A2O-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 25,1989
Talk Continues On Grade-up Program
Representing Holstein Clubs which reached membership goals were: (from left)
State Membership Chairman and State Director for Beaver/Lawrence, Paul Lawrence;
Bruce Dietrich, Lehigh state director; Tim Sturgeon, Beaver/Lawrence president; Cliff
Snyder, membership chairman for Clarion/Venango.
Award winners for milk production scrapbooks: (front, from left) June Boyer of
York; Marlene Mitcheltree of Beaver/Lawrence and Eleanor Isenberg of Huntingdon;
(back row) Paul Hartle of Centre; Harry Bachman of Lebanon and Arthur Moore of
Mercer.
WEST MIDDLESEX (Mercer)
- Milk marketing, Bovine Soma
totrophin, and the Grade-up Prog
ram were the topics of the Pennsyl
vania Holstein Association’s
Annual Convention when they met
this week in West Middlesex in
Mercer County. But the grade-up
program continues to draw the
most attention, according to PHA
President Jay Landis of Lancaster
County
The discussion will no doubt
continue at the Winter Forum
meetings scheduled for March
13-14 at State College. With other
Pennsylvania Junior Holstein Convention Is A
WEST MIDDLESEX (Mercer)
The first Pennsylvania Junior
Holstein Annual Convention to be
held separately from the senior
convention was overwhelmingly
successful, according Dick Yule.
Yule, Columbia County dairy
man and 1989 president of the PA
Junior Holstein Association advis
ory committee said it was the
largest turnout with 268 members
attending, but Yule said projec
tions for next year put the atten
dance figure to 500.
“Everything worked out great.
These juniors were really wound
up about the convention and I think
the word is going to get out about
the great convention this year and
it will be even better next year,”
said Yule.
State Sale
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annual convention, “Wild, Wild
West,” at the Sheraton Inn. The
auctioneers for the event were C.
Sherman Allen and Mike Weimer.
The sale featured 68 top-quality
Holsteins, including 66 cows and
heifers and 2 calves. Total sales for
the auction was slightly more than
$178,000 and the animals brougKt
an average of $2,684.
Ruth, Jones Welcomed To PHA Hall Of Fame
concerns needing attention, Landis
feels the association should make a
decision on the grade-up program
and shift their concern to other
areas affecting milk producers
which need members’ attention.
“BST is becoming a big concern
and we need to address the prob
lem we already have with over pro
duction. We don’t know how it
will contribute to over production.
They say the use of BST will save
the producer money, but we’re not
sure. There’s also the consumers
reaction to the use of this hor
mone,” explained Landis.
Junior membership has been
steadily increasing in the last three
years according to Yule. For added
incentive to participate, several
new awards were created to be pre
sented for 1988 achievements and
five $5OO scholarships were also
presented this year.
“The kids who come to the con
vention have already set some
goals and know what they want to
do with their lives. We senior
members are excited about their
03del-Endeavor Mark Clara-ET and friends. Clara topped the State Holstein sale
with a bid of $8,700 from Judy Wolford and Dallas Rynd of Cochranton. Sire Is Walk
way Chief Mark and dam is Rynd-Home Valiant Cutie. Consignor was Imperial C
Breeders of Saegertown.
The affects of BST use on bull
proofs is another critical concern
for registered breeders. How will it
affect production records? If BST
is used how will its use be reflected
accurately on production records?
There are a lot of questions sur
rounding the use and monitoring of
BST and it is predicted it may be
available to farmers as soon as next
year.
Hall Of Fame-ers
Russell L. Jones of Little Mea
dows and Alpheus Ruth of Fleet
wood are the newest inductees into
the 1989 Pennsylvania Holstein
enthusiasm. They are the future of
our association,” said Yule. “And
it looks real good."
Junior Members’ Cows
Reach 30,000 Pounds
Pennsylvania Junior Holstein
members were eligible for two
new awards in 1988. The Breeder-
Owner of a 30,000-pound cow
award and the Junior Progressive
Breeder Award.
Two Junior members were rec
ognized for their cows’ outsland
Association Hall of Fame.
RUSSELL L. JONES
Jones and his wife Carol look
over sole responsibility for the
family farm in 1958. There they
raised one son and two daughters
and each have completed a college
education.
Russell has been an active lead
er in dairy farming. In the PHA he
served two years as the PHA state
president from 1978 to 1980; two
years as vice-president; eight years
as a member of the State Executive
Committee; and five years on the
State Board of Directors. He was
also chairman of the Program
Development and Evaluation
Committee.
Russell is also involved with the
Bradford County Holstein Club
where he has served as President,
Vice-President and Secretary. His
active support of the DHIA prog
ram led him to positions as presi
dent, state director and secretary.
Russell is also deeply committed
to the County Extension Board
where he has functioned as the
president, vice-president and
board member.
Russell has received many
Pennsylvania State Holstein President Jay Landis (right)
presents Lewis Berkley (left) with the plaque honoring the
outgoing executive committee member of the Southwest
District.
mg production requirements:
Stephanie Corbin and Susan
Corbin of Reynoldsville in Jeffer
son County qualified for the first
30,000 pound production awards.
Stephanie’s Corbinview Ford
Practice recorded at age 3 yrs. 4
mos., 305 days. 30,112 lbs., 2.8 %
fat, 837 lbs. 2.7% protein and 811
lbs. protein.
Susan’s Corbinview Ideal Shir
ley recorded at age 5 yrs. 3 mos., in
305 days, 30,985 lbs. milk, 3.4%
awards including the Penn Slate
Dairy and Animal Science Distin
guished Alumnus Award and the
Charles E. Cowen award presented
by the Dairymen, Inc.
ALPHEUS RUTH
Ruth began dairying with regis
tered Holsteins in 1936. In 1943 he
attended the Joseph Canby Disper
sal with his neighbor who pur
chased an animal named Green
wood Dean Bobbie. Ruth later
bought Bobbie from his neighbor
and from that day on the heifer pro
foundly impacted the progressive
development of the registered
Holstein herd at Vista Grande
Farm.
Bobbie was foundation brood
cow and she produced 13 heifers
and five bulls in her 16-year life.
From this fine cow, Ruth deve
loped his first Gold Medal and
Excellent animals, both male and
female. A daughterof Bobbie, Vis
ta Grande Ovation Ellen GM,
VGB7 had a son, Vista Grande
Haven Wallie GM, EX9O who was
sold to Tri-Stale Breeders in the
1060’s.
Ruth followed the Dunloggm
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Big Success
fat, 1,055 lbs. fat, 2.9% protein and
900 lbs. protein.
Junior Progressive
Breeder Awards
James Houser of Spring Mills in
Centre County and Susan Corbin
of Reynoldsville in Jefferson
County qualified for the first
Junior Progressive Breeder
Awards which were presented at
the Junior Holstein Convention
this week.
” >er qualified with three
cows bred and which averaged 86
points with 23,415 lbs. of milk,
3.8% fat and 886 lbs. of bullcrfal.
Corbin qualifed with three cows
bred and owned which averaged
85 points with 24,095 lbs., 3.5%
fat and 845 lbs. of butterfat.
Congratulations to these two
young people for getting a head
start in their future herd
development.
One criteria for the award is ani
mals must have the following pro
duction records on official DHI or
DHIR:
As a 2 yr. old, 18.000 M, 650 F,
Classified 81 points; 3 yr. old,
20.500 M, 725 F, Classified 83
points; 4 yr. old, 21.900 M, 800 F,
Classified 85 points and 5 & Over,
22.500 M, 830 F, Classified 87
points.