01619'?- RERI °pIttV? rSITY " W 209 eTATt UHIUE R fL\o . t®€RSls PM<K r * 168 ° ■ n s|| mm VOL. 34 No. 23 Ayrshires Destined To Be The Breed Of The Future BY PAT PURCELL HAGERSTOWN, MD Hun dreds of Ayrshire breeders from across the United States gathered this week in Hagerstown, Md., to honor this red ftnd white breed of dairy cattle which has become known for its peak efficiency and high production of protein and but terfat coupled with excellent milk production. Ayrshire is fast becoming the breed of the future with more and more emphasis being placed on high index numbers for butterfat and protein production, according to keynote speaker, Ron Buffing ton of Dublin, Ohio. “The correlation is very, very Crawford Countian Wins Northeastern US. Alfalfa Award MEADVILLE (Crawford) John Tautin of Conneauttille recently received M award fqr being the ouwsnSira.aWalh pwfc, duccr for dteNOrtiifiiertiSiagkiii York HolstenT~Breeders Updated On BST BY JOYCE BUPP York Co. Correspondent DELTA (York) Imagine dairying on die brink of the 1990 s without bulk tanks, without auto matic milkers, without artificial insemination, DHIA testing or embryo transfer. Yet all those technological advances were once new —and suspect —breakthroughs from then accepted practices of the jSSBSBInocBTO tiny totprwd lima hi Uncpptar county* Thlp Amlph firm along Horaaahoa Road yamaoloaar thanSu iKabacauaa a 7Orm&23omtn talaphoto lana compraaaaa tha pic- linoastor Farming, Saturday, April 15, 1989 Ardrossan Farms, Conebella Farm Collect Production Awards strong between fat and protein pro duction. If you pick a cow with 1,000 pounds of fat, most likely protein will be at 800 pounds. The high fat cow is good on protein, and that’s what’s going to be important in the future. It’s what foreign markets want, too,” said Buffington. ‘There will be a tre mendous demand for those cows with high lifetime records and high index on fat and protein.” Top on the agenda for the meet ing was promotion of the advan tages of dairying with Ayrshires. Buffington said that only can be accomplished by T-E-A-M effort. Which stands for T-ogether E (Turn to Pag* ASS) of die United States. The award, sponsored by the Certified Alfalfa JgSßaSjSSTfc o^ ftadormTAlfalfr Symporhun last > dairy business, Penn State special ist Dr. Larry Muller reminded York Holstein members at their spring bam meeting April 5. Dr. Muller updated the York Holstein breeders on continuing research on BST, bovine somatotrophin, during the meeting hosted by the Ramsay Cooper family of Delta. The highly controversial bovine somatotrophin is today’s (Turn to Pap* A 36) otßvo rson, Pa.; Jack Millar of Bradnar, Ohio; Waaion TrondJfy of South Royahon, vemtont; Jim Madten of Woodbum, Ohio; and David Patrick of Woodbine, Maryland. month. Tautin has been a dairy fanner formoce thin 30 years in the Tho- Corners a*ca. He milks 42 Upland relies heavily on his SO acres of alfalfa. Tautin stated, “I could not without my alfalfc;lt’s the easiest and cheapest way to make milk.” High-quality alfalfa is his major feed source for his cows. Quality Reigns At Maryland State Holstein Show BY SUE CROW Maryland Correspondent TIMONIUM, MD The 19th annual Maryland State Holstein Show on April Bth was held on one of the prettiest spring days Hire components into a closer view. Managing Editor Everett Newswanger took the picture looking north from on top the ratyoad track off Creek Hill Road. Four Sections Tautin usually takes four cut tings per year.atadhu alfalfa has I crude protein level average rang ing from 21 percent to 36 total digestible nutrients range from 65 percent to 70 per cent In 1985 and 1986. Tautin par ticipated in the Pennsylvania Alfalfa Growers’ Program in which alfalfa yield was measured. yet It was not only a show where the quality of the animals was rec ognized, but also their production as well. Judge Loren Elsass agreed to the quality of the animals pre- 809 Per Copy His field produced 6.5 tons of hay per acre in 1986 and 7.8 tons in 1985. The county’s typical yield Wipe normally is four to five kHP per acre for alfalfa {Adduction. Tautin’s high-quality alfalfa haylage allows hiun to reduce his feed cost significantly. In addition, he saves fertilizer dollars by using (Turn to Pago A 42) sented along with the keen com petition as eight of the 19 classes had well over 15 entries in each. Though show numbers were down a few animals over last year, a tot (Turn to Page A 22). $lO.OO Per Year
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