* •“ / 7 j ' I anrastptfi^armkq Vol. 41 NO. 35 Cumberland County Dairy Bowl Team Wins Nationals VERNON ACHENBACH JR. Lancaster Farming Staff FORT WORTH, Texas The Pennsylvania senior Holstein dairy bowl team won the national contest last week during Junior Holstein competitions held in con junction with the national conven tion of the Holstein Association USA Inc., at the Radisson Plaza Hotel in Fort Worth, Texas. The four-member team from Cumberland County included Matthew and David Day, Heath This registered Holstein calf, Sonnylee Merv Chris, goes to the Fore FFA Auction In conjunction with the Fore FFA Golf Tournament July 15. In the photo from left, Richard Krelder. Melinda Bomgardner, John Eaton, and Mike Fire stine. See story page A2S. ThfM tamillM within the Spicher family farm at Kiah>Vlew. From left, Stacey and Kent hold Paige, Keith and Gina with Morgan and Aaron, and Effie and David. 604 Per Copy Ocker and John Creek. The coach was Ann Day, mother of Matthew and David. AH are from Shippens burg and reside in close proximity. The team won handidly scoring a fairly wide margin even in the finals when they defeated a team from Wisconsin. There was a field of 21 teams from across the United States in the competition. It was the fourth trip to the nationals for the Cumberland County team, and the second national title. The members are aU' - Kish-View Farm Moves Toward Next Generation Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, July 6,19 N now ineligible for further competi tion, having won the national title. At last year’s national Holstein convention, held in Pittsburgh, the team finished second. In addition to the two national titles, over the team’s past six years of dairy bowl competition, it also garnered four state Holstein titles and two state 4-H titles. Matthew Day, speaking on behalf of the team, said the group has been working together study ing and practicing for the competitions. “We’re relieved, now that it’s all over, there’s no more dairy bowl to study,” Matthew said this week. “It’s really made it worth it. All the years of work have finally paid off,” he said. Matthew said he wanted to (Turn to Page A2O) Dairy Of Distinction Winners Named KINGSTON (Luzerne Co.) The Northeast Dairy Farm Beauti fication Program, known as the Dairy of Distinction program, has compiled the winners across Pen nsylvania. The state has 10 dis tricts, and this year 33 new farms have been named. During the last 10 years that the program has been in operation in Pennsylvania, 631 farms have received the award. Farms are judged on the neat roadside appearance of buildings, grounds, and surroundings by a The members of the winning national Holstein dairy bowl team from Cumberland County, are, from the left, Matthew Day, David Day, Heath Ocker and John Creek. team of local judges. Ihe winning i farms receive attractive 18 x 24 inch signs wich are placed at the 1 roadside. Judges return annually to I ensure that the farms continu^t5 r * * meet the standards of excellence set by the program. The Pennsylvania Dairy of Dis- i tinction winners for 1996 are as follows: 1 District 12: Seneca Valley Holsteins, Dale and Paula Wack, Harmony. R-WES Dairy, Wesley Kiehl, Four Sections beaver ram. Marburger Farm Dairy, Marge Wearing, Evans City. District 13: * I*fenn-Dell Farm, Jay Houser, Spring Mills, PA 16875. Whitman Farm, Randy Whit man, Cochranton. ' Kent Kenyon, Coudersport. District 14: Sollenberger Farms, Byron Sol lenberger, Curryville. Stoney Hollow Jerseys, Don (turn to Page A 26) GAIL STROCK Mifflin Co. Correspondent BELLEVILLE (Mifflin Co.) From the road it’s a pleasure to see another beautiful Dairy of Distinc tion gracing our countryside. A turn into the drive for a visit and you’ll learn that this is a farm in transition from father to sons. Built on solid, productive Hagers town soil, Kish-View Farm, along Route 655 near Belleville in Mif flin County, hopes to see another generation tilling its soil. Dave Spicher and sons Keith and Kent (Turn to Page A 29) $27.50 Per Year
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