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. There are IS Blackstar
daughters and some Mascot
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daughters in the milking string.
A lunch stop is scheduled for
12:15 pjn.
The next Cum to be visited is
flillmont Holsteins, with a sche
duled arrival of 1:30 p.m.
Hillmont Holsteins, in Berlin, is
owned by Jay and Kirk Hillegass,
and consists of 300 acres with 120
in com and the rest in alfalfa and
grass. The 110-cow herd has an
RHA of 22,234 pounds milk, 853
pounds fat, and 728 pounds pro
tein. The BAA is 103.7.
Another top herd, it features
Hillmont Enhancer Peach, a fourth
generation Excellent Gold Medal
Dam, with many family members
in the herd.
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
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Those with consignments
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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
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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
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