ASfrUncMter Farming, Saturday, Junft 'l7, 19&5 STATE COLLEGE (Centre Co.) The Pennsylvania Junior Holstein Association Judging Schools are scheduled to be held mid-July, and registration is due June 26. The state association offers two schools to all junior-aged people interested in dairy cattle, regard less of breed, one in the western region of the state, the other in the eastern region. It is not reserved just for junior members of the Holstein Association. Last year, because of concern over Bovine Viral Diarrhea (BVD), the western school was cancelled. This year, there are to again be'two schools. The schools teach basics of i J Pa. Holstein Association i 1995 Junior Judging Schools I (Deadline tor tickets Is June 26) NAME ADI COUNTY I will attend the Western School, In Butler County. July 10 A 11. I will attend the Eastern School, In Bradford County, July 12 A 13. I hi The fees are: $25 for overnight, including school cost, room and an evening meal; or $l5 per commuter, which includes school and evening meal. Deduct $5 from the price of attendance for a second child attending, from the same family. 9 AGRI-INC. Custom Built Farm Buildings Designed To Your Needs „ vmr *’" * HEIFER BARN & TIE-STALL BARN I wJil HORSE STALL BARN Let Our Experience Work For You • Dairy Complexes And • Workshop And Machinery Storage Replacement Stock Facilities Buildings • Horse Stall Barns And Riding • Timber Column Building For Light Arenas Commercial /i AGRI-INC • Tin Construction Prof«iionil« MEMBER —— l i ’ii l f in 151 E. Farmersville Road, Ephrata, PA 17522 •(717)354-4271 Serving The Agriculture Industry For Over 25 Years Pa. Holstein To cattle judging through visits to dif ferent herds, discussions, actual judging and comparing of notes. The attempt is to cover the basics of animal evaluation and reason giving. Those who attend have the opportunity to leant terminology, animal and class breakdowns, and how to effectively give reasons justifying the judgements. Participants will get a chance to judge Holsteins, Jerseys, Ayr shires. Brown Swiss and Guernseys. The schools are held on two consecutive days, running from noon to noon. For those living close to the schools, who do not need over to Include overnight accomodations. to attend the school as a commuter. SEND YOUR FORM WITH CHECKS PAYABLE TO: Pa. Holstein Association 839 Benner Pike State College PA 16801 S',) &<( & <■* m#MM' C *' Hold Junior night accomodations, the cost is $l5, which covers school costs and an evening meal. For those needing overnight accomodations, the cost is $25, which covers the school, an even ing meal, and the cost of a hotel room. A second member of a family who attends will receive $5 off the registration cost. The western school is to be held July lOandJuly 11. with the Butler County Holstein Club serving as host Tom Smith, of Lancaster, is to teach the school. Students are to judge Holsteins at Norman and Stella Graham's farm, and also at Marburger Dairy Farm; Ayrshires at Harold and PHONE SCHICK ENTERPRISES ♦ FENCING Concrete or steel CONCRETE Slats WATERING Systems ADA PLASTIC COATED FLOORING MODERN AG SS FEEDERS Judging Schools Barbara Rader's farm; Guernseys at James Moser family farm; Brown Swiss at the James Ken nedy family farm, and Jersey at George and Peggy Dean's farm. The eastern school is scheduled for July 12-13, with the Bradford County Holstein Club serving as host. David Castrogivanni, of Montrose, is to teach. Cattle to be judged inlcude Jerseys from the William Eick family, and Stuart and Elain Noble; Holsteins from Kenny and ITHACA, N.Y. Northeast DHIA field technicians will soon have the ability to bring more re cords to the farm. In order to pro vide the best possible records ser vice for the 4,200-mcmbcr co operative, good cow identification is essential. Northeast DHIA is encouraging members to take a closer loti at their had for potential ID prob lems. Are there any duplicate num bers between the cows and calves? Is the tag from cow #76 remov ed when she is beefed, only to be assigned immediately to a fresh heifer? Are heifers re-numbered when they enter the milking herd? Do you do this according to the DHIA CCN sequence? Any of these ID practices on your herd will make it difficult for you to take advantage of the new capabilities Northeast DHIA will Designers and Builders of Quality Buildings Also Dealer For Alrstream Helmets G.S.I. BINS & Fill Systems 1-800-527-7675 Northeast DHIA Urges Proper ID LIFETIME HYDRAULIC TRAILERS (610) 285-6519 MEWB Jerry Young, A 1 Calkins, and Richard and Marylin Packard; Ayrshires from Mark Carter, and Doug Stewart; Guernseys from Paul, Owen and Jem Brackman; and Brown Swiss from Blain and Tammy Yurkanin. In order to register, complete a form and mail it with a check made payable to the Pennsylvania Hols tein Association. 839 Benner Pike, State College, 16801. For more information, call the association at (814) 234-0364. offer. The new rules are simple. Each animal can have two forms of member-assigned bam identifica tion; a bam number and a bam name (or an alternate bam number series). Additionally, all the animals on the dairy are considered to be in one herd That is, cows and calves are handled in one file. After the change to the new re cords system this fall, a calf will not have to be “entered into the herd,” she will just calve. In fact, the ideal system would be to have a “lifetime” number for each ani mal in the herd. You are encouraged to clean up IDs now, so the records will be more useful to you later. If you have questions about how best to identify animals, contact your DHIA field technician or call the Northeast DHIA Center at 1-800-DHI-COWS (1-800- 344-2697). AAA VENTILATION LIFETIME GUARANTEE
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