HARRISBURG, PA - The
Pennsylvania Council of
Cooperative Extension
Associations (PCCEA) held its
ninth annual Capitol Day and
Legislative Banquet in Harrisburg
recently. The Council sponsors the
banquet to express appreciation to
state legislators for their support
of Pennsylvania’s Cooperative
Extension programs.
The day-long program included
visits to legislators’ offices in the
* Schuylkill County DHIA
BY ROBIN PHILLIPS
Staff Correspondent
PITMAN - The Schuylkill
County DHIA association held
their annual awards meeting
recently, at the Mahan tonga Fire
Company, Pitman, Pa. The 59th
year of the association was
celebrated with 39 herds on test for
the year, 1965.
The high herd for the year went
to the 30 cow herd of Brian Ruch,
Andreas. This is the first year at
the top of the county list for the 25
year old dairyman who managed
his cows to the top production of
21,843 pounds of milk, and 838
pounds of fat Ruch was also
recognized as the most improved
herd in milk production, fat
production, and protein production
for the year. His production rose
from the 1984 average of 19,280 M,
755 F, and 627 P.
Carl A. Farms, Pitman, took
second place honors in yearly
production averages with their 58
registered Holsteins producing.
20,805 M and 821 F. The well-known
India cow in the Carl A. Farms
herd took the top honors in in
dividual production records for
milk and fat with her records of
29,280 M and 1,197 F. “Patula”,
another cow from the Carl A.
Farms herd received first place in
the individual awards for protein
production with 895 P on 27,967
pounds milk.
Recognition was also given to
Jere Gearhart, Ringtowq, for the
lowest somatic cell count in the
county. Gearhart maintained an
average count of 136,000 with his 57
Holsteins pumping out an average
of 16,091 M and 575 F for 1985.
The average production for all
the herds in Schuylkill County was
16,312 M and 613 F, almost 1000
Extension group lobbies legislators
afternoon as well as the evening
banquet The volunteers were
asking the legislators to fund a
special package of agriculture,
technology and extension
programs.
The funding package is needed to
continue Extension staffing levels
and programs, to support
biotechnological research, and to
replace obsolete, worn-out
equipment. The request is for $2.9
million.
Speakers at the banquet in-
pounds above the state average of
15,771 M and 580 F.
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eluded: Richard Grubb, Penn
sylvania Secretary of Agriculture;
Samuel Hayes, state represen
tative (81st District); Dr. W.
Wayne Hinish, dean of the College
of Agriculture; and Mary Grim,
PCCEA president.
“Pennsylvania’s No. 1 industry
agriculture, is important to all
Pennsylvanians,” said Secretary
Grubb. “One in five Penn
sylvanians is employed in an ag
related business in Pennsylvania.”
In his remarks Representative
Hayes stressed the importance of
continuing the partnerships that
have served agriculture well.
“Agriculture has grown and
prospered because of the unique
cooperative effort between local.
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state, and federal government and
the people called Cooperative
Extension,” Hayes said.
“We need to continue to provide
the kinds of research and Ex
tension programs that have helped
the people of Pennsylvania,” said
Dr. Hinish.
“Pennsylvania agriculture is a
world class industry,” Hinish
added. “Our ability to produce,
process, and distribute food and
fiber products is the envy of the
world. How long Pennsylvania
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at the very roots of our research
and educational support base. This
will be a major challenge to our
program effectiveness next year.
“Our Extension Service makes
direct contact with one of every 10
Pennsylvanians each year and
takes our research-based in
formation- to the people. Our
programs are for urban and rural
families alike, young and old, and
are supported at the county and
community level by thousands of
volunteers.”
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Cooperative Extension
Associations represents those
volunteers. The Council advises
Extension on programs and
priorities at the county and state
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