A36-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 15,1986
The 1986 dairy judging team from Delaware Valley College included coach Jerry
Myers, left, and team members Jackie Heflich, Brian Fleisher, Julie Squier and Tom
Saffell.
Delaware Valley
Dairy Team
Completes Season
DOYLESTOWN - On Oct. 1, the
Delaware Valley College dairy
judging team finished near the top
in two divisions of the 1986 National
Intercollegiate Contest held in
Madison, Wise
The team was second in the
Jersey breed competition with
Tom Saffell as second high in
dividual nationally. His score was
146 poinds out of a possible 150
points. Julie Squier was sixth high
individual with a 143-point total
score.
In the Guernsey breed, the DVC
team finished third high in the
nation. Brian Fleisher was tied for
ninth high individual with 144
points, while Tom Saffell tied for
17th with 143 points and Squier tied
for 22nd at 142 points.
Jackie Heflich tied for eighth
high individual in the Ayrshire
breed competition. Her total was
145 points, and she achieved a
perfect 50 points on oral reasons.
Squier was also 18th place in the
Holstein breed.
The 33-team competition proved
to be very competitive; the DVC
team finished 25th overall, and
18th in team reasons.
At the PA All-American In
tercollegiate Contest on Sept. 22 in
Harrisburg, Brian Fleisher was
high individual in the Brown Swiss
breed with a score of 147 points
The DVC team finished 15th in a
competition for 20 teams.
In Springfield, Mass., on Sept.
13, the team ended up eighth high
team overall, second team in
Holsteins and third place in
Ayrshires. Tom Saffell was fourth
high individual in Ayrshires and
12th in Holsteins, while Jackie
Heflich was 11th in both the
Holstein and Jersey breeds, and
12th in Ayrshires. Brian Fleisher
was ninth place in Holsteins and
14th in Ayrshires.
Overall, Heflich was 14th high
individual with team members
Saffell, Fleisher and Squier
finishing 19th, 24th and alternate,
respectively
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NATIONAL DAIRY COW SALE INDEX
© 1986 Lancaster Farming Newspaper
This sale index can help dairymen place a value on the dairy cows in
their own herds. Breed organization sales and private dispersal sales
reported in Lancaster Farming are included in the dollar averages.
Year to date
Nation
Pennsylvania
Four previous weeks
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Four previous weeks
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Nation
Pennsylvania
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HUNTINGDOI
Daniel Kyper
814 669 9463
814 224 2897
NEW BETHLEHEM
Denny Brown
814 745 2549
PUNXSUTAWNEY
Richard Reed
814 427 2688
SANDY LAKE
Paul Baxter
412 376 3483
Ayrshire Brown Guernsey Jersey
Swiss
875 1079 1108 868
832 950 569 1019
667 1482 715 783
208 lower 403 higher 96 higher 85 higher
Holstein Red and Milking
White Shorthorn
2039 1825 850
1476 2837 922
2425
386 higher
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WASHINGTON
Charles McKinley
412 225 3773