Adams County DHIA Names Top Herds “ * ,MMIS
GETTYSBURG (Adams Co.)—The Lag- Farms, Gettysburg; Beaver Run Farms, New replace Samuel Stoner,
ging Stream Farm of Thomas Clowney and Oxford; Joßo Holstein Farm, Gettysburg; Julie Zepp, the Adams County dairy prin
sons, Robert and John, of Gettysburg, ranked Leroy Deputy, East Berlin; Latimore Valley cess, reported that she and alternate Dairy
first among 33 herds completing records in Farm, York Springs; Stoner Dairy, East Ber- Princess Joy Hess are busy presenting in-store
the Dairy Herd Improvement Association in Un; R and K Cunningham, Gardners; and Jo promotions. She announced that a Winross
Adams County in 1995. Jen Hess, Gettysburg. truck recognizing the 40th anniversary of the
This management team was also recog- President Jeffrey King. York Springs, pres- state dairy princess program is being offered
nized with the first place herd management >ded at the meeting and introduced guests, for sale as a fund-raiser to support the prog
award at the 69th annual awards banquet held Treasurer Marcia Brown presented a current ram. Interested persons should call Bonnie
Dec. 14, at the fire hall in Hamey, Maryland, financial report In an election of directors, Hess at (717) 334-BSS3.
Other herds finishing in the top 10 included Jeff King and Alan Zepp were retained on the Representing the Pennsylvania DHIA
Roy A. Weaner Jr., of Gettysburg; Way Brite board, Francis Pennings was elected to program, David Shenk, regional manager
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testing programs which can be obtained at
reduced cost
Dean Amide, director of Field Operations,
reported a very successful beginning for the
Milk Urea Nitrogen program. First offered in
October, a total of 1,066 herds have already
enrolled with several reporting a reduction in
feed costs made possible by the MUN test for
protein levels in the milk. He invited DHIA
members to attend the district meeting which
will be held at the Cross Keys Inn, Adams
County, on Feb. 1 and the state meeting sche
duled for Feb. 16, in State College.
County Agent Thomas E. Piper presented a
summary of results of production testing for
1995. With 3,360 cows on test, average milk
production at 19,453 pounds exceeded the
state average with the county ranking 7th in
Pennsylvania. An average 616 pounds of pro
tein was produced by each Adams County
cow on test. A total of 1,284 cows, nearly one
third of those in the member herds, were
removed during the year due to low produc
tion, health causes, or sale.
A cow in the herd of Ray Dutterer, Littles
town, was honored for producing 217,127
pounds of milk in her lifetime. The Robert C.
Hoffman herd was recognized for producing
the highest quality milk. Awards for high cow
single lactation production of milk and pro
tein went to Penn Gate Farm near Littlestown.
Following Clowney’s Lagging Stream
Farm in receiving the Pa. DHIA herd manage
ment award were Latimore Valley Farm in
second place, Stoner Dairy in third, Robert C.
Hoffman, fourth, and Getty Acres in fifth
place.
Piper urged dairy farmers to enroll in Dairy
MAP training, the “Managing for Success”
module, which will be offered Jan. 3 and 17,
at Hoss’s Steak and Sea House, Gettysburg.
A Dairy Day program has been planned for
Jan. 29 at the same location and a DHIA Pro
duction Records Workshop to feature David
Shenk. Dean Amick, and Dr. Larry Specht,
Penn State Extension Specialist, on Monday,
Feb. 26.
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