Guernsey
BY BETH NESBIT
PITTSBURGH - On March 6
and 7 Pennsylvania Guernsey
Breeders held their S6th annual
meeting in Pittsburgh.
Friday’s agenda focused on the
annual business meeting. The total
Guernsey cattle sales for the 1986
year saw a 28 percent increase
over 1985 with the total sales
equaling $lll,OOO. It was decided
that there would be no Penn
sylvania Blue Halter Sale at this
year’s meeting due to the 110th
National Guernsey Convention
being held at the Sheraton Inn in
Station Square in Pittsburgh on
Patty McMurray, center, presents Angelique McDonald and
Heath Winsheimer the Outstanding Guernsey Girl and Boy
awards for 1987.
Jtd
osky, junior
heifer calf and 4 year old; David Guyer, 3 year old, senior calf and 2 year old; Jennifer
Yaple, summer yearling; Melissa Sulkosky, junior yearling; and Kristy Guyer, accepting
her brother David's 3 year old award.
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Breeders Convene In Pittsburgh For Meeting
May 22 to 25.
Lee Yost, the organizations’
business manager, told those in
attendance of the sale of the
Guernsey Sale Bam in Lancaster.
After many months of
deliberation, analysis and
meetings with realtors, bankers,
civic leaders and purchasers the
Pennsylvania Guernsey Breeders’
Association sold the sale bam and
land for 8950,000.
Patty McMurray, advisor of the
Pennsylvania Junior Guernsey
Breeders, stated that for the first
time there will be separate ac
tivities for Guernsey youth at the
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national convention in May. Ac
tivities tentatively planned include
rides on the Gateway Clipper
Fleet, a trip to Kennywood
Amusement Park, as well as
contests and fellowship.
Ralph Turley, director of the
American Guernsey Cattlemans’
Club, spoke to the concerned
breeders of the simplification of
the registration process. Turley
said a breeder may continue to
sketch an animal he plans to
register, but it is not necessary.
Tatooing is the primary
requirement by the American
Guernsey Cattlemans’ Club to
register a Guernsey.
Turley stated that at the annual
meeting an organization name
change was discussed. The two
new possibilities include American
Guernsey Association and the
American Guernsey Breeders’
Association.
“Playboy,” a new bull, was
discussed during the Mid-Atlantic
Guernsey Sires segment of the
meeting. With a July summary of
+slo2 and +1.6 PDT, Playboy has
become one of the top total per
formance sires. His daughters are
very dairy, extremely strong and
walk on an excellent set of feet and
legs.
The following directors were
nominated by their districts;
District 1, Albert Hack, District 8,
Wilmer Campbell, District 10,
Mervin Meyers, and District 11,
Elsie Wolff.
During the awards luncheon held
on Saturday, Ruth Ann John,
assistant business manager,
recognized the following breeders
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successor, Jennifer Yaple, 1987 Guernsey Queen
for meritorious production. The
1986 senior production award for
high herd milk went to Carosa
Guernseys with 15,785 pounds of
milk, 704 pounds of fat, and 543
pounds of protein with an average
of 20.5 cows.
Ray and Roger Garber stood at
the top with their 58.1 cows in the
protein category with 551 pounds of
protein, 15,104 pounds of milk, and
718 pounds of fat. The 60.4 cow herd
of Kenneth B. and Thelma Garber
was the recipient of the high herd
left, Gerald Garber, accepting for sister Janice Garber with
the intermediate yearling award; Elsie Wolff, senior calf and
dry 4 year old and under; and John E. Marchezak, summer
yearling.
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for fat with 725 pounds of fat, 15,120
pounds of milk, and 519 pounds of
protein.
In the high cow milk, fat and
protein category, Win Crest Jack
Jody stood in the first place
position with 34,965 pounds of milk,
1,896 pounds of fat, and 1,052
pounds of protein for 305 days.
In the junior production category
three ladies dominated the milk
and fat categories.
Janice F. Garber was the owner
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