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STATE COLLEGE (Centre
Co.) The 1992 Pennsylvania
Holstein Convention is scheduled
to run from Feb. 27 through Feb.
29, and ticket and room reserva
tions need to be made by Feb. 13.
The convention is to be held at
the Sheraton Inn in Wanensdale,
Allegheny County, at the intersec
tion of Exit 25 of 179 and Exit 3 of
the Pennsylvania Turnpike.
Leap year provides the inspira
tion for the theme of this
convention “Leap into ’92, Pa.
Holsteins and You,” along
with a depiction of a calf jumping
over February to signify the extra
day in February.
The convention open Thursday,
Feb. 27 with the board of directors
meeting at 1 p.m.
A general session at 3 p.m. is to
feature a panel discussion focusing
on “Extra Income by Diversifying
Farm Assets.” The moderator is to
The Pennsylvania Holstein
Association invites members from
the South-Central District includ
ing the counties of Adams, Cum
berland, Dauphin, Franklin, Lan
caster, Lebanon, Perry and York
to a meeting on Tuesday, January
28, 1992 at the Western Sizzlin
Restaurant, Progress Avenue and
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STATE COLLEGE (Centre
Co.) The 1992 Pennsylvania
Junior Holstein Convention is set
from Feb. 7 through Feb. 9, and
reservations need to made immedi
ately in order to join to fun and
educational adventures.
The convention is to be held at
the Sheraton Inn in Warrens dale,
Allegheny County, at the intersec
tion of Exit 25 of 179 and Exit 3 of
the Pennsylvania Turnpike.
A number of programs have
been planned specifically for
young people interested in learn
ing more about the Holstein
industry.
On Friday, Feb. 7, registration
starts at 5 p.m., and is followed
with a dairy bar, a 7:30 p.m. seed
ing test, an 8:30 p.m. pool and piz
za party and curfew at midnight
On Saturday, Feb. 8, a dairy
bowl starts at 8 a.m., a DIM work
shop is scheduled for 9 a.m., and a
merchandising workshop is set for
10 a.m.
From noon to 4 p.m., a tour of
Pennsylvania Holstein News
Convention Set For February
be John Vogel, editor of Pennsyl
vania Farmer magazine. Two
panel members are to be Dick
Waybright of Mason Dixon Farms
and Vemon Seipt of Freddy Hill
Farms.
Following a buffet dinner, the
convention sale begins and is to
feature 65 top bred registered
Holsteins.
Additional highlights of the
convention include the dairy bar
and 30 to 40 commercial
exhibitors.
Scheduled for Friday is the 79th
Annual Meeting with guest speak
er Stephen Kerr, executive secret
ary of the Holstein Association of
Ladies Program
The women attending the Penn
sylvania Holstein Association
Convention Ladies’ Program on
Friday, February 28, may be the
luckiest group at the convention.
1-81, Harrisburg. The meeting will
begin at 10:30 am.
We will be discussing and plan
ning the 1992 South-Central
Championship Show as well as
looking at issues and activities of
the State Association.
All members from the eight
county area are invited to attend.
Convention
Carnegie Science Center, billed as
an "Amusement park for the
mind,” is being sponsored by the
Pa. Jr. Holstein Association. It fea
tures lasers, computers, robotics,
nutritional technology, industrial
sciences and more. It is a hands-on
experience.
At S p.m., the annual meeting
kicks off, followed with a 6:15
p.m. dinner buffet and a 9 p.m.
dance witha lip sync contest.
On Sunday, Feb. 9, a 9:30 a.m.
awards program and brunch is
scheduled. Guest speaker for the
brunch is to be Sid Bream, first
baseman for the Atlanta Braves.
For more information, call the
Holstein Association at (814)
234-0364, or contact Connie Will,
treasurer, atRD 1 Box 113, Berlin,
in Somerset Couifty.
Deadline for room reservations
is Jan. 27 and rates are $65 for any
size room. To make reservations,
call the Sheraton at (412)
776-6900, extension 619 and say
you are with the convention.
'America. Also featured during the
meeting are to be committee
reports, a review of the past year’s
activities and a discussion of future
activities.
Also planned for Friday, a
ladies’ tour and program to the
Carnegie Science Center is
planned. The convention banquet
follows and will feature presenta
tions of the Hall of Fame and Dis
tinguished Young Holstein Breed
er awards.
An awards breakfast Saturday is
to feature a presentation by
Michael Young of Gen Mark Inc.,
and a presentation of association
awards.
They will be visiting the extraor
dinary new Carnegie Science Cen
ter in Pittsburgh.
The exhibits, theaters and pro
grams within the Science Center
offer an intriguing and entertain
ing twist to all facets of science
and technology. Called “An
Amusement Park for the Mind”,
the Carnegie Science Center
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Panel To
In these tough economic times
(or any time) we’d all like to be
able to generate extra income on
our farms. The panelists present
ing the topic “Extra Income by
Diversifying Farm Assets” at 3:00
pm on Thursday, February 27,
during the Pennsylvania Holstein
Association Convention at the
Sheraton, Wanendale, will share
their successful practices with us.
Panel members are: Jim Ken
nedy of Buder, Vernon Seipt of
Lansdale, and Dick Waybright of
Gettysburg.
Jim Kennedy, his wife Rita, and
their children milk 20 grade Hols
teins, averaging 23,000 pounds of
milk, and 56 registered Brown
Swiss, averaging 16,500 pounds
of milk, on their 700 acre farm.
They market breeding stock,
including exports to countries
interested in high fat milk. Jim’s
family were founding members of
the Farmers Cooperative Market
in urban Pittsburgh. For that retail
market, they grow sweet com,
green beans, peas, cabbage, spi
nach, beets and specialty green
crops such as kollard. They plant
only what they can market, and
emphasize that without this extra
income, survival in the dairy
industry would not be possible.
Vernon Seipt is involved in a 5
way partnership which includes
his father, his 2 brothers, his
brother-in-law and himself in a
dairy operation known as Freddy
Membership Campaign
STATE COLLEGE (Centre
Co.) The Pennsylvania Hols
tein Association Membership
Campaign is in high gear. It is the
time to renew memberships or join
for several reasons.
The association is offering
many benefits including reduced
rates in animal registration, sub
scriptions to a weekly paper and
the Pa. Holstein Profiles magazine,
and an opportunity to be an active
member in local club activities.
The local blues sponsore many
educational programs, picnics and
social activities during the year
1992 Pennsylvania Holstein Association
Convention Ticket Order Form
(OMdlln* lor tlckili It Ttuirtdiy, Ftb. 13)
Thursday, Feb. 27
Pre-Sale Buffet
tickets it $l3 each.
Friday, Feb. 28
Ladies Tour and Luncheon
I would like tickets tl $ll esch.
Convention Banquet
I would ill
tickets at $24 each.
Saturday, Feb. 29
Awards Breakfast and Program
I would like full brtthfatt tickets it $lO each.
continental breakfast tickets at $6 each.
List of those attending:
NAME
COUNTY
SEND FORM WITH CHECKS PAYABLE TO:
1992 PA HOLSTEIN CONVENTION
Andrew Meier
RDI Box 317
Friedens, PA, 15541
For lodging reservations, contact Sheraton-lnn, Warrendale, at (412) 776-6900,
extension 619. Tell them that you are with the Holstein Convention. Room reservations
are due by Feb. 13 and the rate is $65 for ail size rooms.
Discuss Extra
Hill Farms. Vernon’s wife Nancy,
as well as the other wives, are
involved in a variety of ways.
They currently milk just over 100
registered Holsteins. All heifer
calves are raised as replacements;
and all bull calves are raised for
dairy beef. The family has oper
ated a retail dairy and ice cream
store since 1972, and must con
stantly look for ways to improve,
change and expand in order to
remain profitable and competitive.
Freddy Hill Farms makes their
own ice cream to better control
cost and quality. They sell sweet
com, seasonal produce and Christ
mas trees. On October weekend
they have “Freddy’s Fall Fest”
that features pick-your-own
pumpkins, hayrides, pony rides,
pig races and face painting. They
have developed about 10 acres
into a recreation complex that
includes 36 holes of miniature
golf, a driving range and batting
cages.
Dick Waybright is president of
Mason Dixon Farms, Inc. The
farm employs 50 people to care
for the 1425 Holstein milk cows
and 1300 replacement heifers, and
to farm the 1800 acres of crops.
They process their own milk and
retail it in a 50 mile area.
In 1979, the farm built its first
animal manure anaerobic digester
system to produce biogas. There
are now 3 digesters with a com
bined capacity of 3Sokw hour that
and they are usually good times for
dairy people to meet with friends,
neighbors and indsutry representa
tives about current dairy farming
topics.
Those not currently one of the
5,000 members of the association
who want more information, call
the state association at (814)
234-0364, or write to: Pennsylva
nia Holstein Association. 839 Ben
ner Pike, State College, 16801.
Those who are member
solicitors should be out visiting
with neighbors to renew past mem
berships and sign up new
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supply all of the electricity for the
farms and homes. Excess electric
ity is sold to the local power
company.
The Mason Dixon Farms staff
has designed and built innovative
buildings, milking parlors and
equipment Mason Dixon Farms,
Inc., doing business as MDF Man
ufacturing has designed and pro
totyped various choppers, the lat
est of which is being distributed
worldwide.
John Vogel, Editor of Pennsyl
vania Farmer, will serve as panel
moderator. He is also Executive
Editor of the American Agricul
turist. The two publications serve
more than 130,000 farm subscrib
ers from West Virginia to Maine.
Even though he is a 20 year veter
an of ag journalism based in Camp
Hill, PA, John is still actively
involved in the planning and
marketing of his lowa-based fami
ly farm.
This group of men with their
diverse interests are sure to have
ideas of interest to all dairymen.
Don’t miss the opportunity to
leant from them at die Pennsylva
nia Holstein Convention. The
Convention runs from Thursday,
February 27. through Saturday,
February 29. There will also be
numerous Commercial Exhibi
tors, an extensive Dairy Bar and
an opportunity to visit with Hols
tein breeders from across
Pennsylvania.
Underway
members.
Awards are to be made for sign
ing up new members. Those who
sign up from five to nine new
members get a Holstein jacket
Those who sign up 10 or more are
to receive a true type model cow
and Holstein jacket.
The top solicitor by May 1 is to
receive transportation and lodging
for the 1992 national convention in
Salt Lake City.
Membership applications and
information is available from the
Pennsylvania Holstein Associa
tion. (814) 234-0364.