es Name, Elects Officers
ts $188,400
e
(ContiniMd from Pag* A2O)
Acres-HS Zita-ET with a CTPI
Value of 1#26.
Medovuc Farm Trophy, do
nated by Jack and Vicki King
(high CTPI cow - bred and owned)
went to Catoctin Embryo Trans
fer, Ml Airy, for Catactin Ascot
Luna-ET, with a CTPI value of
1624.
John and William Allen Jr., of
Jefferson, were honored as Mary
land Outstanding Senior Holstein
Breeders.
The Allen brothers partnership
began in 1954 with 10 grade and
10 registered cows. Later that year
additional heifers were purchased,
with one being the ninth dam of
Glen-Toctin Slocum.
In addition to AI. herd sires
were used, with the best known
being Rolling Knoll Mat Cross.
He was sold to Md. ABC and sired
the classified Excellent and state
production record-making seventh
dam of Slocum.
Merchandising has been a vital
part of the breeding program for
the Allens, as well as supporting
county and state sales, Tliis in-
of the weed,
leaving the
possibility for wee
regrowth after y<
up. And that, of
need for costly respray trips,
Perfect for everything from no-till Roundup Ultra delivers rainfast
and reduced tillage to mulch tillage control in wet weather or dry and lets Ultra, you won’t
and stale seedbed, Roundup Ultra you get into your fields more quickly give them one,
can be used preplant, at planting or
dudes breeding and selling an
All-American nomination who
was the ninth generation with the
Glen-Toctin prefix.
They have sold cattle in nation
al sales and internationally. Be
sides Slocum, who has been
among the top six TPI bulls for the
last two years, two other Glen-
Toctin bulls are in active AI ser
vice. The herd had won the Pro
gressive Genetics Award for five
years.
William is past state Holstein
president, delegate to the National
Holstein Convention, and is cur
rently a director for Maryland and
Virginia Milk Producers Associa
tion.
John is a past president of Md.
DHI, and helped establish the Mid
East DHIA lab.
Both have served as president
of the Frederick County Holstein
Association. Today, John and
William farm in a limited corpora
tion with William and Margaret’s
sons, Michael and James.
Robert and Harold Smith have
been chosen as Maryland’s out-
comes
:, increases the
(Tum to Pag* A 24)
prior to crop emergence. And thanks Market Manager today. Because weeds
to new TransSorb™ technology,
to plant. Plus, it’s labeled for cotton,
From the left, Bonnie and Tommy Remsburg were contending bidders for this heif
er, Catoctin Luke Mona and the rest of a breeding package offered, and stand along
with buyers Karen and Scott Molt, who stand immediately behind the heifer. Standing
behind the Molts is auctioneer Denny Remsburg, and Just visible behind Scott is Nor
man Hill, sale manager. To the left of the Molts are Cameron Davis of Unicorn Associ
ates Inc., Pattie Kepler at the halter, and Ronnie Heffner, also a sale manager. Not visi
ble In the photograph is Bill Graves a veterinarian at Catoctin Embryo Transfer.
KAREN BUTLER
Maryland Correspondent
FREDERICK, Md. Cows
look over the Household building
peanuts and vegetables,
For more information about
Roundup Ultra in a conservation
tillage program, contact your farm
chemicals supplier or Monsanto Local
don’t deserve a second chance. And
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Because It works.
with Roundup
at the Great Frederick Fairgrounds Maryland Leap Year Extravagan
last week for the first time in at 28 Sale out of the exposed sale
least half a century. bam and into die warmer building.
The bitter cold drove the cows where no one could recall there
and the crowd gathered for the cvcr having been a sale before.
Despite the temperature, there was a good
turnout from Maryland and surrounding
states, and all in all prices were pretty good,
according to sale manager Norman Hill.
The sale was held in conjunction with the
annual Maryland Holstein convention.
A package of individuals strong on protein
brought top dollar in the sale ring.
Catoctin Luke Mona, a Luke daughter bred
and consigned by Catoctin Embryo Transfer
of Ml. Airy and Unicom Associates Inc. of
Union Bridge, sold as a package with the first
choice female out of Mona from a Looslea
BStar Marcel flush due in September of 19%.
Also included was the first choice of flush
from Mona’s dam. Catoctin Mascot Luna-ET,
VG, 86 with a VG mammary system. Luna is
+Boof protein, and that flush is from Rickland
Laban Projector.
In addition to the two choices, Mona was
short bred to End Road Blackstar Majic, and
carried a bull contract.
Purchasing the package at $15,000 were
Scott and Karen Nolt, Country Path Hol
steins, Lebanon.
Bringing in the second highest money at
$8,900 was lot No. 13. K-Land Broker Kat
rina. Katrina was nominated an All American
fall calf in 1995, and was undefeated in the
1995 shows, sweeping first fall calf honors at
the Eastern National show, the Mid-East Na
tional, the Ohio State Fair, and the Maryland
State Fair.
soybeans, rice, corn, milo,
Katrina was consigned by Trowbridge,
Bednarski, and Heffner of Jefferson, MD, and
was purchased by Oseeana Holsteins, Lum
berport, W.Va.
Hygerian Angel, a junior yearling for 1996,
commanded $8,300. Out of an HX 92, 5E
dam, Angel was consigned by Hygerian Hol
steins of Clyde, Ohio. She was purchased by
L-M Farms, from Ohio.
Other highlights of the sale included a June
calf for 1996, Tri-Day Jenny Jones, consigned
by Curtis and Ann Day, Shippensburg, and
purchased by Maple Lawn Farm, Howard
County for $6,300.
The calf's paternal sister was All-Ameri
can Fall heifer calf in 1994, and All-American
fall yearling in 1995.
Also selling in the top money was a Bell
wood calf out of a high protein EX 93 dam
consigned by Robert and Mary Smith, Monk
ton, Md. The calf's registration was in pro
gress. She brought $6,200, and was purchased
by Vision Genetics, Richmond, Va.
Glen-Toctin Juror Becky-ET, was pur
chased for $3,000 by a group of 30 people
wanting to support the judging team going to
Europe this year, to which they donated the
funds.
The cow, with a full brother going to AI,
whose dam was a Leadman daughter, was
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