A2O-Uncaster Farming, Saturday. February 25, 1995
Juniata
GAIL STROCK
Mifflin Co. Correspondent
POST ROYAL (Juniata Co.)
Juniata County’s proud Hol
stein heritage came shining
when the Juniata County Holstein
Club met for their annual dinner
meeting at the Walker Grange
near Port Royal. Awards to the
Club’s junior members for their
accomplishments highlighted the
evening and the Club’s future
commitment to the breed.
Junior Activities Chairman
Nancy Toms announced produc
tion winners, detailing each cows
record for the award.
Ronda Mummah received a
plaque for first place in production
for her two- year-old with 20,976
pounds of milk. Danielle Mummah
came in second with a two-year
old that produced 20,822 pounds
of milk.
In the three-year-old cows,
Tara Kocher placed first for her
cow that produced 23,263 pounds
of milk while Ronda Mummah
took second place with a three
year-old that produced 22,160
pounds.
For butterfat production, Danielle
Mummah’s three-year-old took first
place honors by producing 4.1%
839 pounds of butterfat. Dan
Gcissinger placed second with a
three-year-old that produced 3.8%
802 pounds of butterfat
Protein awards went to Ronda
Mummah for placing first for her
three-year- old at 32% 714
pounds of protein. Danielle
Mummah placed second with a
three-year-old that produced 3 3%
690 P.
In the four-year-old division,
Dianne Clock took top honors fox
milk, fat, and protein with a cow
that produced 23,219 M,4.3%
1,003 F,3.2% 752 P
Dan Geissinger received a
plaque for his first place in the
ftve-vear-old division with a cow
that produced 21,395 M. 4 o °/c 849
F 3 0% 652 P
In the aged cow division, Jen
nifer Toms placed first for her cow
that produced 23,904 M,3.9% 934
F,3.1 % 746 P.
Danielle Mummah was recog
nized for reaching finalist status in
the Distinguished Junior Member
Contest. Mummah continues this
honor for Juniata County from last
year Last year Juniata County had
two finalists in the competition.
Dianne Clock was honored for
her live-year-old cow Walnut
Hills Astro Bridget. This cow
received Reserve Junior All Penn
sylvania, was Supreme Best Bred
and Owned at the 4-H District
Show and at the State Junior Show
Brown Swiss
Hires Young
BELOIT, Wis. The Brown
Swiss Cattle Breeden’ Associa
tion of the U.S. A. has named Mi
chael W. Young of Holladay,
Utah, as the breed’s new executive
secretary.
The Association’s 10-member
Board of Directors selected Mr.
Young from among several candi
dates at its January board meeting.
As executive secretary. Young
will also be fulfilling the duties of
director of marketing for Brown
Swiss Enterprises, the marketing
subsidiary of the Association.
Bom and raised on a Guernsey
farm. Young received his bachelor
of science degree from Pennsylva
nia State University. In the 20
yean since then, he has gained
significant experience in-agricul-
County Holstein Club Holds Annual Meeting
in Harrisburg.
Tara Kocher was recognized
for her Summer Yearling that
received Junior All Pennsylvania
and All Pennsylvania last year.
Her heifer was nominated All
Pennsylvania and received high
honorable mention.
In other business, Donald
Adams, Nancy Toms, and Steve
Wilson were elected to serve on
the Juniata County Holstein
Club’s board of directors.
Earlier in the evening, Dairy
Extension Director Dave Swartz
took to the podium to update dairy
activity in the area. Swartz report
ed a good turnout at the Dairy
MAP meeting in Juniata County.
Swartz announced a 4-H Animal
Science Day to be held at the Port
Royal Fairgrounds on April 8.
This meeting is for dairy, beef,
swine, rabbit, dairy goat, and
sheep projects in Perry, Juniata,
and Mifflin Counties. Youth will
attend seminars on judging, ethics
in the showring, equipment, feeds
and forages.
Swartz announced that the
local show will no longer serve as
a qualifying show for the District
Show. The District Show will be
combined with FFA. Swartz said
any questions concerning this
should be directed to the county
extension office or to him person
ally.
Steve Wilson presented the
State Directors Report. At the last
board meeting, Wilson said
approval was given to present a
$5O award to dairy promotion
scrapbooks entered at the State
Convention. He said PA Profiles
Magazine will experience it’s first
increase m advertising rates since
1986. The rate hike is due to the
recent increases in postage and the
cost of paper
Wilson said the Holstein Asso
ciation will be testing a purchase
discount at the Showcase Sale to
be held April 1 at the Pennsylvania
Holstein Association farm in Mid
dletown. The Pennsylvania Hol
stein Association will be offering
4-H and FFA members a 5% dis
count towards the purchase of an
animal.
Wilson reported a shift in the
Holstein Association’s $3,000
Scholarship program. Previously
the money was divided in different
ways. The Board voted to offer
three $l,OOO scholarships effec
tive in 1995.
In other State news, Wilson
reported that John Cope will be
chairman of the National Conven
tion to be held in Pennsylvania in
June of 1996. The Central District
tural marketing and sales. For
eight yean, he served as national
advertising manager for the Hol
stein World magazine.
He was director of sales and
marketing for Genmark, Salt I-aim
City. Utah, being instrumental in
establishing the genetic Weaver
testing program with the Brown
Swiss Association.
Most recently. Young was sen
ior vice president of international
sales for Global Ag Enterprises
Inc., an agricultural product trad
ing company in Washington,
where he was again based out of
the Salt Lake City, Utah area.
Young continues to reside in
Salt Lake City, but may be reach
ed at the breed’s National Office,
located in Beloit, Wisconsin.
Building a solid Holstein base for the future, the Juniata County Holstein Club hon
ored its junior members for achievements. Seated, from left, Jennifer Toms, produc
tion winner; Tara Kocher, junior All Pennsylvania winner; and Danielle Mummah,
junior member finalist and production winner. Standing, Ronda Mummah and Dan
Geissinger, production winners; Dianne Giock, reserve junior All Pennsylvania and
production winner; and Missy Hostler, Juniata County dairy princess.
will be the site of the Pennsylvania
State" Holstein Convention in
1996.
An open forum will be held
February 16 at the Sheraton Inn in
Harrisburg starting at 9:00 a.m.
Wilson said State Directors will be
on hand. Members are encouraged
to voice their ideas at this open
forum.
Former Juniata County Exten
sion Director George Settlemyer
stood to announce the computeri
zation of information for this
year’s Juniata County Livestock
fair. He reminded participants that
entries needed to be in a week
before the fair to tally the neces
sary information.
Juniata County'Holstein Club
President Ronald Mummah emcee’d
the evening. Featured speaker Bob
King from Sausman Insurance
spoke on the ways to and advan
tages of saving for retirement.
Keystone Beef Classic
MEADVILLE (Crawford Co.)
After being canceled in 1994
because of the spring B.V.D. out
break in Northwestern Pennsylva
nia, the Northwest Keystone
Junior Beef Classic will once
again be held over Memorial Day
Weekend here in the Crawford
County Fairgrounds.
Nineteen ninety-five is the tenth
year for the all-breed heifer and
steer show, which in 1993 saw
young cattlemen and women from
four states exhibit nearly 300 head
of cattle.
The show is designed as a kick
off for the summer show season
and gives youth, under 21 years of
age, an opportunity to enter com
petition drawn from a larger area
than usually seen at the county
fairs in which they compete dur
ing the summer.
The resumption of this year’s
show is being anxiously awaited
by many. Entrants must only be
younger than 21 years of age and
need not be a member of either
Elected to eeive on the Juniata County Holstein board are
from left,Donald Adams, Nancy Toms, and Steve Wilson.
Resumes In May
4-H or FFA. However, it is be
coming a tradition for groups to
come to the Classic as a club.
Since the three-day Memorial
Day Weekend allows Monday for
rest and recuperation, and since
the main show schedule takes
place on Sunday, young cattle en
thusiasts find the event a favorite
preview to the summer show sea
son.
Once again, in 1995, the Key
stone Beef Classic is being held in
the extensive facilities of the
Crawford County Fairgrounds,
just north of Meadville. The popu
lar showmanship contest will kick,
off the classic show starting on
Saturday, May 27, at S p.m. The
showmanship contest will again
be divided into three age divi
sions.
But the real excitement occurs
Sunday. May 28, when the steers
and breeding classes are judged.
As in die past, the 1995 Classic
will offer registered steer classes.
Cash prizes and trophies will be
awarded as a grand and reserve
champion steer will be chosen
from breeds represented. Cross
bred steers will also compete for
premiums to be paid in all steer
classes, as well as for grand and
reserve trophies. A supreme
champion steer will then be nam
ed the overall show champion
and a cash jackpot will be paid to
this winner.
In the breeding show, pre
miums will be paid for all classes
and trophies will be awarded for
grand champion, reserve cham
pion. and bred and owned for each
of die breeds as well as for an un
restricted “commercial” class.
Additional -information about
the 1995 Classic is being prepared
for mailing to past participants
and breed associations. For other
answers to questions about the
show, county extension agents
will have brochures and entry
forms, or you may write to the
Keystone Junior Beef Classic
Committee, c/o Bob Calvert, Mer
cer County Extension Office, P.O.
Box 530. Mercer, PA 16137.
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