ANDY ANDREWS
Lancaster Farming Staff
LANCASTER (Lancaster Co.)
—Bruce Hellerick, who served as
horticulture agent for the Lancas
ter County Extension Service for
nearly seven yean, is leaving
Extension at the end of the month.
Since joining Extension in
March 1988, Hellerick, who will
Jersey Sale Averages
REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio
The 37th All American Jersey
Sale averaged $5,414.66 on 58
lots, making it the third highest
average in the history of the sale.
This is the highest sale average
since 1981 when 48 animals aver
aged $6,410.42. This year’s edi
tion of the All American Sale was
held November 8, in Louisville,
Ky.
Topping this year’s sale was
Duncans Princess Belle-ET, con
signed by Cedarcrest Farms,
Faunsdale, Ala. She was pur
chased by Rock Ella Jerseys,
Hornby, Ontario, Canada for
$30,000. “Belle” is a Highland
Magic Duncan, PTI +332, daugh
ter out of an Excellent-90 percent
“Master C” daughter and is
backed by two generations .of
Excellent dams. She has a Parent
Average (PA) of +BS9M, +49F,
+3SP, +l27P$, +I43CYS, +2.2
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Hellerick Takes Position With
be named regional horticulture
specialist for The Brickman
Group, Ltd., in Langhome, has
been instrumental in guiding a
wide variety of county extension
programs and conferences.
Included in his accomplishments
are the professional landscape
management program, the Master
' Type, and +234 PE.
Another consignment by
Cedarcrest Farms, TH Amoco-ET,
sold for $27,000, the second high
est price in the sale. He was one of
four bulls offered and was the top
selling male. “Amoco” was pur
chased by ABS Global Inc. and
“Amoco” Syndicate, De Forest,
Wis. He is a son of AU Lester
Tophat-ET out of an Excellent-90
percent daughter of Soldierboy
Boomer Sooner of CJF PTI 372,
with an ME average of 19.632 M,
921 F, and 733 P. “Amoco” has a
PA of +1905M, +7BF, +64P,
+24lP$, +2S6CYS, +3.7 Type,
and +405 PTI.
The second high selling bull
was Lutz Guriten-ET, consigned
by the Lutz Syndicate, Mocksville,
NC. He was purchased by Select
Sires and “Guriten” Syndicate,
Plain City, Ohio for $26,000.
“Guriten” is a son of Mason
Gardena- program, the home horti
cultural symposium, vegetable and
flown- trials throughout the coun
ty. the Idea Garden at the Farm and
Home Center, and his work with
the vegetable growers at the Leola
Produce Auction. Hellerick also
chaired an irrigation conference
after the drought of 1988 at the
$5,414
Boomer Sooner Berretta PTI
+495, out of an Excellent-90 per
cent daughter of Highland Duncan
Lester with an ME average of
22.263 M, 956 F, and 775 P.
The second high selling female
was Billings Top Rosanne, con
signed by The Billings Farm,
Woodstock, Vt., and Rosanne
Syndicate, Washington, N.J.
“Rosanne” was purchased by Max
and Steve Bachelor and Family,
Angola, Ind., for $10,600.
“Rosanne” is a “Top Brass”
daughter out of an Excellent-9S
percent Texas Chief PTI -117
daughter. She produced 16,810 M,
931 F, and 6SSP in her eighth lac
tation.
The All American Jersey Sale
is held each November in conjunc
tion with the North American
International Livestock Exposi
tion and is managed by Jersey
Marketing Service, an affiliate of
the American Jersey Cattle Asso
ciation.
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Farm and Home Center.
In addition, Hellerick wrote a
weekly column, “What’s Grow
ing On” for the Lancaster New Era
and hosted a semimonthly prog
ram on gardening for WGAL-TV.
In his new position, Hellerick,
who has a bachelor’s degree in
horticulture from Delaware Valley
College and a master’s in public
administration from Penn State,
will be responsible for landscape
site analysis for large commercial
properties in a five-state region for
The Brickman Group.
Hellerick was also involved in
will be leaving Penh State Extension at the end of the month
to work with a landscape firm In Langhorne.
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the horticulture events at the state
Farm Show. Del Voight, Lebanon
County agent, will assume those
responsibilities for the 199 S Farm
Show.
Penn State Extension has organ
ized a search committee to choose
a replacement for Hellerick.
Hellerick, who was honored last
year by the National Association
of County Agriculture Agents for
his work with the professional
landscape management program,
said he will stay in touch with the
“friendly people of Lancaster
County” in his new line of work.
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