A34-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 27,1986 Major Dairy Sales And Dispersals p Nationwide Reports from two sales for the week of Dec. 15 to 23 showed 180 lots averaging $1,132.50. The top prices at the sales were $6,000 and $4,650. Here is a brief look at the results of these sales. HOLSTEIN The ELKHORN NATIONAL CLASSIC SALE held in Wisconsin averaged $1,715 on 89 head. The top price of the sale, $4,650, came on a bred heifer by Valiant. She will freshen in April to 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. 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The next dam scored a VG-85 rating and produced two records over 23,000 pounds of milk and 1,040 pounds of Ayrshire Brown Guernsey Jersey Swiss 889 1101 1141 960 832 950 569 1019 988 1436 99 higher 335 higher Holstein Red and Milking White Shorthorn 2097 1825 850 2006 2837 922 2037 60 lower The Electromix agitator ( ' i Storage tank filled with easily chops hay straw , . homogenized manure are and pen manure A , easier to mix (Motor 7 1/2 H PI , fat tura 4 .! test An Excellent 5-year-old by Valiant sold for the the second best price of $4,600. She will freshen in January to Ned Boy. She registered a top record of 19,140 pounds of milk and 1,014 pounds of fat for a 5.3 test as a 3 year old. Her dam, by Hagemans Temple, classified VG-87 with a best effort of 18,110 pounds of milk and 895 pounds of fat. Keith Stump handled the auc tioneering assignment and Alvin Piper Associates managed the sale. The JOHN AND BOBETTE MAHLKUCH COMPLETE DISPERSAL held Wisconsin National DHLA Annual Convention Slated UNIVERSITY PARK - The 1987 National Dairy Herd Improvement Association Annual Meeting and Trade Show will be held in Philadelphia at the Adam’s Mark Hotel on March 9 to 12. Delegates to the meeting will address such issues as coping with the loss of herds from the buyout, dealing with a tight farm economy and new technology. New this year to the convention is a special biotechnology con ference. The conference features nationally-known speakers on the topics “Somatotropin” and “New Dairy Farm Technology.” All dairymen and their families are invited to attend. The conference is slated for Monday afternoon, March 9, and Tuesday morning, March 10. 1481 521 higher The 1987 convention will feature a trade show with a variety of innovative exhibits. These exhibits will show the lastest in dairying equipment and services. A Ladies Outing scheduled for Tuesday includes the Philadelphia Flower Show and a tour of Fair mount Park. The Thursday Ladies Tour includes Longwood Gardens M ' «"<•«* Animals Can’t Drink Ice As the cold days of winter set in upon us, it is important to remember that animals need water, e\ en on eold days, and they can not drink ice Be suie then water supply is not frozen If necessary, rely upon the use of heated water bowls, or the newer insulated frost free watering devices Be sure water pipes are not exposed; bury them below the frost level AT LAST!! A Truly Dependable WORK WATCH! Rugged metal case, tough lucite crystal, full numeral dial with sweep second hand and calendar WATER RESISTANTI SHOCK RESISTANT! And, best of all ITS LOROS QUARTZ! A MAN'S WA Send Name, Address And Check To Address Below Add 75' postage and handling PA residents add 6 a o sales tax HEISEY JEWELERS 5 N Main St Manhem Pa 17545 uVciagedJtn.obOonOl lots. Topping the sale was a 3 year old cow by Valiant. Due to freshen in March to Tradition, the un classified cow sold for $6,000. She is entered in the Wisconsin Futurity for 1987. She sold on her own merit with not contracts or guarantees. In her first lactation she produced a record over 18,000 pounds of milk and 650 pounds of fat. The dam, a VG-87 Elevation daughter, produced a top record of 21,110 pounds of milk and 884 pounds of fat with a 4.2 test in 365 days. A bid of $3,500 ranked as the second best price of the sale. and the Brandywine River Museum. Two farm tours to either Chester County or Lancaster County farms are slated for Wednesday, March The Chester tour includes stops at Maplebound Farms. Maplebound, owned and operated by Donald Hostetter, maintains a rolling herd average of 19,550 pounds of milk and 720 pounds of fat on 87 cows. Hostetters farm 140 acres of corn and 80 acres of hay. The herd is housed in a well ventilated tie-stall barn. Another stop includes Marlboro Mushrooms, owned by Charles and Jane Brosius. They ship mushrooms daily to the fresh mushroom markets of New York and Philadelphia. The operation includes 13 mushroom houses displaying all 13 weeks of the mushroom growing cycle. The Nelson Stoltzfus farm, a 70 cow, family-owned and operated dairy, is slated for the convention tour. The dairy features a one year old, double four milking parlor with computer feeder and heat exchanger and oil reclaimer on milk pumps. The final stop features the New Bolton Center. Convention visitors will have the opportunity to see the George Widener Hospital for large animals on the rural campus of the University of Pennsylvania Veterinary College. The recovery pool for large animals recuperating from anesthesia will be open for viewing The Lancaster County tour in cludes four stops Oregon Dairy, a family part nership involving six brothers of the Hurst family, will display the dairy’s milk processing plant, retail milk outlet, and full service grocery store and cafeteria. Hursts’ farm consists of 450 Real Rubber *4 P / AMERICAN MADE -mam*' WHY PAY RETAIL Toplace - 3 eyelet Zipper Front - Extra Ideal For Barn Use Insulation - Suitable For Insulated $39.95 The Coldest Weather Not Insulated $26.95 $46.95 These Boots Run Large To Fit Over Heavy Socks Order Same As Shoe Size - Available Size 6-13 Name _ Address City ilace Insulated ier Insulate^ Tnplarp Not Insulated Send To W-R Supply Co. RD4 Box 155 Norwich NY 13815 607-336-6987 We Ship In 24 Hours Selling for this price was a 6 year old by Pawnee Farm Arlinda Chief. Classified VG-88, she is short bred to Ned Boy. She produced a best effort of 22,780 pounds of milk and 831 pounds of fat in 365 days. She is the third generation to score Very Good with over 22,000 pounds of milk. Morris and Hoskins managed and auctioneered the sale. Mahlkuch decided to disperse the herd for health reasons. Owner John Mahlkuch noted that his knees were falling and it reached the point where he couldn’t milk the cows himselves; he added it was time to move on. acres and supports a 300-cow dairy herd and 200 heifers. The farm features a free stall barn with fence line feeding, oak plank stall beds and a ventilation system consisting of two rows of side opening panels, open ridge and circulating fans. Their milking system consists of a 24-stall polygon parlor with automatic take-offs. A water treatment system is used for the herd’s water supply. Manure is handles with alley scrapers, a manure transfer system and earthen bank storage. A continuous feed, flow through methane digester is used. The farm generates its own electricity and excess is sold to a power supplier. Manure solids are sold and effluent is applied to the land. A tour will be held of the New Holland Inc plant where the company assembles balers and blowers. Way Lane Farm will welcome convention goers. This Amish farm of 100 acres features a registered herd of 50 Holstein cows averaging 18,000 pounds of milk. The final stop will be Zimhaven Farm, owned and operated by Loren and Helen Zimmerman This registered herd of Holsteins averages 19,000 pounds of milk or 75 cows. These cows are divided into two production groups. Both groups receive a TMR containing 60 percent haylage, 40 percent cor silage plus high moisture corn The high group also receives a topdress mix containing'roasted soybeans, whole cottonseed, shelled corn and a protein supplement. The herd is housed in a tie-stall barn with a duct ventilation system. For more information contact the National DHIA at 3021 East Dublin Granville Road, Columbus, OH 43229. NortiteFrier SEPVUS MADE IN U S A State Size Waterproof Zip Price Each $39.95 $46 $26 95 Total NY 6% Sales Tax Amount Enclosed
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