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Butterfat.
The Mertz Brothers herd
pumped out a year aid average of
23,019 pounds of milk, 814
pounds of butterfat, and 730
pounds of protein. With over a
2,300 pound improvement in milk
yield from last year, the Mertz
Holsteins also featured several of
the top 25 producers for milk, frit,
and protein.
The top producing herd of Char
les and Tim Kissling, Rl, Robeso
nia, Hiddenview Holsteins.
pumped out 823 pounds of butter
fat with 22,587 pounds milk, and
703 pounds protein, to top butter
fat production in die county. The
70 cow Holstein herd featured
many of the top 25 individual high
producers of milk, fat and protein
and has been one of the top produc
ing herds in the county for many
years.
The High Lifetime Milk and
Butteifat Awards went to the Hid
denview Holsteins of the Kis
slings, too. “Margo” earned the
High Lifetime Milk awards for the
Kisslings with 231,499 pounds
milk. “Lonic” earned the High
Lifetime Butteifat awards for her
owners with 8,301 pounds fat.
Top individual awards for high
production in the Ayrshire breed
were again claimed by Heindel
Farms, George Seidel, Rl,
Womelsdorf. The cow, “Marsha,”
earned the highest milk awards
with 19,459 pounds of milk.
“Rosie” claimed the butteifat
awards with 810 pounds of butter
fat “Fawn” took the protein hon
ors with 619 pounds of protein.
The Victory Acres Brown Swiss
herd of Dean and Brenda Daubert,
R 2, Bernville, again took top
awards in all three categories for
their owners. The high milk award
went to “Spice” with 23,329
pounds milk. “LuAnn” took high
fat honors with 836 pounds fat and
“Spice” also took high protein
honors with 729 pounds protein.
In the Guernsey breed, high
milk honors went to a cow owned
by Harvey Weaver, Rl, Hamburg,
who pumped out 17,149 pounds of
milk and also 563 pounds of pro
tein for the high protein award.
The high butteifat award went to a
cow -owned by David Clare, Rl,
New Tripoli, who finished with ,p p t
745 pounds fat. duclng Holstein herd ending
n top Holstein awards went to the year w|t „ , he , owest
Rothrock Golden Holsteins, Rl somatic cell count average in
Kempton, for the production of the county w , th 149f00 0.
issi jg, who took high butter
fat honors with 823 pounds and second place In milk and
protein production, award accepted by Tereate Klssllng, and
the Mertz Brothers Holstein herd took high milk and protein
production with 23,019 pounds milk and 730 pounds pro
tein. Award accepted by John Mertz.
"Sandy" with 33,262 pounds of
milk, and “Glory” with 1.402
pounds of butterfat. William How
erter, R 2, Kempton. owns the top
protein producer who finished
with 992 pxmnds protein.
In the Jersey breed, Irish Creek
Jerseys, owned by David and
Robin Phillips, Rl, Mohrsville,
took the high milk and protein
awards for the second year in a
tow. Their cow, “Dora,” pumped
out 20,050 pounds of milk with
707 pxmnds of protein to take the
double award. The high butterfat
award went to the Robert and
Helene Dreisbach Family, R 3,
Hamburg, with “Collete” who fin
ished with 949 pounds of butterfat.
The Milking Shorthorn breed
was dominated by Samuel Yoder,
Shoemakersville. The high milk
award went to a cow with 15,529
pounds milk. High butterfat pro
duction stood at 534 pxmnds, and
high protein was won by 487
pxmnds of protein.
The herds with the lowest soma
tic cell count averaged for the year
were also recognized. Heading the
list was the 58 cow Holstein had
of Forrest Strieker, R 2, Wemers
ville with 149,000. Among the top
herds in thecounty, Strieker’s herd
finished the year with an average
of 21,359 pounds of milk, 746
The new directors present at the meeting for the election Included: Robin Phillips,
Circuit 4; Arlan Krlck, Circuit 7; and Mark Weber, Circuit 6.
On hand for the evening of
awards were the Regional Mana
ger of DHIA, Larry Hay, and also
the General Manager, Dick Barth.
Barth encouraged the local asso
ciation and also said that the state
association was working “to be the
most innovative with the lowest
cost” “Our own bread and butter is
the 60 cow herd,” Barth told the
dairymen. He also listed the 1988
goals and improvements that the
state association hopes to establish
for its members. They include an
udder health report, that will come
in the form of a separate somatic
cell count profile of the herd; a
nutrition system that will include
four separate phases to breakdown
deficiencies in a herd and also will
include feeding recommendations;
a forage analysis laboratory that
will provide objective and reliable
analysis; on line reporting for vet
erinarians and dairymen* tjnd
stable cards available for purchase
for display in the bam that will
show die last five lactations of a
producer. Barth concluded for;
continued improvement,''commu
nications must stay open between
associations."
pounds of butterfat, and 658
pounds of protein. The second
place herd belongs to Paul Zim
merman, with 153,000. There
were 13 herds out of die 223 herds
in the county with an average
below 200,000 for the year.
The Holstein herd of John
Bicksler, R 2, Bethel, Muddy
Creek Farm, was also recognized
for the greatest improvement in the
past year in milk, fat, and protein
production. His 1987 average on
the 45 cows stood at 19,810
pounds milk, 703 pounds fat, and
60S pounds protein. This repre
sented an 3,955 pound increase in
milk production, a 146 pound
increase in fat production, and a
134 pound increase in protein
production.
Before the awards ceremony, a
short business meeting was also
conducted by the Berks County
DHIA Association. President
Donald Duncan presided over the
election of new directors for a two
year term on the Board of Direc
tors. The new directors are: Circuit
1 - David Schuler; Circuit 3 - Fred
Walters, and Robert Yanos Jr.;
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houses DHIA’s offices, however,
he said as the DHIA expands ser
vices to dairymen the need for
more room increases. This is Den
linger’s final year as a state
director.
Linda Scibilia from the state
office discussed many of the
changes DHIA members have
experienced and changes coming
in the near future.
“1987 was full of change at the
DHIA and some of them may have
caused frustration for all of us, but
the future is bright and the changes
have been made for positive rea
sons.” said Scibilia.
Producers Honored
Harold Shelly of Manheim
recieved the prestigious award for
the herd having the lowest Somatic
Cell Count in the Red Rose DHIA
with a record of 69,000. Shelly
also topped the Ayrshire breed in
milk production at 15,478 pounds
of milk.
Dale and Steve Hershey of Man
heim took the number one position
in the county for herd protein pro
duction at 742 lbs. and they also
topped the Holstein breed in milk
production at 24,239 pounds of
milk.
Henry U. Stoltzfus’ herd was
honored for having the top fat pro
ductioA of all breeds in the Red
Rose area at an average of 23,649
lbs. of milk and 888 lbs. of fat.
Top Protein
Production Herds
—John and Barb Brubaker, 729
Paul H. Martin, 726 lbs.
Henry U. Stoltzfiis, 723 lbs.
Circuit 4 • Robin Phillips; Circuit 5
- Gene Brubaker; Circuit 6 - Mark
Weber; Circuit 7 - Arlan Krick;
Circuit 9 - Don Meyers: and Cir
cuit 10 - Paul Zimmerman.
Duncan also stated that the goal
of the association in this craning
year is to try to correct some “inef
ficiencies within the association.”
These include the current prob
lems with the meters and the large
repair bills incurred. “It will be
recommended that by July 1 st, that
everyone using Tru-Test meters
must have their own brackets,”
Duncan stated. He told dairymen
that the jaws-type of bracket cur
rently in use on several farms
causes much damage and repairs to
the meters. Another area in need of
improvement is the criss-crossing
of supervisors into areas all over
the county. “We must start align
ing where the supervisors test,”
Duncan stated. In conclusion.
Duncan also encouraged dairymen
to write to their congressman and
work to keep the agricultural
purchase of the Berks Campus of
Penn State University In the state
budget.
Red Rose DHIA
Kerry Boyd topped the Brown Swiss breed In milk pro
duction In the Red Rose DHIA. Boyd’s herd averaged 16,520
lbs. of milk and 633 lbs. of fat.
John H. Howard, 722 lbs., lbs.
Elmer High, 710 lbs. Top Milk Production
Aaron R. Zeist, 703 lbs. By Herds
Robert Gochenauer, 695 lbs. Ayrshire
John Z. Beiler, 694 lbs. Harold Shelly, 15478 M, 620 F
Robert L. Kauffman, Jr. 689 (Turn to Pag* A3l)