Cumberland County DHIA
Celebrates 75 Years
BETH MILLER
Cumberland Co. Correspondent
HUNTSDALE (Cumberland
Co.) The members of the Cum
berland County Dairy Herd
Improvement Association had a lot
to remember and a lot of awards to
give out during their 75th anniver
sary banquet at the Penn Township
Fire Hall.
The high herd in milk award
was won by Fred B. McGillvray
with an average of 22,241 pounds
of milk.
A 1 Hart Holsteins took home the
high 2-year-old in protein award for
Lady, a cow that posted 24,621
pounds of milk and 840 pounds of
protein.
Donald A. McCullough cap
tured the high 2-year-old in butter
fat award with his Number 99 cow
and her production of 24,290
pounds of milk and 1,134 pounds
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The low herd in somatic cell
count award was won by Ray
Thrush and his Jet-Rae Farm with a
figure of 86,000.
Woody Kelso took home the
high cow in protein award with
1,043 pounds of protein and 31;474
pounds of fat recorded for his
Number 643 cow.
Curtis and Ann Day were dou
ble winners at the banquet.
The Days went home with the
high cow in milk and butterfat
award for their animal Pearl which
From the left, Mr. end Mrs. Ray Thrush receive an award
for having the lowest herd average for somatic cell count
among Cumberland County DHIA members, while Mr. and
Mrs. Mark Naugle are named the winners of the county DHIA
herd management award.
recorded 34,780 pounds of milk
and 1,485 pounds of butterfat.
Also, the Days captured the high
herd in protein and butterfat award
with figures of 724 pounds of pro
tein and 888 pounds of butterfat.
The county winner of the DHIA
herd management award was Mark
A. Naugle.
Tyvo new officers also were
elected to three-year terms on the
local DHIA board. Those chosen
were Gerald Davidson and Harold
Myers, both horn Shippensburg.
The DHIA members took time
as well to look back at their associ
ation’s past, starting in 1919 when
the Cumberland County Cow Test
ing Association was formed, to the
modem DHIA.
There was one cow tester at the
beginning, and at the end of the first
year, there were 276 cows that
recorded an average of 7,325
pounds of milk and 245 pounds of
fat.
By comparison, the DHIA
ended its 75th testing year with
7,037 cows averaging .17,770
pounds of milk, 662 pounds of fat
and 371 pounds of protein.
One of the most interesting parts
of the banquet came when County
Agent Duane Duncan presented a
videotape of an interview he did
with G. Weir Shock. Shock is 101
years old and is the only living
original member of the Cow Test-
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Cumberland County DHIA production award winners are, in the front row from the
left, Mark and Gretchen, Ray Thrush and Jeff McGillvray. In the back row, from the left,
Donald McCullough, Ann and Curtis Day, and Alan and Doreen Roper.
ing Association.
In the interview, Strode talked
about the many changes and chal
lenges that life has presented him,
his family and the daily industry.
Another look into yesterday was
provided by Harold Boldosser, a
former DHIA manger and supervi
sor. Boldosser showed how DHIA
testing has been done over the
years. For instance, he said all test
results were computed by hand
Record Attendance At
National FFA Convention
KANSAS CITY, Mo. More
than 34,000 FFA members, teach
ers and guests converged on
Kansas City for the 67th National
FFA Convention on Nov. 10-12.
The record number of atten
dees promoted the convention
theme, “FFA —The Leadership
4dvantage,” with a cross-section
of speakers who challenged mem
bers to further enhance their lead
ership skills, build bright futures
in the science, business and tech
nology of agriculture and continue
community involvement in their
home towns.
Members from throughout the
country came to experience the
world’s largest annual student
gathering and to show their sup
port for the blue and gold of the
FFA.
The National Agricultural Career
Show was the first event ever to
fill the recently completed expan
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when the association began in 1919
and for many years after that. Only
in relatively recent times have high
tech computers taken over that job,
Boldosser said.
County Dairy Princess Kim
Orris also spoke at-the banquet. The
entertainment was provided by the
Rev. James Herman and his
“friend” Chester, who performed a
ventriloquist act.
David Slusser, the DHIA state
manager, said the DHIA has
sion of the Kansas City Confer
ence Center. This expansion to
62,000 square feet of show space
accommodated 284 exhibitors
including 25 displays in the hall of
states, a special exhibit from
NASA, an 18-store shopping
mall, the FFA Food Court, and a
stage that included live entertain
ment, speakers, and audiovisuals.
During the opening reflections
program, Florence and A 1 Joyner,
both Olympic gold medalists,
kicked off the convention by
inspiring an enthusiastic crowd of
students with a message promot
ing positive attitude, goal setting,
and the courage to persevere
against the odds. During other ses
sions, Secretary of Agriculture
Mike Espy and Mary Fisher,
founder of the Family AIDS Net
work, Inc. addressed the audience.
Other distinguished speakers at
the convention included Miss
Lancaster Firming, Saturday, November 26, 1994-Al7
proven its worth in the past and will
continue to do so into the future.
“The DHIA records program,
through testing, analysis, refine
ment, and the creation of policies
and regulations, has evolved in this
way,” Slusser said. “It has become
a valuable management and evalua
tion tool for dairymen, the agricul
ture industry, and educators.
“Few programs can equal its
impact on and importance to the
success of an industry,” he said.
America Heather Whitestone,
Vietnam Veteran Dave Roever,
Tennessee Commissioner of Agri
culture L.H. “Cotton” Ivy, and
Guy Kawasaki, author and former
director of software product man
agement for Apple Computer, Inc.
FFA members participated in
the multitude of convention activ
ities including contest competi
tion, awards ceremonies, leader
ship workshops, and the honoring
of sponsors who make possible
the extensive offering of FFA pro
grams through the National FFA
Foundation. The Honorary Amer
ican FFA Degree, Distinguished
Service Award, and VIP Citation
were awarded to businesses and
individuals who support the orga
nization. The American FFA
Degree, the highest degree earned
by an FFA member, was con
ferred upon 1,454 recipients.
In transacting the official busi
ness of the organization, delegates
voted and passed on their recom
mendations to the board of direc
tors to continue the progress of the
FFA.
The National FFA Alumni
convention held on Nov. 9 includ
ed leadership workshops, awards
ceremonies, and another success
ful auction, raising more -than
$50,000 to support FFA pro
grams. Bill Borer from Ohio pur
chased the pickup truck that was
donated by Chevrolet through the
FFA Foundation. All items sold at
the auction were contributed by
various businesses and individu
als.