A32-Uncaster Farming, Saturday, July 1.1989
REYNOLDSBURG. OH.
The American Guernsey Associa
tion (AGA) held its national con
vention May 19 to 22 in Roches
ter, New York. “Guernseys Shine
in ’B9” was the theme to the four
day event, during which Guernsey
breeders were recognized to their
accomplishments.
Two of the most prestigious
awards any Guernsey enthusiast
can receive are the Master Breeder
and Distinguished Service awards.
George Fowler Sr. of Butler Hill
Farm in Saluda, South Carolina,
became the fourth recipient of the
Master Breeder Award. During
the past 29 years Fowler along
with his wife Ethel and son
George, have developed 6S Excel
lent cows with over 90 percent of
these animals carrying the Butler
Hill prefix. The May 1989 apprai
sal resulted in 14 Excellents,
seven of which were new Excel
lents, and 56 Very Goods. This
Double Gold Star Breeder’s cur
rent RHA is over 14,000 pounds
of milk. Fowler retired (his year
from the AGA board of directors
after 11 years of dedicated Service.
A 10-year AGA board member,
Myron Erdman of Chenoa, Illi
nois, the Distinguished
Service Award.
Four senior memlsprg won the
five national production awards.
A senior two-year-old cow earned
two national production honors.
The New England GBA Award
recognizes the breed’s highest
305-day, two-time, mature equi
valent (305D-2X-ME) milk
record for 1988. The Nyala-
Bedford Award is given to the
two-year-old cow with the highest
305 D, 2X, ME milk production.
Lindcnhof Bonus J Tele Xenia,
bred by K.D and Elsie Linde of
Oxford, Pennsylvania and now
owned by the Linde children Axel
Linde and Millie Linde Widmann
attained both of these awards.
The Tarbcll Trophy is awarded
to the highest ME butterfat record.
Ranked second in the breed with a
Cow Production Index (CPI) of
+435, Rozelyn Abies Jackie
earned this trophy for Leon
Zweegman of Rozelyn Farm in
Lynden, Washington. Her lacta
tion of 5-08 305 D 25.870 M 5.1%
1,31 OF* 3.8% 979P* converts to
1.271 F on an ME basis.
Two living lifetime production
awards are presented annually.
This year’s recipient of the Lieb
ers Trophy to milk production
went to Rudanks Jay Amie. This
Butler Hill Dari Jay-Twin daught
er has lifetime totals of 231,450
pounds of milk and 10,723 pounds
of butterfat in 4,188 days. With
nine national class-leading
records to her credit, her best
record came at 10-07 when she
produced 28.950 M 4.6% 1.344F*
3.6% 1.053P* in 365 days. She is
owned by Rudolph Mitchell of
Saluda, South Carolina.
Valley Set Corp Hildie pro
duced 11,065 pounds of butterfat
in 4,356 days to win the Valley
Set Award. This award honors the
cow with the most lifetime butter
fat. Ron Wenger of Goshen, India
na, was both the sponsor and reci
pient of this year’s award.
Nine Guernsey breeders from
around the country competed in
the National Outstanding Young
Guernsey Farmer Contest. Cali
fornia’s Walt Kessler of GalJ won
the Harding Watch Award and the
$750 prize. Kessltfr is herdsman
and general manager of Bay Mea
dow Farms. Tift 230-cow, 1988
Awards and Highlights Of American
Guernsey Association Meeting
rolling herd average (RHA) was
14.304 M 4.8% 683 F 3.6% 514 P.
From the eastern shore is first
runner-up John B. Schnebly of
Clear Spring, Maryland. The 1988
RHA on Crown Stone Farm’s 67
cows was 14,231 M 4.4% 630 F
3.5% 500 P. John, a Maryland
GBA board member, farms with
his brother and father and their
families. Finishing from second to
fourth runner-up, respectively,
were David L. Anderson of Up
The Creek Farm in Lester Prairie,
Minnesota; Tim and David Hay
nes of Richland Farm in Auburn,
Indiana and C. Wayne Blades of
Waymar Guernseys in Crane,
Missouri.
Junior members from 10 states
competed to this year’s National
Outstanding Guernsey Youth
Award. Contestants were judged
on scholastic achievements as wll
as dairy and extra curricular activ
ities. Roger Hunker, the’2l-year
old son of Merle and Catherine
Hunker of Tiffin, Ohio, received
the $5OO Colebank Scholarship
for winning this contest. First
Runner-Up Michael Hurst, an
OSU dairy science major enrolled
in the honors program, is also
active in his state junto GBA
organization. Both of these young
men plan to work in the dairy
industry while maintaining
Guernsey dairies.
Eleven junior members from
seven different states won Nation
al Junior Gold Star Breeder certi
ficates. To receive this designa
tion, the junior member must be
the sole breeder and owner of the
cow. The junior members owning
animals which met this criteria
include Catherine L. Littlefield of
Watertown, New York (five
cows); Herby D. Lutz of Chester,
South Carolina (four cows); Jef
frey W. Lambrecht of Bedford,
Indiana (four cows); Brent Cle
ments of Stoddard, Wisconsin
(two cows) and with one cow
each; Aaron M. Lancaster of Fern
dale. Washington; Steve Sywas
sink of Letts. Iowa; Rob Enos
from Femdale, California; Eli
zabeth and Alison Littlefield of
.Watertown, New York; Jeremy
Lambrecht of Bedford, Indiana
and Todd A. Riggs of Evansville.
Indiana. Once a junior member
has five animals qualify for Junior
Gold Star Breeder awards, he
receives a Junior Progressive
Breeder Plaque. This year’s reci
pients of the award included Jef
frey Lambrecht, Catherine L. Lit
tlefield and Herby D. Lutz.
Ten individual cows owned by
junior members placed in the top
five of the 22nd Annual Junior
Production Contest. The awards
are given based on 305D-2X-ME
records. The only individual own
ing more than one winner was
Clint Laesch of Bloomington, Illi
nois. First for milk and protein
was Shadylawn CA Vanita with
3-07 24.942 M 821 P owned by
Aaron Lancaster of Ferndale,
Washington. Other individual
winners were; Justin McMurray of
Eighty Four, Pennsylvania, Twin
Brook Fashion Daffodil, 1.062 F,
fifth for butterfat; Adam Messix
of Chestertown, Maryland, Pem
bcrtqn TF Iris, 2-07 23.950 M,
fourth for- milk.
Another production category is
for a junior member’s best group
of three cpws based on milk, bul
terfat and protein. Seven groups
placed in the top five in these three
categories. The junto member
and the average on his o i her three
cows follows:
Aaron Lancaster, 21.573 M
725 P, first to milk and protein;
Clint Laesch, 21.138 M 1.083 F
704 P, first for butterfat, second for
milk and protein; Todd Laesch,
19.337 M I.OOBF, second to but
terfat and fifth to milk; Herby D.
Lutz. 20.547 M 896 F 646 P, third
to milk, fourth for butterfat and
fifth for protein; Erik Nelson,
19.710 M 957 F 674 P. third to but
terfat, fourth to milk and protein;
Katie Nelson, 847 F 683 P, third for
protein and fifth for butterfat;
Janice Garber, 598 P, fifth to
protein.
Turning to dairy industry facts
and figures is the Quiz Bowl con
test which features AGA junior
Milk Producers Honored
As Five-Year Equity Investors
REYNOLDSBURG, OH
The efforts of 33 milk producers
to bring a market-oriented milk
pricing system to .the United
States dairy industry were rec
ognized June 16th at the Annual
Meeting of National AU-Jersey
Inc. in Cedar Rapids, lowa The
38 were recognized for their long
time support and .promotion of
National All-Jersey’s Equity Pro
gram.
National All-Jersey’s Equity
Program was started in 1976. It is
funded by forward thinking milk
producers. The Equity Program
promotes the nationwide adoption
of Multiple Component Pricing
(MCP).
1988 saw much progress to
ward the furthering of Multiple
Component Pricing. On April 1,
1988, the first Federal Milk Mar
keting Order implemented a MCP
plan. Approximately 60% of the
nation’s dairy farmers are eligible
to participate in voluntary MCP
programs.
The 38 five-year investors join
588 other milk producers who
SELECT SIRES, INC.
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At Select Sites, Inc., In Plain City, OH, a group of newlyhlred personnel gathered
. recently for an employee orientation conference. The 12 member cooperatives were
represented by this “Select" group of professionals as they completed the three-day
intensive orlentatlon'program. The agenda for the conference Included presenta
tions by each department and extensive tours of the National Headquarters facilities.
Pictured, front, left to right: Wayne Saxton, Julie Harrison, Wayne Reeder, Maury
Cox, Steve Austin, Mike Bills; second row: George Herbert, Jim Tiffany, MarcLoran*
zen, Mike Marchand, Jamie Howard, Dan Burky, Bob Finn; third row: Todd Gaby,
Mark Hedrick, Paul Waters; fourth row: Guy Grlssom. Keith Burner, JlirvFslvey, Bob
Brittain, Brian Kline, Shane Emerson.
members in a double elimination
competition. The Indiana team of
Todd Riggs, Michael Hurst, Kent
Wenger of Goshen, Pam Miller
from Huntington and coached by
Lee Riggs won the national title.
The only team to beat the Hoosiers
was Pennsylvania. Alan Kozak of
State College coached the four
member team of Beth Clark from
Bedford, Tracy Kcrber of Hermi
nic, Justin McMurray and Jennifer
Sulkosky from Derry who placed
second in the overall competition.
A New York team and a junior
team from Pennsylvania also
competed.
Wisconsin’s Heidi Jean Knapp
of Hartford was crowned the 1989
National Guernsey Queen. This
have previously been recognized.
This year. National All-Jersey Inc.
is recognizing the following.
California: James Ahlem. Hil
mar.
Idaho: Kurt Alberti, Wendell;
Marvin Duggan, Buhl; Monte &
Vicki Metsker, Buhl; Charles, Or
cutt. -•
Iowa: Charles F. Hawkins,
Cascade; Erwin Hennings, Wav
erly; Richard W. Pace, Wyoming.
Maryland: Harvey E. Summy,
Grantsville; Edwin Yoder. Grants
villc.
Michigan: Hapalson Jersey
Farm, Fowlerviller.
Minnesota: Edna M. Harrold
& Children, Bingham Lake; Rog
er Hosileld, Medford; Marbl Jer
seys, Bruno; Marcella J. Pirila,
Finlayson; Gayle Rittmiller, Me
nahga; George Stewart, Oak Park;
Twin Oaks Faijn, Eyota.
Nevada: Newell J. Mills. Fal
lon.
North Carolina: David W.
Chapman, Taylorsville; Thomas
F. Colvard, Jefferson; Ray El
more. Statesville; Roten & Mar-
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University of Wisconsin-Madison
senior is active in -the student
National Agri-Marketing Associa
tion chapter, the Badger Dairy
Club and Ag Campus Student
Council. The national Guernsey
princess is Angelique McDonald
of Green Slopes Farm in Imler,
Pennsylvania. This high school
senior and 4-H and FFA member
is just concluding her county dairy
princess reign. She plans to pursue
an auctioneer career and work
with Guernseys.
The American Guernsey Asso
ciation is the national member
organization for the registration
and promotion of Guernsey cattle
and is headquartered in Reynolds
burg. Ohio.
Icy, West Jefferson."
Ohio: Tom 'COoperrider,
" Croton.
Pennsylvania: Jacob J. Kin
singer, Meyersdale: Roy S. Kin
singer, Salisburg; Richard Tick
ner,' Mansfield; Paul j. Yoder;
Meyersdale; Lewis A. Zctek, Mey
ersdale.
Wisconsin: Wanda Ace, Ore
gon; Wiltner Albert, Jr., Ocono
mowoc; A; Eugene Dirksen, Dar
lington; Mr. & 'Mis. Norbert J.
Klchr, Unity; Rudy G. 1 Koch,
Wcstby; Steven Koch; WeStby;
Albin Peterson, Viroqua; Daniel
O. Remington, Elroy; Steven
Swenson, Viroqua.
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