Adams County Holstein Board Sets Schedule ****• f *" m * <w^ THOMAS E. PIPER Adams Co. Extension Director GETTYSBURG (Adams Co.) _ A calendar of activities for Adams County dairy farmers was confirmed when die board of directors, Adams County Hol steins Association, met Feb. 7 in Gettysburg at the home of Thomas E. Piper, county agent. President Marvin Brown over saw the meeting. Jeffrey and Mary Kay Roche of New Oxford received thanip for directing the sale of 6S cases of cheddar cheese, a fund-raising project. Proceeds are targeted to support the dairy princess prog ram, help underwrite dairy pro duct promotion, and provide assis tance to programs for youth. Responsibility for the next cheese •USIMCSS wmNauw? ADVEKWCe JHTHt Newspmuß; • f t * y Better genetics, performance and quality have soybean growers turning f \ to Pioneer. In fact, Pioneer® brand soybeans are out-performing and / outselling the competition. So ask your Pioneer representative C I about the varieties right for your farm. Try some yourself. They just may help you turn a higher profit come harvest. m— All Pionaar* brand variatiaa ara prolactad D undar the Plant Variety Protaction Act " " Unauthorized propagation It prohibited sale will be shared by Adam and Vincent Lobaugh plus Jeffrey King. Reservations with a $lO down payment are due by March 15th, for a dairy tour into York County on April 9. Accepting the recom mendations of Jennie Hess, exten sion dairy agent, the tour is to depart Adams County at 8 a.m. to make stops at Mcßal Dairy Farm of Ralph McGregor; Smysers Richlawn Farm, and Sinking Springs Farm before lunch at Rut ters Family Restaurant. Afternoon visits to Bupplyn Farms south of York and Susque hanna Aquacultures, Inc. at York Haven will allow the group to return to Gettysburg about 4:30 p.m. Adam Lobaugh is chair of the tour committee. The Pleasant Acres Farm of the Harold King family off Route 94 west of York Springs will be the site of a summer twilight meeting on Wednesday, July IS. The annual membership meet ing was tentatively scheduled for Thursday. Oct 15, in the new fire hall currently under construction in Gettysburg. Jeffrey Roche announced that he is seeking a supporting sponsor for a championship trophy to be awarded at the South Central N^^ENERATI V,l All aalaa ara aubfact to tba terma of (abating and aala document* *Raglatarad trademark of Pionaar Hi-Brad lntamatk>nal. Inc, Daa Moinea, lowa. USA G 1991, Pionaar Hi-Brad International, Inc. Pennsylvania Holstein Champion ship Show which will be held August 8, at the fairgrounds in Shippensburg. Roche. Kevin/ Karen Holtzinger and Penn Gate Farms are to contribute to this award. Follow-up contacts are being made to complete machinery enrollment for 1992. An invitation to all dairymen to attend Dairy Day, an educational meeting planned for 10 a.m.-3 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 26, at the Gettysburg Family, Jamesway Shopping Plaza, Route 30 east, in Gettysbuig, was issued by County Agent Thomas E. Piper. Area Extension Agents Dan McFar land, Roland Freund and Larry Yager will join with Extension Dairy Specialist Steve Spencer and County Agent Tom Piper in a review of new developments in housing, cow comfort, mastitis prevention and treatment as well as milk marketing. DHIA members owning per sonal computers and wishing to learn how to benefit from the ARIS (Agricultural Records Information Service) program should plan to attend a workshop at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 25 at the Cumberland County Exten sion Office; at 1 p.m., Wednesday, IMG HEADS. t >" PIONEER HI-BREO INTERNATIONAL, INC Feb. 26 in the Franklin County Extension Office; or at 7 p.m., Wednesday, March 11 at the York County Extension Office. ARIS is an on-line system which allows users to dial through a modem and connect to the mainframe compu ter at the DHIA Service Center. ment of Agriculture. After working with the Office of Rural Economic Development, he decided to move to Broadtop. Hoffnar will receive his award at a banquet to be held on March 28, at the Embers Convention Center in Carlisle. He was nominated by Michael Krempasky, executive director of the C.A.C. “I have known Bemie Hoffnar for more than five years,” Krem pasky says. “I have a deep respect for his interest and devotion to the environment. He spends an inordi nate amount of time improving the quality of the environment on a township, county, and statewide level. ‘The water system that Broad top has is totally a result of what Bemie has done.” PIONEER. 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