A2B-Lancastar Firming, Saturday, January 1,1994
Chester County DHIA - December 1993
Cows producing over SflQ lbs. protein arc:
Leon D. Kurtz'
Rhonda
Jackie
Joseph & Sandra Lusby
Anette
Grace
Gina
DH Lonehiil Farm
122
Ken & Marilyn Umbie
Elise
Connie
Dancer
Mrs. John B. Hannum 3D
303
Marilyn & Duane Hershey
Sundanc
Alley
Ivy
Apple
Deanna
Aspen
Gerald L. Kulp Sons
18
241
John S. Stoltzfus
4
Merle J. King
Whitney
Grace
Lydia
Dunwood Farm
Peachie
Dream
Chris & Ches Stoltzfus
Velvet
Ridge Star Farm
18
Tim & Phyllis Barlow
Cynthia
Walmoore Inc. #3
494
Charles J. Moore
Whitey
Blitz
J. Harold Bare
Dale Hostetler
Rosene
Daisy
Mark & Melody Stoltzfus
Myra
Milly
Benjamin K. Kauffman
Lea
Wilkinson Farm 1
3042
Paul Martin
152
Maplesway Farm
Pearly
David F. King
10
Rol Kel Pen Moore
Casey
Grebel
Donald Speakman
59
Chester County
Dairy Milk Lines
Walter Wurster
Extension
Dairy Agent
27,763
27,080
5-00
4-06
29,386
28,760
25,984
7-10
3-10
3-05
H
H
H
28,878
3-07
7-01
4-02
3-02
29,528
27,229
22,382
H
H
H
4-04
26,830
4-08
4-02
3-06
3-00
3-03
2-11
26,771
29,199
26,879
25,695
28,915
25,472
27,660
26,424
6-02
3-01
5-06
25,142
26,269
26,053
26,680
H
H
H
3-06
2-11
33,561
27,787
5-08
3-03
26,953
4-03
26,040
4-04
29,633
5-03
27,081
5-04
4-06
3-05
33,995
31,703
28,159
4-07
9-09
2-11
31,769
25,149
26,162
27,492
5-03
3-05
4-01
29,272
3-01
25,312
26,252
3-00
28,083
5-04
9-05
27,961
28,752
29,963
4-07
4-06
24,151
6-10
The Chester County DHIA
Board of Directors held their
annual re-organizational meeting
on December 14, 1993. Dan Mill
er, Chatham, was re-elected Presi
dent and Kelly Freebery, Oxford,
was congratulated on her excellent
job as Treasurer, the position she
will continue to hold. Pete Miller,
Spring City, was elected Vice-
President and will direct contact
between the Board and the techni
cians. Glenn Ranck, Cochranville,
will serve as Secretary in 1994.
812
883
889
931
835
832
823
989
1016
926
Progress is being made on hav
ing Act 319 assessments calcu
lated for each tax parcel of 10
acres or more in Chester County.
At the present time, the mapping
on the computer of the tax parcels
and then soil types and tree cover
is just about complete. Very short
ly a farmland value will be calcu
lated for every soil type in the
county and each farm will then
have an Act 319 assessment on the
land based on the combined soil
types on that farm.
902
865
883
877
819
858
1140
894
830
919
1097
957
930
820
896
Around the beginning of Febru
ary, the assessment office will
send to all farms a statement of
what Act 319 value would be if
that farm elects to select that prog
ram between March 1 & June 1. If
you are currently under Act 515,
that assessed value will also be on
the statement along with the fair
market value. The important fact
is that you will now have some
choices available for you to decide
which program is best for your
farm.
812
855
846
769
858
1065
832
825
917
1076
1001
857
1056
856
1062
1037
813
933
All farmers have some impor
tant decisions to make if they want
to take advantage of reduced
assessment and taxes on their
farm. To help landowners under
stand their options, the county has
scheduled four educational meet
ings in January;
814
897
812
858
810
1120
1004
904
723
994
Tuesday, January 18, 1994
7:30 pan.
Owen J. Roberts High School
938
1116
858
852
998
933
Wednesday, January 19, 1994
7:30 p.m.
Unionville High School
813
855
812
837
875
1087
Thursday, January 20, 1994
1:00 p.m.
Honeybrook Fire Hall
809
986
846
Thursday, January 20, 1994
7:30 p.m.
Octorara High School
823
971
1002
805
The assessment options will be
explained by Walter Wurster,
Chester County Extension Agent,
and Robert Barr, A farmer and
president of 21st Century apprais
ers. There will be plenty of time
851
837
1057
1024
810
905
Chester County DHIA
Farmland Assessment
for questions so try to attend one
of these meetings!
Pennsylvania Forage Schools
Penn State Cooperative Exten
sion is offering a new two-day
school in 1994 on forage produc
tion at two locations in Southeast
ern Pennsylvania. On February 8
and IS from 9:30 a.m. to 3:00
p.m., the sessions will be held at
the Lebanon County Extension
office, and on February 9 and 16,
the same program will be offered
at the Gap Diner, Routes 41 & 30,
in Gap, PA. This is a workshop
style program targeted at progres
sive farrhers and agri-business
personnel working with forage
producers.
Over the two-day period, eight
different speakers will address the
following topics:
+ Importance of Forages to
Pennsylvania
+ Forages and the Ruminant
Animal
+ Forage Fertility and Manure
Management
+ Forage Crop Selection and
Establishment
+ Forage Insects
+ Forage Weeds and Their
Control
+ Forage Quality; Determina
tion and Importance
+ Hay and Silage Harvest Man
agement
+ Dairy Forage Systems
+ Forage Economics
The cost of the school is $45.00
which includes the “Pennsylvania
NRAES Co-op
Extension Offers
Milking Center Book
ITHACA. N.Y. In Novem
ber 1992, more than 400 persons
attended the National Milking
Center Design Conference held in
Harrisburg.
Now available is Milking Cen
ter Design, NR AES-66, the
312-page proceedings of this con
ference. Dairy farmers, farm
advisers, veterinarians, coopera
tive extension agents, lenders,
milk inspectors, sale personnel,
and anyone involved in milk pro
duction may want this book.
The proceedings include 35
papers that cover all aspects of
milking center design and con
struction. The papers are divided
into eight sections.
The “Planning a Milking Cen
ter” section discusses economic
and financial considerations as
well as putting together a planning
team.
Sections titled “Parlor Efficien
cy” and “Parlor Selection” pro
vide information that will help
decide the type of parlor that is
right for a particular farm.
The “Keeping it Clean” section
discusses regulations; water
needs; cleaning requirements; and
controlling, treating, and dispos
ing milking center wastes.
The proceedings are rounded
out with sections titled “Data Col
lection,” “Worker/Animal Safety
Forage Handbook,” an extensive
reference book, and meals on both
days. For more information and
registration, contact Paul Craig
(717-921-8803) for the Lebanon
County school and Walter Wur
ster (215-696-3500) for the school
at Gap. Attendance will be limited
to 40, first come-first served.
Dairy Nutrition
Teleconference and Workshop
Chester County dairy farmers
have the opportunity to participate
in an excellent three-day dairy
nutrition program at the Lancaster
Farm & Home Center February
10, 17 & 24 from 10:00 a.m. to
3:00 p.m. each day. The work
shops are designed to combine
hands-on activities with local
extension agents and interaction
with university faculty via satel
lite. Producers will be able to use
information from their own farms
to expand and update their know
ledge of nutrition and feeding
management This is a very up-to
date program that uses the exper
tise of a variety of university
faculty to cover all phases of feed
ing dairy animals.
The cost for the three days is
$46.00 which includes the work
shop book and three lunches. For
more information, contact Glenn
Shirk (717-394-6851) or Walter
Wurstcr (215-696-3500).
Registration is being handled by
the Lancaster County Extension
office.
and Comfort,” "Walls and Wir
ing,” and “Milking Systems.” This
book is filled with illustrations
and tables that provide informa
tion essential to designing a profit
able and efficient milking center.
The conference program was
planned by Stephen Spencer, pro
fessor of dairy science, and Robert
Graves, professor of agricultural
and biological engineering, both
from The Pennsylvania State Uni
versity. The authors include
industry representatives, agricul
tural economists, agricultural
engineers, animal scientists, and
farm advisers from around the
country.
Milking Center Design,
NRAES-66, is available for $25
from the Northeast Regional Agri
cultural Engineering Service
(NRAES), Cooperative Exten
sion, 152 Riley-Robb Hall, Ithaca,
NY 14853-5701.
The price includes postage and
handling for U.S. orders only;
foreign orders must be prepaid in
U.S. funds.
Quantity discounts are as fol
lows: 10-49 copies, $20.00 per
copy; 50-99 copies, $17.50 per
copy; and 100 or more copies,
$15.00 per copy. Please make
your checks payable to NRAES,
or call (607) 255-7654 for more
information. Call or write for a
free publication catalog.