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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,
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York HolstenT~Breeders
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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
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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
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of die United States. The award,
sponsored by the Certified Alfalfa
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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
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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-
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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
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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
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