Cl64jncaster Farming, Saturday, November 29,1986
Oakleigh Farms Reap Franklin DHIA Awards
BY GINGER SECRIST MYERS
Adams Co. Correspondent
CHAMBERSBURG - Oakleigh
Farms, Ed and John Brake,
Mercersburg, picked up a trio of
awards Nov. 14, at the Franklin
County DHIA Annual Meeting and
Awards Banquet. Oakleigh Farms’
115.8 cows bested the county
averages with 20,944 pounds of
milk and 792 pounds of fat. They
ranked second in the county for
protein with 674 pounds. Finally,
they received one of the eight
plaques presented for cows
completing 200,000 pounds of milk
in their lifetime. Their cow,
Oakleigh Farm Apollo Helen made
207,276 pounds of milk in 10 lac
tations.
R.V. and S.V. Hollenshead,
Mercersburg, perennial winners,
had high county herd for protein
with 95.8 cows producing 22,626
pounds of milk and 715 pounds of
protein. They were also the second
high herd in the county for fat with
789 pounds.
Thomas Horst, Chambersburg,
picked up the award for the most
improved herd. Horst notched an
increase of 114 pounds of butterfat
over his 1985 average. Dennis
Bricker had the herd with the
lowest somatic cell count average
for the second consecutive year.
Bncker’s SCC average is 112,000.
Herds receiving special rosettes
for averages over 700 pounds of fat
and over 600 pounds of protein
were: Oakleigh Farms, 792 fat, 674
protein; R.V. and S.V. Hollen
shead, 789 fat, 715 protein; Richard
Harshman and Son, 788 fat, 671
protein; Long Lane Holsteins, 762
fat, 637 protein; Jaye and J.C.
Young, 757 fat, 642 protein; Edwin
R. Eby, 749 fat, 609 protein;
Howard and Steve Mellott, 739 fat,
656 protein; Alvin Meyers, 736 fat,
621 protein; Frank S. Heberlig, 714
fat, 637 protein; and John A.
Witmer, 713 fat, 626 protein.
Those receiving plaques for cows
completing lifetime production
over 200,000 pounds of milk were:
Jay and J.C. Young, Fred and Dale
Rice, Culbertson Greens Farm,
Alvin Meyers, Kenneth Mellott,
Burk-Lea Farm, Roy Sollenberger
and Oakleigh Farms.
The awards were presented by
Franklin County DHIA Board
President Ed Brake and Franklin
County Extension Dairy Specialist
Philip Wagner. Wagner noted that
two milestones were reached by
the county during the 1986 test
year. For the first tune, the
county-wide rolling herd average
surpassed the 16,500 pounds of milk
mark and also eclipsed 600 pounds
of fat. This is an increase of 700
pounds of milk over last year’s
county rolling herd average.
In comparing this year’s com
posite picture of herds testing with
those testing in 1982, Wagner
revealed that in 1982 only 11 per-
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cent of the herds on test were at the
18,000 pound mark or above. This
year over 28 percent of the herds
on test averaged over 18,000
pounds of milk.
State DHIA Director Wilbur
Burkholder addressed the 200 plus
crowd concerning the
Association’s national certification
and financial status. Burkholder
noted that while the Dairy Herd
Termination Program is scheduled
to remove 9,000 cows in Penn
sylvania, DHIA actually had a
10,000 cow increase this year. The
program now tests 350,000 cows
monthly in 6,100 herds state-wide.
Keeping on target with their
National Certification Program
scores, Pennsylvania now
averages 30.75 days between test
days, with a goal within reach of
30.4 days. Burkholder credited the
DHIA supervisors for an average
turn around time of 4.48 days.
Burkholder explained that while
the new main frame computer for
DHIA is operational, some work is
still being done by the University
at this time. This work is being
done at a loss and has reduced
DHIA’s balance to $750,000.
Burkholder predicted an increase
in testing fees by 1988 to help
regain these losses.
Finally, Burkholder announced
that the Pennsylvania State DHIA
County DHIA Honors For 11th Time
BY BARBARA MILLER
Lycoming Co. Correspondent
HEPBURNVILLE - For the
11th lime in the past 13 years
Eugene and Donna Hall, Muncy,
achieved the Lycoming County
DHIA award for the highest herd
average in Lycoming County. The
Halls’ 70 Holsteins averaged 20,790
pounds of milk and 809 pounds of
fat in the past testing year. The
award was presented at the 61st
annual meeting of the association,
held Nov. 13, at Hepburn Fireball,
Hepbumville.
The highest producing cows in
the county were: milk, “Prima”
owned by Lester Poust, Muncy,
who totalled 29,176 pounds of milk;
and for fat, “G-72” owned by
Marshall Brothers, Herd No. 1,
Roaring Branch, producing 1,426
pounds of fat.
Mars-View Farm, also owned by
Marshall Brothers, won the award
for the greatest herd increase in
fat in the county. Their 78 Holsteins
averaged 655 pounds of fat, an
increase of 115 pounds over the
previous year. The herd averaged
17,621 pounds of milk per cow.
A plaque for the herd with the
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this coming March. He extended
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highest protein level went to
Eugene Hall, Muncy, whose herd
achieved an average of 709 pounds
of protein per cow. For the first
time a plaque was presented to the
herd in the county with the lowest
somatic cell count. Mont Will
Farms, Montoursville, owned by
Robert and Donald Hepburn was
the recipient of the award with an
average somatic cell count of
103,000 for the past 12 months.
Other herds averaging 600
pounds of fat or better were as
follows: Don and Scott Lepley,
Cogan Station; Bar-Vista Farm,
Montgomery; Dale F. Cooley,
Allenwood; Charles F. Ulmer Jr.,
Cogan Station; Marvin L. Waltz,
Jersey Shore; Willard Brelsford,
Williamsport; and Schon-Crest
Farms, Williamsport.
Also, Vollman Dairy Farm,
Trout Run; Franklin J. Finck,
Montgomery; Sandward Farm,
Allenwood; Fred and Scott Lovell,
Linden; Lester M. Poust, Muncy;
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..wai . winners at , Franklin junty DHIA Annual Meeting and Awards Banquet
held recently at Kauffman's Community Center. Pictured here are, from left, Ed and
John Brake, high county herd average; Thomas Horst, most improved herd; and Dennis
Bricker, low herd for SCC.
Newly elected County DHIA
Board members for 1987 were;
Block I, Fred Rice; Block 11,
Kenneth E. Myers; Block 111,
Glenn Pugh for a two year term
Milton Fuoss Jr., Montgomery;
Benjamin McCarty, Hughesville;
Kenneth O. Bastion, Cogan
Station; John Snyder, Muncy;
Mont Will Farms, Montoursville;
Eldon Yvonne Metzer, Linden.
And Ritter-Ridge Farm, Muncy;
Steppe Bros., Nisbet; Mars-View
Farm, Roaring Branch; Samuel
and Larry Fry, Muncy; Linden-
Hills Farm, Linden; Burton
Staman, Montgomery; Aaron
Ritter, Muncy; John Bower Jr.,
Montgomery; Earl Hensler,
Linden; Rodger and Owen Swartz,
Muncy; David Albert, Trout Run;
Stephen R. Waltz, Cogan Station.
FFA and 4-H members with
cattle on test also received ribbons
for production achievement. Those
and Robert Mumma for a one year
term; Block IV, Lester Martin;
Block V, Robert L. Grove; Block
VI, Raymond Shoemaker; and
Block VII, Jaye Young.
receiving recognition were Beth
and Brian Cooley, AUenwood;
Kristine Kulp, Unityville; and
Dean Showers Jr., AUenwood.
In an election held during the
meeting Paul Bower, HughesviUe,
and RusseU Beach, MontoursviUe,
were elected directors for the
upcoming term.
In 1986 Lycoming County had 65
whole-year herds that completed
records, as did 10 owner-sampler
herds. One dairy herd produced
over 800 pounds of fat, 10 dairy
herds were in the 700 to 799 bracket
and 21 in the 600 to 699 bracket.
County averages in 1986 were
16,527 pounds of milk and 594
pounds of butterfat.