Lebanon
VERNON ACHENBACH JR.
Lancaster Farming Staff
MYERSTOWN (Lebanon
Co.) The Lebanon County
Dairy Herd Improvement Associa
tion (DHIA) held its annual meet
ing Thursday evening at Myer
stown Church of the Brethren.
The banquet-meeting is held to
review the past year’s accomplish
ments and talk about future direc
tion, recognize outstanding pro
duction and quality by member
herds and individual cows, and to
elect directors. Kenneth Sellers, of
Annville, presided.
Lebanon County is well known
for its quality catde and has has
ranked first or second in highest
averaging herd milk production
among DHIA herds in the state.
This year it ranked second.
Receiving recognition for hav
ing the county’s top averaging
herd for milk, fat and protein pro
duction was Meadow Spring
Farm, owned by Nelson Sensenig,
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DHIA Members Elect Officers, Discuss MUN
of Newmans town. The farm also
was the top averaging herd in the
state for the production of milk and
protein.
Sensenig’s 94-cow herd aver
aged 30,758 pounds of milk, 961
pounds of fat and 980 pounds of
protein on a three-times-per-day
milking schedule.
Sensenig also received recogni
tion for having the top protein pro
ducing cow in the county. Meadow
Spring Farm No. 80, a 5-year-old,
was also the top milk and protein
producing cow in the state on
DHIA test She made 49,348
pounds of milk, 1,408 pounds of
protein and 917 pounds of fat
Overall, three of Sensenig’s
cows were rated among the top 10
milk producers, as well as being
the top three protein producers.
David Brands of Annville. was
recognized as the winner of the
county herd management award,
while Barry Hostetler was pre
sented with the award for having
the herd with the lowest somatic
cell count, at 107,000.
Speaking to the group was
David Shenk HI, the DHIA region
al manager, state director and
Pa.DHIA treasurer Dale Hoover,
and Dean Amick, the Pa.DHIA
director of field services.
Hoover reviewed the structure
of Pa.DHIA, the responsibilities of
DHIA directors, and some changes
within the system. He also dis
cussed the 1996 budget that the
organization has been working on.
According to Hoover, the finances
of the Pa.DHIA have turned
around during the past six months
and its cash position is in “good
shape.”
He said that the outlook for the
cooperative is good, as long as
members keep in mind that DHIA
is a cooperative “and we all have to
work together ”
He also discussed uniform pric
ing, which has long been a goal of
some, though balancing costs fair-
Smysers Continue As Top County Herd
'Conilnutd from Pago A 34) was w i(|, Hidden Springs pounds. Dale Ranck with 37
In the low somatic cell category. Farm, Holstein herd, at 96 pounds, pounds, TayAcres with 36 pounds
Edwin Calhoun’s 149,000 average with their mixed herd in second and William Myers, with 34
topped the second place herd of place on an improvement of 85 pounds.
Applehurst Farm, with 158,000. pounds. Third was David Emig, 79 A 113-point total put Smyser’s
Third was Glen and Gary Growl, pounds, fourth was Woodbine Richlawn Farm at the top of herd
178.000, Glen and Dawn Ander- Farms, 77 pounds, and Elvin Dei- management tally, followed by
son, 195,000, and Rutter’s with ter, fifth, with 76 pounds. William Myers, 108 points, Ram
-204.000. In herds over 600 pounds, scy Cooper, Jr., 105 points. Rutter
Most protein production Beshore Farm finished first with Bros., 102 points and Rutter’s with
emenl in herds under 600 39 pounds, over Rutters with 38 90 points.
From the left, York County DHIA President Scott Cooper presents a certificate of
appreciation from the county DHIA to Gary Thoman and wife Gail for Thoman’s six
years of service on the board of directors, several of which he served as president.
Also helping to present the award Is Neil McCullough, DHIA district director.
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From the left, Dennle Wampler presents a plaque to Den*
nls Brandt commemorating Brandt’s achievement as the
recipient of the 1995 Lebanon County DHIA herd manage
ment award.
ly has proven difficult with some He said Pa.DHIA is also looking
different pricing formulas being across the nation at odier coopera
used around the stale and for other tives to see what future needs
reasons. Hoover said it has been might be and how best to approach
difficult to get pricing uniformity. ( Turn 10 p *fl* A 3 *)
ATTENTION FARMERS!
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, Pacambar 2, 1995-A35