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VOL. 34 No. 34
Floyd Huber, who will attend the National Pork Producers
Council’s first Pork Leadership Institute this month, exa
mines one of the feeder pigs In his unit.
Holstein Convention Sale Hits $125,000 On Four Bulls
BY PAT PURCELL
MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.
The 104th Annual Convention of
the Holstein-Fresian Association
of America, held in Minneapolis,
June 27 through 29, ended on a
encouraging note with the conven
tion sale which averaged $5,850
on 144 lots.
Holstein breeders packed the
Hyatt Regency’s Nicollet Grand
Ballroom early Thursday morning.
The enthusiatn from the large
crowd kept bidding fast and furi
ous, reported Mike Snyder, co-sale
New Cow Model To Give
More Accurate Evaluations
BY
EVERETT NEWSW ANGER
Managing Editor
WASHINGTON, DC-
Starting today, the way registered
cows and sites are indexed for
pedigrees and genetic proofs will
change from the modified contem
pory comparison (MCC) to what is
known as a statistical cow model.
“This new system will be more
accurate because it considers all
relations,” said Larry Specht, pro
cessor, dairy science, Penn State
University. “It takes care of the
cow family concept that breeders
have complained about for years.”
The new cow model will be used
in the USDA sire proofs that are to
Holiday Deadlines
The office of Lancaster
Fanning will be closed Tues
day, July 4, to observe the holi
day and will reopen Wednes
day, July 5. Deadlines for the
July 8 issue are as follows:
Mail Box Market Ads -
Noon Monday.
Public Sale Ads - 5 p.m.
Monday.
Classified Sec. B Ads - 5
p.m. Wednesday.
' All Other Classified Ads - 9
a.m. Thursday.
General News - S p.m.
Wednesday.
Late Breaking News - Noon
Thursday.
Four sections
Donald Seiot Is HFA President
manager, and made the Star of the
North an exceptional sale from
beginning to end.
The top bid of the event was
$125,000 going for the Fantastic
Four Bull Package purchased by a
of registered
from across the
coulWffffccording to Snyder.
The 4-paclc was consigned by
Belleview Holsteins, owned by
Donald and Keith Long of Wis
consin; Granada Genetics of Han
ford, Calif. (2); and Schruppdale,
Elginvue & Lytehaven of
be published in July. The new fig
ures will also begin to show up in
sale catalogues and other pedigree
information.
(Turn to Pago A 26)
fills train chugs around tha field of Noah Zimmerman,
Martlndals. A dairy farmer, Zimmerman restored the cteera
engine, tender, caboose and three cars so that others might
enjoy an old-fashioned train ride. He fires up the engine
every Saturday afternoon andby appointment for larpir
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 1,1989
Pennsylvania Pork Producers
Name Industry Rep
GORDONVILLE (Lancaster
Co.) July will be a month of
firsts for Floyd Huber. His firsts
will include flying, visiting lowa
and Washington D.C., and meet
ing federal legislators and offi
cials. He also will be the first Penn
sylvania candidate to the National
Pork Producers Council’s first
Pork Leadership Institute.
The Institute will inform pork
producers on'current issues so that
Minnesota.
The first choice male embryo
consigned by Lylehaven Holsteins
of East Montpelier, Vermont,
Train Moo’vin Through Martindale Dairy Warm
BY USA RISSER
Donald Seipt
sot Per Copy
they in turn may educate consum
ers about pork and the pork indus
try. The event begins July 20 with
a visit to the Des Moines
headquarters of the NPPC and
finishes up a couple days later in
Washington, D.C. Huber will rep
resent the Pennsylvania Pork Pro
ducers Council for one year.
Huber is excited about the
upcoming trip and his role as an
industry promoter. “We have to
educate the American people as to
brought $54,000, the second high
est bid of the Star of the North sale,
and was purchased by the syndi
cate Star of the North, which
includes owners from South Dako
ta. Minnesota and several Eastern
stales. Rf
Mobilcrest Rotate Precious col
£
Keystone Farm Credit
Names Manager
SHOEMAKERSVILLE (Berks
Co.) David L. Ketncr, a native
of Hamburg, Berks County, has
been named Branch Manager of
Keystone Farm Credit’s Lancaster
Branch, effective June 5, 1989.
Ketner graduated from the
Delaware Valley College of Sci
ence and Agriculture jn 1976 with
a B.S. in dairy science. While in
grogps. Shown are engineer LeldndMartin, who helps Zlm-„
merman with the operation, andßamOaughtere Renee, 12;
Amy 9; and Joy, 9. To learn more wont Zimmerman and his
train, turn to page Bto. - -,
$12.50 Per Year
what’s going on (in the pork indus
try),” he said. “Especially those
people who think we’re abusing
these animals. On a hot day,
they’re better off in a ventilated
bam than they would be in the hot
sun. Pigs sunburn, you know,”
Huber also would like to
increase awareness of pork’s nutri
tional value and leanness.
Promotion is important, Huber
feels, and it’s one thing the pork
(Turn to Pago A 24)
lected a bid of $35,000 from syndi
cate of breeders from Wisconsin.
Precious was the consignment of
Hardy Holsteins, owned by Gregg
& Shelly Hardy of Tipton,
Michigan.
breeders were in
(Turn to Pago A 22)
’V. __ _
eolkgc, he was on the dairy cattle
judging team and was President of
the 4-H Club.
Joining the Lancaster branch of
Farm Credit as a field representa
tive in February 1981, Ketner
moved to the former Berks-
LeHigh Valley Farm Credit Ser
vice lh October of the same year.
(Turn to Pag* A 29)