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.
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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-