Maryland Holstein Convention Held In Spite Of Snow, Sale Postponed
(Contlnutd from Pago A 1)
Bridge, 2 years; Marlin Hoff, New
Windsor, 2 years; Kevin Scott
Hood, Middletown, 2 yean: Jason
M. & Donna G. Myers, New
Windsor, 2 years; Lester M. &
Wilma D. Strite, Hagerstown, 2
yean; Kenlin & Mary Marlin,
Smithsburg, 1 year.
Jeff Myen, chairman of the
Breed Improvement Committee,
said he challenged Maryland
breeden to be people of integrity
and to create a foundation and
example for our youth on our
farms as well as in the show ring.
He congratulated Tom and Bon
me Remsberg for obtaining
National Young Holstein Breeder
recognition.
Due to the sale of his cattle,
Myers is to turn over the chairman
ship of the committee to Steve
Wilson.
Myers presented the production
awards along with a slide presenta
tion of each farm receiving an
award. Production awards are
based on energy corrected milk
(ECM).
(The ECM formula takes into
account the protein and fat when
adjusting the milk for components.
This formula helps to identify
cows and herds that produce high
volumes of milk solids. The ECM
formula is 7.2 x lbs. protein +
12.95 x lbs. fat.)
1992 Maryland Holstein Pro
duction Award winners and donors
were, in the junior 2-year-old cow
class, Mike Creek, Frederick,
Conant-Acres Pontiac Sally-Et,
for making 29,950 pounds ECM.
The award sponsor was Remsburg
Sales Service.
In the senior 2-year-old cow
class. Lady’s Manor Jeweled Clei
tus made 32,561 pounds ECM, for
My-Lady’s Manor, of Monkton.
The award sponsor was Kimstead
Farm.
In the 3-year-old class, the win
ner was Unicom Associates, of
Union Bridge, for production by
Unicom Mark Lorraine, of 36,368
pounds ECM. The trophy sponsor
was Whitelyn Farm.
Among the state’s 4-year-old
Holsteins, Grubby-Neck Ziggy
Potts, owned by Robert J. Mere
dith, of Federalsburg, was top with
production of 38,415 pounds
ECM. The trophy sponsor was
Glad-mar Farm.
In the 5-year-old cow class,
Savage-Leigh Farm, of Knoxville,
received a trophy sponsored by
Maple Lane Farm, for the produc
tion of 36,062 pounds ECM by
Savage-Leigh Milkee Kristy.
A Savage-Leigh Farm cow also
look the top ECM production hon
ors of the 6-year-old and older
cows, with Savage-Leigh Glen
view Linda posting 43,045 pounds
of ECM. The trophy was spon
sored by Coldsprings Farm.
The Lifetime Milk Production
Award went to Maple Lawn
Farms, of Fulton, for the efforts by
Md-Maple-Lawn Sue Sky Chief, a
cow that made 277,340 pounds of
milk. Derrwyn Holstein provided
Md. Youth Honored
EVA MARTIN
Maryland Correspondent
FROSTBURG, Md. The to catch up to the current year’s
awards banquet of the Maryland winners, rather than always being
Holstein Association was held 15 months behind in recognition,
here this week in the Magestic Also, this year, Mark lager and
Gardens at the Comfort Inn. Chip Savage will have their books
Members of the association take sent t 0 na ti o nal competition,
pride in the accomplishments of _ w , . , .
their youth and award many tro- , Don ™ M y ers ’ of the
phies and scholarships to encour- Jun,0 r r Committee, was given a
age the youth to attain even higher certificate of appreciation for her
goals. x (Turn to Page A 29)
the trophy.
For lifetime fat production.
Maple Lawn Farms’ Md-Maple
Lawn Sue Sky Chief won for mak
ing 11,719 pounds of fat. Central
Maryland Farm Credit ACA spon
sored the trophy.
Other awards presented
included that for:
• High Herd 89 Cows and Under
for Milk, on DHI test Tom and
Joy Crolhers, Oxford, with 56
cows making 25,849 pounds
ECM;
• High Herd over 90 Cows for
milk, DHI Savage-Leigh
Farm, Knoxville, with 151 cows
averaging 25,185 pounds ECM;
• High Herd 89 Cows and Under
for Milk, DHIR —Robert J.
Meredith, Federalsburg, Hood
stead Farm Trophy 48 Cows 27818
ECM;
• High Herd over 90 Cows for
milk, DHIR Harmony Farm,
Federalsburg, 137 cows averaging
25,919 pounds ECM; »
• Owner of high MFP $ Cow
Mike Creek, Frederick, for
Conant-Acres Pontiac Sally-ET,
calculated at $319;
• Owner and Breeder of the
highest MFP $ Cow Catoctin
Embryo Transfer, Charles L. Bray
& William L. Graves, Mt. Airy,
Catoctin Melwood Lola-ET, with
a $3OB value for MFP;
• High herd BAA, over 90
cows DonafS Wilcom, Ijams
ville, with 101 cows holding a
108.8 BAA;
• High herd BAA, under 90
cows Pintail Point Farm,
Queenstown, with 55 cows carry
ing a 109.5 BAA;
• High CTPI Cow in
Maryland owned by Ronald
Heffner, of Jefferson, Bayville
Mark Evey-Et carries a CTPI val ue
of 1,357;
• High CTPI Cow Bred and
Owned in Maryland owned by
Gregory & Brad Wiles, of Wil
liamsport, Futuraland Tesk Pamu
la carries a CTPI Value of 1,309.
Also during the convention,
each committee chairman gave a
report of their activities conducted
during the past year.
National Director Marlin Hoff
said he has been urging members
to attend the Winter Forum meet
ings, bringing ideas and sugges
tions to pass on to the Brattleboro
office.
Due to the cost of $260,000 per
year, he said the National Board
voted to discontinue the free pedi
grees with registrations beginning
July 1, 1993. The Maryland Hols
tein Association voted to make a
recommendation to increase fees
$1 to continue this service.
In other news, he said the
national association will soon be
sending out a notice encouraging
members to contribute and become
charter members of a foundation to
support youth programs through
the national association.
Mel Hertzler, from the national
office, told the group that national
Holstein wants to be more visible
This year there were two years
of record book winners announced
and involved in breed promotions
throughout the membership.
The show committee reminded
everyone to review the PDCA
Field Day rules and adhere to the
dress code’s white-on-white
except for the Spring Show.
It was also announced (hat Har-
Maryland’s 1992 Progressive Breeder Registry Award winners are, from the left,
Clarence Stouffer, national Holstein Association representative, Marlin Hoff, Tom
Moreland for the University of Maryland, Joe Schwartzbeck, Harold Smith, Jason
Myers, Wayne Savage, Wayne Schrock, Charles lager, and Tom Dum, representative
of the national association.
Maryland's 1992 ECM Production Award winners are, from left, Steve Wilson, Cam
Davis, Harold Smith, Wayne Savage, and Chip Savage.
Maryland’s 1992 Lifetime and DHIR Production Award winners are, from the left,
Charles lager, Tom and Joy Crothers, award sponsor-representative Ted Ridgley, and
Cindy and Wayne Savage.
Maryland Holstein Association’s 1992 Individual Cow Production winners, are,
from the left, Brad Wiles, Mike Creek, Cam Davis, Doug King accepting for Donald Wil
com, and Ryan Johnson accepting for Pintail Point Farm.
old Smith, of My-Ladys Manor
Farm will be taking over as chair
man of the Show Committee.
Horace Backus, a member of the
national Board of Directors and
well known pedigree man, was the
convention guest speaker.
It is said he knows more about
the history of the Holstein breed of
cattle than any one man currently
alive. He talked about the impor
tance of cow families and their
impact on history.
"The great thing about breeding
cows is it gives you the opportuni
ty to excel,” Backus said.