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Dairy of Distinction Supplement to Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 26, 1997-Page 19
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■WHEREAS, Last year, the 642,000 dairy cows on our Commonwealth’s
farms produced 10.6 billion pounds of milk, which maintained Pennsylvania’s status
as the fourth largest milk producing state in the country. Pennsylvania also ranks
second nationally in the annual production of ice cream, with 66 million gallons per
year, and sixth in the production of cheese, with 348 million pounds per year; and
WHEREAS, the dairy industry is the leading segment of our
Commonwealth’s number one industry, agriculture. More than 38 percent of the
agricultural income of Pennsylvania is generated by milk sales which represent a
$1.46 billion contribution to the Commonwealth’s economy. In addition to our
10,800 commercial dairy farmers, thousands of Pennsylvanians are employed in the
manufacturing and processing of dairy products. As these statistics reveal, the
Pennsylvania dairy industry continues to be sensitive to and meet the changing
demands of consumers; and
WHEREAS, the Dairy of Distinction program was developed to recognize the
most attractive dairy farms in Pennsylvania. Rating them for neatness, maintenance
and roadside appearance, a team of skilled judges carefully select those dairy farms
exhibiting the highest standards of excellence. Since the inception of the program
in 1987, six hundred and fifty-nine Commonwealth farms have been honored,
including twenty-six farms receiving Dairy of Distinction awards in 1997.
THEREFORE, In special recognition of the strength and vitality that our
dairy farmers and their families bring to our rural communities, I, Tom Ridge,
Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, do hereby proclaim August 10 -
16, 1997, as DAIRY OF DISTINCTION WEEK in Pennsylvania. I encourage all
Pennsylvanians to recognize the invaluable contributions made by the dairy industry
to our economy and our quality of life.
Twenty-Six New Farms Named
positive image formiik. Applicants for
the award are judged by committees
who evaluate the farms’ roadside
appearance, as well as the cleanliness
of the grounds and buildings.
Winners receive official 18x24
“Daily of Distinction” signs which are
mounted at the roadside for all to see.
Award-winning farms are also visited
annually by the judging committee to
ensure that they continue to meet the
standards of excellence set by the
program.
Pennsylvania has 10 districts that
are run by local committees with area
coordinators. These coordinators are:
Distinct 11, George Wilcox, Erie;
District 12, Brett Brumbaugh, Brock
way; District 13, Susan Alexander,
Brookville; District 14, David and
Janet Hileman, Tyrone; District 15,
Norman Coons. Diy Run; District 16,
Robert and Bernice Gabel, Newport;
District 17, Craig Williams, Wellsbor
o; District 18, Allen Roszel; District
19, James Barnett, Southampton; and
Russell Rooks, Allentown.
The 1997 Pennsylvania Dairy of
Distinction winners are:
District 11: Craig Hayes, Edinboro;
douernor’s Office
PROCLAMATION
DAIRY OF DISTINCTION WEEK
August 10 - 16, 1997
GIVEN under my hand and the Seal of
the Governor, at the City of
Harrisburg, this fifteenth day of July in
the year of our Lord one thousand
nine hundred and ninety-seven and of
. the Commonwealth the two hundred
and twenty-second.
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Douglas Stanhope, Linesville; and
Dennis Rynd, Cochranton.
District 12: Charles Carr, New
Alexandria; and Albert Fritz,
Valenica.
District 13: Duane Ilgen, Centre
Hall.
District 14; Vaughan May,
Breezewood; Jerry and Joan Bechtel,
Martinsbutg; Kurt Walker, Somerset;
James Sechler and Bradwin Winters,
Somerset; Dennis Brumbaugh, Mar
tinsburg; Mark and Tammy Martin.
Berlin; George and David Smith, Mar
tinsbutg; Jay and Kirk Hillegass, Ber
lin; Harry Mosholder, Rockwood; and
James and Keith Snyder, Rockwood.
District 15: Roy Coale 111.,
Littlestown.
District 16; Lloyd Zimmerman,
Danville.
District 17: Paul G. Robbins, Ulster.
District 18: Joseph Pavelski,
Susquehanna.
District 19: Lamar Gockley,
Mohnton.
Boyd, Mertztown; Michael Dietrich.
Kutztown; Peter Markel. Breinigsvil
le; and Melvin Stoltzfus, Cochranville.
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Tom Ridge
Governor
District 20: William and Karen
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