NEWMANSTOWN (Lebanon Co.) The Lebanon County Holstein Gub has scheduled its 1995 farm tour to be held Match 28 for a visit of Somerset County farms. Somerset County has a number of registered Holstein herds on test, and is a strong dairy county, located in southwestern part of the state. The northern border is just below Johnstown, while the south ern edge of the county is the Mason-Dixon Line. The cost of the tour is $lB each, with a half-price discount for all consignors to last year's county Holstein sale. Also, additional money will be needed to buy lunch during a scheduled stop. The dead line for reservations is March 23 for a seat on the bus tour. To reserve a seat, call Kirby Horst at (717) 949-2331. There are two departure points, as a locational convenience for tour-goers. The schedule for the all-day, four-farm tour is to leave from die D.B. Fisher Bus Service, at 1715 Grace Avenue, Lebanon, at 7:30 a.m., and then stop at the Quentin UCC Church parking lot about 7:45 a.m. to pickup up other passengers. When calling for reservations, tell Horst which pickup location has been determined to be more convenient The first farm to be visited, with arrival at about 11:15 a.m., is Car rdale Holsteins, of Somerset Owned by Gerald Carr and family, there are four farms included in the operation, with 350 acres. There are 90 registered Hols teins in the milking siring, and the herd was 10th in the county last year for production, out of 81 herds listed for the county in the Dairymen’s Association 1995 Yearbook. The Carrdale herd had a rolling herd average (RHA) of 22,799 pounds of milk. The herd’s current RHA is 22,700 pounds of milk, 867 pound s of butterfat and 736 pounds of protein. The Carrs have a BAA of 106.4, and their strategy is to breed for solid cow families, with little index. 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At 2:30 p.m., the tour is to arrive at Berkline Holsteins. owned by Lewis and Barbara Berkley. With an all-registered Holstein 70-cow herd with a BAA of 105.5, the pro duction is reported at 23.400 pounds of milk, 934 pounds butter fat, and 770 pounds protein. There are eight Mascot daughters milk ing in the herd. The Berkleys also conduct an active flushing program and have sold 50 bulk into stud for artificial insemination. They have 6.20 acres. 300 tillable, and they rent another ISO acres. North View Farm, in Berlin, is the last stop of the day with an esti mated arrival at 3:30 p.m. The top herd on test in the coun ty, North View is owned by Calvin Will and sons Dan, Jim and John. With 110 cows milking, and oper ating on a milking three-times-per day schedule for 10 years, the farm RHA k currently 27,933 pounds milk* 971 pounds butterfat, 923 pounds protein. The herd BAA k 104.9, and there are several Blackstar daught ers included. The Wilk also have an active flushing program. The tour bus k scheduled to leave North View at 4:30 p.m., and arrive back at the D.B. Fisher Bus Service lot at 7:30 p.m„ stopping first at the Quentin UCC Church. For more information, call Horst. Also announced by the Lebanon Holstein Club, consignments are being sought for the county Spring Promise Calf Sale, to be held 7:30 CCA TREATED FENCE POSTS Build Tour Own Fence p.m„ April 13, at the Lebanon Area Fairgrounds. Those with consignments should contact Horst, Dale Maul fair, or Pat Arnold as soon as possible. The club also offered its appre ciation for the work of three recent directors Marlin Getz, Dan Groff, and David Lentz and announced reorganization. Duane Nolt k president; Bruce Bollinger, vice president; Dan Brandt, treasurer. Nekon Bom gardner, secretary; and Mike Fair, reporter. Other officers include Reid LIVERPOOL. N.Y.—Over 200 dairy farmers came together last month to celebrate 35 years of dairy promotion at the American Dairy Association and Dairy Council’s Annual Meeting at the Sheraton Inn, Liverpool, New York. Accomplishments of ADADC’s retail, nutrition educa tion and publicity divisions of 1994 were highlighted through a video presentation, showing pro ducers the value in generic adver tising and promotion. To increase space and sales for dairy products in the dairy case, retail specialists worked with grocery stores representing 40 percent of sales in New York, northern and central New Jersey and northeastern Pennsylvania. Waldbaums, a 103-store chain in metropolitan New York, increased milk sales from six to nine percent after working with ADADC. The Association will continue to work with the following supermarket chains throughout 1995: Wald baums, Wakefem/Shoprite, Price Chopper, King Kullen, C-Town, Pathmark and P&C. The nutrition education divi sion placed programs in elemen tary schools which teach students to choose nutritious foods like cheese, chocolate milk, yogurt and pudding for snacks. As a result of their efforts, S 3 percent of fourth See Us For Your Spring Supplies... oa $13.95 Insulator* 2 35 Years Of Dairy Promotion Hoover, state director: Kirby Horst, director; Donald Krall, director; Connie Hoffer, sales rep resentative; and Vince Wagner, Profiles advertking. Committee memberships were also announced. On the club Show Committee, Nelson Bomgardncr is chairman, with members Roy Miller and John Bomgardncr. On the Tour Committee is Kirby Horst, chairman. Jay Weaver, Dave Groff, and Vince Wagner. On the Scholarship/Youth Committee are Duane Nolt, ADADC Celebrates grade teachers and 43 percent of second grade teachers in ADADC’s marketing area have ordered and are using the prog rams. Geared to the appropriate age level, both versions teach stu dents the nutritional benefits of dairy products. Throughout the year. Dairy Counci sponsors medical and nutrition seminars to teach health professionals the importance of dairy products in a healthy diet. In 1994, speakers reached more than 1,250 physicians, medical stu dents and dietitians on the subjects of calcium, hypertension, lactose intolerance and children’s health issues. Last year, the publicity depart ment generated 552 positive news articles on milk and dairy products worth over $275,000. In addition, they generated extensive televi sion and radio news coverage on hot chocolate made with milk, milk shakes and milk’s new advertising campaign. Part of the publicity division, the dairy princess program gener ated 923 news articles on food publicity, special events and pageants worth over $236,000. The enthusiastic volunteers pre sented almost 2,000 school pre sentations to over 40,000 elemen tary students teaching them, at an impressionable age, the impor tance of milk and dairy products in ADC Is the Place To Be Financial stability and expertise in milk marketing - the outstanding benefits that John Mayer refers to - are among the strengths of the premier dairy cooperative in the region. Atlantic Dairy Cooperative has a 78-year history of excellent service to its members. Financially strong, ADC guarantees a market for all member milk and excels in maximizing returns. ADC is a leader in providing equity payments, quality bonuses and over-order premiums to members. Nearly 4,000 dairy farmers agree that "ADC is the Place to Be." For free information on how you can secure the future of your dairy farm operation, write or call: Atlantic Dairy Cooperative 1225 Industrial Highway' Southampton, PA 18966 LiWHSeJ 1-800-645-MILK Laneaaftr Fanning, Saturday, March 11, IMS-A33 Donald Bollinger, and Sonny Bomgardner. On the Banquet Committee are Jim Hill, chairman. Dan Groff, Ken Sellers, Donald Krall, and Terry Shuey. On the Sale Committee are Dan Brandt, chairman. Marlin Getz. Mike KunUe, Roy Miller, Gene Martin, Jeff Zuck, Chris Ander son, Pat Arnold, and Bruce Bollinger. On the Field Night Committee are Mike Fair, chairman, Curvin Good, Gary Lentz, Dale Weaver. Rick Bashore, Christine Williams, Calvin Miller, and John Kline. a healthy diet. In addition, they recorded 1,990 radio and televi sion public service announce ments, demonstrated at 281 super markets and banks, presented at 112 non-farm and 238 farm meet ings and participated in 1,088 spe cial events. The “Service to Dairying Award” was presented in memory of Bob Harrison, a former director and treasurer of AD ADC. A life time dairy fanner, he held many leadership positions in the dairy and agricultural industries. His family of Skaneateles, New York accepted a plaque in his memory. In his president’s report, Ray' Johnson spoke about both the national and local dairy promotion organizations’ commitment to deliver efficient programming. At the national level, he cited the merger between United Dairy Industry Association and the National Dairy Board as evidence of cost savings to dairy fanners. Locally, he said, ADADC’s board of directors has made decisions on programming which have stream ' lined the Association’s goals resulting in a plan of action that focuses only on those programs which deliver the greatest return on investment to members. ADADC is an advertising and promotion organization represent ing dairy farmers in New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. manor “When we were looking for a milk market, we chose Atlantic Hairy Cooperative because of its financial stability. ADC is a progressive cooperative that concentrates on what it does best - marketing milk. ” —-John Mayer Taneytovm, MD AttMHc O^y
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