A2B-LancMttr Panning, Saturday, Apr! 18,1992
Jerseys Are Tops
(Continued from Pago A 1)
noted that one of her cows pro*
duced more milk than her neigh
bor’s Holsteins.
“I tease him about it.” she said.
During her presentation she recited
figures that show Jersey milk is
higher in protein and fat than
Holsteins.
Because they are smaller, they
eat less and are thus more cost
effective for farmers, she said.
Carol Dreisbach, information
director for the American Jersey
Cattle Club, was the featured
speaker during the Sunday
breakfast.
A native of Berks County,
Dreisbach spoke on animal wel
fare from a business perspective.
“Farmers have to be careful
about how we treat our animals,”
she said, noting that consumers are
concerned about the safety of the
food supply.
“We need to tell people how
careful we are in our treatment of
downer cows,” she said about this
emotionally charged topic.
“Cows are Our business, and we
need to look at what we do and be
beyond reproach,” she said.
The top five winners out of 21
winners of the Jacob M. Brunges
production contest were:
1. Lisa Rankin, Burgettstown,
Lollie Royal Lollipop of Rankin
Actual SOS 3-00 3x 18,842 lbs. M.
943 lbs. F, 770 lbs. P; ME 19,894
lbs M. 775 lbs. P.
2. Jason Rankin, Burgettstown,
Dietrich, second from left, last year’s queen, congratulates the new queen,
Marsha Ann Chess, second from right. Her alternates are Shannon Peterman, left, and
Noel Scheib. right.
.<ie _ production winners of the Jacob M. Brunges production contest are,
front row, from left, Tristan Dietrich, Melissa Wertz, and Joy McConnell. Second row,
from left, lan Dietrich, Mark Norman, Marsha Ann Chess. Third row, from left, Roberta
McConnell, Emily Dietrich, Melanie Dietrich, Pamela McConnell.
Rankin Legend Bambi Fawn, acut
al 304 3*03 3x 21,354 lbs. M. 948
lbs. F. 759 lbs. P; ME 21.862 lbs
M, 743 lbs. P.
3. Pamela McConnell, Volant,
Jem Trix-Star Taffy Trixy, actual
304 3-0318,311 lbs. M. 871 lbs. F.
692 lbs. P; ME 18,860 lbs. M. 726
lbs. P.
4. Robert McConnell, Volant,
Jem Duncan Bingo Becky, actual
305 2-1016,009 lbs. M. 807 lbs F,
637 lbs. P; ME 19,111 lbs M. 695
lbs. P.
5. Joy McConnell, Volant, Jem
Duncan Poppy Penny, actual 305
4-09. 16,315 lbs. M. 800 lbs. F.
634 lbs. P; ME 17,947 lbs. M, 695
lbs. P.
Melanie Dietrich was the top
finalist in the senior division of the
junior achievement awards. She
will compete in the national com
petition in the fall, said Betsy
Dupuis, youth advisor of the
organization.
Dietrich also was awarded a
$2OO scholarship.
Other winners in the senior divi
sion were Michelle Dugan, Wat
sontown; Michael Lydic, Marion
Center, Pamela McConnell, Vol
ant, and Joy Vance, Mt. Pleasant
Winners in the junior division
were Emily Dietrich, Newbutg,
Roberta McConnell, Volant, and
Michelle Proctor, Waterford.
Sunday’s event featured a sale
of IS calves at the Phillips farm in
Ccntcrport.
Star Point Andy Allusion, a
.new state leen, seated, is Marsha Ann Chess. She is flanked by other
contestants, from left, Pamela McConnell, Shannon Peterman (one of the alternates),
Noel C. Schelb (another alternate), and Michelle Dugan.
June heifer owned by John and
Gndy Batcheldcr, sold for the
highest amount at $975. She is a
daughter of Fairweather Andy out
of a Valley Stream Silver Beacon
daughter. Her line dates back to
Top Brass daughter, which sold for
more than $lO,OOO in a Heron Run
dispersal.
Star Point was bought by
Timelss Syndicate, Keymar, Md.
Two calves sold for $BOO. The
first one was Irish Cieek Top Sea
sons, a December calf owned by
David and Robin Phillips, Mohrs
ville R.D. 1, who hosted the auc
tion. She is a daughter of Molly
Brook Brass Top and her maternal
line goes back to Irish Creek EHV
Noble Maria.
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Uw Holstein Convention In February. Doing the llp'sync Is
Angela Werley. Providing backup as Jersey cows are, from
left Erica Davis, Jesflca Haag, and Melissa Werley.
Harold Dice of Fredericksburg
purchased this calf.
The other one was Irish Creek
Lester Shamrock, bom Match 17,
and owned by the Phillips’. Her
sire is Highland Duncan Lester,
the top bull of the breed.
Lester Martin of Pleasant Valley
Jerseys in Chambersburg con
signed Pleasant Valley Marshal
Rea. which sold for $7OO. Martin
donated half of that to the cattle
club’s scholarship fund.
Doris Houck of Peachbottom
donated numerous craft items for
sale, and Dennis Wagner of Shoe
makersville, Berks County, was
the auctioneer.
Check Conservation Plan Now
LEESPORT (Berks Co.)
The beginning of a new year sig
nals that spring planting is near.
Randy McCormack, district
conservationist for the Soil Con
servation Service (SCS) in Berks
County, said the winter months
are the ideal time for farmers to
check their conservation plan to
decide which practices must be
installed this year.
Under the 1985 and 1990 Farm
Bills, farmers must implement
their conservation plan by Jan. 1,
1995 to remain eligible for most
U.S. Department of Agriculture
(USDA) farm program benefits.
“Staying in compliance means
staying on schedule”, said McCor
mack. “It means applying the
practices that are called for in the
conservation plan each year.”
Most conservation plans outline
a specific crop rotation or crop
residue management method
designed to reduce soil erosion on
highly erodible cropland. If the
farmer does not follow the plan,
he or she may lose benefits such as
commodity price supports, agri
cultural conservation program
& 4 .
Robin Phillips said they had the
best turnout yet—about 200 buy
os —for of the best calves
they could find.
“There was a big demand,'’ she
said. “We had more buyers than
calves.”
She noted that Scott Youse of
Oley, a Delaware Valley College
student, professionally fit all of the
calves before the sale.
“The consigners were delight
ed,” she said.
All proceeds of the calf sale and
the crafts exhibited will cover the
costs of transporting state winners
to the national show in Louisville,
Ky., in November.
payments, disaster payments and
Farmers Home Administration
loans.
Crop residue management is
one of the practices that require
planning, McCormack said.
This winter is the best lime for
farmers to evaluate their tillage
plans for spring. The type of til
lage equipment and sequence of
tillage operations will affect the
amount of surface residue left at
planting.
McCormack said about 80 to 85
percent of the conservation plans
in the county include crop residue
management.
Robert Heidecker, state resour
ce conservationist for SCS in Har
risburg, said farmers who have
difficulty implementing their plan
because of special circumstances
such as weather conditions,
changes in the farm operations or
increased herd size, should con
tact SCS.
Contact your Soil Conservation
Service office early for an
appointment to review your plan
and schedule assistance.