A24-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 16, 1991
PSU Dairy Science Club
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and national levels, including
chairman of the national associa
tion executive committee in
1068-70, delegate to the second
Holstein World Conference, presi
dent of the state association in 1959
to 1961 and chairman of the state
convention in 1962.
Most recently he was a delegate
to the national Holstein convention
in 1990. He was a charter member
of the board of directors of the
Holstein-Friesian Services.
For his leadership contributing
to the improvement and promotion
of the Pennsylvania dairy industry,
Conyngham won the prestigious
Charles B. Cowan Memorial
Award in 1986.
Ip community service, he has
been a bank director college trus
tee, hospital director and church
warden. He has five children and
10 grandchildren.
The dairymen’s Club also
elected three directors to serve
three-year terms: Lolly Lesher,
Bemville, Craig Williams, Wells
boro, and Jennie Hess, York. Other
board members are Ken Raney,
Pennsylvania Furnace, president,
Michael O’Connor, University
Park, secretary-treasurer, and
directors Dave Kaugle, Centervil
le, BEth Moore, Chambersburg,
June Corl, State College, Ross
Hershberger, Martinsburg, and
Larry Swartz, Lancaster.
The Poage Grant-In-Aid, which
the Dairymen’s Club adminis
trates, this year went to Matt Wan
ner. A sophomore in dairy and ani
mal science. Matt hails from a Lan
caster County dairy farm in
Narvon. He achieved all-American
dairy judge status at the national
4-H contest, placing 16th out of
147, and won first place in the 1990
Pennsylvania 4-H Judging Con
test He was also a member of the
first place Dairy Bowl teams at the
National Holstein and the National
4-H contest.
Penn State Judging Team Coach
Dale Olver reported that the team
placed Bth overall in the cational
collegiate judging contest this year
and was second high team in two
breeds. He thanked the club for its
financial support of youth judging
schools as well as team trips. -
Department head Stanley Curtis
reported that “all is well” with the
department. Fifty top high school
students came to Penn State last
spring to a Dairy Youth Manage
ment Workship at which many stu
dents decided to come to Penn
State. The department now has a
reception aread near the main
office for visitors and the move
into the new building was com
pleted early this year.
The Dairy Science Club’s annu
al cheese sale is in full swing, so
club president Mark Swartz
encouraged everyone to order their
Christmas gift boxes.
LION CLASSIC
The Bth Nittany Lion Fall Class
ic Sale was held the next day. At
the sale, 44 head of registered
Holsteins sold for an average of
$1705. Top seller was a Vg-87
four-year-old Enhancer daughter
with records to 3-4 314 d 26,384 m
3.5% 932 f 3.2% 840 f. Jim Harteis
of Ebensburg made the consign
ment, and Timothy Peachey of
Petersburg bought her for $3500.
She had freshened just four days
before the sale.
The Penn State Dairy Science
Club and the Pennsylvania Hols
tein Association co-manage this
annual sale, which is a major fund
raising event to support the club’s
activities. Tom Wicker was the
overall sale chairman for the club,
assisted by David Lentz.
Other club sale committee mem
bers were: Tom McCauley, cattle
manager; Terri Packard, advertis
ing; Duane Stoltzfus and Jeffrey
Pirrung, selections; Vinton Smith,
finance; Lori Benner, reception;
Matt Wanner, arena preparation;
and Beth Cooley, publicity. ,
Harry Bachman and Michael
Weimer were the auctioneers with
Howard Hammond reading
pedigrees.
Timothy Peachey also bought
the second highest seller, Howcrest
Big Al Dash, a VG-86 five-year
old with a 32.030 M 1139 F 1033 P
record. Fresh in late October, she
was consigned by John and Susan
Howard of Willow Street and sold
for $3lOO
A red and white Crescendo calf
bom August 27th out of a Man
dingo dam was the third highest
seller at $2900. The dam is VG 86
CHAMPIONS
SEASON!
NCOA CHAMPIONS
HYTEST SEEDS has announced its
1990 winners in the National Corn
Growers Association Yield Contest.
James C Justice Beckley,
WV was named National
Champion, Class A, norv
irrigated dlv. with a yield of
228.6753 bushels per acre
using HYTEST HT6B6.
Joe Hasbiouck Jr., King
ston, NY was named New
York State Champion, Class A,
norvlrrlgated dlv., with a yield
of 202.7297 bushels per acre
using HYTEST HT6SOA.
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in 1990, has placed In the
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Thompsontown, was the buyer.
Other top consignments were;
* Choice of embryos due
March, 1992 (Leadman X Spirit),
$2600; Andrew Soltzfus, Morgan
town, consignor; James Younker
and Gary Hicksler, Fleetwood,
buyers.
♦ Misty-Crest Rotate Melissa,
$2400; Lester Poust, Muncy, con
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* Choice female (Blackstar or
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* Penn-Springs Don Wink,
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* Cove-Run Aerostar Glamour,
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Farm City Programs Underway
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Eichner’s poultry farm, Kaelin’s
farm and Soergel Orchards. The
activities arc over at 4 p.m.
The state also runs the annual
awards program which recognizes
Farm-City activities on three diffe
rent levels of participation; local,
business and organization, and
individual.
According to Kevin Thomas,
secretary-treasurer of the Pennsyl
vania Farm-City Council, “County
and state-level clubs, committees,
organizations, or business, either
rural or urban oriented, are eligi
ble, along with individuals whose
personal or business activities
relate to farm-city concerns.
Judging is based on a percentage
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breakdown of 25 percent for inno
vation; 15 percent for community
impact; 15 percent for use of local
resources; and 25 percent for citi
zen participation; and 20 percent
for rural-urban cooperation.
Nomations are due Dec. 15, and
should be submitted to Kevin Tho
mas, at Pennsylvania Farm/City
Council, 2024 Park Drive, Com-
merce Park, Harrisburg, PA,
17110. He can be telephoned at
(717) 540-9300.
The award-winning Lebanon
program has included job
exchanges between farmers and
urban businessmen, rural-urban
exchange tours, a mall show and
events day, a King and Queen
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HYBRID SELECTION
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PRESIDENTS CHOICE
Each season HYTEST
President, Joe Butwin
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varieties after reviewing test
plots, demonstration plots
and numerous growers'
fields. Both old standbys
and choice experlmentals
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North
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