Fair Honors Holstein Breeders EVA MARTIN Maryland Correspondent TIMONIUM. Md. During the Holstein Show at the Mary land State Fair, special awards are presented to recognize outstand ing achievements and accomplish ments of Holstein breeders. The Breed Improvement Com mittee of the Maryland Holstein Association, chaired by Steve Wilson, made selections for 1993: outstanding senior breeder, Joe and Nona Schwartzbeck Family: outstanding junior breeder, Cam and Anne Davis along with Tom and Kirsten Powell known as Uni vom Associates; and Distinguish ed Service Award, Marlin Hoff. Senior Holstein Breeder Award Joe Schwartzbeck started dairy ing by selling cream from his Jer sey cow while he was in high school. After serving a stint in the Army, he began fanning full time Distinguished Service Award went to Marlin Hoff. From left, Dennis Remsburg. donor of award; Kathy, Marlin, lan, Matt, and Debbie Hoff. LANCASTER FORD TRACTOR FALL NEW/DEMO YARD TRACTORS 4 * YTI4 -14 HP w/42” Mowers 2 - YTI6 -16 HP w/48” Mowers 1 - LTIO -10 HP w/38” Mower Save Up To 50% 2*-MF TO3O Gas 1-MF 1035 Gas I*-Foid 3930 4WD Dsl. 1-Ford 1920 w/Loader & LANCASTER FORD TRACTOR, INC. --- 7 That Does 1655 Rohrerstown Rd., Lancaster, PA 17601, Rt. 741 Exit Off Rt. 283 Not stop At A (717) 569-7063 Sales Promise ' in Montgomery -Goimty in -1960 with a group of Jersey cows. In 1964, he married Nona Louise Brown and purchased his first re gistered Holstein. In 1968, Joe and Nona moved from Montgomery County to their present location in Carroll Coun ty. The farm was appropriately named Peace & Plenty and has grown throughout the years to be a 450-acre farm. In the early years. Schwartzbeck purchased groups of cows from Kingstead Farms, providing the foundation fix' his herd. Peace & Plenty Kingstead Fury, a daughter of Ideal Fury Re flector. was one to help make the Peace & Plenty prefix familiar to breeders across Maryland and throughout the country. Fury went on to Madison in 1974 where she was a member of the winning senior get and was named best ud der of the show. The next year. Fury sold at the Pennsylvania All- USED TRACTORS 1- 2110 4WD w/Loader 2- BNs Gas Other Used LGT & Attachments Americanize for more than five, figures. Over the years. Schwartzbeck has used bulls such as Elevation and Starbuck with great success. This has provided him with a sur plus of cattle which has allowed him to merchandise top quality cattle into many states and foreign countries. The Peace & Plenty herd has received many All-Mary land awards, and at the 1993 Maryland Spring Holstein Show they received the premier breeder and exhibitor banners. The current herd BAA stands at 105.9 on 136 cows with nine excellent and S 3 very good. Their DHIR average is 22,914 milk and 882 fat. The Na tional Holstein Association has re cognized the herd for outstanding production and type with the PBR award for 10 years. Schwartzbeck has given greatly of his time and energy to the dairy industry. He is currently president of the Maryland Dairy Shrine, chairman of the Maryland Hoi stein Association sale committee. *anda director of Maryland PDCA. He is past president of the Mary land Holstein Association, Carroll County DHIA, and Carroll Coun ty Holstein Club. He has been se lected by his fellow breeders to represent them as a delegate to the National Holstein Convention eight times. Schwartzbeck was re cognized by the Maryland Jaycees as Maryland’s Outstanding Young Fanner in 1973. Nona has also given greatly of her talents. She is past president of the Carroll Coun ty Fair Board and the Carroll County Ag Center. She has served the Maryland Holstein Associa tion as chairman of the Junior (Turn to Pago A 34) * Super Clean Ford Junior Brooder Award winner, Unicom Associates, from left, Kirstln, Matt, Tom and Benjamin Powell; Cam, Anne, Scott, and Sarah Powell; and Charles lager, presenting the award for the Maryland Holstein Association. ly, left to right, Lisa and Gus Schwartzbeck with their two children, Aubrey and Davis, Nona, Shane and Joe Schwartzbeck, with Ruaaell Wachter, donor of award. 7710 w/Cab Lancaster mining, Saturday, September 25, 1993-A33 CLEARANCE SALE
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