Hollow View B Teresa tops
BY MARTHA J. GEHRINGER
LEBANON Both sales held in
conjunction with the annual state
Guernsey meeting lived up to the
promise of featuring outstanding
animals in conformation and
pedigree.
The first sale of the day, the
Eight Blue Halter Sale, was topped
by the bid was placed by Elaine
Hill, Sandy Lake, of $l3OO on
Hollow View B Teresa. This calf,
consigned by Scott and Elsie Wolff,
Quarryville, was sired by Valley
Oaks Beas Bounty.
Elaine', the newly crowned
Pennsylvania Guernsey Queen
plans to add this calf to her show
string and raise it as one of her 4-H
projects.
A Co-Hill Farms T H Big Tex
offspring brought the second
highest bid of $BOO. Walnut Lane B
T was consigned by Rodney and
Darlene Stuff, Mercersburg. Her
dam has two records over 13,000
pounds of milk and 4.5 percent fat.
The third highest selling calf was
Terlin Be Mma with a bid of $725.
This animal, consigned by Terry
and Rebecca Mauser,
Elizabethville, has the popular Co-
Hill Farms T H Big Tex as its
grandsire.
The total for this sale was $6875
on 15 head and it averaged $458.33.
This sale was immediately
followed by the Annual Meeting
Bred Heifer Sale. All of the heifers
were schedule to freshen sometime
between March and July, 1986.
Greystone Wistar Alicia was the
high selling animal of this sale. She
received a bid of $950 from John B.
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every level of competition, she
said.
This past year a future goals
committee was set up by the
Guernsey breeders. This board is
to determine what services the
Association needs to offers its
members and what direction they
should be going to enhance the
future of the breed.
A letter from a candidate for
office regarding using 15 percent of
food stamps only for the purchase
of basic dairy products was
discussed. It was agreed that this
letter would be sent to all in
cumbents and candidates running
for office this summer. It is hoped
this will inspire action and an
alternative way to decrease the
surplus.
It was announced that the 1987
National Guernsey Convention will
be held at the Sheraton in Pitt
sburgh next year. This is the same
location as the recent Holstein
convention. Bill Zollers, chairman
for the convention planning
committee, explained that with
this in mind, the slogan for the
national convention is, “You saw it
in black and white, now see it in
color.”
Officers for the coming year are;
Wilmer Campbell, president;
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Juniors receiving special recognition were: left, Julie
Snider, the George W. Snyder Award; Elaine Hill, 1986
Guernsey Queen; Beth Ann Clark, outstanding Guernsey Girl;
and Brandon Snider, the Sewickley Award.
Merryman, agent. This heifer is
the fourth generation of excellent
cows that have milked over 20,000
pounds of milk. Alicia was also
consigned by John B. Merryman.
Clayton Snyder purchased the
second highest selling heifer, Penn
Del Pacman Mercy, for $9OO. He
plans to show this heifer at the 4-H
fairs this summer.
“Mercy” was consigned by
Mary Ann Witmer and is the result
of the mating between Fre Lyn
Jupiter Pac Man and Penn Del
Vesuvius Myra. She is due in May
to Penn Del Vesuvius Splender.
Rounding out the top three
selling animals was Hollow View
Deacon Rosalyn. This heifer was
consigned by Scott and Elsie Wolff
and brought the bid of $825. She is
due in July to McDonalds Top
Pilot.
The average on this sale was
701.78 for a total of $9825 on 14
head.
Throughout their annual
meeting the Guernsey breeders
stressed the importance of their
junior members. The Blue Halter
Sale was one of the ways they
showed their concern. A discount
of 10 percent was given on calves
that were purchased as a, youth
project.
The youths took advantage of
this opportunity as 85 percent of
the calves were bought for
projects. Almost all of the Guern
seys in both sales also remained in
Pennsylvania.
Funding for the 1987 National
Convention was kicked off at this
sale with a pig raffle and breeder
Guernsey breeders convene
William Cannon, vice president;
and Elsie Wolff, secretary.
William Cannon presented the
financial statement for the past
year, noting that the association
suffered an operating loss for the
past year.
Elaine R. Hill, the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Hill, Sandy
Lake, was crowned as the 1986
Guernsey Queen. Hill is currently
a sophomore at Clarion University
majoring in elementary education
and early childhood.
She has been a 4-H member for
seven years and has made it to
Harrisburg each of the seven
years. Hill has shown Guernseys
exclusively during her tenure as a
4-H member. Her animals are
registered under the family’s
prefix, Hillview. She is also very
active on the home farm, helping
whenever her schedule permits.
Hill will now be traveling to the
national convention in Illinois
where she will compete for the
national title.
Beth Ann Clark, Bedford, was
recognized as Outstanding
Guernsey Girl. Clark, 14, is very
active in the junior association,
assisting every year at Ag
Progress Days.
She is involved with 4-H dairy,
dog and square dancing clubs. She
Blue Halter Sale at $l3OO
Top selling animal in the Eighth Blue Halter Calf Sale was Hollow View B Teresa for
$l3OO. Elaine Hill, Sandy Lake, newly crowned Guernsey Queen purchased this calf
which was consigned by Scott and Elsie Wolff, Quarryville. Shown with "Teresa" are.
left, Beth Heald, Pennsylvania Dairy Princess, Elsie Wolff, Scott Wolff, Elaine Hill, and
Beth Clark at the lead.
Richard Smith donating half of the
proceeds from the sale of his calf.
This sale was managed by the
Pennsylvania Guernsey Breeders
Association, Waynesboro and the
Merryman Company, Sparks,
Maryland.
has shown at the All-American
Show and regularly achieves
Honor Roll status at her high
school.
The George W. Snyder Award
was given to Julie Snider, New
Enterprise. This is presented
every year to the champion at the
Pennsylvania Junior Dairy Show
1985.
Receiving the Sewickley Award
was Brandon Snider, New En
terprise. This recognition annually
goes to the Junior Division
Champion of the 1986 Farm Show.
Kenneth and Thelma Garber,
Willow Street, received the award
for high herd in milk, fat, and
protein.
The Gerald Garber herd, Willow
Street, was recognized for having
both the high cow in milk
production and the high cow in fat
production.
The high cow in protein
production went to the Orner
Farms, Inc., Rockton.
Junior production awards were
also presented. The winner in the
two-year-old milk category was
Beth Ann Clark with a record of
14,136 pounds of milk. The two
year-old fat winner was Elaine Hill
with a record of 641 pounds of fat.
Elaine also garnered the award
for three-year-old milk and fat
production with the record of 13,789
M and 682 F.
The production of 17,009 M and
730 F won Susan Hollenbach the
award for four-year-old milk and
fat.
The final category, five-year-old
milk and fat, went to Clayton
Snyder with the production of
17,847 M and 743 F.
All Pennsylvania Awards in the
open division were presented to;
junior heifer calf, Phillip
Laughman; senior calf, Gary
Fisher; junior yearling, Jenelle
Boyer; intermediate yearling,
Elaine Hill; senior yearling,
Brandon Snider; junior two year
old, Lebanon Valley Farms; senior
two year old, Gary Fisher; three
year old, Lebanon Valley Farms;
four year old, Julie Snider; and
aged cow, Gary Fisher.
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highest animal sold at the Annual Meeting Sale. She was
consigned by Mary Ann Witmer, Willow Street and purchased
by Clayton Snyddr, Oley. Raymond Witmer, father of con
signor Mary Ann Witmer, left, congratulates Clayton Snyder
on his investment.
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Beth He
Hill, Pennsylvania Guernsey, right, congratulate senior
production winners, left, Frank Orner of Orner Farms, Inc.,
Kenneth Garber, and Gerald Garber.
Junior production award winners at the annual Guernsey
meeting were, left, Beth Anne Clark, Elaine Hill, Clayton
Snyder, and Susan Hollenbach.