staged at All-American Dairy Show euts Ayrshire sale averages $895 BY BARB RADER Staff Correspondent Two-year-old “Cove Creek J. Holly Ann” topped the Keystone Elite Ayrshire Sale Tuesday at the All-American at $1,700 and moved from Bedford County to the Masonic Homes herd at Elizabethtown, Lancaster County. Consigned by owner and breeder, Samuel J. Diehl, of Bedford, Holly Ann moves to the home of her maternal line. Her dam is Masonic Homes Hi Holly Ann and her granddam is Masonic Homes M.A. Holly. Sire is Toll Gate Choice Jack. Contending bidder was Harold Rader, of Connoquenessing. Sale average on 15 head was $895. Two head went to New Jersey Yoder cows win at Big E WEST SPRINGFIELD, Mass. Cattle of Sam Yoder, Shoemakersville, took top honors in the 1984 Eastern States Ex position Milking Shorthorn Dairy Cattle Show held recently at The Big E. Yoder’s Pinesedge Mcheri Tart was named grand champion female of the show and his Pinesedge Class Harmony was judged reserve grand champion female. Yoder’s two entries were also named senior champion female and reserve champion respec tively. In addition, Yoder was awarded premier breeder and premier exhibitor awards. A total of 155 head of cattle were shown and placed. Dr. J. Lee Majeskie, College Park, Md. judged the competition. Herd average is 19,476 lbs. “I tried to increase milk production with another feed|’ he says, “but it didn’t work so I went back to Purina. It’s a lot better feed!’ Richard Muller, Washington, Illinois, who also feeds Purina High Octane brand 36% con centrate, reports a DHI rolling herd average of 19,962 lbs. “My father started feeding Purina Cow Chow about 1925 and the herd and the remainder stayed in Pennsylvania. Rader purchased the second high seller, four-year-old “Sycamore Meade Billys Sharon,” bred and consigned by Earl E. Keefer Sr. and Donald R. Shet terly, of Millersburg, Dauphin County. Volume buyer of three head was James Earl Strawser, of R 3 Quarryville. The sale was sponsored by the Pennsylvania Ayrshire Club in conjunction with the All-American and was the first such sale since 1975. Youth By SALLY BAIR Staff Correspondent HARRISBURG - University of Wisconsin at Madison took first place overall in the collegiate division at the 16th annual in vitational judging contest held Monday in Harrisburg in con junction with the All-American Dairy Show. Maryland’s 4-H team topped that division and New York took first place honors in the Future Far mers of America Division. There were 33 collegiate teams in the contest. Second place went to lowa State, third place to Penn State, fourth to Michigan State and to University of Minnesota. Highest performance by a Pennsylvanian in the collegiate division was by Doug Hershberger, Quarryville, who placed tenth overall as an individual and third in the Holstein class. Steven Shawn, Oley, placed third in Brown Swiss class First place individual in the collegiate division was Janice Meyer, Michigan State University, who was also third in the Guernsey class. Second was Greg Stumpf, University of Wisconsin, Madison; third was Loru Long, University of Illinois; fourth was Jeff Domink, has been fed Purina sincel’ Muller says. “We have always been satis fied with the results and felt that Purina has done more research than other companies.” Another third generation dairy man is Arnold Oechsner, Jr. of Brownsville, Wisconsin. He feeds his 115 head herd both Purina High Octane brand 36% concen trate and Purina Milk Generator® brand 1056 complete ration. Oechsner, who has a DHI rolling With top seller at Ayrshire sale are, from the left, Barb Weas, Eastern field representative, Brandon, Vt: Sam Diehl, consignor; Doty Remsburg, auctioneer; Harold Rader, contending bidder; Gerald Tracy, manager, and Barney Wilson, herdsman, Masonic Homes Farms; and Dwight Hunter, leadsman. udging teams honored at All-American ty ° f - Plat- , n Guernseys and Ayrshires. Other 3 i d c* th f i7 aS Ll , nda first place teams were: Ayrshires, s acqmtne, lo w a State llmveraty. California State University - The University of Wisconsin- Fresno; Brown Swls Virginia Madison team placed first in Tech . Quemsevs Vire ma Tech- Jerseys, third in Holsteins and fifth ’ y ’ g a lech ’ Penn State Dairy Judging Team members are from left: Doug Hershberger, Lancaster County; Marsha Minor, Washington County; Maryanne Johnson, Franklin County; Steve Shaw, Berks County. Pictured with them is Thomas Sweeney, team coach and assistant professor of dairy science. Arnold Oechsner, jr , Brownsvdle, Wisconsin herd average of 20,309 lbs., says he has fed Purina milking ration for more than five years because it “has given me the most milk pro duction per cow per yearl’ •Recognition of dairymen who have fed Purina milking rations for over 12 months and whose DHI rolling herd averages are in the top 5% in their state for their breed K o Ralston Purina Co, 1984 ISSL_SS Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 29,1984—A23 n * * A % NNBYIVANIA 1 AMERICAN/ IRY SHOW \ and Holsteins, University Minnesota In the 4-H division, Maryland’s 4- H team took first place overall, with a first place in the Jersey class. They were third in Ayrshires and fifth in Guernseys and Holsteins. The team also had the third high individual in the contest, Kris Eckerd, Westminster. Eckerd took third place in the reasons class overall and was first in dividual in Ayrshire placings. Duean Stiles, Damascus, helped the overall score for the Maryland team with a ninth individual standing. Other winning 4-H teams were: second, Virginia; third, Kentucky; fourth, Ohio: fifth, Wisconsin; sixth, New York; and seventh, Pennsylvania. There were 18 4-H teams competing. Pennsylvania’s 4-H team was the team from Perry County. Kim Kriebel, Ickesburg, was second overall in the contest both in total placings of all breeds and in reasons. She was second in Brown Swiss placings and in Guernsey placings, and her sister Judith, placed fifth in Guernseys. The Perry County team representing Pennsylvania placed first in the Guernsey class and fourth in the Jersey Class. Other first place teams were: Ayrshire, Virginia; Brown Swiss, Kentucky; Holstein, Virginia; and Maryland, Jersey. Terry Dechow, Cattaraugus, New York, topped the overall individual scores in the 4-H con test. He placed first in the reasons class as well. Five teams competed in the FFA contest, with New York placing first and Pennsylvania placing second. Third was Ohio; fourth was Rochester, Indiana; and fifth was Virginia. Pennsylvania’s team was from Lancaster County, and Karen Shertzer, Lancaster, led the team with a first place in the reasons score, and a fourth place in in dividual placings. She was first individual in the Brown Swiss class. Don Welk, Strasburg, placed third in the reasons score, and was sixth high individual. Rob Rohrer, Nottingham, was fifth in reasons and eighth overall. The Pennsylvania team was first in Brown Swiss. Paul Colgan, EUenburg Depot, New York, took first place overall in the 4-H division, and placed second in reasons. N. Alan Bair, contest Superin tendent, says that the contest is held each year to offer high level competition to teams from across the country. He points out that it is a good warm-up for the teams before they compete in the national judging contest which is held at the World Dairy Ekpo in Madison,
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