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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.