WAMPUM (Lawrence
Co.) The Pennsylvania Ayr
shire Association Field Day is
scheduled for Saturday, July 16, at
the Alvin String Farm, in New
Jersey, but is just one event sche
duled by the association for the
year.
According to Nichol Bozlinski,
association field coordinator, the
field day is to feature forage semi
nars, a demonstration on “ag bag”
wrapping, judging contests, and
family oriented activities.
Bozlinski said members may
want to extend the one-day event
into a weekend, being within an
hour proximity of Atlantic City
and with the Cow Town Rodeo
also scheduled for Saturday.
Further details are to be
announced closer to the event.
In addition, Bozlinski
announced a Plum Bottom
Accomplishment/Sharing Sale to
be held in August. The Ayrshire
herd is owned by the John Rodgers
family and for more information
call Bozlinski at (412) 6SB-06SS,
or Rodgers at (717) 935-5242.
Membership Dues.
Bozlinski also said it's time for
membership renewal, and while
many have already paid their dues
for the year, she said that for those
who didn’t, the dues schedule is $5
per youth (consideration as a
“youth” terminates on Dec. 31, the
year of the member’s 20lh birth
day), $l5 per adult, $3O per family
(husband, wife and children youn
ger than 20), or $5O per farm.
In addition, there is a 25-cents
per-cow, according to DHIA
count, charge for dues.
Membership is not restricted to
Pennsylvania residents, with eligi
bility extended to residents of New
Jersey and West Virginia.
Send dues to Earl Keefer, Box
188, Millersburg, Pa., 17061.
Junior Memberships
A junior membership to the
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Pa. Ayrshire Association Announces Events
national organization, the Ayrshire
Breeders’ Association, based in
Brattleboro, Vt., of which Pa. Ayr
shire Breeders’ Association is an
affiliate, is available to any youth
who has recorded in his/her name
with the association at least one
registered Ayrshire, and with a $lO
fee. For more information call
(802) 254-7460.
Futurity
Nominations for the 1996 Pa.
Ayrshire Futurity are being
accepted until Oct. 1, 1994.
The futurity is a show of 2-year
old animals and those calves nomi
nated are to be shown dur
ing the 1996 All American Dairy
Show in Harrisburg.
During any year, those calves
bom between March 1 and August
1 are eligible for nomination to be
shown as a 2-year-old during the
association’s annual futurity show.
Completed nominations are
made by paying a total of four
entry fees, with the last payment
on Sept. 1, prior to the show.
The breeder of the calf must
make the first nomination with a
$3 entry fee, by Oct. 1. After the
first payment, either the breeder or
the new owner may make subse
quent nominating payments in
order to keep the animal eligible.
The second payment of $7 is due
Sept. 1 of the following year. A
third nomination fee of $lO is due
by March 1 of the year of the show.
There are two parts to the futuri
ty. The first is the show at the All-
American, and the second is based
on the 2-year-old, 305-day pro
jected milk record, based on 3.5
percent protein-corrected milk.
A banner is to be given for the
first place in both catagories.
A $lOO first prize is to be given
to the overall winner in combined
show and milk performance. All
participants will receive a monet
ary award for participating.
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desired make checks payable
to the Pa. Ayrshire Breeders’
Association and send them to
Nichol Bozlinski, RDI Box 1382,
Wampum, Pa., 16157, or to Earl
Keefer, Box 188, Millersburg, Pa.
17061.
The association’s Spring. Sale
Sweepstakes is used as a promo
tional tool and is designed to prom
ote the cattle purchased at the
Annual Spring Calf and Heifer
Sale.
All animals are eligible as long
as they have been sold through this
sale uncalved.
All animals that have completed
a first lactation record in the calen
dar year are eligible. The record is
to be computed on the 305-day
actual record with 3.5-percent
protein-corrected milk. It is the
calendar year (hat the record is
made, that qualifies the cow for the
sweepstakes (she must have com
pleted the 305-day record by
February).
Nomination is the responsibility
of the owner/purchaser. The nomi
nation should be sent to the secret
ary of the Pa. ABA before Dec. 31,
the year the record is made.
DHIA, or DHIR records will be
the only ones accepted. A copy of
the record should be sent along for
verification.
A 10 percent bonus is to be
WARWICK. Md. Alfalfa
management is the topic for the
Alfalfa Field Day on Wednesday,
June 29, from 10 a.m.-noon here at
the Hughy Salfner Farm.
Guest speakers will discuss and
demonstrate ways to manage alfal
fa for top production. They will
review recommended methods for
preparing the field for planting.
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Pa. Ayrshire Hires
Field Coordinator
WAMPUM (Lawrence Co.) The Pennsylvania Ayrshire
Breeders’ Association has recently employed a Held coordinator,
Nichol (pronounced nickle) Bozlinski, who lives on a dairy farm in
Wampum, Lawrence County.
In an introductory news release, Bozlinski states, “I have recen
tly been employed by the Pa. Ayrshire Association as field coordi
nator. My job is to promote Pa. Ayrshires by informing you, our
supporters, about what is happening with the association and the
latest news about sales and other Ayrshire happenings.
“I am looking foward to working with you and the Ayrshire
association.”
Bozlinski said she has been involved with Ayrshires for five
years and has built up a herd of 10 milking cows and several young
stock. The farm on which she lives has five of the six major breeds
of dairy- cattle.
“I believe that promotion is the key to success of the future. It is
my hope that I get input from all of you about promotional ideas. I
am here to help by advertising cattle sales both private, and public.
“1 am very interested in your suggstions for promotion and also if
you know of any items that you would like brought up... give me a
call.”
Bozlinski can be reached at (412) 6SB-06SS or by writing to her
at RDI Box 1382, Wampum, Pa., 16157.
"1 must warn you though, I do not have an answering machine. 1
would prefer that you talk to me and not a recording. The best lime
to call is before 10 a.m. or after 7 p.m.
“1 look foward to hearing from you. Together we can have a great
year promoting Ayrshires!”
given to the animal if it has classi
fied 80 points or higher during the
same year the record is made.
Awards for the sweepstakes are
no-till planting, optimal harvest of
the established stand, and manage
ment techniques to help your alfal
fa survive the winter.
Topics and guest speakers for
the day include:
• “Planning Procedures For
No-Till Alfalfa Establishments”
by Hughy Salfncr, Cecil County
producer.
• “Setting Up The No-Till
Drill” by Robby Fogwell and Ken
Dudkewitz, equipment representa
tives for Cooper’s John Deere
Dealership, Cecilton.
• “Seedbed Preparation, Cut
ting Management, Seed Mixtures,
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June ig, 1994431
$lOO for first place; $6O for sec
ond; and $4O for third place. Nom
inations should be sent to Earl
Keefer, secretary-treasurer.
And Yield Results” by Dr. Les
Vough, extension forage crops
specialist. University of Maryland
Cooperative Extension Service.
• “Fcrtilily/Wecd Control And
IPM Techniques” by Ted Haas,
regional agronomy specialist. Uni
versity of Maryland Cooperative
Extension Service.
Lunch will be served at noon
after the last presentation. Call
(410) 996-5280 by Friday, June 24
to reserve lunch. Meal cost is $5.
The Salfncr Farm is located at
400 Edgar Price Rd., off the
intersections of Rl. 301 and Rl
299.