A22-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 6,1985
State Jersey breeders gather
WELLSBORO
surrounded myself with people
with greater talent than me,”
stated James F Cavanaugh,
retiring executive secretary of the
American Jersey Cattle Club
Cavanaugh spoke at the annual
meeting of the Pennsylvania
Jersey Cattle Club on March 30th,
at the Tioga County Community
Building, Wellsboro. In his address
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Howard Norman, a Jersey breeder for more than 60 years,
was presented the Distinguished Service Award by Tioga
County Extension Director, Larue Thomas.
The high-selling calf went for $570 at the annual calf sale of
the Pa. Jersey Cattle Club. At left is Florence Belcher,
consignor. Kristy York is holding the calf.
Jersey calf prices down
BY ROBIN PHILLIPS
Staff Correspondent
WELLSBORO - Although the
crowd was large, prices were low
as 17 registered Jersey calves
paraded across the ring for an
average of $304.11 at the annual
calf sale of the Pennsylvania
Jersey Cattle Club. Held at the
Tioga County Fairgrounds, the
sale featured stylish, young calves
suitable for project animals and
replacement stock for Jersey
juniors and dairymen.
High-selling animal was the
consignment of Florence Belcher,
Leraysville. JM Betsy CF Beta
brought $570.00 on the bid from
Beth Ann Warner, Columbia Cross
Roads. The September heifer is
sired by a son of Shadewell
Fascinator.
“I just liked the way she
looked,” commented 15-year-old
Warner. The daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. James Warner, Beth Ann
looks forward to raising her own
herd with that of her sister’s to
start another milking herd on their
t .xlilUOl. zuO Pennsylvania Jersey
breeders, Cavanaugh
congratulated Jersey families, the
family Jersey farms, and his
Jersey staff over his best 38 years
of service to the Jersey breed
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“It wasn’t difficult for me to
push for higher production in the
Jersey breed. I knew we had to
have it,” he stated. “Don’t put us
in the same category as any other
parents’ farm. The Warners
recently sold their Holstein cows
and kept the heifers. They plan to
build the herd again with half
Holstems and half Jerseys. The
Warner sisters own 16 head and
plan to do some showing too.
Second high selling animal was
the consignment of Merle Lawton,
Newark Valley, New York.
Lawtons BBM Shine brought
(525.00 from the bid of Andrew
Myers, Littlestown. The heifer is
sired by Bnarcliffs Black Magic
out of a Master Milestone C dam
with a projected ME of 12,598
pounds milk.
Other high selling animals in
cluded:
$387.50 for Little Pond Empire 78
Belle, consigned by Calvin and
Judy Watson, R 2, Troy, and
purchased by Crystal Miller,
Cambridge Springs.
$375.00 for Windy Acres State
Betty, consigned by William Eick,
R 2, Columbia Cross Roads pur
chased by Melinda Warner, R 3,
Columbia Cross Roads.
breed,” he advised dairymen,
“because we’re growing.”
Cavanaugh was honored by
Pennsylvania Jersey breeders
with a special plaque presented to
him by PJCC President, Craig
Rhein. As Rhein made the
presentation he highlighted
Cavanaugh’s contributions to the
Jersey breed. In 1953 Cavanaugh
served as the first editor of the
breed publication, Jersey Journal.
His emphasis on the use of plus
proven sires, the implementation
of the genetic recovery program,
the equity program, and the all
Jersey milk program has brought
increased popularity to a
modernized, efficient breed and
increased revenues for Jersey
dairymen.
Honored by many dairy
organizations across the nation,
Cavanaugh contributed his success
to the Jersey fraternity which he
had around him.
Providing an example of the kind
of dairy philsophy which
Cavanaugh has encouraged
throughout the Jersey breed,
Robert Ulrich, Jr., Rl, Quarryville
and his Valley-U Jersey were
recognized throughout the awards
program for their superior
production, butterfat, protein, and
genetics.
Ulrich’s four-year-old Debbie
was recognized as high cow in the
state for milk fat and protein with
her record. 21.430 M, 4.1% F, 874 F,
3.5% P, 749 P. Another Valley-U
Jersey, Florence, held high fat
honors with 5.4%, 880 F at three
years, ten months of age. Ulrich’s
herd was also recognized as high
herd in the 50-99 cow category with
an average of 13.289 M, 675 F, and
511 P.
Claiming the most attention at
the meeting was the newly
initiated “Genetics Award,”
sponsored by the Norman Family,
Tioga County. Robert Ulrich’s
Valley-U Jerseys again claimed
top honors and were recognized in
a special presentation by Duane
Hobaugh crowned state Jersey queen
BY ROBIN PHILLIPS
Staff Correspondent
WELLSBORO - Jersey
breeders met the new state royalty
last weekend as the Pennsylvania
Jersey Queen was selected. Held in
conjunction with the two-day
Pennsylvania Jersey Cattle Club’s
annual meeting, the state Jersey
queen contest was the highlighted
event on Friday, March 29th.
Over 160 Jersey breeders from
across the state watched as Carol
Dreisbach, Hamburg, the 1984
Pennsylvania Jersey Queen and
the reigning National Jersey Jug
Queen, relinquished her state title
to Carol Hobaugh, East Berlin.
“They’re going to have a lot of
fun,’’ Dreisbach stated in her
farewell message to the Jersey
breeders. Saying that she likes to
promote milk and Jerseys,
Dreisbach thanked everyone for
their help and wished the new
queen and her alternate a great
year.
“I’ve always been interested in
the small, elegant breed,"
Hobaugh confessed after being
named the new state Jersey queen.
She currently owns six Jerseys
from her 11 years in 4-H and looks
forward to increasing her herd.
The 18-year-old daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Bruce Reever, East
Berlin, Hobaugh works at the A.
Michael St. Peter Center as a
resident advisor for the mentally
handicapped. She plans to continue
her education in the dairy field and
will enroll as a dairy production
major at a nearby college.
Hobaugh is not a novice in milk
promotion, as she is currently the
alternate dairy princess in Adams
County. Stating that she is anxious
to represent the Jersey breed,
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production with his Vally-U Jersey herd. From left are;
Norman, one of the sponsors of the genetics award;
and Sam Williams, whose family sponsored the
award.
Norman, reseaerch geneticist,
USDA.
The Genetic Improvement
Award is sponsored by the families
of Aired Norman, state Extension
dairy specialist; New Mexico State
University; Don and Janet Nor
man, Breezylea Jerseys, Liberty;
Ernest and David Norman, Nor
mandell Farm, Liberty; and
Duane Norman, geneticist.
The honor recognizes the herd
with the highest cow performance
index average for cows in the
January USDA DHIA cow Index
run. The herd must also be a
Pennsylvania Jersey herd with 30
or more cows and have a herd
average for milk, fat or protein
higher than the state average for
the Jersey breed. At least 80
percent of the cows included in the
herd CPI average must be
homebred. The herd must also
have at least 20 percent of all cows
and heifers serviced to young
bulls.
“We would like to present this
award in memory of our grand
parents, Albert and Mary Jane
Norman, who brought a Jersey
Here’s the 1985 Jersey royalty. From left are: Carol
Dreisbach, National Jersey Jug Queen; Lisa Lusk, alternate
Pennsylvania Jersey Queen; and Carol Hobaugh, Penn
sylvania Jersey Queen. Carol and Lisa were crowned at the
recent annual meeting of the Pennsylvania Jersey Cattle
Club.
nobaugh plans to appear at as
many shows and Jersey events as
possible.
The alternate state Jersey queen
is Lisa Lusk, Charleroi,
Washington County. A freshman
majoring in dairy production, at
Penn State, Lusk comes with an
extensive background with the
Jersey breed. Her family main
tains a small Jersey herd of her
and her siblings 4-H project
animals. Her brother and sister
are responsible for most of the
care and maintanence of the herd
and the family shows at many local
and district shows
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As the new state Jersey queen,
Carol Hobaugh is eligible to
compete for the national title in
Louisville, Kentucky, in
November. At the national contest,
the reigning National Jersey Jug
cow to Liberty, Pennsylvania, 80
years ago, and in recognition of
their sons, Howard and Claud
Norman and their wives, Dorothy
and Grace, who carried on the
Jersey tradition,” the Normans
stated as the award was presented.
In Ulrich’s herd of 100 registered
Jerseys, 30 percent are bred to
young sires. An avid believer in the'
use of young sires for the steady
upward progression of the breed,
Ulrich selects five to six young
sires a year to sample in his herd.
“I just look at the dam and the sire
and try to pick something that
would be an outcross to what we
have,” Ulrich states. “I don’t think
it’s hurt us,” he adds. He uses the
young sires on hard breeders and
on randomly selected cows where
a plus proven bull is not needed.
High indexing cows are bred to the
high PD bulls. The rest of the 97%
homebred herd is divided with the
high PD service sires and the
richly pedigreed young service
sires.
He trys to use at least two
Pennsylvania young sires a year
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Queen, Carol Dreisbach, will pass
on her title to the winning state
queen. Pennsylvania has, been
home to the National Jersey Jug
Queen since 1983 when Patricia
Dreisbach, received the title. Last
November, Patty Dreisbach
crowned her sister, Carol, as her
successor. The occasion was the
first time that the crown was
passed on to a sister.
Judges for the event included:
Diane Anderson, nutritional
consultant, Joyce Hellier, nurse,
and Jay Guffy, extension director.
As part of the competition, the
girls were asked to introduce
themselves to the audience and
summarize their background with
Jerseys. They then selected an
impromptu question and answered
it before the judges.
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Ulrich;
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