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Franklin Holstein
BY BONNIE BRECHBILL
Franklin Co. Correspondent
MERCERS BURG “You
must have the package of produc
tion, pedigree and type put
together in your cow, then the
photograph wraps it up,” Jack
Remsburg told farmers attending
the Franklin County Holstein Day
at the James and Nina Burdette
farm July 30. “Your cow should
look as good as she does when she
goes into the show ring,” he con
tinued. “If a wife sent her husband
to get his picture taken, she would
be sure he shaved, took a shower,
and got a haircut. You only get
what the camera sees.”
Remsburg, from Middletown,
MD, is a nationally known profes
sional cow photographer. He
stated that there are two reasons for
a farmer to have pictures taken of
his cows to improve the far
mer’s business and for glamour.
From a business point of view,
photographs must work in the far
mer’s favor economically,
whether they are for a paid ad in a
magazine or to be handed out per
sonally at sales and shows. Photo
graphs are a must in advertising,
Remsberg said. “You stop first to
look at the ads that have pictures.”
Taking photographs of cows
requires time and expense. The
farmer must spend time getting the
animal ready, then bring people in
to help set her up for the picture.
He must pay the photographer for
his time and work. For these rea
sons, Remsberg does not push his
services “the farmer has to
want to do this,” he said. “But,” he
emphasized, “with that picture,
you can do more advertising per
dollar spent than with just words.
And of course you can re-use that
picture many times.”
He believes that if the cows the
farmer has photographed do not
make him money, he either did not
use the picture correctly in the ad,
or he should not have taken the pic
ture in the first place.
Pictures taken for glamour will
not necessarily make money for
the farmer, but will be cherished
by him and his family in years to
come. 4-H record books, pictorial
contests, and photos for the family
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Drawing from his 31 years of
professional experience,
Remsberg gave the audience some
tips on how they can do their own
cow photography. “The three
important elements are correct
focus, proper exposure, and good
composition,” he said. “You don’t
have to have a lot of expensive
equipment.”
While the cow does not have to
be broke to lead, she must be tied
with her head up for a few hours a
day for several days before the
photo session. “She must raise her
head when you snap the halter
gently,” he said.
“Avoid having any buildings in
the background. Try to have no
horizontal lines at all. Anything
horizontal is straighter than the
cow’s top line, and she will not
look straight,” he continued. “You
have to learn all this through your
eyes you can’t get it from read
ing a book.”
After relating the difficulties he
had when taking pictures of bulls
he said, “I never criticize a picture
of an animal unless I helped totake
it, because some animals are so
hard to work with.”
He used one of Burdette’s cows
to demonstrate how to set up a cow
for a picture. The points he espe
cially watches are:
have the shoulders higher
than rump
show rear and fore udder
be aware of where the sun is
have cow’s tail pulled down
so it looks natural
back hip not showing
ears forward
helpers out of picture
camera level with middle of
cow
cow’s feet set correctly
Hosts James and Nina Burdette
have lived at Windy-Knoll View
Farm for 13 years. They farm 240
acres and milk 60 cows, eight of
which are classified excellent.
Their BAA is 106.4, the highest in
Franklin County. The Burdettes
have two sons, Justin, 8 and Kyle,
4.
Activities for Holstein Day
included the judging of three cow
classes two-year olds, three-
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Field Day Hears Remsburg
Jack Remsberg demonstrates how to set up a cow for a picture, assisted by
several members of the Franklin County Holstein Club.
er, Roger Crider, Mark Naugle,
Dale Rice, Dwaine Brechbill, Har
old Crider, Greg Paylor, Bob Mel
lon, and Darlene Meyers. Junior
winners (16 and under) were Jenny
Gloss, April Gelsinger, Chris
Reichard, Billy Hall, Carey Mar-
year olds, and aged cows,
Remsberg served as official judge.
Winners in the Senior Division
of the judging contest were Brad
Beidel, Dennis Bricker, Wayne
Beidel, Wayne Hall, Rodney Crid-
(Contlnued from Pago A 1)
After receiving her degree in
June of 1986, Pat became a corres
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Daily Local News, West Chester,
Pa. This daily has a circulation of
approximately 38,000.
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cultural journalism seems to be the
best way to blend a love of writing
and farming.
An announcement was made
this week that Lou Ann Good,
Manheim, has been appointed staff
writer for Lancaster Farming
newspaper. A well-known, local
writer of more than a hundred
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Milk and cheese for the event
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She developed and directed a
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Lou Ann graduated from Gar
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completed numerous writing and
business courses. She is the editor
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She enjoys bike riding, camping
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and four children, Perry, 19, Kent,
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