GAIL STROCK Mifflin Co. Correspondent REEDSVILLE (Mifflin Co.)—“I was shooting for the bonus, not the award,” said Roland Pecht of the quality milk award presented to him at the Atlantic Dairy Cooperative (ADC) Big Valley Local District 13 annual meeting, held recently at the Camelot Country Restaurant in Reedsville. This Milroy dairy farmer and his wife were one of three reci pients of the award, given for an inspection score of 90 or above for 12 consecutive months. But Roland and his wife Amy had added reason for being proud of the award —it was earned in their first year milking on-iheir own. “We have a good dry cow pro gram. We keep the cows clean, dry and treated. Our milk cows have dry sawdust bedding. The DHIA records help with knowing the somatic cell count,” Pecht said of what he thinks his fanning operation does to produce top quality milk. “We try to devise a plan that is right for our farm situation. Each Ming To Control Quadps fan Cost You Plenty ADC District 13 Honors Achievements farm is different, but we’re putting effort into ours.” The Pechts milk 25 cows in a parlor and have an 800-acre crop arrangement with his father. Their farm name is R & A Holsteins. Frank and Edith Hartzler said they believe last year’s update of their pipeline, bulk tank, and cleaning equipment contributed to their winning the quality milk award. “We check the milk house every night to make sure the equipment was washed and cleaned properly,” Edith explained. “We make sure that the milk has cooled down.” The Hartzlers farm 110 acres of their own Hartzler Acres and addi tional rented ground. They milk 70 cows in a stanchion bam. J. Lester and Ray Yoder of Dry House Farm said keeping things generally clean -overall helped produce milk worthy of the qual ity award that Lester accepted at the banquet. “We teat dip all the time, keep the cows clean, keep the equip ment clean. If any count goes up at any time, we check into it to see if things are washing correctly,” Ray- From the left, members of Atlentic Dairy Cooperative’s District 13 are recognized and awarded: John Yoder, for 25-years membership; Frank and Edith Hartzler, tor quality milk and 25-years msmbership; Roland and Amy Pecht. for quality milk; and J. Lester Yoder, for quality milk. said. “If the SCC case is chronic, quality cleaners and not relying on we send the cow for beef. She’s less expensive brands that might not worth keeping.” d° 3,1 inadequate job. Ray also suggested buying high Lester and Ray are brothers Waiting to use a rescue treatment like Accent* can cost you up to twice as much as using Roundup* herbicide to stop quack grass before your com is up. But that’s not all you’ll pay... WATTING CAN COST YOU 14 BU/A IN YIIID Quackgrass is an aggressive competitor for soil moisture and plant nutrients. And if you wait until your com is up to control quackgrass, you’ve already lost yield. University tests have shown that waiting to control quackgrass can cost you up to 14 bushels per acre. And then there’s the matter of reinfestation... QUACK CAN COMB BACK WITH A VBNGIANCE You know how tough quackgrass can be. Unfortunately, post treatments like Accent don’t. They often just knock quack back instead of controlling the entire plant, rhizomes and all, like Roundup. The result? Quackgrass comes back and you’re back to square one. DON'T WAIT UNTIL IT'S TOO LATI Using Accent after the damage is done can be costly. So don’t hesitate. Use Roundup to stop quackgrass btfore it robs you of yield and profit. See your dealer for the early, economical - quackgrass control of Roundup. noJmarktf Monsanto Compaq Company 1995 ‘Accent KUPS4O93 Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 1, 1995-Al9 who farm 200 acres and parlor milk about 105 cows. ADC Field Representative Martin J. 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