BY DICK ANGLESTEIN
NEW HOLLAND - Con
signments of H. D. Matz, Ephrata,
and Mel Kolb, Lancaster, topped
the Annual Dairy Show and Sale at
the New Holland Sales Stables on
Wednesday.
Matz, along with Albert
Albright, showed the grand
champion selected by Judge
Francis Meehan, of Rexville, N.Y.
- a Quality Ultimate daughter out
of Harrisburg Gay Ideal.
Kolb’s reserve champion is a
Puget-Sound Sheik daughter out of
Harcliff King Janet.
Both 100-pound-plus milkers as
three-year-olds went onto the
auction block first and set the
stage for a lively and fast-moving
sale.
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Matz, Kolb top
New Holland Show
The grand champion sold for
$7,500 to Ralph Albright and the
reserve commanded a $19,600
price from David and Donald
Alexander, of Indiana.
Judge Meehan, past president of
the New York Holstein Association
and member of the N.Y. Milk
Promotion Board, said he picked
the Matz entry over Kolb because
of her greater maturity. Meehan is
also vice president of the Nor
theast Dairy Co-op Fedeeration.
Both top animals have lots of
milk in the family tree. Dam of the
Matz’ entry has records over 24,000
lbs. as a four-year-old. Dam of the
Kolb entry has a record over 25,000
lbs. as a six-year-old.
Top three placings in the various
classes of the show include;
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Mixed Breed Dry - 1. Kelly and
Kevin Bowser, Worthington; 2.
Mel Kolb; 3. Bowser.
Mixed Breed Fresh - 1. Matz, 2.
and 3. Kolb.
Two-year-old Bred Heifers - 1.
Kolb, 2. Bowser, 3. Bright
Meadows Farm, Lancaster.
Two-year-old Fresh -1. Kramer
and Bowser, 2. Hicks and
Springier, Weedsport, N.Y4 3.
Stonehurst Farm, Strasburg.
Three-year-old Bred Heifers - 1
Stonehurst Farm, 2. Bowser, 3
Bright Meadow Farm.
Three-year-old Fresh - 1. Kolb,
2. Stonehurst Farm, 3. Kolb.
Mature Dry Cows - 1. 2. and 3.
Kolb.
Mature Fresh Cows -1. Matz, 2.
Kolb, 3. Bright Meadows Farm.
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Grand champion of New Holland Sales Stables Annual
Show and Sale is shown with, from the left, Albert Albright,
Abe Diffenbach, Judge Francis Meehan, H.O. Matz, and
Danny Albright, at halter.
Doty Remsburg, well-known
member of the dairy industry, died
Friday, October 26, at Johns
Hopkins, Baltimore. He was 60
years old.
Remsburg, of Jefferson, Md.,
was bom December 10,1923, at the
family farm where he lived his
entire life. In addition to farming,
he founded and operated the
Remsburg Sale Service.
His leadership in the dairy in
dustry included terms as president
of the Frederick County Holstein
Association and also as president
and secretary of the Maryland
Holstein Association.
in 1072. Remsburg was in-
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Doty Remsburg dies
strumental in establishing the
“Southeastern Holstein News.”
He was a delegate to the National
Holstein Convention numerous
tunes, and he also managed the
National Holstein Sale when it was
held in Maryland in 1964 and 1981.
A member of the Maryland
Dairy Shrine, Remsburg served as
a 4-H dairy leader for many years.
His agricultural activities also
included service on the Maryland
State Fair Board.
Remsburg is survived by his
wife Helen, son Dennis, and
daughter Lois Skeen, and two
grand children.