MONTROSE (Susquehanna
Co.) The Susquehanna County
Dairy Herd Improvement Associ
ation (MIA) completed its 64th
year of milk testing on September
•30, 1989 with 127 whole year
herds and seven owner sampler
herds. The average herd size was
58 cows and there was a total of
7,317 cows on test. Average coun
ty production 16,406 ids
jppi 'gi ana uu._
and high cow milk and butterfat at the recent Susquehanna
County DHIA annual meeting.
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Susquehanna County DHIA Honors Producers
of milk, 601 pounds of fat and 524
pounds of protein per cow,
according to Susquehanna County
Agent, Nick Place.
Susquehanna County DHIA
held its annual meeting on Friday,
November 10, at the Montrose
United Methodist Church with
105 people in attendance. After a
fine roast beef dinner, David Cole
man presided over a short busi
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ness meeting and election of new
directors. The new directprs
elected for three year terms were:
William Goff, John Onyon and
Lome Clarke. Other directors are
Reuben Everitt, Ken Teel, Lee
Warren, Robert Feamley, Walter
Brooks and Mark Sartell. Dawn
Feamley serves as the secretary
treasurer. During the meeting a
report was given by State Director
John Castrogiovanni on current
developments of DHIA and the up
coming reorganization procedure
of DHIA,
After the business meeting a
slide presentation,was given by
Jim Nichol, public relations mana
ger of ADADC, American Dairy
Association and Dairy Council.
His presentation was on his recent
trip to Switzerland and Holland
with a comparison of their dairy
promotional efforts to ours. Paul
also explained how these two
countries employ the use of milk
and manure quotas and their
efforts on dairy farmers.
Afterwards awards were pre
sented to high production herds
anefto die county’s top supervisor.
The supervisors award went to
Gary Davies of Meshoppen. This
is presented for outstanding
achievement in regards to the few-
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est errors, quality samples and for Nan Farm, Montrose, 767 lbs.;
quick sample turn around time. Pease Farms, Susquehanna, 764
The top herd in milk, butterfat lbs.; Francis Hibbard & Sons,
and protein production was Tho- Dimock, 763 lbs.; C& C Bonavita
mas Traver of Meshoppen, with a Farm, Meshoppen, 741 lbs.; Ruth
record of 25,513 pounds of milk, Vandermark & Son, Montrose,
880 pounds of fat and 733 pounds 739 lbs.; and Leroy & Scott
of protein per cow. Tom’s milk Aldrich, Montrose, 715 lbs.
production was also the third Dairymen receiving awards for
highest in the state for 1989. protein production over 600
Other dairymen with herds over pounds were; Daryl Button,
700 pounds butterfat per cow Nicholson, 727 lbs.; R.M. Shipsky
were: James Swetter, Union Dale, and Sons, Forest City, 708 lbs.;
807 lbs.; John Castrogiovanni, James Swelter, Union Dale, 695
Montrose 799 lbs.; Daryl Button, lbs.; John Castrogiovanni, Mon-
Nicholson, 787 lbs.; R.M. Ship- trose, 688 lbs.; C& C Bonavita
sky, Forest City. 772 lbs.; Lyn (Turn l 0 Page A 3 5,
Susquehanna County dairymen were honored with pro
duction awards at the recent DHIA annual meeting held In
Montrose.
Harvest is here, and growers are
ONCE AGAIN reaping benefits from
their high yielding Pioneer® corn hybrids.
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Hybrid Bu/A
3585 148.6
3592 156.3
3540 153.1
3573 154.5
3578 156.6
3429 142.5
3475 ‘154.4
3471 145.2
XB6lB 152.0
3352 154.1
3379 158.1
3324 153.4
3343 163.8
3295 162.0
3180 167.9
3241 151.5
3189 161.5
3170 175.4
3140 169.2
3320 147.7
3142 176.4
3184 151.5
3343 189.3
COMPETITOR
BRAND X 142.5
3241 185.2
COMPETITOR
BRAND X 151.4 17.9 333.38 17.0 94.1 55.0
3429 164.9 18.7 360.47 26.0 92.3 57.0
3429 159.9 18.7 349 54 22.0 90.9 57 0
3592 164.8 16.7 366.84 22.0 86.4 59.0
3747 145.0 15.9 325.09 23.0 82 6 56 0
3585 161.5 16.6 359.82 26.0 80.8 57.0
Gross income per »cre is price per bushel ($2 25) less (2 0 cents) for each point of
moisture above 15.5% as t drying charge, multiplied by bushels of com per acre
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 2,1989-A33
Alan J. Yost
Stewartstown, Pennsylvania
Planted: 4/29/89 N-160 P-40 K-60
Harvested; 11/01/89 Planted in 38-inch rows
on a non-irngated field
Previous crop was
soybeans
Percent Income/
Moiiture Acre
15.9 $333.16
17.5 345.42
17.9 337.13
17.5 341.45
18.2 343.89
19.3 309.80
20.2 332.89
17.3 321.47
18.1 334.10
19.2 335.32
17.7 348.77
18.7 335.33
19.3 356.10
19.1 352.84
19.9 363.00
19.8 327.85
20.9 345.93
21.4 373.95
21.7 359.72
21.8 313.71
20.9 377.85
22.5 319.67
19.5 410.78
308.94
401.14
19.6
19.7
PIONEER.
BRAND-SEED CORN
56.0
55.0
84.2
91.7
19.0
24.0