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veryone A-ccomplishes M-ore. the embryos or ET calves.
Excitement over new programs “We look forward to sale of fro
being offered to Ayrshire members zen embryos at the 1992 meeting
pervadedthe convention. Headlin- which will be held in New York,"
ing some of the new offerings is said Evans. “We strongly believe
the Young Sire Program and the this is an area of untapped potential
Type Traits Approval program, for the 19905."
Equally as important is the Ayr
shire Cow Connection being estab
lished for the first time this year.
The ACC is where the Ayrshire
buyer and seller will meet, accord
ing to Director Doug Evans frpm
New York.
Mike Creek has been hired as
the sales coordinator. Creek is with
the Palmyra Farm owned by Ralph
Shank and son. Ralph Shank Jr. of
Hagerstown. The ACC is prepared
to handle private treaties and dis
persal sales. According to Evans,
the ACC is looking into invitation
al sales on a national or by state
basis and also into special group
sales. Contracts and treaties are
drawn up and ready for members’
use.
“There are a lot of good cattle
out there for sale, and there are a lot
of buyers out there who want
them,” said Evans. “We believe
that this is one step closer to laying
the groundwork for the 19905.”
The next step in preparation for
the future is embryo transplant,
according to Evans. This was sec
onded by Buffington, the key
speaker at the awards luncheon.
“There is no better way to take
advantage of the great genetic
potential available which is virtu
ally untapped,”' said Evans. “We
are hoping ACC Can handle this for
you also.” Evans said that mem
bers have shown an interest in this.
but fear the qpsts may be too high
and that they won’t be able to sell
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A new Sire Summary Blue
Book will be coming out soon with
more useful information for mem
bers and according to Art Gaddis,
director from Wisconsin, it will
also be easier to read. In addition, a
computer mating service is in the
making and will be available in the
very near future.
Starting in 1989 any junior
member wishing to enter the
record book competition at the
national level can now bypass the
state level, according to Ralph
Shank Jr. of Hagerstown. Juniors
may send their record books
directly to the national contest.
Shank said the change was made to
encourage more juniors to com
pete and to develop more interest
in the national contest.
Also new for juniors is the
establishment of a scholarship
fund. According to Shank, the
association already has means of
obtaining some funds and also will
be soliciting for additional scholar
ship money.
Bob Ritchie, director from New
Hampshire, reported on four possi
ble by-law changes that will
restructure the districts across the
country. Every, three years the
bylaws committee examines the
population distribution of Ayr
shire breeders to determine how
breeders can best be represented.
The proposed change would
combine the New England and
New York area for district 1; Pen
nsylvania, New Jersey and to the
Mississippi for district 2; Michi
gan, Indiana, Ohio, Wisconsin and
Illinois for district 3; and the
remainder of the states will be in
district 4.
In addition, presently there are
two directors to each district. The
proposed change is for three direc
tors for each district and the two
year term would be changed to
three years which would be
staggered.
Also, for those breeders who
breed a cow, the calf would carry
die same prefix as the dam.
members decide to advance these
proposals they will appear on the
November ballot
Good news in the production
department for Ayrshire breeders:
1988 was a year for record setting
highs. Those individual cows
SANDOZCROP PROTECTION
Lloyd Sensenig
Annville, PA
Lloyd Sensenig on Marksman:
“With MarksmarP we were able to get good
control of the triazine-resistant lamhsquarters
that previous herbicide programs couldn’t
control. ”
“Marksman gave good suppression of hemp
dogbane as well. We also felt that Marksman
was a safer program, because there’s less
danger of seedling injury with Marksman. ”
reaching 20,000 pounds milk pro
duction in 305 days on twice-a-day
milking reached 147 this year.
That figure is up by 32 over the
previous year’s numbers.
Six cows exceeded 25,000
pounds milk production:
Ardrossan Classic Pearlina,
11-01, 28,580 M, 4.1 %F, 1.185 F.
Ardrossan Farms, Villanova, PA.
Good-Oak Hi K’s Rosie, 11-03,
26.450 M, 4.1%F, 1.083 F. Weston
Trombly, So. Royalton, VT.
Ardrossan Lees Twin Rose, 8-0,
26.440 M, 4.4%F, 1.151 F. Ardros
san Farms, Villanova, PA.
Hemlock-Hollow Lib’s Whi
skers, 6-10, 26.350 M, 4.1%F,
1.079 F. Weston Trombly, So.
Royalton. VT.
Covey-Farms, G.B.R. Reba,
6-02, 25.960 M, 4.0%F, 1.038 F.
Covey Farms, Locus Grove, OK.
Palmyra Welcome’s A. Ginger,
8-01, 25.120 M, 3.7%F, 933 F.
Ralph W. Shank Jr., Hagerstown,
MD.
Ardrossan Farms'of Villanova,
Pa., received the Constructive
Breeder Award for 1988 with the
highest record herd of 20.547 M,
M.E. 2X 4%. Also, Jack Miller of
Bradner, Ohio, received the Con
structive Breeder Award for 1988
with the second-highest record
Crops:
150 acres no-till corn
UncMtor Firming, Saturday, April 18,1N9«A28
herd at 18.733 M. M.E. 2X 4%.
Ardrossan Farms also received the
1988 Maurice Benson Protein
Awards in (he two-year-old and
four-year-old classes.
Ardrossan Farms received three
225.000 pound lifetime achieve
ment certificates for:
Ardrossan Classic Perlina,
247,941 M, 4.1%, 10.140 F.
Ardrossan Classic Betty,
246.885 M, 3.8%, 9.337 F.
Ardrossan Sultan’s Rosetta Lee.
234.599 M, 4.0%, 9.349 F.
Volunteers
Needed
The Lancaster County 4-H
Therapeutic Riding Program is
seeking volunteers to lead horses
and support handicapped riders
during its sessions this spring.
Volunteers are needed Monday,
Wednesday and Friday mornings
from 9 a.m. to noon and from
12:30 to 2 p.m. Friday afternoons
beginning April 3. For more infor
mation or to volunteer your time
contact Candy Saam after 5 p.m.
at 786-1972.
Problem Weeds:
Triazine-resistant
lambsquarters