A26*Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 20, 1993
Smyser Farm Tops York DHIA
JOYCE BUPP
York Co. Correspondent
SHREWSBURY (York Co.)
In what has become almost a tradi
tion, the Smyser family's Rich
lawn Farm claimed a large part of
the recognition at the York Coun
ty Dairy Herd Improvement Asso
ciation’s annual banquet and
awards program.
The 74-head registered Hols
tein herd topped the York DHIA
1993 herd summary lists with an
average of 26,353 pounds milk,
813 pounds protein and 886
pounds butterfat. Richlawn
Farms, York, is owned and oper
ated by brothers Rodney and
Robert Smyser. Top herd in but
terfat production was William
Myers, Brodbecks, with 916
pounds butterfat, 22,428 mds
Recipients of York DHIA awards include, from left, Leo Rutter, high 305-day butter
fat record; Ron and Ralph Fetrow, most-improved protein herd over 600 pounds and
high 305-day protein record; and Ed Calhoun, low somatic cell herd award.
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the 44-head herd. The lactations
average marked a 146-pound
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For their production accom
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County herds. Top milk record
award went to the Smyser herd for
their JoLynn cow, with lactation
of 36,430 pounds. Blue Knoll
Farms earned the 305-day protein
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awards earned by the family’s Rlchlawn Farms. Their
awards included high herd for milk and protein, herd man
agement award, high 305-day milk record and high lifetime
production records for milk and for butterfat.
The Smyser herd claimed both
high lifetime milk and fat produc
tion awards with Jane, completing
ten lactations with a total of
230,086 pounds milk and 10,117
pounds butterfaL
York DHIA president Gary
Thoman, Dallastown, told mem
bers that, as of January 1, 1994,
new state DHIA by-laws will
change the present structure from
five to 18 districts. York and
Cumberland counties will be com
bined to form District 10, repre
sented on the state board by cur
rent director Neil McCullough of
Cumberland County. A delegate
system of one delegate to each 40
DHIA farms in a county organiza
tion will elect state directors under
the new by-laws.
Thoman also reported an
upcoming fee increase of about
5.5%, with slightly higher herd
and individual cow fees. He noted
a state operating loss of $366,000
last year and the need for fiscal
balance of income and expenses.
An income increase of one-cent
per cow across the state equals
about $40,000, Thoman added.
David Shenk, regional DHIA
manager from Perry County,
lauded the York DHIA members
and technicians for their accom
plishment of being the first county
to totally transmit DHIA data
electronically.
York County’s DHIA techni
cians were recognized for their
dedication to and performance
within the state herd testing sys
tem. Technicians working within
the county, and their years of ser
vice, are Marianne Walter. IS
years; Abbe Gore, 14 years; Jean
Myers and Donald Messinger,
both five years; Carolyn and
Clyde Stump, four and one-half
years; and Deb Messinger; who
also works for Adams County
herds, three and one-half years.
Elected to the York County
DHIA board of directors for three
year terms were Melvin Marks,
Airville, Scott Cooper, Delta, and
Ed Calhoun, Glen Rock.
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