Vol. 41 No. 23
Pennsylvania Cattle Association Honors Those Who Serve
GAIL STRUCK
Mifflin Co. Correspondent
UNIVERSITY PARK (Centre
Co.) The Pennsylvania Cattle
men’s Association (PCA) met the
end of March for their 22nd annu
al banquet and membership meet
ing here at the Pennsylvania Beef
Expo.
The association presented sev
eral awards, then topped the even
ing off with a fun auction.
Cattlemen president Bob Hay
presented the 1996 Top Hand
Terraces Ease ‘Water Worries’ On Moyer Conservation Farm
ANDY ANDREWS
Lancaster Farming Staff
WOMELSDORF (Berks Co.)
—On a spring afternoon two yean
ago, the rains got the better of the
Moyer family.
A five-inch downpour pushed
tons of mud and siltwater over the
bank of a terrace about 100 feet
from the back of their house. The
terrace, which serves as a catch
basin for runoff from a long, slop
ing field, simply filled up with dirt.
Last Call: Dairy MUliction Entries
KINGSTON (Luzerne Co.)
The deadline to enter your farm in
the Dairy of Distinction program is
Monday, April IS. This program is
designed to recognize farms that
give a creditable appearance to
potential consumers of dairy pro
ducts who drive past the farm.
In the past 10 years, nearly 600
Pennsylvania farms have received
the Northeast Dairy Farm Beautifi
cation Program’s designation
Syndicate Shows Grand Champion At Holstein Spring Show
From tho loft, show Judge of tht 43rd Pa. Holstein Associ
ation Spring Show Lowell Lindsay stands with Barks Coun
ty Dairy Prlncssa Jennifer Davis, whila Robert Morrelholds
ths haltar of tho raaarvs grand champion, Plnohurst Jessi
ca, Mark Campbell holds tho haltar of tho grand champion.
Lyn-Havsn Landman Lilly, Parry County Dairy Princess
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Award to Glenn Eberly of Milxoy,
Mifflin County. Eberiy signed up
the most new members, earning
him his award for the second year
in a row.
Bill Mclntire of Shelocta,
Indiana County, earned the Com
mercial Cattlemen’s Award while
the Industry Service Award went
to John McFadden of Lancater
County. McFadden owns Heisch
Roussel Agricultural Veterinarian
Service. He was recognized for
assisting beef and cattle
allowing water to overflow.
At the time, the Moyer family
was out in the bam, milking. Short
ly after the rain hid stopped, the
entire basement of the house was
flooded out from rains that sheeted
over the top of a newly planted
May com field. The water was so
deep that it crested over the top of
foundation stonework on the
small, original homestead next to
the Moyer house.
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dong with a farm sign that can be
displayed at the entrance to the
farm lane.
Farms are judged on the neat
roadside appearance of buildings,
grounds, and surroundings. If you
would like your farm to be so
designated, complete the entry
form found on page D 8 of this
issue and get it in the mail on
Monday.
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 13, 1996
producers.
Cattle Feeder of the Year
Award went to Rob Bailey of Star
Rock Farms. Barley feeds 1,850
steer annually in a three-way part
nership. The operation also milks
275 cows and finishes 1,000 hogs.
Dick McElhaney of Beaver
County accepted the Seeds lock
Breeder Award. McElhaney’s
shorthorn bull “Equity” earned top
honors at the 1995 National Shor
thorn Show in Denver. The McEl
haney family has been involved
The Moyer family, Martin with wife Missy and children, including Sarah, 6, were hon
ored tor their work to contain erosion and stop runoff by the Berks County Conserva
tion District at a banquet recently.
Emily Dum holds ths grand champion banner, and grand
champion co-ownera with Campbell, Alex Claypoola and
Doug Beatty look on. The young girls In front are, from the
left, Lindsay Beatty, Nicola Buasard, Sarah Campbell, and
Kaltlyn Claypoola.
with shorthorn cattle for SO years.
John Myers presented the new
Environmental Stewardship
Award. This went to PCA presi
dent Bob Hay of Friedens, Some
rset County. Bob and his wife
Marianne are managers of ErReR
Hill Angus Farm.
The Pennsylvania CharOlais
Association presented two heifers
as part of their Heifer Chain Prog
ram. Philip Baer of Brodbacks and
Chad Miller of Know received
Four Sections
those heifers.
John Myers of Dallas town,
York County, received a Charo
lais Association award for his high
indexing bull.
Roxanne Kirst agreed to serve
another year as PCA queen. Rox
anne lives in Fredericksburg,
Lebanon County. Helping her will
be Melissa Leiden of St.
Lawrence, Cambria County.
The PCA Junior Scholarship
Award went to Bill Beinlich of
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VERNON ACHENBACH JR.
Lancaster Farming Staff
HARRISBURG (Dauphin
Co.) —A 4-ycar-old Rothrock
Tradition Leadman daughter was
named grand champion of the Pen
nsylvania Holstein Association
Spring Show, held April 5 in the
Large Arena of the state Farm
Show Complex in Harrisburg.
The first show of the season, a
syndicate comprised of Mark
Campbell of Ford City, Alex Clay
poolc of Worthington, and Doug
Beatty of Enon Valley, showed
Lyn-Haven Leadman Lilly to win
the title of grand champion.
Campbell was a double winner,
also having partnership ownership
in the reserve grand champion with
Robert Monel, of Cochranton.
They showed 5-year-old Pinehurst
Jessica, a Walkway Chief Mark
daughter, to win the title.
Second in its age class to the
open division grand champion was
4-year-old Windy-Knoll-View CC
Pear-ET, owned by Justin Burdette
of Mercersburg.
That cow was named grand
champion of the youth division
show and also won honors for
being the best bred and owned cow
in both show divisions.
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