Holstein
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$3,600 in donations were received
last year for the scholarship fund in
memory of the late Jack Miller.
Houser related that the Execu
tive Board made a business deci
sion to convey mature funds of
$28,000 from the scholarship
Dreyfus fund of $58,000 to the
general fund during 1996, in re
sponse to PHA’s financial operat
ing deficit PHA is paying a higher
interest rate to the scholarship fund
than it had been earning with the
monies on certificates, but a lower
rate than was being charged on its
line of credit
President Houser noted that
more than 1,100 heifers were pur
chased to fill export orders last
spring. The 435 sellers of those
animals were paid within 30 days
of delivery of their cattle to the ex
port farm. When some of those
sales were not completed as quick
ly as had been anticipated, and
more cattle held at the export farm
longer than expected, selling ex
penses rose, leaving the associa
tion with an operating deficit for
the fiscal year.
Changes in membership fees are
being studied by the board, Houser
told the ISO business meeting at
tendees. Membership in PHA was
4,100 in 1996, with more than
3,400 renewals and new members
already signed for 1997. Looking
ahead to the future, Houser has ap
pointed a planning committee to
assess PHA’s role in the changing
Progressive Genetic Herd Award Winners; Front, Cindy
Welmer, Dale Wack and Oble Snider; Rear, Mike Weimer,
Thomas Kelly, John Howard, Ken Umble, Lewis Berkley.
PA Holstein Past and Peasant Staff: Saatad, William Nlchol, Mkldla, Thomas ~
Diane Mosher, Michael Weimar and John Howard; Back, David Slussar, William
Allan, Kenneth Raney and Jeffrey Harding.
Annual Meeting Salutes Nichol, Promotes Raney
dairy industry.
In an update on show activities,
Houser announced that the annual
Spring Holstein Show at Harris
burg will be dedicated to the late J.
Arthur Baxter. Baxter, a former
state Holstein president, wgs killed
recently in a farm accident at the
family’s Stoncboro dairy opera
tion.
Houser announced the candi
dacy of Thomas Kelly for the of
fice of national vice president of
the Holstein Association. Kelly, a
former national Holstein director
from Pennsylvania, operates a
registered Holstein herd at Tyrone.
During the resolutions portion of
the program, PHA delegates
unanimously voted to support Kel
ly’s candidacy to the national vice
president position. That election
will be conducted during the na
tional Holstein annual meeting, to
be held in June at Grand Rapids,
Michigan.
State Holstein treasurer Dean
Johnson, Warren, reviewed the
financial reports for fiscal 1996
and the background of the associa
tion’s operating losses at
$469,000. Payback of those losses
is scheduled by the association
over the next 10 years. Johnson
noted changes being planned in the
handling of export cattle orders,
including working more closely
with exporters who fund the sales
with their own capital and contract
with PHA for per head fees for se
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Bill and Lilly Nichol, with their family, show a portrait of the grandchildren pre
sented at Bill’s retirement party at the annual Holstein banquet.
Progressive Breeder Registry Award Winners; Seated, Clyde Bishop; L-R, Thomas
Lapp, James Burdette, Curtis Day, Elwood Ohlinger, Linda Klsner, David Schuler,
Ray Norconk, Duane Hershey and Myron Bonzo.
Made Ogura, representing NOSAWA, a Japanese export
company; presents honors to Bill Nichol tor work done In
exporting cattle.