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ITHACA, NY—The results of
the Northeast Bonge Quality Con
test are in and Krenston Farm,
owned by Steven and Don Krenzer
of Leßoy, N. Y., is the grand prize
winner.
Douglas J. Hillegass of Berlin,
Pa., captured the top spot in the hay
division with Mike and Gil Kautz
of Burdett, N.Y., and the Krenzer
brothers coming in second and
third respectively.
The haylage competition was
won by James Gardiner of Otselic,
N. Y. Second and third places went
to David Stahl of Somerset, Pa.,
and Jack Kuney of Waterloo, N.Y.
Krenston Farm’s grand-prize
entry had a relative feed value
(RFV) of 266 with 23.3 percent
crude protein (CP), 20.3 percent
acid detergent fiber (ADF), 25.6
percent neutral detergent fiver
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Krenston Reap Top Honors
(NDF), and .79 net energy lacta
tion (NEL).
Krenston Farm was formed
seven years ago when the Krenzer
brothers formed a partnership.
They started with 40 cows and
have built the 400-acre farm into a
135-cow operation. Their herd has
a rolling average of 22,400 pounds
of milk and 770 pounds of fat.
The only purchased feed on the
farm is the protein, which on an as
fed basis amounts to one-tenth of
the total feed volume.
The contest, sponsored by
Northeast DHIA, the New York
and Pennsylvania Forage and
Grasslands Councils, The North
east Improver, and die New York
Holstein News, judged forage on
lab analysis, visual inspection, and
milk production potential.
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samples were superior as seen by
the average analysis of the final
ists,” said Paul Sirois, Northeast
DHIA lab manager. “Combining
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In Forage Contest
the hay and haylage samples, the mer of 1988 have averaged iy./
averages were 22.6 percent CP. .73 percent CP. .62 NEL, and 126
NEL,and l96.2RFV.Bycompari- 4 Rpy. Forage is considered prime
son, samples in the lab for the sum- w h ere jji e rfv is 151 or better.”
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Repeatability.
His dam is Tall-Spruce Diana,
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