Pennsylvanian named National Ayrshire Boy
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built up his herd by purchasing and
breeding his own replacements.
Shawna Dittmar, from Ozark,
Mo., was selected as the National
Ayrshire Girl.
Of the six finalists vying for the
titles of National Ayrshire Boy and
Girl, two were Pennsylvania
youth. In addition to Paul, Heather
Hernley, of Lebanon, reached the
national competition.
Hernley brought the first Ayr
shire to her father’s Holstein herd
when she was only eight years old.
The 18-year-old Hernley now has 17
head and has succeeded in in
creasing her herd average over
3,300 pounds milk and .5 percent
test in the last three years.
Ardrossan shines
Pennsylvania Ayrshire breeders
were recognized often throughout
the four-day national convention.
Often in the spotlight was Ar
drossan Farms, Villanova, con
signor of the top seller to the
convention sale and recipient of
numerous production awards.
Ardrossan Lib Evermore sold
for $4,200 to Christopher Richards,
of Linden, Wis. By Meredith
Liberator, Lib Evermore is out of
the 89 point Hikik Eva.
To 11s, agriculture is still
the backbone of America
At Hamilton Bank one of our primary objectives is
to serve, and help preserve,'the family farm
We still believe that agriculture is the backbone of
America, and the family farm is the cornerstone of
agriculture in our area
That's why wc have developed a complete range
of financing, credit, trust and estate scrxiccs all
designed to help )ou the famih farmer fulfill
xour obligations
With the value of farm production in our area
increasing ever) xear, the need tor capital
continues to rise along with it We are here, and
will continue to be here, to help you meet that
need
James H Patches (Center) with (left to right) Robert Koch Marketing Manager at Richland, Merritt Marks, Senior Vice President and Regional Administrator
for the Lebanon Region, and John Moose Vice President, Agri-Finance Department Jim owns and operates a dairy farm near Myerstown that also serves as
the location for his agricultural chemical business
Having type plus production,
Eva’s top record stands at 25,750
pounds of 4.1 percent milk and 1051
pounds fat.
Other Pennsylvania con
signments to the National Ayrshire
Sale included a bred heifer sold by
Warren Schmuck, Peach Bottom,
to JaLo Farm, Dubuque, lowa for
$1000; and a June 1983 heifer sold
by Charles H. Gable, Elverson, to
William A. Jacobson, Humbird,
Wis. for $llOO.
In national production honors,
Ardrossan Farms received a
200,000 pound production cer
tificate and had the only four cows
to receive 25,000 pound awards.
Pennsylvania breeders
receiving 150,000 pound cer
tificates were: Ardrossan Farms;
Sycamore Meade Farm, Miller
sburg; Donald C. Gable, Elverson;
and Toll Gate Ayr Farms, West
Alexander.
Winners of constructive breeder
awards were: Delaware Valley
College, one year; Ardrossan
Farms, 25 years; and Charles
Gable, 27 years.
Ardrossan Farms also earned
the French Trophy for the highest
production of herds of 75 to 99
cows.
In other convention activities,
the Pennsylvania junior dairy bowl
team placed second in the national
competition. Members of the team
were: Steven Shetterly, Heather
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Week programs planned this year.
The county launched an aggressive
three-week membership campaign
culminating during Grange Week.
In addition, the county com--
rmssioners, as well as the local
community mayors within the
county, officially proclaimed
Grange Week in Mercer County.
Extensive media coverage ac
companied these events.
The four Lancaster County
granges, Fulton, Elizabethtown,
Pequea Valley and Coleram, will
kick off Grange Week with an open
meeting for members and the
general public tomght at 8 p.m. at
Fulton Grange. Fulton Grange is
conducting another open meeting
for area residents on Monday at 8
p.m. for Grange Week.
The Grange’s community citizen
award will be presented to Jill
Hassler of Stewart Run Road,
Quarryville. Hassler runs a camp
When we work together, through a relationship of
mutual trust, we can all continue to move ahead
We can continue to keep agriculture strong
Contact your local office for complete details on
Hamilton Bank Agri-Finance Program
Hamilton Bank
A Core States Bank
Hernley, David Paul, and Becky
Alsdorf.
Ann Young, of West Grove, was
re-elected for another two-year
Next week is Grange Week
for learning disabled children
complete with dormitories and
horses for the children to ride.
Berks County grangers compiled
a history of the granges in Berks
County which they plan to have
published in local newspapers.
Although no special events are
planned this year, the county will
have a display in the office of the
Hamburg Item newspaper.
battle against gypsy moths
WASHINGTON - The U.S.
Department of Agriculture is
revising the areas it regulates to
prevent artificial spread of the
gypsy moth, a destructive pest of
the forest, shade and ornamental
trees.
“To limit the spread, USDA
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 20,1985-A33
term as a director of the national
association. This will be her third
consecutive term in office.
The 1986 National Ayrshire
Breeders Association convention
will be hosted by the Pennsylvania
Ayrshire breeders.
New areas named in
Member FDIC
A large window display in West
Chester is planned by the Chester
and Delaware County granges, and
Perry County will host their local
legislators and officials for an
annual legislative dinner on April
30 in conjunction with Grange
Week.
Similar activities will be con
ducted in most of the 66 chartered
grange counties throughout the
state.
regulates the movement of certain
articles from infested areas and
designates degrees of risk based on
the intensity of the infestation,”
said Bert W. Hawkins, ad
ministrator of USDA’s Animal and
Plant Health Inspection Service.
Regulated areas are designated
“high-risk” or “low-risk.” Items
such as firewood, outdoor
household goods and mobile
homes-which could harbor gypsy
moth egg masses or other life
stages of the pest-may not move
from high-risk to non-regulated
areas unless inspected and treated
to ensure they are gypsy moth
free.
Hawkins said that cooperative
eradication efforts in California,
Illinois, Ohio, Wisconsin,
Michigan, Oregon and Washington
have allowed USDA to remove
regulations from formerly
regulated areas in these states. In
addition, California, Illinois, Ohio
and Wisconsin have been removed
from the list of quarantined states.
The pest has spread to some new
areas, he said, and as a result,
parts of Michigan, New York,
Pennsylvania and Virginia have
been changed from low-risk to
high-risk areas.
Also, because some formerly
non-regulated areas have been
identified as infested, areas in
Michigan and Virginia have been
designated -low-risk areas, and
areas in Virginia and the District
of Columbia have been listed as
high-risk areas.
“The current revisions in
regulated areas reflect changes in
the spread and distribution of the
gypsy moth during 1984, when the
moth defoliated nearly a million
acres of trees,” Hawkins said.
Under the rules, regulated ar
ticles may move freely between
high-risk and low-risk areas and,
unless a USDA inspector deter
mines otherwise, between low-risk
and non-regulated areas.
Written comments on this action
may be submitted, until June 4, to
Thomas 0. Gessel, Director,
Regulatory Coordination Staff,
Animal and Plant Health In
spection Service, U.S. Department
of Agriculture, Hyattsville, Md.
20782.
Hawkins said that people moving
from designated high-risk areas
must certify their household items
as free of the insect and its egg
masses, or hire a professional pest
control expert to do it for them. If,
during transit or upon arrival,
USDA inspectors find any gypsy
moth life stages, the owner may be
fined up to $l,OOO.
A booklet describing how per
sons can ensure their move is
gypsy moth-free, “Don’t Move
Gypsy Moth,” is available from
USDA, APHIS, Room -771 A, 6505
Belcrest Rd., Hyattsville, Md.
20782. Copies also are available at
public libraries in infested areas.