A24-LanoMMr Fanning, Saturday, October 28. 1995 (CondniMd from Pag* A 1) producers. • Involvement of memben made the association*! food stand at the Ephrata Fair the most profitable ever. Clair and Shirley High, who have headed the food stand com mittee for the past IS yean, pre sented a $3,771 check for the profits. Clair High said that this year the stand sold more in one day than it sold in a week during the first years of opening the food stand. More than 1.200 chicken breast sandwi ches and 1.400 pounds of chicken com soup were sold. “If we wouldn’t have run out of soup two nights and the broiler would have worked during Tues day’s lunch, we would have sold much more,” High said. Lancaster County Poultry Ambassador Debbie Landis was introduced to members. She will promote the poultry industry through school promotions and at fairs, malls, and the Pennsylvania Farm Show. Don Brubaker, treasurer of the association, reported a balance of $26,650 in the treasury. Two members, Walter Longacre and Doug Meblcr, were added to the board of directors. Mark Price, part president of the organization, told the audience to enjoy themselves. ‘Tonight is a night to feel good. We can’t always control the market and other cir cumstances, but we can enjoy tonight” Raleigh DHIA Holds Annual Meeting In Lancaster EVERETT NEWSWANGER Managing Editor LANCASTER (Lancaster Co.) The dairy records process ing center headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina, held the annual meeting at Eden Resort last Friday and Saturday. Lancaster DHIA is an affiliate and hosted the group of officials from across the nation who attended. Ken Butcher, chief executive officer, gave an overview of the 1994 accomplishments. Butcher said they set a new record of 2.7 days turnaround time in August with a yearly average of 2.9 days. Fifty-five percent of the herds have a turnaround of two days or less. Vermont DHIA set a new affiliate record of 1.7 days in August Other accomplishemnts were listed as: • Worked with Lancaster DHIA to develop SCC and reproduction CMR reports printed and mailed from their office. Richland Coun ty, Wisconsin, is also printing local CMR’s. • Expanded service area with the addition of Delaware, New Jersey and West Virginia herds through mid-East DHIA and Wis consin herds through Indiana DHIA. • Developed a conprehensive disaster recovery plan that keeps all dairy farmers records available should something happen to destroy these recoids in the main computer. • Significantly increased enroll ment of consultant programs. • Established a veterinary advis ory group to give input on program development • Developed a Windows-based graphics analysis program. • Updated education, promo tional and program support mater- Poultry Association Recaps Year’s Activities Debbie Lendls, Lancaster County Poultry Ambassador,. stands with her parents Dick and Jean Landis. The annual banquet provides a entertainment was provided by quick recap of the year’s activities Lois and Neil Feltham who sang a and entertainment This year’s medley of musical numbers. ials and expanded promotional efforts. • Incorporated new lacatation curve equations into mainframe standarized ISO day milk calculations. The total number of Pennsylva nia herds between Lancaster DHIA and Crawford DHIA listed in TPE enrollment was 1,314 herds with 67,889 cows. The DRPC advisory board rotates between dairy fanners and DHIA staff members. From the Lancaster DHIA, Joe Graybcal, Pennsylvania Juniors Head To Louisville LIBERTY (Tioga Co.) Twenty Pennsylvania Jersey Junior members are ready to hit the show ring as they compete in the North American International Livestock Exposition in Louis ville, KY this weekend. The National Junior Jersey Show, which takes place Satur day, November 4, draws exhibi tors from across the United States. Exhibitors from Pennsylvania include Lynde Vanderstrappen, of Mercer County, showing her junior calf; Jessica Chyle, of Wayne County, also showing a junior calf; Gwen Medic, of Mer cer County and Lee Bailey of Blair County showing Intermedi ate calves; Ryan Sprout, of Sus quehanna County and Erin Mow ery of Mercer County showing senior calves; Ben Cloninger, of Centre County with his summer yearling; Amy Plummer, of Mont gomcry County and Randi Mar chczak showing spring yearlings; southern Lancaster County farmer, has finished his term, and Jay Mylin, Lancaster DHIA manager, has been appointed to the board. The Raleigh DRCP lists herds in 27 states, the Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico. Each year the annual meeting is held at one of the 18 affiliate locations. Therefore, it will be quite some time before an uinual meeting is held in Pennsyl vania again. On Saturday afternoon the oul- Df-state visitors toured the Lancas er County Amish community and visited an Amish farm. and Cathleen Norman, of Tioga County showing her winter yearling. Taking cows to the show are Joshua Van Tassel, of Somerset County and Roberta McConnell, of Lawrence County with junior two-year-olds; Lynne Koinski, of Berks County with a senior two year-old; Janet Vance, of West moreland County, Emily Norman, of Tioga County, and Scott Lack ey of Mercer County with junior three-year-olds. Janelle Koontz, of Bedfoid County, with a four year-old; Matthew Moyer, of Somerset County showing a five year-old; and Michele Proctor, of Erie County and Andrew Youse, of Berks County showing in the six-years and over class. Animals will also compete in the open All American Dairy Show which will be held Monday, November 6. Animals qualified in September at the Pennsylvania Junior Dairy Georg* Georges, president .of the Lancaster County Poultry Association, with his wife Jeanne and children Ste ven, 7, and Victoria, 4. Members who work hard for the association's fundraiser, a food stand at the Ephrata Fair, are. front from left, Sarah Augsburger, Barbara Mowcer, and Shirley High. Back row, from left, are Walter Augsburger, Walter Mowrer, Dennis Herr, and Clair High. Show held in Harrisburg. Junior exhibitors are expected to pay about half of the cost of the show expenses, while the other half of the expenses are covered by the state association and contri butions from area businesses and individuals. Donations are still being accepted to offset the cost of the trip. Contributions can be sent to David Norman, PJCA secretary at RRI, Box 30, Liberty. PA 16930.
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