A36-Uncaster Farming, Saturday, May 17,1986
Goals Set For Jersey Club
(Continued from Page Al)
Howard and Dorothy, who was
an elementary school teacher until
1976, raised and educated nine
children. Dave speaks with a note
of pridfe as he relates that of their
nine children, eight have college
degrees, seven of those eight have
Masters Degrees, and one of his
older brothers, Duane, has his
Doctorate Degree and works with
the USDA as a research geneticist.
In his own right, Dave stands in
no one’s shadow. His mother, a 4-H
leader for 25 years, started Dave in
the 4-H and FFA programs. He
won a trip to the National 4-H Club
Congress in Chicago in 1972 for
being named the National Award
winner in 4-H Field Crop Science.
Like his four brothers who
preceded him, Dave also received
the FFA’s Keystone Farmer
Award.
Dave attended the Pennsylvania
State University where he received
his degree in agriculture education
in 1974. He was a familiar figure on
Ag Hill as he was actively involved
in the Dairy Science Club and a
member of the Dairy Cattle
Judging Team. He is also a brother
at the Delta Theta Sigma
Fraternity.
It was during his time at Penn
State that he met his future wife,
Aggie Arnold. Dave and Aggie now
have three children; Mark, Emily,
and Renee.
Following graduation, Dave
worked as an Assistant County
Extension Agent in York County,
focusing on the 4-H program and
the Adult Dairy Program. He left
the Extension Service in 1978,
returning to the home farm where
he entered into a partnership with
his brother Ernest.
Dave, always looking for ways to
improve, is not content with the
12,000 pounds of milk and 575
pounds of fat their herd is
currently averaging. He said, “I’m
convinced that you can best
maximize profits with a 600 pound
fat average. Below that I’m not so
sure.”
By raising their fat average, the
brothers hope to also raise the
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protein content of their milk and
increase the protein bonus they are
currently receiving from Eastern.
Norman does feel that the herd’s
82 point type traits appraisal
average is~right on track. They
presently have five cows in the
herd scored excellent.
He notes that while they’re still
selecting bulls who are plus for
type, selection is weighed heavily
on milk production. He explained,
“We breed for high Cow Per
formance Index (CPI) here.”
“I’m not convinced that
breeding on high PD dollars has
hurt anyone yet. When I’m trying
to breed the most profitable Jersey
I can, PD dollars is the first tool I
can use.” he added.
“We make more money here
from milk than from type,” he
continued. “I think we have some
weak cows in the herd, but they’re
the ones that milk. Are you going to
trade away your milk for some
strength?” he questioned.
Dave noted, “People who
criticize the use of indexes don’t
seem to realize what an index is.
They want sound, functional cows
from deep families that really milk
and will produce good off-spring.
Those are the traits that make up
the CPI.”
Ag research tied to extension
UNIVERSITY PARK -
Agricultural extension and
research cannot be treated as two
separate activities, says a Penn
State faculty member.
- A sabbatical leave in Brazil from
September 1984 to August 1985
reaffirmed Dan E. Moore’s belief
that it is unproductive to consider
agricultural research and ex
tension separately.
“It’s all part of the same'
process,” says Moore, an associate
professor of rural sociology ex
tension.
While in Brazil, Moore examined
the organization of the country’s
Brazilian Enterprises for
Agricultural Research (EM
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Assistance (EMBRATER).
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David Norman
As thoughtfully as Dave has
prioritized his goals for Nor
mandell Farm, he has also ranked
his priorities for the PJCC. He
feels that most importantly the
Club must keep a good rapport
with its membership.
He stresses that the Club can not
rest on its laurels after hosting,
last summer in Lancaster, one of
the most successful national
meetings in the history of the
American Jersey Cattle Club.
The separation between ex
tension and research is much
greater there than in the U.S.
system, Moore says.
Some effort is made here to pull
the two together, but in Brazil the
two federal agencies compete for
budgets and international support.
“They miss a lot of opportunity
to gain from each other,” he notes.
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“We’ve got to keep our members
involved. That includes sales,
encouragement for the Club’s
projects, and showing the benefits
of not only the State Club but of the
National programs as well,’’
Norman stated.
One PJCC project of particular
concern to the new president is this
year’s State Jersey Sale. Due to
the pending sale of the Guernsey
Sales Pavilion in Lancaster, which
has served as the sale site for the
past few years, this year’s sale has
been moved. It will be held in
conjunction with the Pennsylvania
All-American Dairy Show in late
September.
Norman stresses that one of his
early goals is to get people behind
this sale and to select the animals
for the sale with showcase
potential.
He sees the primary function of
the club as being a full-time ser
vice organization for its members.
As well as the sale, he sees the club
Lancaster Farming
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for Club Members
STATE COLLEGE - At Wed
nesday’s state board meeting in
State College, the directors of the
Pennsylvania Jersey Cattle Club
voted to accept Lancaster Far
ming’s Organizational Mem
bership Package as a benefit to
their members, according to State
President David Norman. The
package includes special sub
scription rates and advertising
space for club sales or other ac
tivities.
In other business, the directors
received a report on the recent
successful bred heifer sale. It was
also announced that the State
Jersey Sale will be held September
24 in conjunction with the All-
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providing, through its Directors
and Secretary, services which
include private treaty sales, help
with Genetic Recovery animals,
and work in opening up protein
markets across the state.
Noting that the PJCC has limited
resources to do much in realm of
milk marketing, he recommends
that members strongly support the
AJCC’s Equity Program. He is
encouraged by the efforts of NAJ,
Inc. Milk Marketing Specialist
Dennis Erpelding in opening
protein markets within the
Keystone state, particularly the
smaller independent milk buyers.
Norman is confident in the
solidarity of the PJCC and the
future of the Jersey cow. He
concludes, “We don’t need to
compare ourselves to any other
breed. If we keep going ahead and
follow AJCC’s strong, progressive
programs, we’ll keep gaining.
We’ll take care of ourselves, and
that’s all we need to do.”
American Dairy Show in
Harrisburg. Craig Rhein is the sale
chairman.
Lori Shallenberger, youth
committee, announced a fitting
and showmanship seminar to be
held July 31 and August 1 at
President Norman’s farm.
Florence A. Robinson,
Waynesboro, was retained as a
field person for an additional six
months and the club will again
have a booth at Ag Progress Days
on August 19 to 21.
At the next meeting in October
the directors will review the
standards for their production
awards.
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