C4-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 15, 1990 (Continued from Page C 2) 400 300 * 200 s 100 -100- -200 ■ <l4 000 lbs E 23 14 16000 lbs ■ 16 18000 lbs I 118 20000 lbs □2O 22000 lbs ■{ >22000 lbs Deborah Ebersole Lancaster Co . Rookie Of The Year Two years ago, Deborah Eber sole gave up her registered nursing job to become a DHIA supervisor. She has no regrets. “I love getting up in the morning and I love cows,” Deborah said, adding that she tests 3,000 to 3,030 every month. “Farmers are the greatest people to work with because they are doing a job they like. If anyone plans to go into farming, he should become a milk tester. It’s an excel lent education because you see how every farmer feeds, milks, washes, and dips. Every farmer does things a little differently,” she said. “They each have their own little tricks and ways to fix things.” Deborah, who was raised on a farm, always loved the farm, but was encouraged to work elsewhere “because I was a girl.” After high school graduation, she worked for a bank, but couldn’t stand being inside. She left the bank, and stud ied to become an licensed practical nurse. It wasn’t long before she got tired of not being able to do things because she wasn’t a registered nurse, so she went back to school to get her registered nursing degree. . A people person, Deborah enjoyed working in the hospital’s Lancaster, PA 3813721 Lewistown, PA 248-0983 _____________ State College, PA Since 1928 WIWI Pest control is too important to trust to anyone' else A Picture Of Pennsylvania DHIA In Graphs Average Herd PTA Milk Production (Within Rolling Herd Average Milk) Cl-- M 2 Lactation Number Deborah Ebersole intensive care unit, but she got tired of the administrative end, and after many years of working in the intensive care unit, she felt she needed a change. “When I’d past farmers while I was driving to the hospital, it was about all I could do to keep from the stopping the truck and saying, “Hey, let me plow.” For awhile, Deborah tried to satisfy her craving for farming and hang on to her professional career by milking cows for a neighbor and working the night shift in the 3 and greater hospital. But when Jay Mylin suggested she apply for the Elizabethtown DHIA circuit, Deborah jumped at the opportunity. She quit her nurs ing job and has never been sorry. Her whole job has been a delightful experience. To her great surprise, Deborah was named DHIA Rookie of the Year, an award that honors new supervisors who have shown exceptional apti tude in learning the job of the DHIA supervisor. These individu als must have worked 6 and 18 INC. 148 Brick Church Road Leola, PA 717-656-2016 ABOVE-GROUND MANURE STORAGE TANK WITH SIDE-MOUNT PUMP Call Us For Information! WE WORK HARD FOR CUSTOMER SATISFACTION Sl/KS AM) LAYOUTS TO YOUR SPECIFICATIONS 120 i 1000 800 600 400 200 250 300 350 400 450 500 550 600 650 700 750 800 850 months and demonstrate outstand ing cooperation with the state and local DHIA organizations in con ducting an efficient and accurate testing program. Deborah said, “At many of the farms I visit. I’ve become like part of the family. Kids draw pictures for me and ask there parents, ‘ls the milk tester coming today?”’ Deborah is always up by 4 a.m. Our Sales Tool Is A Satisfied Customer - Distribution of DHIA Herds for Protein (1986, 1988,1990) Number of Herds Generally, she is home by 9 a.m. Then it’s time for paper work, packing supplies and sending sam ples to Penn State. At 2 p.m., it is time to test herds again. Usually she is home by 6:30 p.m., but some nights require her to be away until 9:30 p.m. Deborah now lives on her three acre farmette in Manheim where she raises six dairy heifers. She will soon be moving because she got a fringe benefit she never I’limsih.mi.i Djmv Mini* 1 Improununl Assod.ilioii LET OUR 10 YEARS EXPERIENCE WORK FOR YOU! ■ ■ nDirMwkrcn - WORKING WITH ORfGINATED FARMERS WITH r'nKif'DCTC CHESAPEAKE expected to get when she took th DHIA job a husband. In April, Deborah is marrying fanner she met on the job. They’ settle on his Hershey farm, an Deborah will go back to milkin cows. “He told me that I could be i charge of the herd,” she said. “I g( all kinds of ideas that 1 ha\ (earned while testing and I plan i try them.” FOCUS Call 1-800 DHI TEST for service or information COMMERCIAL CHAIN LINK FENCE (5’ High - SCS Approved)
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