Learn, Compton Share Indiana PHI A Awards
INDIANA - The Indiana County
Dairy Herd Improvement
Association finished its 60th year
on Oct. 14 with 47 whole year herds.
In addition, seven owner-sampler
herds completed the testing year.
Recently at Hosses Steak and
Seafood Restaurant in Indiana the
organization held their annual
luncheon to recognize the county’s
top producers.
The top award winner in the milk
production category was the
Walter J. Learn family of Com
modore R.D. 1. This family was
able'to capture this position by
having a herd average of 20,581
pounds of milk.
Jim and Bill Compton of
Clarksburg were at the top of the
list in the fat competition. This
father, son team had a total of 719
pounds of fat.
The Jerry Nesbit family of
Marchand owns the herd that stood
at the top of the protein category. A
total of 651 pounds of protein was
the average for this 113 cow
Holstein herd.
Receiving an award for the
lowest somatic cell count in the
county was another father son
combination, Dale and Rodney
Bloom. This family from the
Seward area was at the top of the
low somatic list with a yearly
average of 91,000.
The 1986 most improved awards
went to Jerry Nesbit of Marchand.
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This family operation captured the
most improved herd for milk with
19,955 pounds of milk, the im
provement of 4,276 pounds, the
most improved herd for fat with
686 pound, an increase of 121
pounds, and the most improved
herd for protein with 651 pounds.
In the individual cow per
formance competition Dr. F.G.
Edwards stood at the top in the
Holstein milk, fat and protein
categories. “Mocha”, produced a
total of 31,843 pounds of milk, 1,333
pounds of fat, and 999 pounds of
protein.
Alvin and Robert Beattys’
“Jenny,” had 16,400 pounds of milk
and 813 pounds of fat. These
figures were enough to top the
Guernsey breed in the county. This
twosome also had the high cow for
pounds of protein, “Polly” had a
total of 568 pounds of protein.
“Allison,” owned by William C.
McMillen of Marion Center was the
top Jersey producer for the 1986
production year. The figures that
gained her this title are 16,600
pounds of milk, 803 pounds of fat
and 627 pounds of protein.
Carl and Patsy Novak
dominated the goat production
category with 2,537 pounds of milk,
86 pounds of fat and 69 pounds of
protein.
Speakers for the annual event
included state directors for the
Dairy Herd Improvement
Member Harlan Kurtz with Senior Loan Officers John Mylin and Gordon Herr
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The award winners at the annual Indiana County Dairy Herd Improvement awards
luncheon include back row left, Bill Compton and Ronald Learn. Front row left, Tom
Wallace presenting Jody Nesbit with the high herd for protein award, Rodney Bloom, low
herd somatic cell count.
Association Bill Jackson, Fayette
County, and Bill Ideal from
Cambria County. Both gentleman
spoke of the state organization of
the association.
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Testing Lab presented a presen-
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