SYRACUSE, N.Y. Lewi*
Gardner, a dairy farmer from
Galeton, has been re-elected presi
dent of Eastern Milk Producers
Cooperative.
Thit is his filth one-year term u
board president of a dairy co-op
that has grown from direct
and affiliate member farms to
3,200 during bis tenure.
Other officers elected by die
board are all new to their posi
tions. The realignment follows the
retirement from the board of two
key officers—former Vice Presi
dent Timothy Bryant of Pawlet,
Vt, and former Treasurer George
Mesick of South Schodack, N.Y.
The new officers are Vice Res
ident Ed Schoen of Phelps, N.Y.;
Secretary Harold Bailey of Roar
ing Spring; Treasurer Warren
Hoklotz of Franklin, N.Y.; Assis
tant Secretary-Treasurer Erwin
Clark of Vetgennes, VT.
These officers also comprise
the board’s Executive Committee.
Gardner is an active leader in
the Council of Northeast Farmer
Cooperatives, a consortium of
four dairy co-ops, and in National
Milk Producers Federation, a
trade organization for most of the
nation’s dairy cooperatives.
He his wife, Lois, operate a
100-cow dairy farm with two of
their three sons. As president,
Gardner represents some 3,500
farm families; as a member of the
board of directors, he represents
some 200 farmers in a district
straddling the western portions of
Pennsylvania and New York.
Schoen is a partner in an opera
tion that milks 85 Holstein cows
on a 400-acre farm. He and his
wife, Jean, are also active in
Companion Hybrids.
For A Better Shot At A Bigger Yield.
98 76 54 3 21
9*Poor
(EXP 258)
Excel I* nt plant health provldea conalatent
yields.
Key tralta: Produces consistent yields under a
wide range of conditions. Excellent stalk strength
with excellent late-season plant integrity and
very good drydown. Very good seedling
emergence. Flexible usage for grain or silage.
Managamant tips; Qood choice for tough
conditions where good stalk, plant health are
required. Fast seedling emergence and growth
allow planting under variable tillage practices,
including no-tlll or minimum tillage. Adaptable for
medium to high populations. Flowers early for its
maturity to help avoid mid-season heat stress.
Earning Our Way
On More Of Your Aoraa.
/a; *'
Eastern Milk Elects Gardner
E looted to leadership of Eastern Milk Producers Cooperative are, from left, Lewie
Gardner, president: Ed Schoen, vice president; Warren Herklotz, treasurer; Herald
Bailey, secretary; and Erwin Clark, assistant secretary-treasurer.
another business, Schocn-Wyffcls
Homes Inc., which markets log
homes. Although this is his first
term as vice president, Schoen has
been an officer, serving as secret
ary for the past three years. As a
board member, he represents
about 200 fanners in Central New
York, the Finger Lakes region and
part of the Southern Her.
Secretary Bailey has served as
assistant secretary-treasurer for
the past three years. He represents
some 200 farmers in west central
Pennsylvania including the area
around State College. An Eastern
member since 1960, Bailey opcr
Spread your risk and avoid a hurry-up harvest
with this team of top-yielding com hybrids from DEKALB
ates a 138-acre farm with his
brother. Bernard, milking 90 cows
out of a herd of 180 Holsteins.
Bailey and his wife, Linda, have
three sons and a daughter.
As treasurer, Herklotz begins
his first term as an officer of the
co-op. He has been a member of
the board since 1989, representing
over 260 farm families in a district
stretching from the Hudson River
valley to parts of the Southern Tier
and Central New York. Herklotz
went into partnership with his
brother, Herman Jr., in 1974, the
same year he married his wife,
Deborah. Their 230-acre farm has
98 76 54 3 21
9=Poor isExcellent
(EXP 261)
Superior plant health, emergence and
standabllHy. Plant this one early.
Key tralta: Excellent seedling vigor and
emergence. Super stalk strength and staygreen
with excellent late-season plant integrity. Very
good yields and grain quality with relatively thin
and loose husk cover at harvest for excellent
drydown.
Man*g*m*nt tip*: Plant early; excellent
choice for no-till or minimum-till situations.
Superior standabHlty allows flexible harvest
schedules. Superior plant health for full-season
areas. Tough hybrid adapted to a wide range of
soil types.
60 milking cows.
Assistant Secretary-Treasurer
Clark works a 350-acre farm that
has been in his family for over 100
years. He and his wife Janet have
three sons and a daughter. They
milk 65 cows. A member of East
ern’s board since 1987, Clark rep
resents some 200 fanners on both
the Vermont and New York sides
of Lake Champlain.
Headquartered in Syracuse,
NY. Eastern Milk has member
owners in nine Northeast stales,
with the majority concentrated in
Pennsylvania, New York and
Vermont
98 7654 3 21
9=Poor I=Excellent
(EXP 266 b)
New for Eastern Corn Betti Excellent choice
for no-till.
Key trait*: Excellent seedling growth rate, stalk
strength and staygreen. Produces consistent
yields across a wide range of environmental
conditions. Good choicelbr no-till. Plant for grain
or silage. Excellent resistance to Southern Com
Leaf Sight.
Managamant tlpa; Plant at medium to high
populations. Adapts to a wide range of tillage
practices an excellent choice for no-till.
Exhibits strong performance across all soil types.
Adaptable to all crop rotations. Good choice for
grain or silage.
Contact your local DEKALB
Representative For More Information
unc-Kr
jj" y-M r f • -a (
Top 30 CPI
Herds Listed
REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio
The top 30 herds in the Guernsey
breed have been named for Cow
Performance index (CPI).
The herd averages on this list
improved from January to July. In
January, the high herd average
CPI was +J73 and the herd ranked
number 30 had a CPI average of
+l3O. In July, the top ranked herd
improved to +lBl and herd num
ber 30 had a CPI average <4 +130.
Moving up from second place
on the January list is the herd own
ed by Dale Jensen of Amery, Wis
consin, with an average CPI of
+lBl.
In a tie for second were the
herds owned by Phil Laesch, Cur
tiss, Wisconsin, and Heiby Lutz,
Chester, South Carolina, with
average CPIs of +175.
Another tie in fourth place were
the herds owned by Alan and Bar
bara Mann. Silverton, Oregon,
and Gerald Boigwardt, Manito
woc, Wisconsin, with CPIs of
+172.
CPI is an estimation of a cow’s
ability to transit various traits to
her offspring based on a 5:1:1
ratio of Predicted Transmitting
Abilities (PTA) for pounds of pro
tein, pounds of buttcrfat and type.
This list compiled by the
American Guernsey Association
is made up of the top 30 herds that
are enrolled in the Total Perfor
mance Evaluation (TPE) program
and DHIR for average CPI.
In the case of a tie, the milk, fat
and protein dollar value is used.
FOR SALE
AIR
COMPRESSORS
Quincy Model 5120,
2 stage, 25 HP,
Completely Rebuilt
$2800.00
Quincy Model 350,
2 etage, 10 HP,
Rebuilt
$1665.00
Quincy Model 340,
2 stage, TA HP,
Rebuilt
$1095.00
Ingersoll'Rand Type 30
2 stage, 3 HP, Rebuilt
$365.00
Rebuilt Quincy 3 5
5 HP Single stage and
2 'A *SHP 2 Stage
compressor In stock
“Wt Initill Comprman"
For Service Call
Blevins (717) 5294451
STAUFFER
PUMP WORKS
SOI Coopers Drive
Kirkwood, PA 17536
Samuel S. King, owner