BLUE BALL (Lancaster Co.) The Blue Ball National Bank held its 14th annual agricul tural seminar Tuesday in the Blue Ball Fire Hall, with about 200 pe ople attending. The event is held annually as an educational service for the bank’s agricultural lenders, to provide an opportunity to explore some of the most relevant issues affecting the farm entrepreneur. Bank representatives Alan S track, an agricultural banking officer, and Kenneth Overly, vice Maryland Holstein Association Announces Annual Meeting UNION BRIDGE, Md. The Maryland Jersey Cattle Club has announced that its annual meeting has been set for 10:30 a.m., March 1. at the Woodsboro Activities Building in Woodsboro, Md. Registration begins at 9:30 a.m. in the Activities Building, located along Coopermine Road. The deadline for making reser vations is Feb. IS. For information on reservations and more details on the meeting, call Cindy or Fern Hines at (410) 775-2629. At the same time the Maryland JCC is to hold its meeting, the Maryland Junior Jersey Cattle Club is set to hold its meeting in a different room in the Activates Building. In addition to regular business at the Junior meeting, scheduled is the coronation of the Maryland Jersey queen; the presentation of the John Stiles, Dr. Hoopes, and Junior All-Maryland awards; and the J. Hansen Hoffman award and . AGE of Extra Discounts now available on Aerotech Advantage Fans. To qualify, place your orders by March 31,1997 and take delivery by May 31, 1997. fUSSSS^ aerotech Don’t Delay. Let us design a Tunnel Ventilation System for your barn. r ' A Blue Ball National Bank Holds Farmer Seminar president of its agricultural sales and service, ran the program and were joined by Melvin Pankuch, president and chief executive officer who provided closing remarks, as well as Norman Han, chairman of the board. Also help ing with the program was Marlene Rice. Blue Ball National Bank’s community banking officer. Pankuch welcomed the group and gave opening remarks, as well as closing remarks. Other speakers included Michael Peuler, CPA, CFP, the scholarship. Also scheduled is a fun auction. Those interested in being con sidered for queen, any of the awards or the scholarship must contact the specific committee chairperson overseeing that award or recognition no later than Feb. 15. For the queen contest, contact Ester Hoffman at (410) 634-2255. For the Junior All-Maryland awards, contact Mike Birch at (410) 557-6450. For the production awards, con tact Debbie Osborn at (410) 775-2420. For the scholarship, contact Carol Kahler at (410) 775-7177, or Jean Fender at (410) 775-7693. In other business, it was also announced that junior members are encouraged to display their Jersey awards, ribbons and photo graphs to set up a display. For more information, call Cindy or Fem Hines at (410) 775-2629. ,oa 717-738-2142 1-(800)-874-7531 triple H Construction 430 Springsville Road, Ephrata, PA 17522 Builders of Dairy, Storage, Residential & Commercial Buildings bank’s senior vice president and division manager of trust services, discussed long-term financial con siderations and tools. His topic was, “It’s a family operation. Can we keep it that way?” He discussed using professional services for financial planning and creating a business and estate that reflects personal desires and that helps achieve personal and family Tioga County Dairy Day (Continued from Pago A 27) the best indicator of how efficient ly you’re feeding the cows.” The average body condition score, as noted by both Putman and Dairy Consultant Jim Larkin, should ideally be plus or minus three. “You want to have the cows ready for calving when you dry them off. You don’t want to change the score in the last 60 days,” said Putman. “Heavier cows present a management chal lenge. They’re the ones who come down with ketosis of a DA.” Larkin agreed and added that body condition scores range from one (very thin) to five (extremely fat). goals. He also talked about why it is important to be selective in determining from whom advice and consulting skills are sought, and how to be selective. Also speaking was Don Weav er, who has a family farm business and who disucssed the organic pro ducts market and how a demand exists for commodities and pro ducts that meet organic-production ' “The number three cow is the one we want to have all the time with the exception of the dry cow that we want to have a little hea vier.” said Larkin. Areas assessed are the loin area, the thurl and tail head. A seme 1 animal has no fat and bones are distinct. A score two animal has no extra fat and you can see a distinct “V” in the loin. In a score three cow you begin to see a little fat lay er over the loin and over the hooks and pins. There is no distinct “V” in the loin area. In cows that score four and five there is progressively more and more of a fat layer on the loin, hooks and pins and the tail head is generally filled in. “I don’t like thin cows, but if I had to err on one side or the other. YOUR COMPLETE FARM AND HOME CENTER If We Do Not Have It, WE’LL GET IT BIG SAVINGS ON EARLY ORDER PROGRAM NOW! AUTOMATIC BATCH UluV OR CONTINUOUS FLOW ~ GRAIN DRYERS .. ssass?" VtSfß'*** >r«M •"■■"l hMg*r Mirant *l* l» Imi lit* m ™ "H' <H*« M*tMMIIIIy H“*» l» „ (UMww” rf * - , ( »*-...»> / j/f / MmHtNniw v ‘■f »!»•■» dumMi irnauMa \ / *'-jL . - sssrsr \ r / uipMUMua «ST x • aasr V. if*'- / jl, | t~~ i . xmttmmm *“ —* ' I^MTh. W dfei ' WmZr Sara i Hp> 1 \ - TSSTm J *** ™ MIWMPM I ~'fljuv \ <v I s > ini»*hiw • h */ £Xf* '• ciMMuKMrt , \ W*&&9 till* *1(1! 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Human nutrition was not ignored at Dairy Day either, as the many exhibitors and industry rep resentatives sponsored an all-you can-eat pancake breakfast to start the day and a dairy break including jnilk punch and cheese served by Tioga County Dairy Princess and Pennsylvania Alternate Dairy Princess Lisa Fitch. * Full Um Parts Dapt. ★ Sail, Sarvica & Install ★ Rt. 272 South -14 Herrville Road Willow Straet, PA 17584 Ph. 717-464-3321 or Toll Free 800-732-0053 Store Houra; Mon.-Sat. 7:30 AM to 8:00 PM
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