A36-Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, January 13,1990 Dairymen Honor (Continued from Page A 1) everywhere. The herd has won the Premier Breeder and Premier Exhibitor banners at the Farm Show several times. He is an offi cial judge for the Pennsylvania Purebred Dairy Cattle Association and is a director of the PA All- American Dairy Show. Keefer has held every office there is to hold in the Pennsylva nia Ayrshire Breeders Association and he was instrumental in start ing the breed’s spring calf and heifer sale. He served three terms as a director of the National Ayr shire Association. He also served one term as vice president and two years as president of the national association. Keefer has been a Federal Land Bank Director for more than ten years. He has been a member of the Dauphin County DHIA board and served as president for several years. He is a strong supporter of 4-H and other youth programs and his farm has hosted numerous educational events in conjunction with the Dauphin County Cooperative Extension Service. He serves as a Deacon in his church and as a representative for Brotherly Aid, a church related self-insuring agency. He is known to many of us as a director and currently as vice pres ident of the PA Dairymen’s Association. Earl and his wife, Anabelle, have two children, Sandy and Earl, Jr. Moore has been a staff member at PSU since 1955 and is well known to the dairy and live stock industries of the state. Professor Moore’s master’s thesis explored the pricing of milk for non-fluid use within the Feder al Order System. He was the first area marketing agent for The Penn State Cooperative Extension Ser vice and was based in Erie County with responsibility for a ten coun ty area. He moved to the Universi ty Park campus in 1958 as an extension specialist in marketing and assisted with the dairy mar keting program from 1958 to 1965. Professor Moore serves as Coordinator for Agricultural Eco nomics and Farm Management Extension and specializes in com modity and animal feed marketing problems as well as farm policy. Lou has been a popular speaker at many county dairy days and pro ducer meetings. He has discussed the outlook for milk and cull cow prices and the sources and prices of feed supplies for the dairy herd. Moore has authored numerous marketing publications. He con sults with- individuals and firms, aiding them in analysis of market Extension Award from Wayne Beshore. ments and has served as a consul tant to Consumer Reports. He has spoken at the annual meetings of the National Frame Builders Association, the Eastern Federa tion of Feed Merchants, the Inter national Silo Association, the National Stone Association, the National Independent Meat Asso ciation and the Milking Machine Manufacturers Council. He writes for Lancaster Farm ing, PA Farmer, the Penn State Ag Economics Newsletter and the PennAg Journal, a publication of PennAg Industries. He is active in radio and educational TV and par ticipates at stations across the state. He served five years on an International Aid Project in the Bahamas. He is treasurer for the College Township Industrial Development authority and assisted with a local Boy Scout Troop committee for the past twenty-five years. He col lects and restores classic cars, is a member of several antique auto mobile clubs and enjoys jogging and bicycling. His latest project has been to dismantle and move a 30x84 foot livestock bam that was built in the early 1800 s. It was reassembled on a new site where Moore and his wife Mary Jane are converting the structure into a new home. Dr. Paul E. Hand Dr. Hand has served the dairy community for more than 30 years. He joined Atlantic in 1957 as an economist. In 1960, he was elected secretary and in 1971 was named assistant general manager. He was elected secretary and gen eral manager in 1982. Since joining the cooperative, Dr. Hand has appeared at more than 200 state and federal market order hearings on behalf of dairy farmer members. He has served on numerous regional and national dairy industry committees on milk pricing problems. Currently, he serves on the board of directors of the National Milk Producers Fed eration and on the board and executive committee of the American Dairy Products Insti tute. He is a member of the North east Dairy Industry Leadership Group, the American Agricultural Economics Association and the American Management Associa tion. He is treasurer of the Phi ladelphia Dairy Council and is chairman of the Resolutions Com mittee of the Pennsylvania State Council of Farm Organizations. He is a past secretary of both the Holly Milk Cooperative and the Pennmarva Dairymen’s Federa tion. Dr. Hand is also active in sever al civic organizations. He is trea- for Promoting Agriculture and is a past LL Governor of Division 21 of the Pennsylvania Kiwanis. He is also a member of the Military Order of World Wars and the Reserve Officer’s Association. A native of Fort Fairfield, Maine, Dr. Hand attended the University of Maine, where he received a bachelor’s degree in agricultural economics and farm management (1952) and a mas ter’s degree in agricultural eco nomics and marketing (19SS). He earned his Ph.D. in 1960 from Penn State University, where he worked on dairy marketing prob lems. Dr. Hand spent two years in the active army, one of which was in Korea where he served as a First Lieutenant in the Infantry. He retired from the Army Reserves in 1982, holding the rank of Colonel. Dr. Hand married Georgette Cyr of Van Buren, Maine in 1950. They have six children Karen Matejic, Deborah Fisher, Char lene Wright, Cheryl Gordon, Paul Jr. and David. The Hands, who reside in Warminster, also have ten grandchildren. Farm Calendar (Continued from Pag* A 10) Holiday Inn South, Chambers- burg, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Perry, Juniata, Mifflin counties dairy day, Mifflin County Courthouse, Lewistown, 9:45 a.m. to 2:CK) p.m. Mifflin County DHIA meeting, Mifflin County Courthouse basement meeting room, Lew istown, 10:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Southwestern Pennsylvania dairy nutrition seminar, Hoss’s Steak House, Belle Vernon, 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.; continues January 26 and February 2. Northeast winter dairy manage ment school, Ramada Inn, East Windsor, Ct.; runs through January 20. Westmoreland County DHIA annual meeting, Kecksburg Fire Hall, Kecksburg, 7:15 p.m. Saturday, January 20 York County 4-H lamb club ban quet, York County 4-H Center, York, 7:00 p.m. Sunday, January 21 Southeast Pennsylvania Grape Growers Association meeting, Lancaster Farm & Home Cen ter, Lancaster 3:00 p.m. Monday, January 22 Adams County com day, York Springs Fireball, York Springs, 9:00 a.m. Estate planning meeting, Cumber land County Extension office, Carlisle, 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Tuesday, January 23 Penn State income tax meeting, Chilcoat’s Restaurant, Altoona, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Horticultural business manage ment short course, Lancaster Farm & Home Center, 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Franklin County com clinic, Kauffman’s Community Cen ter, 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Southcentral Pennsylvania Area Holstein Association meeting, Western Sizzlin’ Harrisburg, 10:30 a.m. Berks County on-foot, on-rail beef evaluation program, Leesport Farmer’s Market, beef evalua tion, 7:00 p.m.; continues Janu ary 25 at Peter Brothers Meats, Lenhartsviile, 7:00 p.m. Kent County sheep meeting, Tal bot Ag Center, Talbot, Md., 7:30 p.m. Adams County estate planning meeting, Adams County Exten- Dr. and Mrs. Paul Hand (left), receive speical recognition award from Wayne Beshore. ■'.f-v sion office, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, January 24 Penn State income tax meeting. Holiday Inn, Uniontown, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Tri-County dairy and crops day, Ramada Inn, Dußois, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Chester County crops day, East ’ Brandywine Fireball, Guthries ville, 9:00 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. Greenhouse meeting, Cremer’s Greenhouse, Hanover, 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. York County com clinic, 4-H Cen ter, York, 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Sire Power annual meeting, Shera ton Harrisubrg West, Harris burg, 10:00 a.m. Schuylkill County DHIA meeting, Red Lion Cafe, Deturksville, noon. Veterinary nutritional forum, Olde Hickory Inn, Lancaster, 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Lancaster County home horticul ture seminar, easy plants for indoors. Farm & Home Center, Lancaster, 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Thursday, January 25 Penn State income tax meeting. Days Inn Motel, Butler, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Cumberland County com clinic, Penn Township Fireball, Huntsdale, 9:00 a.m. Cameron, McKean, and Potter counties dairy day. First Baptist Church, Port Allegany, 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Mifflin County Holstein Club annual meeting, Penn Valley Retreat, 7:00 p.m. York County Chamber of Com merce ag recognition banquet. Wise Haven Hall. York, 7:00 p.m. Integrated pest management, Kennard-Dale High School, Fawn Grove, 8:00 p.m. Friday, January 26 Penn State income tax meeting. Rustic Lodge, Indiana, 8:00 a.m. to, 4:00 p.m. Franklin County Extension Asso ciation annual meeting, Kauff man’s Community Center, 6:IS p.m. Saturday, January 27 McKean County livestock day, 4-H Center, E. Smethport, 9:00 a.m. to noon. York County 4-H beef banquet. Seven Valleys Fireball, Seven Valleys, 7:00 p.m. Greencastle Livestock Greencastle, Pa. Thursday, Jan. 11, 1990 Report Supplied by PDA CATTLE 358: COWS 1.00-2.75 HIGH ER STEERS; FEW CHOICE 1165-1450 LBS. AT 70.00, FEW STANDARD 58.75- HEIFERS FEW CHOICE HOLSTEINS AT 65.50, FREW STAN DARD AND SELECT HOLSTEINS 54.00- COWS BREAKING UTILI TY & COMMERCIAL 48.50-54.00, CUT TER AND BONING UTILITY 50.75- FEW TO 57.25, CANNER & LOW CUTTER 45.50-51.00. SHELLS DOWN TO 38.00; BULLS FEW YIELD GRADE NO. 1 1550-1820 LBS. 62.00- CALVES: 436. STANDARD & GOOD VEALERS 75-100 LBS. 65.00-76.00, FEW TO 80.00; UTLITY 60-90 LBS. 55.00-68.00, FEW DOWN TO 40.00. FARM CALVES: NO. 1 HOLSTEIN BULLS 90-135 LBS. 140.00-188.00, COUPLE TO 193.00; NO. 2 HOLSTEIN BULLS 85-125 LBS. 85.00-150.00; HOLSTEIN HEIFERS 90-140 LBS. 87.50-157.00; FEW BEEF CROSS BULLS & HEIFERS 90-110 LBS. 80-110.00. HOGS; 42. ONE LOT US 2-3 255 LBS. 46.25; US 1-3 SOWS 375-610 LBS 37.50-42.00; FEW BOARS 34.00-34.25. Indiana Livestock Homer Clly, PA January 11, 1990 Report supplied by PDA CATTLE 163. COMPARED WITH LAST THURSDAY’S MARKET, SLAUGHTER COWS .50-1.00 LOWER; SLAUGHTER COS 72.00 & DOWN, CHOICE STEERS 69.00-74.00, SELECT 67.00- STANDARD HOLSTEINS 60.00- FEW UTILITY 54.00-58.00; FEW CHOICE SLAUGHTER HEIFERS 67.00- COUPLE T 073.25, SELECT 65.00- FEW STANDARD 58.00- UTILITY 50.00-55.00; BREAKING UTLITY & COMMERCIAL SLAUGHTER COWS 48.50-52.00, ONE TO 54.74, CUTTER & BONING UTILI TY 46.00-49.50, CANNER & LOW CUT TER 38.00-46.00, SHELLS DOWN TO 22.00; YIELD GRADE NO. 1 1400-1880 LBS. SLAUGHTER BULLS 59.00-66.75, FEW YIELD GRADE NO. 2 800-1200 LBS. 52.00-57.00; FEEDER STEERS 65.00- FEW HEIFERS 400-650 LBS. 55.00-69.00. CALVES 109. FEW GOOD VEALERS 85.00- STANDARD & GOOD 90-120 LBS. 67.00-80.00, 60-85 LBS. 57.00- FEW UTILITY 45-60 LBS. 30.00- HOLSTEIN BULLS 90-125 LBS. 110.00-176.00, FEW UP TO 189.00, 80-90 LBS. 80.00-150.00. HOLSTEIN HEIFERS 90-120 LBS. 100.00-117.00. FEW BEEF CROSS BULLS & HEIFERS 80-115 LBS. 80-125.00. HOGS 153. BARROWS & GILTS .25 TO .50 LOWER. US 1-2 215-250 LBS. 47.00- 1-3 220-260 LBS. 46.10-47.10, 2-3 240-365 LBS. 45.00- SOWS FEW US 1-3 300-500 LBS. 41.00-47.00, FEW 2-3 350-600 LBS. 37.00- FEW BOARS 29.00-36,00. FEEDER PIGS 8. LOT US 1-3 40 LBS. 28.00 PER HEAD. SHEEP 42. CHOICE 85-100 LBS. 61.00- GOOD AND CHOICE 65-80 LBS. 65.00-82.00, SLAUGHTER SHEEP 19.00-