AlB-Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, January 4,1986
Mertz Brothers cop Berks DHIA awards
By ROBIN PHILLIPS
Staff Correapondent
KUTZTOWN A new name at
the top of the list, new awards, and
additional incentives were the
highlights of the annual awards
banquet of Berks County DHIA
Association.
Held at the Kutztown Grange
Hall, Kutztown, recently, the
program honored the high herds
and cows in each breed and the
accurate tester-supervisors
working for the association.
“We’re trying to help you,”
stated Kenneth Schlegel,
president, as he began the
meeting. He continued, “We’re
still working on some new things.”
The stars of the meeting were
the high herds in the county and
their high producing cows. The
partnership of John and William
Mertz, RD 1, Kutztown, with their
1965 herd if 22.286 M id
The Kissling family stands with John Mertz, Rl, Kutztown,
representing Mertz Brothers. The Kissling herd took top
honors for high herd for fat and the Mertz herd had high milk
production in the county.
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the county list for milk production.
The Mertz Brothers milk 44 cows
and farm approximately 270 acres.
Although the work is divided
between the two brothers, William
Mertz stated that they both try to
keep up to date with the entire
operation.
“We got to know what’s hap
pening,” he added. Mertz also
related that the herd average
improved when they began feeding
a total mixed ration about four
years ago. “We’ve usually been up
there (in the top herds),” Mertz
continued, but added, “there’s
always a little luck with it.”
This is the first time the Mertz
Brothers mostly registered herd
has reached the top in the county.
With their 44 cows in the comfort
stall bam they edged out another
regularly high herd in the county,
that of Charles and Tim Kissling,
With the Kissling herd con
sistently in first or second place in
the county for the past several
years, and Tim Kissling’s
nutritional knowledge at hand all
the time, (Tim Kissling also does
the Mertz Brothers nutritional
work), it is not surprising to see the
herd of Charles & Tim Kissling,
Rl, Robesonia, stand second for
milk production but first in fat
production in the county.
It is also not surprising to find
out that the owners of these two top
herds are related.
Mrs. Charles (Betty) Kissling is
the sister to John and William
Mertz. Top management must run
in this family, with the two herds
gamering top awards in milk, fat,
and protein. The Kissling’s herd
average on 68 cows was 21,949
milk, and 808 fat, and was the only
herd in the county to surpass the
800 pounds of fat mark.
These two herds also shared the
high protein honors with the Mertz
Brothers in first place with 702
pounds protein and the Kisslings in
second place with 700 pounds of
protein.
High cow for lifetime milk
production went to Rue-Hel Sun
shine Amy owned by Rue-Hel
Farms Rl, Mohrsville. “Amy"
produced 258,215 milk and 8987 fat
in 4,015 days. High cow for lifetime
fat production went to Plushanski
Star Orange owned by Plushanski
Farms, R 3, Kutztown, who
produced 242,461 milk, 9720 fat in
3281 days.
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Owners of the high cow awards in each breed stand with
their plaques. Left to right: David Clare, Rl, New Tripoli,
Guernsey; Dean and Brenda Daubert, R 2, Bernville, Brown
Swiss; and Glenn Seidel, Rl, Robesonia, Ayrshire.
In the Ayrshire breed, the in- High milk production in the
dividual high cow awards went to Jersey breed went to “Ann” owned
the cows in the herd of Heindel by Bruce Leiby, Hamburg,
Farms, George and Glenn Seidel, producing 2-11 305 days, 18.313 M
Rl, Womelsdorf. High Ayrshire for 3.8% and 688 F. Dr. Robert and
milk was “Patience” with MO 305 Helene Dreisbach’s cows took high
days, 18.401 M, and 4.1%, 746 F. fat and protein honors with #227 at
High Aryshire for fat was “Rosie” 6-05 300 days, 16,289 M 5.3% and 859
with 5-06, 304 days, 16.266 M, 4.6% fat. High protein cow was #lB9 at 7-
and 756 F. High Ayrshire for 02, 305 days, 16.538 M 4.0% protein
protein was “Patience” with 3.3% and 664 pounds protein,
and 606 pounds. Brown Swiss awards were
The Guernsey breed featured the gathered by the herd of Dean
cow of David Clare, Rl, New Daubert, R 2, Bernville. His cow,
Tripoli in high fat and protein “Lucinda” produced the most milk
production. “Irma” took first with 6-02 305 days, 20.972 M 3.6%
place with 4-10 305 days 16.220 M 745 F. “Nan” had high fat with 9-01
and 4.7% 761 F and 3.6% and 592 305 days, 20.836 M 4.1% and 846
pounds of protein. John Snyder, pounds of fat. “Chip” produced the
Limekiln, owned the high producer most protein with ,4-00 305 days,
for milk, “Lorene” with 5415 305 18.645 M, 4.1% and 767 pounds of
days 17.847 M 4.2%, and 743 pounds protein,
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