v A46-Lancast*r Farming, Saturday, Juna 21,1986 Holstein Association (Continued from Page A 4O) both the state and national association. If you register your calves under three months it will cost you $4 per calf. So the total cost for registry on an animal may be only $6 to $lO depending on how many animals you register. No one would dispute that a registered animal is worth $lO more than a non-registered one. Dairymen need to make the decision if they are going to raise the calf. And if they are going to raise calf, they should automatically register the animal. Q. What other services do you offer the members.? A. One of the newest things we have begun again is the “Penn sylvania Profiles’’ magazine. We have two issues out with another going to the printer today. We are really excited about it. It’s building on itself. And we think as the readers realize the profit they make by selling an animal they will want to advertise. And others just like to read it. It goes to the members and any one else who wants to subscribe for $l2 per year for the five issues. Q. Can you describe your youth program? A. Yes. This is one of our most successful programs. We have about 1,800 junior members right now. We are involved with a large show program. And we offer recognition for our juniors in the Junior All Pennsylvania Contest. We have county and state milk and fat contests. And we are taking a bus trip with juniors to the national convention in Milwaukee. We sponsor a dairy bowl contest each year at the state convention and the junior and senior winners represent us at the national con vention. We also sponsor our distinguished junior member. And this program has been extremely successful. Of course we have our own state convention separate from the adult Superhopper Got Grain? Then get the trailer that is Timpte tough... the Super Hopper. It’s not only built to take it...it’s also built to cut fuel costs. 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Well there is no question that the interest that’s been generated for dairy products with the 15 cent checkoff program will be con tinued. It’s been so sucessful. Also to stay competitive our dairy farmers are going to need to in crease efficiency. He must use his equipment more. Using expensive equipment four hours a day to milk cows isn’t very cost effective. In industry they keep their expensive equipment working to turn a profit. Those who are going to be milking cows down the road are going to be milking more cows. If you milk 75 cows today, you will be milking 150 cows in the future. And those who are going to be in the cropping business will need to cover more acres, and may be raising feed for those who milk cows. We visited a dairy herd in Ohio while selected for the All-American sale. There a young man was responsible for 150 cows. And he had a 22,000 pound herd average. It didn’t look to us like anyone around there was worked to death. 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