A26-LancMtor Fanning, Saturday, Auguat 12, 1995 VERNON ACHENBACH JR. Lancaster Fanning Staff GREBLE (Lebanon Co.) More than 300 people attended the Lebanon County Holstein Club’s annual field day event Thursday evening at the Gary and Barbara Lentz farm near Greble. In addition to a judging contest, commercial exhibits, tours, food and fellowship, representatives from the state and national Hols tein Associations told members about identification requirments and supplies an<J about seeking catde for export. In addition, guest speaker was Roy Moyer, manager of Junge Farms, in Berks Co. Kenneth Raney, director of member service for the Pennsylva nia Holstein Association said that the association is seeking animals to fill an order to Japan and that the association is also looking for ani mals for an upcoming order to Saudi Arabia. Raney said that registered bred heifers with dams of Good Plus 81 percent or better and 18,000 pounds production at first lactation are being sought to fill out an pend ing order to Japan. For more information call the association, or talk to a local representative. Raney also announced that the Southeast Championship show will be held this year. He said it has been scheduled to be held in Schuylkill County at the fair grounds on August 31. James Bur dette, of Mercersburg is judge. Clarance Stauffer, National Holstein fieldman, talked about Dairy Management Symposium Set UNIVERSITY PARK (State College) Pennsylvania has lost more than 2,000 dairy farms since 1985, with over 1 percent going out of business each year. To stay in business, the state’s remaining dairy producers will have to be come more competitive. “Managing Dairy Farms into the 21st Century,” a dairy man agement symposium sponsored by Penn State’s College of Agricul tural Sciences and Monsanto Inc., will address topics vital to the dairy industry’s future. The event will begin Dec. 7 at 1 p.m. and will run through 4:30 p.m on Dec. 8 at the Her- shey Convention Center in Hershey. Experts from Penn State, Cornell Univer sity, Ohio State Univer sity, and industry will discuss topics includ ing: • Positioning your dairy business for the 21st century • Benchmarks for a profitable dairy farm business • Putting dollars where they count • Recruiting, hiring and keeping employees • Maximizing exist ing facilities for cow comfort • Carbohydrate man agement for dairy cows • How attention to cow feet and legs af fects profitability Lentz Farm Host registration, identification and keeping up on registrations, espe cially if dairy farmers intend to take advantage of exporting and merchandising cattle. Stauffer also mentioned that the association has been very pleased with the work of David Lentz, •nephew of Gary and Barbara, who has been working for the associa tion in the Southeast, being based in Florida. In the area for a couple days, David was at the field night with his parents Robert and Sandra Lentz, and his fiance. Presiding at the event was Duane Nolt. He announced that the county club sale is slated to be held 7 p.m., August 25 According to Nolt, there are 62 animals consigned. He said there are 30 head of milking cows, 25 bred heifers, two to three yearling heifers, one service-aged bull, and one choice of a flush from Reid Hoover, of Lebanon. For more information on the sale, and catalogs, call Nolt at (717) 866-6424, or Dale Hoover at (717) 867-2489. Nolt also announced that youth can submit for the club’s annual scholarship. Call for more details. Jim Hill won the men’s division in the judging contest, while Cheryl Horst was champion of the women’s division. In the 14 and under age catagory, Jenny Seyfert was champion, while Justin Trout man was the winner in the 15 and older competition. Mike Menendez, a sire special ist for Landmark Genetics, was (Turn to Pag* A 46) The symposium also will fea ture five presentations Hated to use, economics, and experiences with bovine somatotropin (bSiy Further details about the event will be released in late summer. For more information about “Managing Dairy Farms Into the 21st Century,” write to Dr, Mi chael O’Connor, The Pennsylva nia State University, 324 Henning Building, University Park, PA 16802, or call (814) 863-3913. •Fisher & Thompson Inc.— =— DAIRY & MILKING EQUIPMENT SALES & SERVICE (WeSTFALIA) MAIN OFFICE 15 NEWPORT RD. LEOLA, PA 17540 717-656-3307 AMOS FISHER shase A Vacuum Pump and receive a FREE PVC Balance Tank $290.00 Value Specials Good Thru Sapt. 1,1998 MIFFUNBURG NORTHERN SALES CENTER SERVICE CENTER RD 2 BOX 265 RD 1 BOXA-107 WABASH RD. BELLEVILLE, PA 17004 MIFFUNBURG, PA 17844 717-667-6291 717-966-3900 RICK THOMPSON For Lebanon Holstein Night From the left, Gary and Barbara Lentz and their children Katie and Dustin, welcome more than 300 fellow Holstein breeders to their Dream-On Holsteins dairy farm. The family farm operation has 83 registered Holsteins In modern facilities and conducts a brisk merchandising business, having sold 17 bulls into artificial insemination domestically, one to Australia, and one to Japan in the past five years, with all bull dams carrying the farm prefix. Robert Lentz scores this line-up of 4-year-olds at Dream-On Holsteins, his brother Gary and Barbara Lentz's farm in Greble. not L10N... mcussrai LIVESTOCK SECnON MS lEASTLY SELECTIONS! MERLE RESSLER NOW IS THE TIME! If you've been looking for ways to improve the health of your soil & livestock, Come to Agßestore's FIELD DAYS and plan for 1996! Friday, Aug. 18,1995 Nathan Burkholder Faim 10286 Mercersburg Rd. Mercersburg, PA 717-328-9660 Saturday, Aug. 26, Ibesday, Sept 12, 1995 1995 Menno Fisher Farm J. Elvin Ranck Farm RFD 3, Box 111 RFD 4, Box 298 Conneautville, PA 16406 Mifflintown, PA 1-814-587-3911 1-717-436-9142 All Fields Days Start at 1:00 P.M. Agßestore, Inc. "CxcJiMHC* in Biological Ayucullu** Ernest ft Alvin Halteman 14342 National Pike Clear Spring, MO 21722 301-842-3543 Homestead Nutrition, Inc. Don R. Weaver 245 White Oak Rd. New Holland, PA 17557 717-384-4398 Tuesday, Aug. 22,1995 Melvin Stoltzfus Farm 370 Faggs Manor Rd Cochranville, PA 19330 1-610-869-9627 Maurice Sinan Director of Livestock Division Central & Western PA 412-733-2804 Melvin Stoltsftia 370 Faggs Manor Rd. CochranvWo, PA 19330 218-869-9037 Thursday, Aug. 24,1995 Weaver Homestead Farm 245 White Oak Rd. New Holland. PA 17557 Don 717-34-4398 Nelson 717-354-9152 Thursday, Sept 14,1995 David Suite Farm 14242 Broadfording Rd. Clear Spring, MD 21722 1-301-842-2480
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