P.O. Bos
366, State College, Pa., 16804, oi
call toll-free 800-22^5800.