Mowry Farm Known For Production
(Continued from Pago Al)
nun. Still producing 106 pounds of
milk on the 365th day of her 9yBm,
Corinne had peaked at 180 lbs. of
milk and had six or seven months
over 140 lbs. She was die eighth
generation from one of Ken’s FFA
projects, and best of all, she trans
mitted her will to milk and her
good type to her offspring. At one
time, 14 state and national leaden
were photographed together at
Mowry Farms. They were also
known for their fine show string as
PFU Holds Annual Convention
CARLISLE (Cumberland Co.)
The Pennsylvania Rumen’
Union (PFU) held its 22nd annual
convention at the Emben Conven
tion Center in Carlisle recently.
House Ag Chairman William
Lloyd addressed the convention
on issues concerning nutrient
management, ag advisory to DER,
animal rights enforcement, and
the future of land preservation.
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to Boyd Wolff, spoke about ani
mal enforcement officers firearms
training and restaurant inspections
moving from DER to the Depart
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National Farmers* Union
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spoke on the issues of NAFTA
and the effects it will have on agri-
culture. Wardell Townsend, secre
tary of the administration from
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well, with winners at the Farm
Show in Harrisburg and other
major shows.
As neighboring farms became
available, the Mowry family pur
chased additional land. Today,
Steve, his dad, and two brothers,
Ron and Bob. and sister Susie and
other family members and eight
employees fium 1300 acres, all but
400 owned by the Mowry family.
And the tradition of high produc
tion has continued too. In the Janu
ary, 1993, USDA national listing,
USDA, talked about the reorgani
zation of the USDA.
Bill George, state president of
Pennsylvania AFL-CIO, spoke
about NAFTA and how it would
affect jobs, farmers, and the en
vironment. He also addressed
working with PFU as a team on is
sues now and into the future.
Other speakers who addressed
the convention were State Trea
surer Catherine Baker Knoll, who
spoke about the positive changes
that have taken place in the trea
surer’s office. A field trip to the
new trading room made for an in
teresting afternoon. Auditor Gen-
eral Barbara Hafer informed PFU
about WAM, which is walking
around money that representatives
use for their pet projects and how
difficult die money is to track.
Nancy Danielson from NFU
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their New-Life Melwood Halo
heifer was listed sixth in the nation
al Total Cow Performance Index
(TCP!) With 42.000 lbs. of milk.
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there is a lot of interest in.this
heifer.
The high production has been
achieved even though the herd has
been expanding in size for many
years. At present they have 300
head milking with 380 on test. Tie
stalls house 240 cows and 106 new
frees stalls were built this summer.
spoke on the national health care
issue and the approval of BGH.
Elizabeth Fry, executive director
of Pennsylvania Green Thumb,
talked about the money available
to train older workers in our rural
communities.
Election of officers was held,
and Robert Junk was elected to an
other term as president, Gerald
Seyler vice president, Naomi
Spahr treasurer, and Terry Patti*
son was elected secretary. Dele-'
gates to the national convention
are Scott McNamara, Gerald Sey
ler. Paul Yates, and Dale Snyder
as alternate.
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The ground for a second fine stall milks real well, but I’d rather she
hem has been ended to be ready be an avenge producer and stick
for plans to build additional room around longer,
for up to 500 cows this winter. “Currently, everything is geared
We have been expanding the for high producing two year-olds,
herd ever since I was a Idd,” Steve The later records don’t mean much
said. Sometimes you have to back the index any more. It’s sad to
up and say you can tdothingslike say the cows with threeor four lac
*°U ufl* 0 you * row I | n tadons are a rare breed now,” Sieve
numbers, you can’t cater to the
individual needs of each cow as -The other day I bought some
much, but it i sdU unportanL semen from Mark Anthony, an old
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ne. Sieve said. At hv peak pro- a | ot 0 f good old cows out of him.
duction she was being fed 18 times I’m planning to use him on some of
8 ?£ Bn £.i ettU ?k 6O °u * r,m these frail cows that can’t take it
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W . k! into them. The industry has
225f25?K ng ! , . ignored strength for years, and it’s
cessfiil. Luck plays a part too. We getting critical. These frail two
have also had our share of year-olds milk 80 to 90 lbs. of milk
tauures. foe a year and then they’re dead.
A pat disippointment came Steve is a director of Peimsylva
las winter when thereof of thefree niaDHIA and secs dairy herds get
staU barn caved m under heavy dng i — m “No one here at our
snow and killed 17 cows, several farm wants to get bigger, but I just
M 5S? aI L recol ? don’t seeany small herds around in
We havealways tned to keep the future,” Steve said. “I don’t like
upwith the breeding demand of the to say that, but I don’t tee how the
industry, but of late the industry 50 or even 80 cow herd can sur
has gone with the high producing vive. You have to get large enough
young cow that doesn t last, Steve that you can buy in volume. We try
said. High producing two-year- to fight becoming a milk factory,
Olds are a double edge sword. Sure, hut you are kidding yourself.”
I’m tickled when a two year-old
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Ken agrees.
‘The slant of your
story should be that we
should not need to keep
getting bigger to sur
vive,” Ken said. “As it
is. you need to keep
adding cows to stay
even. That’s a reflection
on our farm economy
that should not be. But
we have no control over
our milk market”
Steve agrees.
“As for milk pricing.
I’ve come to die point
that when I see an article
of someone’s solution to
low milk prices, I don’t
read it anymore.” Steve
said. “Headlines of
$13.00 milk give you a
buzz for a few days, but
when the milk check
comes, they have taken
so much 0ff...”
As for DHIA, Steve
sees it going the way of
the dairy industry. “I
feel thne are going to be
fewer service centers,
and we are going to need
to keep the centers run
ning around the clock to
be efficient,” Steve said.
“In addition, we are
going to need to cater to
the large herd so wfe
don’t price ourselves
out of the market With
new computer systems
on farms, the milk is
weighed daily, and with
the coming electronic
ID, many large com
mercial dairymen will
have on the farm all the
information they need to
manage their herds.
With protein levels in
milk more constant than
fat across the breeds, the
need for component
testing in commercial
herds is less critical.
DHIA must prepare to
meet these challenges,”
Steve said.