Wayne HONESDALE (Wayne Co.) The Wayne County Local of the Pennsylvania Dairy Herd Improvement Association (PaDHIA) and the county Hols tein club joined efforts recently to hold the annual meetings. Production awards, both indivi dual cow and rolling herd, were and Bill Bryant receive plaques recognizing high produc tion of milk or milk components by individual cows. Dairymen Recognized presented Kevin Burleigh, of Pleasant Mount, received several produc tion awards for the output of his herd over the past year. Included woe an award for high herd for milk production with 21,450 pounds of milk per cow, high herd for protein production with 703 pounds ofproteinpercow. He also received an award for the lifetime butterfat production by his cow “Syrup,” which produced 8,910 pounds of butterfat over 11 lactations. Rowe Brothers, of Honesdale, received an award for the highest butterfat producing herd with an average of 813 pounds. They also owned the cow which was recog nized for being the cow with the highest lifetime protein production for the year. Dana produced 5,885 pounds of protein in seven lactations. David Banicky, of Thompson, representing himself and George Banicky (Ban-Queen Holsteins), took home awards for having die highest milk-producing cow in the county with his cow Bell-90 mak ing 32,027 pounds of milk. She was also high protein producer with 958 pounds. D. Ellis Dix, of Ellday Farm, in Pleasant Mount, and received an award for the lifetime production of his cow Terry, who produced 251,478 pounds of milk during the course of IS lactations. Bill Bryant, of Highland Farms, in Honesdale, received a produc tion award for his cow Sara, which had the highest butterfat produc- Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 2S, IW2-A29 and Jenny Williams, representing Shadigee Creek Farm] accept dairy herd production awards. tion record for the year. She made gee Creek Farm, Starrucca, third 1,297 pounds of butterfat place. Receiving herd management Receiving the high quality milk awards were Milton Vail, of Vail- award was James and Joan Slo land Dairy Farms, Honesdale. first cum, of Susquehanna, with an place; Frederick Nordenhold, average somatic cell count of Beach Lake, second place; Shadi- 48,000 for the year. York Dairy Day Set YORK (York Co.) York County’s Atlantic Dairy Day will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Thursday, February 13 at the Seven Valleys Fire Hall. The morning educational prog ram will include the following top ics: “York Agricultural Land Pre servation Program Update,” by Patricia Cornish, program director, “What’s New in Milk Marketing” by Dr. Robert Yonkers, of Penn State Ag Economics Extension; and “Holding on to the Farmily Farm” discussed by a panel includ ing Roland Freund, farm manage ment agent, Louis Glantz, attor ney, and dairy farmers Earl Fuhr man and Jed Beshore. Lunch will be served at noon and an Atlantic Breeders Coopera tive District Meeting will be held in the afternoon. To register or for more informa tion. contact the York County Extension Office, 112 Pleasant Acres Road, York, PA 17402, or call (717) 757-9657 or (800) 441-2025, ext. 9408, on or before February 5. Reservations for the event are $3.50 per person which includes a buffet lunch. Small Grains, Potatoes (Continued from Pago A2B) Shallad Com Hybrid Dont: 1. Carl Shearer, York; 2. Deron Swartz, Juniata; 3. Robert Swartz, Juniata. Shelled Com Hybrid Dent; 1. Roger Saner, Juniata; 2. Nelson Woolcook, Northumberland; 3. Walter Christ, Cambria. Popcorn, White: 2. Ned McDonald, Bedford; 3. Paul Hower, Northampton. Popcorn, Yellow: 2. Blair Hower, Northampton; 3. Paul Hower, Northampton. Popcorn, Strawberry: 1. Greg Hess, Lancaster; 2. Susan Haas, Lancaster; 3. Ehrln Hess, Lancaster. Hybrid: 3. Scott Longebach, Northampton. Hybrid Dent: 3. Lucas Wagner, Juniata. f\ BREAKING MILK RECORDS/ Lancaster Farming Carries DHIA Reports Each Month!
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