PRESCOTT - Dairy Herd
Improvement Association
members in Lebanon County
ranked Bth in the state in milk
production per cow, 11th in total
fat, and 12th in total protein. With a
county average of 16,151 pounds of
milk per cow, 601 pounds of fat,
and 522 pounds of protein, Lebanon
DHIA dairymen topped the state
average in all these categories.
Ken Winebark, Lebanon County
Extension Agent, disclosed these
figures in a progress report given
at the annual DHIA Banquet held
recently at the Prescott Fireball.
There are 145 DHI herds in
Lebanon County, with more than
9000 cows.
Winebark commended the
dairymen for their efforts m what
proved to be a very challenging
year. Furthermore, he reiterated
the fact that those dairymen who
do the best job of management and
record-keeping will be a step
ahead in the future. Winebark said
that “he has confidence in Lebanon
County’s high caliber dairymen,
and that they will become more
efficient producers. They will
provide the top quality dairy
products that today’s markets
provide.”
Dairymen who achieved out-
Lebanon
standing production records for
the year were awarded ribbons
and plaques.
Willow Maple Farm, the father
and son partnership of Harold and
Donald Bollinger, Newmanstown,
repeated again as Lebanon
County’s most productive herd.
Bollingers’ 44 registered Holsteins
produced a rolling herd average of
21,086 pounds of milk, 766 pounds of
fat, and 674 pounds of protein.
These outstanding figures secured
Willow Maple the top honors for
the milk, fat, and protein
categories.
County DHIA director and
banquet chairman, Gary Lentz
presented numerous awards. High
individual cow for milk and protein
was Toni, with 30,215 lbs. milk and
898 lbs. protein. Toni comes from
Tim Tyson’s Conewago View
Farm.
High individual cow for fat was
PhyUss, with 1,115 lbs. fat. She is
from the Fort Zellers Farm herd of
Eugene Hoffman.
The herd with the lowest SCC
count was that of James S. Martin,
who won the award for the second
year. The greatest increase in herd
average was achieved by the Fort
Zeller Farm with 1,714 lbs. milk
and 65 lbs. fat.
DHIA honors dairymen
The following herds received
awards for producing over 600
pounds of protein: Willow Maple
Farm, Fort Zeller Farm, Roy H.
Weaver, Marvin Meyer and Sons,
Conewago View Farms, Elvin
Martin, David Brandt, Roy E.
Nolt, Gary Lentz, Arnold Acres,
Walter K. Heisey, Irvin Z.
Brubaker, Glen R. Martin, and Jay
and Carol Hershey.
Milkfat ribbons were, presented
to those herds achieving over 700
pounds; Willow Maple Farm, Fort
Zeller Farm, Roy H. Weaver,
Marvin Meyer and Sons, Dale
Hostetter and Sons, Raymond and
Marlin Getz, Robert Martin,
Conewago View Farms, Elvin
Martin, David Brandt, and Roy E.
Nolt.
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Marlin Getz, and Vince Wagner
were elected to serve as directors
for the Lebanon County DHIA.
Richard Hoppes, state DHIA
director, told members that a five
year plan developed by the DHIA
task force is being implemented.
DHIA has ordered its own main
frame computer, which will speed
up processing. Four new fieldmen
will be hired. Furthermore, Pa.
DHIA is field-testing computerized
milk meters, and the results look
very positive. The DHIA super
visors may soon be using hand
held computers, and dairymen will
benefit from a link-up with the Agri
Data Base System. All of the
changes will come at no extra cost
to the dairymen until at least 1986.
County Agent Winebark com
mented that “the DHIA program is
gearing itself for more of a
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management-specific operation
and that the modem DHIA
program will offer Lebanon
County’s dairymen more op
portunities than ever before.”
One of the highlights of the
evening were awards presented to
supervisor Jack. Arnold, Shaef
ferstown, for his unprecedented 25
years of dedicated service to
Lebanon County DHIA and to his
wife, Betsy, for her en
couragement and support
throughout those years.
President of Lebanon DHIA, Ken
Mase, presided over the meeting
and introduced the entertainment.
Everyone enjoyed an excellent
slide presentation, “On the Road in
Western Europe,” presented by
former Lebanon County Agent,
Newton Bair, on his recent trip to
Europe.
Vocational Agriculture Award.”
Stillwagen is winner from
Region VI, which includes the New
England states and New York, Pa.,
New Jersey, W. Va., Va., Md. and
Del.
This marks the first time a
regional winner has come from
Pennsylvania.
The awards are sponsored by
Sperry New Holland in cooperation
with the National Vocational
Agricultural Teachers’
Association (NVATA). The
NVATA is a national professional
organization representing
vocational educators in
agriculture/agribusiness throug
hout the United States.
Vocational agriculture teachers
currently serve more than 850,000
students in secondary, post
secondary and adult education
programs in approximately 9,000
communities. In-school students
seek vocational education in
agriculture for entry into the
agriculture/agribusiness industry.
Other students are youth and
adults already in the world of work
who need vocational and technical
education in agriculture to im
prove their job performance.
The Outstanding Teacher of
Vocational Agriculture Award
recognizes NVATA members who
are at the pinnacle of their
profession-those conducting the
highest quality vocational
education programs in
agriculture. The award recognizes
leadership in civic, community,
agriculture/agribusiness and
professional activities.
Sperry New Holland will provide
each regional award winner air
transportation and hotel lodging,
to attend the NVATA National
Convention in New Orleans,
Louisiana, Nov. 30-Dec. 4. Award
winners will each receive an at
tractive plaque during the con
vention to commemorate the
award.