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Alternative ID
At Early Bird Breakfast
BRATTLEBORO. Vt.—
Alternative ID systems at the
Holstein Association will be the
focus of the Early Bird Breakfast
at the. National Convention this
year in Pittsburgh. ,
The program is to follow the
meal scheduled for Tuesday, June
27 at 7 a.m. and will feature Hols
tein producers from around the
country who are successfully
using alternative identification
methods in their herd.
A panel of producers is to dis
cuss alternative ID methods such
as Tag ID, Tags ’N Tattoos (TNT)
or freeze brands, and Radio Fre
quency Identification (RFID).
Each will have an opportunity to
share how the systems have work
ed in their herds.
Dr. Sid Spahr, of the University
of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign,
is the original user of the RFID
option for registration, and will
talk about the success of trials
conducted at the university over
the past year.
Duane Green, of Green Mea
dow Farms in Elsie, Michigan, has
used tattoos in his herd for a num-
Holstein Calf To Support
National Jr. Convention
STATE COLLEGE
(Centre Co.) A year
ling heifer is being
offered as the prize in a
contest being held to
support the 1995
National Junior Hols
tein Convention.
According to a news
release, the Pennsylva
nia Junior Holstein
Association and the
1995 National Junior
Convention Planning
Committee are sponsor
ing a calf raffle to raise
funds for the
convention.
To participate, con
tact the Pennsylvania
Holstein Association at
(814) 234-0364.
The calf being
offered is Berkline Ben
chmark Prim, bom Dec.
4, 1993 our of TKT
Leadman Pecan-ET, a
Very Good-85 3-year
old with a 352-day lac
tation record of 25,154
pounds of milk, 1,106
pounds of butterfat, and
868 pounds of protein.
The sire is Singing
brook Benchmark-ET.
The heifer’s grandam
and three preceeding
dams were all classified
Excellent-90 percent.
Gold Medal Dams, and
Dams of Merit.
The grandam is Hill
mom Enhancer Peach
with a 365-day lactation
record as a 5-year-old of
28,640 pounds- of milk,
1,244 pounds butterfat,
and 990 pounds protein.
The third and fourth
dams also carried the
MEWS
ber of years, and recently added
the Holstein ID Tags as part of his
management system. Green’s
farm is also the test site for the
development of the electronic
application prepar ed by the Cow-
Search program.
Jon Mast, of Mastead Farms in
Millersburg, Ohio, is also a user of
TNT. While he has not been on
the TNT program a very long
time, he has many years Of valu
able experience in using tattoos as
a permanent and legible identifi
cation technique.
Charles lager of Maple Lawn
Farms, Fulton, Maryland, has
been a key Tag ID user since May
of 1994. Maple Lawn Farms with
175 Registered Holstein cows
exemplifies how the newer Alter
native ID systems may work well
for the moderate sized registered
operations.
Glenn Fischer, vice president of
Allflex is to share recent and
future improvements in cattle
identification ear tags as well as a
status report on the technical sta
tus of RFID (electronic) ear tags.
Hillmont prefix and
made more than zb.uuu
pounds of milk and
more than 1,000 pounds
butterfat in 365 day
lactations.
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National Holstein Sale Features Breed’s Elite
BRATTLEBORO, Vt.—Eighty
of the country’s top Holsteins are
to be sold through the National
Holstein Sale on June 27 while
another 40 lots will be sold in the
silent sale.
The sales take place in conjunc-
Holstein Offers
One Side ID
BRATTLEBORO, Vt —The
national Holstein Association has
announced that one-side-only
identification is now available to
producers registering their
animals.
According to a news release,
Holstein producers now have the
option of sketching or picturing
either the left or the right side of
their animals when identifying
them with the Holstein
Association.
The association’s Board of
Directors made the change in iden
tification rules official at a recent
meeting. Many producers and
classifiers have suggested that the
“either side” option would be
easier and allow more flexibility
when officially identifying ani
mals with the association.
By using the one-side sketch/
photo option, Holstein producers
can submit a sketch or clear photo
of either side of the animal.
A metal USDA uniform series
ear tag number is also required
with the one-side sketch. Approxi
mately 35 percent of the identifica
tion applications received by the
association now contain a one-side
sketch or photo.
Lynn Tuttle, manager of pro
cessing services, said the change
will benefit producers who can
now choose the side of the animal
they wish to photograph or sketch.'
Identification applications arc
being modified to reflect the policy
change.
For more information, contact
the Holstein Association USA Inc.
at (802) 254-4551, “or a local
representative
turn with the National Holstein
Convention set for June 2S-28 in
Pittsburgh.
“If people only want to go to
one sale this year, this is it,” said
Bill Nichol, executive director of
the Pennsylvania Holstein Associ
ation, this year’s convention host
“We’ll be featuring the best of the
breed that have been selected from
lop herds nationwide.”
The live cattle auction will take
place at 6:30 p.m Tuesday, June
27, at the Lawrence Convention
Center, headquarters for the
National Convention. The auction
will be managed by the Pennsyl
vania Holstein Association in
State College, and the Cattle
Exchange, out of Delhi, N.Y.
The cattle are to be housed at
the Marburger Farm Dairy in
Evan City, until they are moved to
the Convention Center. They may
be viewed stalling at 1 p.m. on
Sunday. June 25.
The silent sale will take place
Greencastle
Livestock Auction
Thunday, May 11, 1995
CATTLE: COWS 51.50-53.50 HIGH
ER.
HOLSTEIN: HIGH CHOICE &
PRIME 1100-1275 LBS. FEW 63.25-
63.50.
HEIFERS: FEW SELECT HOL
STEIN 42.25-44.00.
COWS: BREAKING UTILITY AND
COMMERCIAL 38.00-41.75: CUTTER
AND BONING UTILITY 38.00-43.00:
CANNER & LOW CUTTER 33.00-37.50;
FEW BEEFX 43.50-46.00.
BULLS: YIELD GRADE 1 1320-2300
LBS. 44.50-47.75 ONE @ 57.50.
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS ONE
SMALL LOT M-l 300# @ 63.00.
CALVES: 207 STANDARD &
GOOD 70-100 LBS. 5000-53.00
FARM CALVES: HOLSTEIN
BULLS 85-125 LBS. 95.00-119.00;
HOLSTEIN BULLS 80-120 LBS. 54.00-
105.00; HOLSTEIN BULLS 80-115 LBS.
160.00-213.00; HOLSTEIN HEIFERS
FEW 70-85 LBS. 75 00-130.00; BEEF
CROSS BULLS AND HEIFERS 70-95
LBS. 56.00-100.00.
HOGS: FEW, 1-3 400-700 LBS. 24.00
IND. BOARS; 19 50.
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from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m., Tuesday,
June 27, and from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.,
Wednesday. June 28.
A special sale telephone will be
available for both sales. The
phone number is 412-S6S-4444.
Sale catalogs are available from
both the Pennsylvania Holstein
Association and the Cattle
Exchange.
Livestock Market, Inc.
Auction every Thunday
at 4:00 pjn.
Jersey Shore, Pa.
Report supplied by Auction
Thursday, May 11, 1995
RETURN TO FARM CALF
70.00-175.00.
GOOD VEAL: 60.00-69.00.
COMMON VEAL; 30.00-59.00.
CHOICE STEERS: 63.00-66.50.
SELECT STEERS: 55.00-62.00.
COMMON STEERS: 44.00-54.00.
COMMERCIAL COWS: 37.00-43.00.
CANNERS-CUTTERS: 34.00-4XOO
SHELLS: 29.00-33.00.
SELECT HEIFERS: 58.00-6XOO.
‘ COMMON HEIFERS: 47.00-57.00.
COMMON FEEDERS: 4XOO-60.00.
BULI.S: 42.00-46 50.
GOOD HOGS: 34.00-37.00.
HEAVY HOGS: 2XOO-28.00.
SOWS: 24.00-28.00.
ROUGHS; 18.00.
Front Royal, Virginia
Horse Sale
Report Supplied by Auction
May 6, 1995
143 HEAD. RIDING HORSES,
SERVICEABLE AGE; AVERAGE TO
GOOD QUALITY 925-1175 LBS.
575.00- 800-900 LBS.
495.00- BETTER QUALITY
1000-1200 LBS. 875.00-1375.00,800-900
LBS. 620.00-800.00; EXCELLENT
QUALITY 1050-1250L85. 2 AT 1950.00.
RIDING PONIES; LARGE
260.00-510.00.
LOOSE HORSES: AVERAGE TO
GOOD FLESH 925-117 S LBS.
585.00- 800-900 LBS. 2 AT 350.00
AND 400.00; 1200-1400 LBS.
750.00-
Jersey Shore