Lori Snider Heads National Holstein Co (Continued from Pago A 1) everything is going as planned.” The total committee of four in cludes Lori’s mother-in-law, Mary Ann Snider who dialled the entertainment; Lilly tfichll, Lori’s co-chairman from State College; Pat Landis of Lancaster County who was responsible for the fa vors; and Maij Harpster of Spruce Creek, in charge of hostesses. “We had a wonderful time with the planning and scheduling,” Lori says. “We met with the travel and convention center at Pitts burgh, and were treated royally to the sights, sounds, and tastes of Pittsburgh, which really is a won derful city.” Highlight of the week is a luncheon to be held at the Westin William Penn Hotel, a grand old luxury hotel that reflects Lori’s taste. Her own family resides in a Victorian style farmhouse com plete with gingerbread trim. In honor of Pittsburgh’s ethnic melting pot background, the luncheon will include a group of musicians playing tamburitzas, and stringed musical instruments that evolved from the ancient, lute.” An Amish theme will run throughout the luncheon with ta bles covered with Amish quilts and pillow shams as centerpieces. It’s that time again... Northeast Agri Systems! 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Another group will tour the Frick mansion and museum'in Pittsburgh. “I knew what those attending would be expecting,” Lori says. “Because I haven’t missed one since I was married. Attending the National Holstein Convention has always been a Snider family tradi tion. “We’ve been all over the Unit ed States and enjoyed every one. Pre-convention tours have given us the opportunity to see such sights as .Yellowstone or Mt. Rushmore.” The* Sniders’ three older chil dren, Ross, 16; Greta, 13; and Nora, 11 have also enjoyed each convention as they got old enough to do so. “Ross was only nine months old GB-36 Direct drive 48’ fan with 115-230 volt, 1 HP motor in wood crate with guards. *316 K , .. . A . „ . . FEDERALSBURG, MD. Northeast Agn Systems, Inc. 5S 30suniversityave. _i _ _ Store hours Mon-Fri 7 30 to 4 30 IN*m, u*, liwlwl Flyway Business Pork Sat 800 to Noon »rri J 1-800-735-6361 139 A West Airport Road 24 Hr 7 Day Repair Service ■■■ ”?" 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Across the country, producers are using Official Holstein Pedigrees to make breeding decisions, look up ancestry, and enhance sales of Officially Identified Holstein cat tle. Gary Wilson of Greenbush, Minnesota, said he uses pedigrees ■ Motor/bearlng mounts feature parallel ”L-beam” design (or solid stability with minimal air resistance ■ Aerodynamic, galvanized steel propeller delivers high efficiency airflow ■ Galvanized steel housing with spun onfice provides strength, ngldity and smooth, efficient airflow NCF4B Belt driven 48’ fan with 230 volt, 1 HP energy efficient motor, in wood crate with guards. *340 vention Women’s Events in a variety of ways in his herd. Ordering the pedigrees, when he ideintifies his calves allows him to get a headstart on production in formation later on. Those same pedigrees give more credibility to his merchandising as well. ‘The pedigree is of utmost im portance,” he said. “I rely on the Holstein pedigree for all the offi cial information, buying or sell ing. It’s something I have to have - ti’s a given.” Official Holstein Pedigrees can be ordered with three generations, four generations, or five genera tions of ancestry. Pedigrees are or dered for making breeding deci sions, merchandising information, or for use in sale catalogs. Wilson said he sells quite a few females, and all bulls are sold as breeding stock. “It gives more credibility to the sale. It’s a source of information we use all the time.” he said. “It’s almost essen tial to have a pedigree for our cli entele and our export buyers.” For example, he recently sent 11 pedigrees out of state to a po tential buyer. Those pedigrees, along with pictures, will likely be all that the buyer will need to see to make his decision, Wilson said. “Based on the pedigrees and pho tos, I can probably complete the Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 10. 1995-A29 sale over the phone.” Wilson has the pedigrees updat ed after each herd classification and genetic update, to make the most current information avail able. He also frequently gets up dated pedigrees on animals in the top end of the herd and his high impact cows. He noted that pedigrees lend a certain professionalism to mer chandising. “If I’m standing out in a cow lot with all the pedigrees in a book where I can look up the in formation right there, it adds credibility to the sale. That way I‘m not saying T don’t know about that cow’ or Til have to go check on that'” Wilson said a pedigree is “a given” when it comes to buying or selling cows. “I won’t buy or sell an animal without a pedigree.” he stressed. “I request one when I’m buying cattle and my selling is based on pedigrees. You can see the production information, the depth of the cow family and the classification score. It’s a good management tool, plain and sim ple.” When selling his breeding bulls to the bull studs, he provides the most up-to-date pedigrees as well. “That way they have a workable (Turn to Pago A3l)
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