AlHapcaater Farming, Saturdays m«y 10, 1997 i a j- REYNOLDSBURG. Ohio The 1997 annual meetings of the American Jersey Cattle Associa tion and National All-Jersey Inc. are to be held June 27 through July 1 at the Hyatt Regency Indianapo lis at State Capital, in Indianapolis. The theme of the four-day con vention is “Race to Indy,” and the host group is the Indiana Jersey Cattle Club. Guests are invited to enjoy tours of the Indianapolis Motor Speed way, the Children’s Museum and nearby Windridge Jersey Farm, along with an optional golf outing. The Jersey Breeders Awards Banquet is to be held Saturday. June 28 with presentations of the 1997 master breeder and 1997 dis tinguished service awards. On Sunday, June 29, the nation al heifer sale, is to be held with (op Jersey genetics being offered. On Monday, June 30, the NAJ annual meeting starts off the morn ing half of the day with the AJCA meeting starting later in the morning. The AJCA awards banquet is slated for Monday evening. At that time, the AJCA young Jersey bleeder award winners are to be > recognized, along with tnt recog : nitioris of the winner of rae Presi dent’s Trophy and the leaAig life time production award tanners. A separate agenda ha bepn, planned for Junior ffimJUfei (youth). A pizza party is schdttpd for Saturday night, whikLjßte 7 the heifer sale on SundaySfcpock "Tsale and fitting demonstqjpm are scheduled. v ' To Bmm m*** You During The Busy Planting Season EXTENDED PARTS DEPT. HOURS -JUNE MON. ★ TOES. ★ THURS. ★ FRI. 7:00 AM - 8:00 PM SAT. 7:00 AM - 3:00 PM pmvT.mmiPgT ■ m P i-SSS S INC-' Harass 01|HW>*n«- —' 1-M6-414-4705 Fax 717-526-0996 • IS COMPATIBLE WITH DISINFECTANT AND FLY SPRAYS • DOES NOT RUB OFF EASILY • WASHES OFF WINDOWS & PIPELINES EASILY BARN CLEANING SB&VICE AVAILABLE WITH To have your bam cleaned with air it will clean ofT dust, cob webs ft lots of the old lime. This will keep your bam touting cleaner A whiter longer. CALL US ABOUT ON THE FARM FLY CONTROL Serving Southeastern PdrAnd More BEITZEL’S SPRAYING Witmer, PA 17585 717-392-7227 or Toll Free 1-800-727-7228 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM CERTIFIED COMMERCIAL APPLICATORS LICENSED 32 YEARS EXPERIENCE INSURED 5 Trucks For Air Cleaning And Whitewashing Barn Spraying Is Our Business, not a sideline. Spraying Since 1961 'j # ► - fr -> •v r Among the awards recipients, Harold Owens, of Frederic, Wis., is to receive the 1997 Distin guished Service Award. The award is annually presented to a member of the AJCA who has rendered unselfish service for many years and, in doing so, made a notable contribution to the advancement of the Jersey breed in the United States. When his father died in 1936, Owens was 17 and in high school and was left to operate the farm alone. He milked a herd of 30 cows of various breeds. After a few years, he decided to make the herd all Jerseys. Today, at 78. he is still active in breeding Jerseys and Owens Farms Inc. has for many years been the largtest herd of registered Jerseys in the Upper Midwest The rolling herd average on the 328 cows was 14,435 pounds milk, 757 pounds fat, and 588 pounds of protein. He and his wife Agnes raised eight children, all of whom had Jersey project animals and six of whom are in dairy fanning today. Of those six children dairying, five have Jersey herds and one intro duced some Jerseys into her hus band’s Holstein herd. Four of their children were named AJCC outstanding young Jersey breeders, four have served as directors of the Wisconsin Jersey Breeders Association, and ones serves as director on the board of the AJCA. Owens herd was a charter mem- COMPRESSED AIR AJCA-NAJ Sit Annual Distinguished Service ber of the Polk County Dairy Herd Improvement Association, and Harold was director. The herd (now a REAP herd) has been on official test since the beginning of the county DHIA. In other position, he was a direc tor of the Twin Ports Cooperative Creamery for many years and was the largest shipper. He was a mem ber of the board of the Duluth- Superior Milk Producers for four years and also served as a director for the Wisconsin Jersey Breeders Association, as well as helping to organize the Polk County Farm Bureau Federation, serving as a director for 12 years. He was also involved with con tacting Wisconsin milk plants in 1981 to convince them to use multiple component pricing. In the years since, he has worked with several Wisconsin cheese plants and creamerys to convenince them to adopt a cheese yield pricing plan. He continues in the effort by currently advocating including multiple component pricing in all federal milk marketing orders. In addition he has supported Jersey research, personally and through his farm with contribu tions to the Jersey Research Foundation. Recendy the farm donated a heifer and a bull to an AJCA project to reintroduce Jerseys to China. Master Breeder Albert Bradford, of Turner, Maine is to receive the 1997 Mas ter Breeder award. The award is made annually to a living AJCA -|Q!i HI-RISE LAYER MANAGERS WE HAVE STIR AERATOR TO HELP WITH BIG PERFORMANCE...SMALL PRICE SIMPLE PROCEDURE: the aerator works directly into the bed of material, forming its own windrow. Windrows can be formed from piles of nearly any size. Alleyways are not required when using the Brown aerator, so there is a great reduction in space requirements. The aerator’s reverse rotation works the material from the bottom up and to the side, assuring complete mixing and agitation. LOW MAINTENANCE: the aerator is a simple design, the principle as a material mover has been proven with over 30 years experience in practical application. The aerator is hydraulically driven and equipped®,' l with patented wearplates or paddles, both of which are easily replaced. mKm ■Bi equipment co., inc. _ Meetings member who. in the opinion of the board, has bred outstanding ani mals for many years and thereby has made a notable contribution to the advancement of the Jersey heed in the United States. Bradford began his Jersey career during a summer break from school when he went to work for Clint Goodnow in Turner, Maine. For the next 12 years. Bradford worked for Goodnow, eventually becoming a partner. After Goodnow’s death in 1962, Bradford and his wife Lynette pur chased the cows and in 1963 pur chased the farm. He set a herd goal of 14,000 pounds of milk, and selected his three highest production cows, kept all their daughters and eventu ally sold the rest of the herd. For its size, he had one of the highest production herds from 1975 to 1990, winning the Eastern Jersey Herd Production award for 14 years. During the mid-1980s, his herd was in the top 10 for milk and fat, regardless of herd size. He only purchased two animals. *We ‘Tafe Customer Satisfaction Personally His top cow was Observer Althea Anna, rated an Excellent-90 percent, one oUe first Jerseys to complete an DHIR lactation record of 1,000 pounds protein with a 361-day record started at age 7 years. 4 months, 0f27,230 pounds of milk, 1,232 pounds Cat and I,ooopounds protein. She has a lifetime produc tion of 5,110 days, 248,025p0unds milk, 11,477 pounds Cat, and 5,967 pounds protein. A daughter Goodnow Midnight Bluc-ET is now scored Excellent-93 percent and made more than 24,000 pounds of milk. Three of Blue’s daugthers have scored Excellent and made over 21.000 pounds milk. She also has a son on the active A.I. list Bradford has been active w»(h the Maine Jersey Cattle ClubjV . the New England Jersey Breeden. He was awarded the senior breeder award by the New England Breed ers in 1985, and received the Gov ernor's Trophy in 1977 as the Maine dairyman of the year. He also has served on the Turner town council for 27 years and is active with his church. News SYCAMORE IND. PARK 255 PLANE TREE DRIVE LANCASTER, PA 17603 (717) 393-5807
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