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bowl coach and is active in the
Blain Zion Lutheran Church.
Named runner-up couple were
Evan and Lon Burkholder, who
own and operate their 190-acrc,
88-hcad Holstein farm near Fayet
teville, Pennsylvania. Average
production on their 75 milking
animals is 21,078 pounds milk and
751 pounds fat. Feed crops
include alfalfa, com and timothy
hay. The couple has three child
ren, Austin, 7, Aubrey, 6, and
Ashland, 4. Both are graduates of
Chambcrsburg Area High School,
Evan in 1975 and Lori in 1980.
Evan is a past president of his
ADC local and an active member
of numerous stale and local farm
organizations. He gives school
tours of the farm operation,
including conservation work done
through the Chesapeake Bay
Foundation program. Lori is a
member of Society of Farm
Women #l7. Both are active in
their New Guilford Brethren in
Christ Church.
Second runners-up were James
and Debra Krantz, operators of his
family’s 276-acre farm near Quar
ryville, Pennsylvania. Their
84-head milking string averages
18,304 pounds of milk and 699
pounds of fat. Crops grown
include com, alfalfa and rye. The
couple has two children, Jared 4
and Janelle, 2. Both are graduates
of Solanco High School, Jim in
Young cooperator couples from Maryland-Virginia Milk Producers are from left,
Colleen and Harold Smith 11, winners; Susan and John Myers, first runners-up; Barba
ra and Melvin Marks, second runners-up, and Naomi and Richard Speersf third
runners-up.
- young cooperators from left are, Logan Bower, first
place winner; Lori and Evan Burkholder, runners-up; Debra and James Krantz, sec
ond runners-up; Claudia and Gary Bechtel, third runners-up, and Gail and Gary Tho
man, fourth runners-up.
Young Cooperators Selected
Jay Irwin, retired Lancaster
County extension agent,
spoke about his agricultural
mission to Poland.
1977 and Deb in 1982. She
received her nursing degree from
Millersville University and St.
Joseph’s School of and is
the school nurse for Centerville
Elementary School.
Jim has served as secretary
treasurer of his ADC local and as a
delegate to the annual meeting.
Deb is a member of Society of
Farm Women #34 and the Lancas
ter County School Nurse Associa
tion. Both are very active in their
church.
Third runners-up Gary and
Claudia Bechtel, Curryville,
Pennsylvania, have a herd average
of 22,005 pounds milk and 842
pounds fat on their 86-milking
head. Their 150-acre farm, leased
from Gary’s parents, is cropped to
alfalfa, com and wheat. The cou
ple has three children, Robyn, 4,
Andrew, 3, and Sara, 2. Gary is a
1975 graduate of Central High
School. Claudia graduated from
Gilbertsville Central School in
1982, earned an associate degree
in dairy husbandry in 1984 from
Morrisville Agriculture and Tech
nical School, and her bachelor’s
degree from Penn State in 1986.
She has completed two years tow
ard her master’s degree in dairy
nutrition at Penn State.
Gary is an alternate delegate of
his ADC local, a director of the
Blair County DHIA, and past
president of Morrisons’ Cove
Dairy Show, Blair Holstein Club
and Blair Farmers’ Association.
Both Gary and Claudia are active
members of their Clover Creek
Church of the Brethren.
Fourth runners-up were Gary
and Gail Thoman, operators of a
114-acre, 102-head Holstein farm
near Dallastown. Production aver
age on their 52 milking head is
20,405 pounds milk and 757
pounds fat. Their leased farm is
cropped to corn, alfalfa and
timothy hay. The couple has three
children, Tanya, 13, Craig, 11, and
Chad. 5. Both are Dallastown
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pie Mike and Oorrie Blue, right, will represent the division at
the cooperative’s contest in December. Left is runner-up
Terry Stump.
Area High School graduates, Gary
in 1976 and Gail in 1978. Gary is
currently studying business admi
nistration at Penn State York
Campus.
Gary has served as a delegate
from his ADC lodhl. and is past
president of the York County
DHIA. Gail is a director for the
York County Holstein club, mem
ber of the Society of Farm Women
and a 4-H dairy foods leader and
dairy bowl coach. Both are mem
bers of the Pdhnsylvania Agricul
tural Safety Council and are active
in their church.
Judges for the Atlantic program
were Gary Hennip, Northeast
Sales and Service Direcctor for
Sire Power, Cal Wettstein, retired
New Jersey extension agent, and
Joyce Bupp, Dairymen, Inc.
director
MIDDLE ATLANTIC
DIVISION,
: DAIRYMEN, INC.
Mike and Dome Blue; Shenan
doah Junction, West Virginia,
were selected winners of the
Middle Atlantic Division, Dairy
men, Inc., headquartered at Sykes
ville. They will represent their
division at the Dairymen annual
meeting Young Dairymen com
petition to be held at Nashville,
Tennessee, in early December.
Mike and Dome are part of the
Blue’s family-owned and oper
ated corporation, with 150-head of
Holsteins milked in a newly
installed, computerized,
double-12 parallel parlor. The
couple has two children, Mychael
Tiffany, 8, and Jacob Levi, 3.
Mike is a member of the Jeffer
son County FFA Alumni, South
ern States Cooperative, and has
served as chairman and vice
chairman of the board of Knodes
and Sons, Inc. He serves as an
advisor for Jefferson High and
Shepherdstown Junior High
School FFAs. The Blues are both
active in their St. Peters Lutheran
Church.
Terry Stump was named
runner-up in the Dairymen com
petition. He has worked full time
on the Stump Acres family farm,
York, since graduating from high
school in 1984, and became one of
thrree partners operating the farm
in partnership since January. The
Stump farm includes a raw-milk
jugging store and 1500 acres of
owned and rented ground. Terry's
responsibilities include evening
and some morning milkings of the
60-head milking string and main
taining the computerized records.
Terry is a director of the York
County Farmer’s Association and
is active in his church.
Judges for the Dairymen con
test were division Young Dairy
men committee members David
Patrick, Myron Wilhide and Terry
Martin.
MARYLAND/VIRGINIA
MILK PRODUCERS
COOPERATIVE
ASSOCIATION
Named Young Cooperator
winner for Maryland/Virginia
Milk Producers, Reston, Virginia,
were Harold II and Colleen Smith.
The Smiths are part of the My
Ladys-Manor Farm family part
nership located at Monkton. Har
old is treasurer of the corporation,
with chief responsibility for the
health and productivity of the
dairy herd. Production average on
the 240 registered Holsteins is
20,668 pounds of milk, 788
pounds of fat and 684 pounds of
protein. He also handles the breed
ing stock merchandising program.
Crops on the 780-acre farm
include com, soybeans and alfalfa.
Harold and Colleen have twjj
sons, Harold 111 and David. They
are members of the Maryland
Holstein Association, the Red and
White Dairy' Cattle Association
and numerous state and local agri
culture groups. Both are active
members of their St. Johns
ran Church and their local PTArf
Runners-up John and_Susan
Myers operate their 35P-Scre MD-
LocuSt Crest Farm at Union
Bridge. Their dairy herd includes
65 registered Holstein milking
head, with a rolling herd average
of 20,150 pounds of milk, 754
pounds of fat and 630 pounds of
protein. Acreage is cropped to
corn, soybeans, alfalfa, timothy
and pasture.
John and Susan have two
daughters, Jenna and Nikki. They
are members of the local, state and
national Holstein associations,
Progressive Farmers Club and
John is a member of the county
DHIA board. Susan works with
the Farm Bureau Women’s group.
Both are active members of the
Linwood Brethren Church.
Second runners-up Melvin and
Barb Marks own and operate their
80-acre farm at Airville, Pennsyl
vania. Herd production on their 50
registered Holsteins is 21,334
pounds milk, 71 pounds of fat and
681 pounds of protein. Fifty acres
arc cropped to alfalfa with the
remaining 30 in improved pasture
for rotational grazing.
The Marks have three daught
ers, Erin, 9, Nicole, 7, and Trisha,
5. They ate active in 4-H and FFA
activities, Holstein and DHIA
organizations, and members of
numerous agriculture groups.
Melvin and Barb also work close
ly with their Clearview PTO and
in various activities at the Chance
ford Presbyterian Church.
Richard and Naomi Speers,
Blairs Mills, Pennsylvania, were
(he third runners-up. They farm in
partnership with his father, with
the main responsibility for the
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