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VERNON ACHENBACH, JR.
Lancaster Fanning Staff
ATGLEN (Chester
Co.) John Cope, president of
Holstein Association USA,
addressed members of the Chester
County Holstein Club Thursday
evening during the club’s annual
banquet and business meeting,
held at the West Fallowficld
Christian School, near Atglen.
Cope, of Grantham, was elected
president of the association in June
at the national convention held in
Pittsburgh. A past president of the
state association, he is a 1952 gra
duate of Perin State with a degree
in agricultural economics. Though
out of the milk business, he con
tinues to raise heifers on his home
farm.
In his remarks to the group.
Cope said he was proud of the sup
port for the national convention
that Pennsylvania gave. He said
that the four-year planning process
required 18 committees and 230
people.
According to Cope, the attitude
toward this convention was diffe
rent in that the goal was to break
even, instead of shooting for a
profit
He said that the association met
its budget goals with the conven
tion. He said the national associa
tion < kicked in $25,000 of seed
money, and that the entire conven
tion cost $400,000.
Cope said there is aboutsl3,ooo
remaining and he said he thinks
that there will be a recommenda
tion at the next board meeting to
place those funds into the organi
zation’s youth scholarship
program.
Also, he said the sale was a like
wise success with a goal of $1 mil
lion in sales being reached, and net
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John Cope Addresses Chester Holstein Club
proceeds of $17,000 from that.
He discussed the association’s
name change this past year, going
from the old Holstcin-Rcisian
Association to the new Holstein
Association USA.
He said that to him the change
signifies the difference in genetics
between the old European dual
purpose bred Holstein-Freisian
and the modem American Holstein
dairy breed.
That difference is evident by
world-wide demand for American
Holstein genetics.
That leading position is being
challenged, he warned. He said
that according to people very
familiar with the European
areas primarily Germany and
the Netherlands “(They) have
virtually picked our pockets.”
He explained that it has been
observed that Europeans have
been buying some of the best of the
best American Holstein genetics
and building upon that.
According to what has been
happening, he said they are getting
close to coming up to level, if not
surpassing the U.S.
Cope described a series of
tneeding incentives and registra
tion requirements placed on Euro
peans, such as in the Netherlands.
' that seen to have the potential to
provide fast genetic advancement
and belter and faster verifications
of suspected genetic advantages in
bulls.
He basically described an
applied socialized breeding
scheme that penalizes those who
don’t follow the group, in an
attempt to maximize everybody's
resources toward the breed organi
zation’s goals. (For example, he
said that those who don’t use
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young sires on their first calf heif
ers are penalized.)
He said that the government, the
artificial insemination industry,
the breed organizations, and their
Dairy Herd Improvement Associa
tion equivalent work in colusion.
He said that because of their use
of American genetics and because
of their strict system regarding
dairy cattle breeding and registra
tion, they have improved tremend
ously within the past 25 to 30 years
and especially within the past
seven years.
He said that, because of their
system mandates, they can have a
bull fully sampled by 10 months of
age, and have from 100 to ISO
daughters on that bull’s first sire
proof.
Cope said he was not suggesting
that the average herd their
surpassed the average herd here,
but he said that the core of breed
ing slock they are currently using
“probably exceeds some of (our)
best brood cows.”
He said that in Ranee the lead
bull, though under a different
name, was bred and sold by Penn
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Directions: Route 15 north of Lewisburg to
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Approx. 2 miles to State Game Lands.
Terras: 10% down, Balance on or before Janu
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1995 2-4 pm.
Sale by:
I.S. Leaman, etai
James C. Young, Auctioneer
AU-1050-L ph. 569-4264
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OF
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Thurs., Dec. 7,1995
@ 12:00 NOON
Location: 3000 Lincoln Highway East
Gordonville, Pa.
Property consists of: A brick and masonry com
mercial building with 2 loading docks, glass
entrance doors, gas roof mounted heat and air-con
ditioning. The ceiling is 10’ and there are restroom
facilities. There is wood and concrete floors, 3 phase
electric, well water and public sewer. This fine prop
erty has approx. 30 parking spaces. This property
has 22,000 ± cars and or trucks past its front doors
evety day making it ideal for many uses.
USED CAR SHOWROOM AND SALES LOT,
CONSIGNMENT ANTIQUES MARKET,
OFFICES, RESTAURANT, FAST FOOD,
RETAIL OUTLET, or your ideas.
TERMS: $25,000.00 day of Auction. Balance on
or before March 1,1996.
For appointment to see call Sanford G. Leaman,
CAI Auctioneer @ (717) 569-4264 or Co-operat
ing Realtor Bob Wetzel @ (717) 569-5781 agent
with Coldwell Banker Slaugh & Co.
ft Starboard
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SANFORD G. LEAMAN, CAI AUCTIONEER
AU-532-L, (717) 569-4264
Toll Free 1-800-836-8113
“All information deemed accurate. Terms and
conditions day of auction will prevail”
Supreme in Elizabethtown. The
bull’s name here was PeimSu
preme Mr. C.
He said his point in relaying the
message was that breeders here do
have and will have competition
from other countries, and that ’
breeders here will not be the
dominant player in all markets
anymore.
“I don’t mention this as doom
and gloom,” Cope said, “but just to
let-you know what is going on.”
He also briefly discussed some
of the proposals of the 1995 Farm
Bill such as removing federal
milk orders and the uncertain
ties that lie within.
To this end he said that is should
be noted that for the first time in
the decade that Cope has served on
the board of the national associa
tion, there has never been a com
plete new slate of leadership.
“I’m really proud of all in lead
ership positions.” he said, adding
that it was one of his goals to see
younger faces involved in leader
ship because, “While older folks
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Location: Approx 4 miles east of Blain on Route
274 on North side of Rt 274.
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comfort stall dairy bam on Iss pipeline, 825 gal.
Milk tank, 5 Boumatic milkers, bam cleaner,
20’x60’ concrete stave silo, with a belt conveyor
bunk feeder, approx. 15 free stalls and plenty of
room for young stock. Feed bin, wire com cribs, two
implement sheds and workshop. The land is in high
state of cultivation and present owner rents an addi
tional 90 ac. m/1 in the near vicinity. There is a 4 bed
room brick dwelling-repointed and modernized in
recent years w/an attached 3 car garage w/auto door
openers for all 3 overhead doors. There is a modem
eat-in kitchen, laige carpeted living room and a laun
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This property has adrilled well and small stream, hi
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privacy. All land is on north side of RL 274. This
farm is ideal for that aggressive hard working farm
family. Owner is retiring.
TERMS: 10% down day of Auction. Balance due
on or before March 1,1996. Confirmation of sale
price will be confirmed by sellers day of auction.
Edward J. & Irene
Sanford G. Leaman, CAI Auctioneer
AU-532-L (717) 569-4264 or 1-800-836-8113
ON DECEMBER 30,1995 at this location
Kling’s Auctions, Inc. will be offering the farm
equipment and dairy livestock.
provide stability," he said the
younger members are most likely
the ones with the enthusiasm, ener
gy and the mortgages and the lon
ger term outlook.
Cope also outlined the downsiz
ing of the national organization,
going from 300 employees down
to 200; the wisdom of former lead
ership to establish the organiza
tion’s $14.9 million reserve fund,
and how the interest earned on that
has been paying for projects and
expenses.
He said dial this past year, the
association realized a $1 million
loss through the cost of operations.
Money from the reserve (not prin
cipal) was used to pay it, giving the
association a buffer in order to
regroup and the new budget goal is
to use no mote than $900,000 of
the reserve fund interest for
operations.
Further, rental income from the
headquarters building in Brattleb
oro is expected to be $365,000 this
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@ 12:00 NOON