820-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 7, 1991 A History And Perspective Of The Pennsylvania DHIA Program (Continued from Page B 19) would be 100/cow. A memorandum of understanding was drawn up establishing a joint venture, the funds for operation of the program to be paid by the Districts to Slate DHIA and then to the College of Agriculture. This was signed in December 1956, effective March 1957, \vilh the cost per cow to be 5 cents. PA DHIA borrowed money from PSU to get started but it is not clear how these funds were used. No inter est was charged on this loan. Putnam reported in April of 1957 that S 14,463 was obligated to PSU, $6,000 due for the first 2 months of operation, and none yet paid. Some records were already being processed as of March 1, and it was anticipated that all records would be processed atPSU by September 1,1957.Te5t data on cows came in faster than anticipated, causing process ing delays. Penn Stale administration requested that DHIA not expand cow numbers until some of the prob lems were cleared up. In January 1958, DHIA was short of meeting operating expenses by approximately $40,000. In April 1958 they were short 552.211, and by July the amount grew to $61,450. The projected short fall for the 1958-59 year of operation was $ 15,600 even though a new fee structure was initiated. Penn Stale University carried this shortfall, still with no interest charged. From ihc beginning all DHIA personnel were cov ered on University insurance and retirement programs, first as bonafide employees of the University, and then as employees but with salary and fringe benefits paid by DHIA to the University. Even today many DHIA employees remain on the University program. In April 1960 a meeting was held with PSU to resolve some of these problems. In 1962 a new Director of Extension (T. H. Patton) said: "DHIA must assume more of its costs of operation." DHIA moved to assume payment of salaries of all record checkers. With fee increases to dairymen and grants by the AI studs, the money owed to Penn State was gradually reduced to zero. In January of 1963 DHIA started paying the salary and fringe ben efit package of Carl Hollingcr (ficldman), and in October the first discussion on handling surplus funds look place. Sam Auker, finance manager for the Col lege of Agriculture, opposed any move to lower testing fees, stating: "you need more funds to hire more per sonnel." InJanuary 1964 Auker noted that $45,000 was on hand and all debts to the University paid. DHIA vot ed a $25,000 deposit to be maintained with the Univer sity as advance payment by DHIA for services performed. Although the University waited for DHIA funds to be generated to permit the loan to be repaid, it benefit- THE NEW LIVESTOCK THERMOS LIKE A NATURAL SPRING IN YOUR FEEDLOT ’WS"—n — ~ T - -v NEW MODEL 3310 6 Gallon Capacity Year round waterer for all 0 4 .. 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Whether the benefits canceled approximately 5 years of loaning money without interest charges to DHIA and the dairy men of Pennsylvania has not been calculated, but it cannot be said that Penn State failed to support the dairy industry in a time of need. In 1967 Central Testing of samples became a key issue. Russell Larson, Dean of Agriculture, received a request from DHIA for space, personnel, and equip ment needed to start a new testing lab. Larson and others presented to PSU an estimated capital budget of $250,000 plus an operational budget of 5120,000 for Central Testing of 2,000,000 samples, with the funds to come from DHIA. Osborn, V.P. for Research, agreed to present the proposal to Dr. Walker, PSU President. In September 1968 Larson said he was willing to approach the University Trustees with the plan for the University to finance a new laboratory on campus, with interest rales comparable to bank rates charged to DHIA. They estimated the laboratory could be built, amortized, and operated for 100/samplc if 11/2 million samples were tested yearly. In September 1969 the Executive Committee, Board of Trustees, approved plans for the Central Milk Testing Lab. A memoran dum of Agreement had been signed in April 1969, and a suggested earliest time of occupancy was Spring of 1970. Projected building costs were $175,000 to be NEW MODEL 3350 ...madtt&iagt Contact your nearest dealer. SOLLENBERGER SILO WHEELER INDUSTRIAL Chimteraburg, PA SUPPLY 717-264-9588 Soraraal, PA 814-445-8917 ROVENDALE SUPPLY Wotoomown, PA 717-538-5521 FARMER BOY AG Myorttown, PA 717-866-7565 DONALD NISSLEY Willow 8t„ PA 717-786-7654 McMILLEN BROTHERS Loytvlllo, PA 717-789-3961 DETWILER SILO Nowvillo, PA 717-776-8321 amortized at the rate of $lB,OOO per year plus interest, with completed payments made by 1985. In January 1975, building costs plus interest totalled $211,700, of which $144,000 had been paid. By 1976 Somatic cell count (SCC) testing was being considered and Penn State purchased the first SCC machine with research money. DHIA began using it to process samples. In April 1979, $83,868 remained unpaid on the building. By October 1979 it was decided the lab needed to be expanded. In April 1980 Don Ace, Dept. Head, Dairy & Animal Science, reported to the State Directors that Dean Jim Beattie needed an under standing of DHI A's long range intentions prior to going before the Board of Trustees with a plan for financing the new lab expansion. The Directors informed the Dean that DHIA would slay on campus. In May 1981 a contract with PSU was signed to build the lab addition at a cost of $293,320, with the loan to be carried by PSU at interest rates comparable to bank rates. DHIA advanced $50,000, and ground was broken in January 1981. When PSU began using computers to process data, Bill Dye and his staff oversaw the operation of the machines and the input of data on punch cardsO Later, Charles Naginey of Management Services, whose responsibility it was to manage the computer system at Penn Slate, worked with Putnam and DHIA on all mat ters related to programming, data processing, and mail ing test reports. A sizable number of Naginey's staff was involved, in particular Joe Hayes, who made sig nificant contributions to this effort He was a Dairy Sci ence graduate and for some years worked with his (Turn to Page B 21) CEDAR CREST EQUIP. Lobonon, PA 717-270-6600 HOOVER EQUIPMENT Tyrone, PA 814-684-1777 . „ SOMMERSET BARN LANCASTERSILO EQUIPMENT ™ 8orm««t, PA 717-299-3721 814-445-5555 TOM DUNLAP Jtrtay Short, PA 717-398-1391 libenlome iMWHfIM PO Box 11 • Lakl Mills. Wl 53551 (4)4) 644-8376 FICKES SILO CO. 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