A2B-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 28, 1992
MT. JOY (Lancaster
Co.) Lancaster County Hols
tein Breeders Association met at
Country Table Restaurant in Ml
Joy recently for its annual
business-banquet to honor mem
bers and elect officers.
The group also sponsors a three
age-class program rewarding the
efforts of its junior members who
submitted projects books for com
petition with a Holstein heifer calf
offered as the prize for the winner
among those youth aged 13 to 16
years old.
The winner of the calf this year
was Tom Herr, son Tom and Barb
Herr, of Christiana. The calf was
donated by Harold Shellenberger
and is a Sept 1 calf, Shelmar Acres
Blacks tar Brenna. In addition to
being sired by Blacks tar, the pedi
gree of the dams' includes sires
Rotate, Peter, Apollo and Ivanhoe.
In the 12 and under group, the
winner was Ashley Meek, son of
Ron and Joyce Meek, Denver.
Meek won a show box.
In the senior youth group, Jessi
ca Oberholtzer, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Clair Oberholtzer, Eli
zabethtown, was first in the older
group winning a tip to the national
convention.
New directors elected to the
board, out of six nominated, were
Jack Coleman, Dale Hershey and
Dr. Larry Kennel.
A reorganization meeting is
scheduled for 8 p.m., Dec. 4, at the
Lancaster Farm and Home Center.
The group’s financial status was
reported as positive with a higher
ending balance than the previous
year.
Also of note was a change in
savings strategy. Because of low
interest rates, the group decided
against rolling over a certificate of
deposit which had matured, and
instead invested the CD amount
into an Agway account which
offered higher interest earnings.
Steve Hershey presided over the
meeting. Heather Becker, Lancas
ter County alternate dairy princess,
also gave a brief talk about her
experiences promoting dairy
products.
The production awards were
made following entertainment by
magician John Westford.
Two awards are presented per
Maryland Dairy
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- Have the authority to coop
erate with other states to prevent
disruptive milk marketing prac
tices through the possible estab
lishment of an informal pact
between the slates;
- Have the authority to establish
minimum wholesale prices, if the
commission, following a hearing,
deems it appropriate: and
- Establish user fees that will
fund the mission without tax
dollar support.
With a Maryland proposal, the
Task Force foresees the enactment
of a Milk Commission allowing
state to band together to eliminate
disruptive pricing practices and
stabilize dairying in the entire
region.
Another idea presented by Jesse
Burall, Monrovia, another member
of the Task Force, is to form a
Dairy Producers Council.''
“It was concluded- that, even
though there were several groups
or organizations that could voice
dairy farmer concerns, there needs
Lancaster Holstein Association Honors Members
age class to the owner of the top
producing cow. One award is base
d on milk production. The other
was made based on total compo
nent weights, in other words the
addition of the pounds of fat and
protein production.
In the junior 2-year-old class,
Robert Gochenaur received the
milk production award with his
cow, “1,” making 28,695 pounds.
Steve Hershey’s cow, ‘75,” gar
nered the class title for fat-protein
production with a total weight of
1,854 pounds produced during a
lactation.
In the senior 2-year-old class,
Fultonway Farm received the
award for milk production with
cow "Drummer” recording 29,854
pounds. Spring Bell Farm walked
away with the fat and protein
award with “Marilyn” making
1,957 pounds total.
Spring Bell Farm’s 3-year-old
cow “Day” won both production
awards in her class recording
31,929 pounds of milk and 2,261
pounds total fat and protein.
Steve Hershey’s cow “11” was
top milk producer among the
LCHBA’s members’ 4-year-old
cows, recording 32,400 pounds.
Donegal Creek Farm received the
component production award with
cow “Ritzy” making a total of
2,123 pounds.
In die senior cow class. Spring
Bell Farm’s “Maybe” was top milk
producer with 33,655 pounds
recorded. Stonerdale Holsteins’
“Mabel” earned the production
award with a total component pro
duction of 2,344 pounds.
In the youth awards programs,
there were three production age
classes offered for entries.
A 2-year-old Holstein cow own
ed by Lisa Howard, daughter of
John and Susan Howard of How
crest Holsteins, was the top pro
ducer with 25,576 pounds of milk,
975 pounds of fat and 841 pounds
of protein.
In the junior member’s 3-year
old class, Janelle Wivell’s Doneg
al Creek Kandi was top with
28,222 pounds of milk, 1,509
pounds of fat and 905 pounds of
protein.
It was reported that the number
of the association’s youth who
entered the Distinguished Junior
to be a group that would unify
dairy producer concerns and prop
osals,” Burall. explained.
The Council’s mission would
be to “promote the dairy profes
sion through efficient and profit
able business and management
practices, while improving the
quality of life for its present and
future members.” Task Force
members foresee the Council
being patterned after the highly
successful Virginia State Dairy
men’s Association.
Burall elaborated that the Coun
cil’s purposes would be:
- To provide an organized voice
for the Maryland dairy industry;
- To promote profitability in the
dairy business;
- To promote a positive and
professional image for the dairy
industry;
- To provide educational
programs:
- To provide a forum for the
interchange of ideas;
- To identify challenges facing
the Maryland dairy industry and
possible solutions.
Under the proposal, any dairy
farmer could be a member, with
Lancaster County Holstein Breeders Association production award winners are,
from the left, Steve Hershey (also president), David Stoner, Roger Mills and son Darrel
Mills, Sandy Thomas and Robert Gochenaur.
From the left, Lisa Howard holds her production award for having the highest pro*
ducing 2-year-old in the junior production contest of the Lancaster County Holstein
Breeders Association, while Tom Herr holds his trophy for having the highest produc
ing, junior-owned aged cow. Herralso rubs the neck of the high-pedigree heifer calf he
won for having the best project book among 13- to 16-year-old junior members.
Member Contest had increased
from three in 1991, to 12 this past
year. At the same time, the number
of age divisions was increased to
Task Force
Strategies
funding provided by a fee based
on gross milk check receipts. Vir
ginia funds at the rate of $1.40 for
each one thousand dollars of gross
milk check. At that fee level,
3,000-pound per day shipper
would invest $16.83, or 1.8-cents
per hundredweight, per month.
The Task Force is further study
ing a proposal to give local prefe
rential treatment on state bids for
milk products, and possibly other
commodities as well. Under the
proposal, a contract could be
awarded to a local processor, if the
contract bid is no more than two
percent higher than that of an out
of-state bidder.
Burall died the awarding-of six
Maryland contracts for dairy pro
ducts totally over $1 million that
were awarded to out-of-state pro
cessors using out-of-state milk.
Local processors were underbid
by only a combined total of
$25,000 on the more than $1 mil
lion contracts.
Task Force members plan to
discuss the proposals across the
state at dairy and agribusiness
meetings throughout the fall and
winter months.
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three, which may be partly respon- develop leadership skills. The age
sible for the increase in divisions were increased to pro
contestants. vide more equity in competitive
The purpose of the contest is to experience.
Lancaster DHIA
Banquet
LANCASTER (Lancaster
Co.) —The Lancaster DHIA Ban
quet is scheduled for Tuesday,
December 8, at Good and Plenty
Resturant. Starting time is 11:30
a.m.
President Robert Wenger said
various representatives of Raleigh
and Mid-East are expected to
attend and a propsed by-law
change will be presented. Wenger
said that since the County DHIA is
now operating as an independent
rather than a federated organiza
tion under Pennsylvania,' the by
laws need to “reflect this change.
MILK.
IT DOES A
BODY good;
Scheduled
Reports:
LANCASTER DHIA
Jay Mylin, manager
Phone: (717) MS-5960
Jay Irwin, county agent emeri
tus, will show slides of his stay in
Poland.