Highest Protein Pennsylvania DHIA
The highest protein producing herds in Pennsylvania above 750
lbs. for November are listed as follows:
DANE
MEADOR SPRIHG HOLSTM
FREDERICK FARMS
SCOT LTN DAIRY
MILOS & SAMDY SIMAH
DAVID+CHRIS WILLIAMS
KBYSTOII FARM
WORTH RUSH BOLSTEIIS
RV + SV HOLLSHSHBAD
JACOBIII+SALLY TARIS
LORDONDALE FARM
FAITAS YLANDHOLSTBIKS
NORTH VIBR FARM
KLEIN FARMS
ROB&DONNA TANBLARCOM
JORGE FARMS IRC IRAY l
FRANK MILLER JR
FRED i TOM STRODSE
CURTIS + ANN DAY
VALLEYS-BRD FARM
DALE + PAULA RACK
DUNROOD FARM
MELROOD FARM
PLUM LINE BOLSTEINS
MARI+DAVID CAMPBELL
RON + LORI BEMBURY
CURVIN+DARN GOOD
6RECK-A-DE FARM
BURK-LIN FARMS
IRVIN Z BRUBAKER
DAVID BRANDT
THOMAS N KELLY
ARNOLD ACRES
PLEASANT VIBR FARM
JOSEPH S STAYDUBAR
GLEN 4 TRACEY HENRY
R M D SHULTZ FARMS
LA FAY FARM
RODRICKfcTRDDY HINISH
CARL A FARMS INC
STONE HART FARM
JANES D DUNN
CROSS COUNTRY FARMS
JAY N GOOD
PAULA DELL BOLSTEINS
BRUCE R HEILIN6ER
TRINCA FARM
KEITH E DECKER
BDRIN C OLSON
THOHAS+SHIRLBY KRALL
CARL Z GOOD
HUNTER CREST FARM
HILLTOPBBAVEN
STIPHBI J MELLOTT HBKCBRSBURG
GARY LENTZ LEBANON
YALIIT WIDE FARM SPRING MILLS
GLEN ( ARLEI LAIDIS TROy
6LIII BRUBAKER NONBLSDORF
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m,nm oun S,
LOWELL J PEACHEY MILLCRIK
JAY HOUSER SPRING NILLS
BRAUXD VALLEY FARMS TROy
RAIIIH FARM BUR6BTTSTOMN
JOB* ♦ BHAROI ELIIB HY |RSTOMH
IDGIII N HALL wnry
BRIAI RUCB AIDRIAS
RICHARD XRIEBEL B!r0H
GEORGE C STAHL SOMERSET
PAUL AID HAH SEMITA
iw-ro«« S
RICHARD N SMITHISONS iiOBTIUMPTON
ROBERT ERIC OLSOH STOMEBORO
ROMALD L CHAPMAN KATBRPOPD
LOCUST LAHB FARM PETERSBURG
DAVIDfcSHARON BISHOP dOYLBSTOWR
THUHDER VALLEY FARMS LINCOLN UHIV
GARY k HAMCY LYNCH PRIR Dg|iS
PEASE FARMS SUSQDBRAHNA
HOUHT-TOP-VOB FARM cwyo „
sv s “’r
HERD AVERAGE
I MILK 3 FAT PRO
LBS X LBS LBS
31089 972 991
29614 1065 937
29928 * 1114 936
29449 * 1045 920
28835 * 943 909
27495 1029 905
28648 1008 905
28096 1136 899
27938 1102 898
26959 981 893
26603 * 926 879
TORN ( STATE
NBRHANSTORN
NARTINSBUR6
ROME
HONE
LEBANON
EASTON
DANVILLE
HBRCBRSBURG
CENTRE BALL
PUNXSUTARNBY
ROBBSONIA
BERLIN
EASTON
25826 * 918
26350 946
Columbia x roads 28427 • 907
RR 1 HEN TRIPOLI 26724 1030
BANGOR 26861 965
MORTBUHBBRLAHD
SHIPPEHSBDRG
RBBERSBDRG
HARMONY
OXFORD
COCHRANVILLB
TITUSVILLE
FORD CITY
MUNCY
NYBRSTONR
OXFORD
PUNXSUTAMHBY
LEBANON
ANHVILLB
TYRONE
LEBANON
MARION CENTER
NARTINSBDR6
PORT ROYAL
DANVILLE
LBNISTONN
WILLIAMSBURG
PITMAN
ST THOMAS
NBN RINGGOLD
WILLIAMSBURG
LEBANON
GREENVILLE
NENMANSTONN
RBBERSBDRG
KNOX
STONBBORO
LEBANON
HYERSTONN
ORANGEVILLE
KITTANNING
27116 1035
27082 1081
28029 ‘ 994
26059 950
25474 1005
26162 971
25791 932
26430 885
25841 979
25810 970
26164 950
26159 977
26010 866
25967 ‘ 960
26148 977
25667 906
25765 1085
27289 954
26026 921
25867 894
25173 877
25814 876
25300 920
24695 "892
25593 905
25421 931
25615 846
24912 * 887
25312 707
25516 901
23929 943
25173 802
24150 841
25822 935
24489 848
25756 1001
T 25560 860
24705 890
25793 969
25234 * 891
24740 807
23772 888
24310 839
25135 937
25326 * 850
24958 999
24696 891
24130 872
25711 917
23053 913
24286 871
24278 886
24798 937
23681 899
24588 843
24048 916
24106 775
25167 938
24690 959
24331 889
23836 * 836
23615 825
24399 913
25291 ‘ 1031
23916 870
24276 696
24756 654
24087 790
OREN J CLAYPOOLB&SON
M THOMAS SHEAFFER
LON6ACRB FARM
BLACKCREST FARMS
RBU HBL FARMS INC
BONZO ONB-O-ONB
JAMES A VAN BLARCOM
R GALEN LEATHBRNAr
DICK+RILBER RHBELER
NOAH B SHARP JR
SNORCRBST FARM
CRYSTAL-RAY FARM
TIMOTHY KAUFFMAN
LLOYD & DENISE PEASE
CHRISS+TRISB NIPPLE
KARL MILLER
BETHANY DAIRY FARM
MATT HILL BAR
LUKE BRUBAKER
SMYSBRS RICHLARN FNS
6RANDVIBR FARM
GREENE SUMMIT FARM
STEVE * JERI RITCHEY
NARCOVE FARM
CLARADALS FARMS
DAVID NANCY BISHOP
DONALD C KRALL
HAYNB-ROGER SBBRNOOD
CENTURY OAK FARM
RICHARD R BI6LBY
BEN ( DEAN JACKSON
D J S P SCHULER
COVE VIBR FARM
VINCENT A RA6NBR
869
866
863
Christmas Tree
UNIVERSITY PARK (Centre
Co.) —By the time late January
rolls around, most people will be
long finished with their Christmas
trees. But for a select group of
professionals, the Yuletide everg
reens will be the center of
attention.
Scores of Christmas tree grow
ers from several states will con
verge on Penn State’s University
Park Campus for the 1996 Christ
mas Tree Management Short
Course, sponsored by Penn State’s
College of Agricultural Sciences.
The course will be held Jan. 31 to
Feb. 2 at the Penn State Scanticon
Conference Center.
‘The course is designed to help
growers adopt the latest insect,
weed and disease control prac
tices,” said Nancy Wenner, senior
research assistant in plant patholo
gy, who co-chairs the short course
with Dr. Paul Heller, professor of
entomology. “We’ll also cover
species and site selection, pesti
cide use, farm safety and the
effects of drought”
Pennsylvania’s estimated 1,600
Christmas tree growers harvest
about 2 million trees each year,
generating about $32 million in
economic activity, according to
Melissa Nelson, executive secret
ary of the 500-member Pennsylva
nia Christmas Tree Growers Asso
ciation. With -42 million trees
growing on 44,000 acres, the state
ranks fifth nationally in Christmas
tree production.
The Penn State course—now in
its 13th year and the first of its
kind in the United States—attracts
tree farmers from many of Pen
nsylvania’s Christmas tree
growing regions, such as Indiana,
Columbia, Carbon, Schuylkill,
Berks, Lehigh, and York counties.
Growers from other northeast,
mid-Atlantic and northcentral
states also typically attend.
Wenner said consumer trends
influence the content of the
course. “For instance, Fraser fir
RORTHIN6TON
CARLISLE
SUSQUEHANNA
ALTOONA
MOHRSVILLB
ROCHESTER
COLUMBIA CROSS RD
OTTSVILLB
GILLETT
BELLEVILLE
MILAN
HOIIYBROOK
REBDSVILLE
SUSQUEHANNA
MT PLEASANT HILLS
BANGOR
ROMBLSDORF
TROY
MYBRSTORN
YORK
HYHOHAN
BRIE
MARTINSBURG
MARTINSBDR6
SALISBURY
HILLIAHSBUR6
LEBANON
MESHOPPBN
POTTSTORN
FORKSVILLE
COLUMBIA CROSS RD
FLBBTHOOD
CURRYVILLE
HYERSTORN
Herds For November
915 779 DALE I KIH6
886 779 JOBE I lAUFFMAR
8(3 778 DA VOB HOLSTBIRS
873 778 DALB I RODIIT BLOOM
849 777 I( J HOLSTBIRS
889 775 NBADOR CRBBI FARM
849 775 LBHIS N BBRILBT
g4l 775 GEORGEIDAVE BARICKT
g3O 774 RDSSBLL MAPLE FARMS
8 2i 774 BARRY R MARKER
794 774 JINAIDOT HOLSTBIRS
gsg 773 DBLARARB VAL COLLB6B
ggg 773 SCOTT BOMSBR
g 47 773 MATT MILL RAM
9D4 772 MILFORD KIRSMAHISOH
T7O 772 DOIALD&BRDCB CRODSB
860 771 BUFF RUN FARM
gg2 771 THOMAS TRAVBR
773 77! RAMSEY S COOPBR JR
9 24 77! ROBBRT TAYLOR
JIM RO6BRS
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“J” 'y HICHAEL+CAROL MALXBR
JJJ johr castrogiovarri
JJJ SAMUEL J TAMMY TBRRY
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Growers Back To
has become a very popular species
with Christmas tree buyers,” she
said. “In fact, Fraser fir probably
accounts for the largest percentage
of new plantings in Pennsylvania
in recent years.
“But since Fraser fir is not
native to Pennsylvania, many of
the species’ major natural pests
have not arrived here yet, so grow
ers aren’t aware of what potential
problems might be looming.”
Dr. Jill Sidebottom, a conifer
extension specialist from North
Carolina State University, will be
on hand at the short course for a
presentation on Fraser fir pests.
Other popular species currently
being planted in the state are
Canaan fir, a type of West Virgini
a balsam fir, and Douglas fir
(which actually is not a true fir).
Most of the trees now being
harvested are Douglas fir, Scots
pine, and Colorado spruce. It takes
six to 12 years for a tree to grow to
harvesting size.
Another hot topic at the ’96
gathering is likely to be the
drought of 1995.
“Many growers lost newly
transplanted trees before they had
a chance to establish root sys
tems.” Wenner said. “Droughty
also effects the types of pests thay'
may cause problems. For exam
ple. drought stress often slows
growth and makes trees more sus
ceptible to dieback.and canker
diseases.”
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BELLEVILLE
REEDSVILLE
TURKHARROCI
SEMARD
MELLSBORO
BEDFORD
BERLIR
THOMPSON
RONE
LI6ORIER
HYERSTOHR
DOYLESTOMR
23378
REM BETHLEHEM
23771
23875
TROY
TROY
23388
RIS6BLSVILLS
23556
23535
24687 *
22983
22903
LEMISBURG
HSSHOPPBN
DELTA
ROME
SPRIRGVILLE
MIDDLEBURY CBRTER 22804
NBYBRSDALB 23376
MORTROSE 23349
CANTON 24290
KUTZTOMR 23183
COLUMBIA CROSS RD 23018
BLLIOTSBDRG
MATTSBDRG
NYERSTOWI
FORT ROTAI
KBHPTON
BELLEVILLE
CARTON
SHIPPBISBURG
Sch
Helping growers to recognize
symptoms and identify pests is a
major goal of the course. “We
hope to help producers diagnose
problems correctly so they can
maximize pest control with mini
mal use of pesticides,” said Wen
ner. Participants will receive a
hand lens and pest manual as part
of their registration packet. Pen
nsylvania Department of Agricul
ture pesticide recertification cre
dits also will be available to those
completing the course.
In addition to sessions on spe
cific insect, disease and weed
problems, workshops and labs
will cover safety management,
pesticide recordkeeping and find
ing Christmas tree information via
the Internet computer network.
A registratioin fee of $l6O
includes all workshops, instruc
tional materials, breaks and
lunches for Jan. 31 and Feb. 1. An
optional morning program on Feb.
2, focusing on problems specific
to pine species, is available for an
additional $4O. The registration
deadline is Jan. 22.
For more information or to
receive a registration brochure and
program agenda, contact the
Office of Conferences and Short
Courses, The Pennsylvania State
University, 306 Ag Administra
tion Building, University Park, PA
16802-2601, (814) 865-8301, fax
(814) 865-7050.
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