Montgomery County Dairy Princess Kitty Kopistecki talks with her cow during her creative presentation. Kitty was one of three princesses recognized for their outstanding presentations. t> ' * v *" jjl "I had no prior training -1 follow the computer's instructions!" Advancmd • y»t slmpl» The Dairy Herd Management Program is designed to assist the dairyman and veterinarian in the overall manage ment of today's modern dairy herd DHMP is based on an "easy-to-use'' philosophy, no prior knowledge of computers is required This program in cludes the most complete production and health information available on the market today We took existing styles of on-farm record systems and automated them to increase the usefulness of the infor mation It is streamlined and useful in daily management of a dairy herd Anyone capable of maintaining and using a manual card system Will be able to easily convert to this system Full Range el Features • Cow cards similar to present manual systems • Management evaluation reports • Vet check list identifies cows in need of attention • Reproductive summary reports - identify problem areas • Conception rates report - Identifies success of technician or bull Lynette Loper (Continued from Page B 14) Mr and Mrs. Wayne LaMont; and Cumberland County Dairy Prin cess Vonda Wickard, the daughter of Mr and Mrs R. Duane Wickard. Elaine Hill, Mercer County, and Wendy Lamont, Bradford County, were recognized for their out standing scrapbooks. Amy Lm dley, Washmgton-Greene County dairy princess, received an honorable mention for her scrapbook. Bedford County Dairy Princess Joanne Reed received the Miss Congeniality award. Three of the dairy princesses received recognition for giving outstanding creative presentations and presented them to the audience. Montgomery County Dairy Princess Kitty Kopistecki, told about the benefits of drinking milk while she milked a cardboard cow in the barn. Clanon-Venango Dairy Princess Beth Sherman dressed as a Holstein cow and told about milk’s nutrients and milk products. Her lecture was periodically in terrupted by apparently un controllable “mooos.” Second Alternate Judy Vonada posed as a radio announcer on station W-COW to tell her audience • Production grouping ranks cows • Production summary - group cows and identify feed rates • Breeding workhst no way to miss • Built in error detection features • Many other features included Have your printouts in hand when meeting with your accountant or banker Optimize your efficiency you'll know, almost immediately, how your technicians are doing You can project future action, forecast milk pro duction minimize delays in freshening, make better use of vet time, and you can operate the system anywhere DHMP provides Quality, Service, and Expandability at a low cost Com patable with most micro computers Dairy Herd Management Program will work for you Call us today l DAIRY HERD MANAGEMENT PROGRAM Spectrum Software System*, Inc. 24 North Jonathan Street Hagerstown, MD 21740 Dr Scott Hurd, DVM (301) 791-3868 • (301) 791-3850 Centre County Dairy Princess Judy Vonada was named second alternate at the state pageant. Here she portrays a radio announcer as part of her creative presentation. about milk’s vitamins and nutrients. Twenty-seven of the 1983-84 county dairy princesses won $lOO incentive awards for their counties by performing a set number of promotions and speeches. Next year, a $2OO incentive award will be offered for princesses willing to go beyond the requirements for the $lOO award. In an emotional farewell Edno Rocco Lancaster F V 0 KAWASAKI POWER TURNS RENTAL EQUIPMENT ON. Repower mowers, log splitters, tillers, generators, r < pumps, power rakes. 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Pa. 17560 717-859-2797 Dealer Inquiries Invited message, outgoing State Dairy Princess Tammy Cree challenged her successor to do the very best job she can do In closing she said, Hello to a future that I am so excited about.” Tammy had postponed college to devote all her energies to her job as dairy princess. Deputy Ag Secretary Chester Hems thanked Tammy for a job well done and presented her with an award in appreciation for her efforts. Judges for the event were Dr. Francis Daniel, a veterinarian and dairy farmer from Virgina; Mrs. Martin Frey, a former Maryland dairy princess; Mrs. Polly Nichols, a fashion designer and a mother of two; and Max E. Spann, a dairy farmer. Scrapbook judges were Susan Howes and Cindy Weimer. DAVID FISHER 4109 E. Newport Rd. Kmzers, Pa. 17535 LAPP SHARPEHING SERVICE ROII Myerstown, Pa. 17067 SAMUEL FISHER RD 1 Box 173-T Reservoir Rd Strasburg, Pa. 17579