A2B-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November IS, 1986
QUARRYVILLE - Lancaster
County Guernsey Breeders
learned which cows topped their
respective classes and which herds
recorded meritorious production
at their annual meeting held
Thursday night.
The brother and sister team of
Axel and Millie Linde, Oxford,
received recognition for the high
herd average for milk and protein.
On 45 cows their herd averaged
15,172 pounds of milk, 715 pounds of
fat for a 4.7 test and 538 pounds of
protein for a 3.5 test.
Willows Farm, owned by Ken
neth and Thelma Garber of Willow
Street, kept the Lindes from taking
the high herd average for fat by 10
pounds. Their herd averaged 15,120
pounds of milk, 725 pounds of fat
and 519 pounds of protein on 60
head.
The high lifetime production
award went to a 12-year-old cow
owned by Peter Witmer. His cow’s
credits include 157,428 pounds of
milk and 7,587 pounds of fat.
Janice Garber’s 2-year-old cow
earned the high 2 year old milk and
fat honor with a production of
16,873 pounds of milk and 850
pounds of fat for a 5.0 test.
In the 3-year-old milk category,
“Attendance at the Penn
sylvania Farmer’s Association
annual meeting should be top
priority for every member of the
Chester/Delaware farmer’s
Association”, Dick Breckbill, Vice
president, Oxford, told fellow
Directors at their monthly meeting
in West Chester last week. The
PFA meeting is being held in
Hershey, Nov. 17-19.
“State policy proposals have
been received from every county
in Pennsylania”, Breckbill said.
“These will be accepted or
rejected by voting delegates from
each County. Those proposals
accepted will become state policy.
Policies adopted that have national
impact, will be forwarded to the
American Farm Bureau
Federation for acceptance or
rejection as national policy at the
national meeting in February”.
Breckbill served on the State
Committee that prepared the
policies for presentation to the
delegates.
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a cow owned by Frances and Ethel
Kirk topped the division with a
record of 20,803 pounds of milk and
835 pounds of fat. The 3-year-old fat
award went to a cow owned by Jay
Garber and with a production of
18,217 pounds of milk and 881
pounds of fat.
Kenneth and Thelma Garber’s 4-
year-old cow’s production was high
enough at 19,746 pounds of milk
and 1,069 pounds of fat to earned
the high milk and fat distinction for
her age.
The Garbers also owned the high
milk age cow. Their bovine
produced 21,387 pounds of milk and
947 pounds of fat. This cow was
edged out of the dual title by a
stablemate who produced 18,660
pounds of milk and 988 pounds of
fat.
This year the club elected two
new directors as opposed to the
traditional three; the membership
plans to pare the total number of
directors from nine to six. Elected
to three-year terms were Donald
Brenneman and Gerald Harnish.
Millie Linde presented a slide
presentation on her recent trip to
Australia for the Fifth World
Guernsey Conference.
Chester/Delaware Farmer’s Assoc. Report
Chairman, West Grove, reported
that 472 membership renewals
with 6 new members have been
received to date. “All renewals
received before Nov. 17 will be
eligible for a drawing for a trip to
Disneyland. Any member signing
up three new members by Nov. 17
will be eligible for a separate
drawing for a trip to Dispeyland,”
Bartels said.
Harold Bryson, Oxford,
Chairman of the Education
Committee, gave a progress report
on a scholarship for students
whose future will be in agriculture.
Stanley Guest, Pottstown,
Chairman of the Farm-City Day
(November 22) listed the farms
that would be open for visits. He
listed Mildred Seeds, dairy;
Yeatman’s, mushrooms; John
Hicks, beef; Edward Watson,
goats; Highland Orchards, fruit;
and Thorncroft, riding stable.
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Production winners in the Lancaster County Guernsey Club include: Axel and Millie
Linde (left), Peter Witmer, and Thelma and Kenneth Garber.
committee as Linda Hicks,
Francis Downs, and Paul Salmon.
Mitch Edwards, Oxford, former
area insurance representative
expressed his appreciation for the
Director’s strong support during
his seven year tenure.
Ed Kunkel, PFA Regional
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Kunkel also listed a Legal
Training Meeting for members to
be held at the Dutchland Motel,
Morgantown, on December 8 at
7:00 p.m. Farmer’s Association
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