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CAROLYN N. MOYER
Bradford Co. Correspondent
TROY (Bradford Co.) Ben
and Dean Jackson of Columbia
Cross Roads were named both the
premier breeder and premier exhi
bitor of the 1997 Troy Fair Hols
tein Show.
Held Saturday, July 26. the
show boasted more than 170
entries and was judged by James
Burdette of Mercersburg.
Throughout the day the Jack
sons fared well with many animals
at or near the top of their class,
including the reserve grand
champion cow, 4-year-old Mt-
Glen A Jet Lipton.
The reserve grand champion
stood second to the grand champ
ion of the day, 4-year-old Gen
Rich Vintage Destiny, owned by
Gen-Rich Farm, also of Columbia
Cross Roads. The grand champion
was also named the supreme
champion of the entire Troy Fair
Dairy Show.
The junior champion of the
show was Pack Herd BC Bazoo, a
spring yearling owned by Pack
Herd Holsteins of Troy. She was
followed by the reserve junior
champion, Noikval Prescott Lip
ton, owned by Linda and Gerald
Kisner of New Albany.
A list of the top three winners in
each class follows:
REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio
Maplcrow Mercury Aron-PTL-P,
E-96% recently repeated as the
top leading living lifetime Jersey
cow in both the milk and fat
categories. She is owned by Peggy
A. Bennett, Albion, N.Y.
The Leading Living Lifetime
Production Contest is sponsored
each year by the American Jersey
Cattle Association. It recognizes
Jerseys alive as of December 31 of
the contest year.
In order to be nominated, cows
must have a lifetime production of
150,000 lbs. milk, or 7,500 lbs.
fat, or 5,000 lbs. protein.
Only DHIR production credits
are used to calculate the standings.
The total lifetime production
achieved by the winners of the
1996 Leading Living Lifetime
Contest is a credit to the producing
ability of the Jersey breed.
Glen Meadows Maple Sweet
ness. E-90% also repeated for the.
second year as the top lifetime
protein production winner.
“Sweetness” is owned by Glen
Meadows Farm, Fultonville, NY.
Maplerow Mercury Aron-PTL-
P, E-96%, has a mature equivalent
(m.e.) average on 13 lactations of
19,334 lbs. milk, 886 lbs. fiat and
790 lbs. protein. This IS-yr.-old
lay,"August
Capture Troy Fair Premier Breeder, Exhibitor
TROY FAIR
HOLSTEIN SHOW
RESULTS
Spring Calf: 1. ML Gian Integrity Andraa,
owned by Ban and Daon Jackson. 2. Norkval
Broker Larita, owned by Linda and Gerald
Kisner 3. Gen-Rich B Heather-Red. owned by
Gen-Rich Farms.
Winter Calf: 1. Norkval Prescott Upton,
owned by Linda and Gerald Kisner. 2. Braund
Valley lass Peggy, owned by Craig Shea ley,
3. Braund Valley Milan Tinsel, owned by
Braund Valley Farms.
Fall Calf: 1. Tormack Mendel Alyssum,
owned by Keith Thomson. 2. Gen-Rich
Encore Dazzle, owned by Gan-Rich Farms.
3. Pack Herd Encore Ballet, owned by Pack-
Hard Holsteins.
Summer Yearling: 1. Du-Mar Astre Fuchsl
a, owned by Jamas A Warier. 2. Pack Hard
Encore Banal la, owned by Pack Herd Hols
talns. 3. Gen-Rich Samantha Jane, owned by
Gen-Rich Farms.
Spring Yearling: 1. Pack Herd BC Bazoo,
owned by Pack Herd Holsteins. 2. Calkins
Farm Charles Nick, owned by Galkina Farm.
3. Calkins Farm Explore Nevada, owned by
Calkins Farm.
Winter Yearling: 1. Ho-Crmw* Sunbuck
Laann, owned by Jamie LeeCrawtord. 2.Tor
mack Maa Movie, owned by Robert Thom
son. 3. Wlndritt-Acres LMan Bassia, owned
by Ron and Hanna Kittle.
Fall Yearling; 1. Do-Mar Monde) Julian,
owned by Heidi Aldertar. 2. Pack Hard Encore
Ball Tod, owned by Pack Hard Holsteins. 3. C
Alono Lit Rax Stephanie, owned by Promise
Haven Farm.
Junior Best Three Females: 1. Pack Herd
Holsteins. 2. Norkval Farm. 3. Gan-Rich
Farm.
Dry Cow Four Years and Under: 1. Braund
Valley Endure Klx, owned by Braund Valley
Farm. 2. Calkins Farm Skybuck Pamela,
owned by Calkins Farm. 3. Penmate South
wind Beth, owned by Penmate Farm.
Dry Cow Five Years and Over: 1 . Gen-Rich
Lincoln Dreamer, owned by Gen-Rich Farm.
2. Pleasant Comer Jar, owned by Roger
Coulter. 3. C Donvi Threat Aleeta, owned by
Promise Haven Farm.
Junior 2-Year-Old: 1. Ho-Crewl Chesa
peake Lindy, owned by Jodi Lynn Crawford,
2. ML Glen Stardust Harriet, owned by Ben
and Dean Jackson. 3. Pack Herd Broker
Batiste, owned by Pack Herd Holsteins.
Senior 2-Yaar-Old: 1. Braund Valley Pea
nut, owned by Braund Valley Farms. 2. RoSa
News
AJCA Announces Lifetime Contest Winners
cow has completed eight lacta
tions of more than 19,300 lbs.
milk and 740 lbs. protein, six of
which are over 20,000 lbs. milk.
This cow also ranked fourth in
protein production and was Grand
Champion of the 1986 All Ameri
can Open Show.
Glen Meadows Maple Sweet
ness, E-90%, produced 9,636 lbs.
of protein to take top honors in
National All-Jersey Inc. Works To Benefit Industry
REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio
Our organization has and con
tinues to be directly involved in
helping the entire dairy industry
adopt a milk pricing system that
meets the change in the way milk
is consumed."
So said Ted Luther while
reporting to the membership for
the last time as president of
National All-Jersey Inc. The NAJ
Annual Meeting was held June 30
in Indianapolis.
“NAJ has given dairy farmers
the economic incentive to produce
the kind of milk consumers are
demanding.” Luther added.
Luther reported that move than
20 years ago, when NAJ was
founded, only 27.6 percent erf milk
was used for processing cheese.
Ja-Jen Farm Shows Supreme Champion
Aom Annette, owned by Braund Vallay
Farms. 3. Mt-GlanAaroatar Hawaii, owned by
Ban and Da an Jackaon.
Junior 3-Yaar-Oid; 1. Gan-Rich CC Hasty-
TW. ownad by Gan-Rich Farnis. 2. Gan-Rich
Candy, ownad by Gan-Rich and David Paga.
3. Braund Vallay Tigar Kacay, ownad by
Braund Vallay Farm.
Sanior 3-Yaar-Old: 1. Mt-Glen Ryan Boo
da, ewnad by Ban and OaanJaduon. 2. Ide
al« NY Monarch, ownad by Promise Havan
Farm. 3. Jonaiiaa Ambition Lucy, owned
Vinca and Dabble Neville.
4-Yaar-Od: 1. Gan-Rich Vintage Daitiny,
owned by Gan-Rich Farm. 2. Mt. Gian A Jet
Upton, ownad by Ban and Dean Jackaon. 3.
Mt. Gian Inspiration Joyoua-ET, owned by
Ben and Dean Jackson.
S-Year-Old; 1. Je-Jen Counselor Snow
Flake, owned by Ja-Jan Farm. 2. ML Glen
Tab Alison, ownad by Ban and Dean Jack
son. 3. Braund Valley Potential Kal, ownad by
Braund Vallay Farms.
Six Years and Over: 1. C Ahona Stella
Starling, owned by Promise Haven Farm. 2.
Pleasant Comer Jasaa, ownad by Roger
CoutMr. 3. C Rockhokn Counselor Baba,
owned by Promise Havan Farm.
Lifetime production: 1. Mt. Gian Counselor
Tilly, owned by Ban and Dean Jackaon. 2.
Pack Herd Mars Tony Beta, owned by Pack
Hard Hols tains. 3. Ml Qian Clailus Aide, own
ed by Ban and Dean Jackson.
Bast Thraa Famalaa; 1. Ban and Daan
Jaekton. 2. Gan-Rich Farm. 3. Braund Vallay
Farm*.
Dairy Hard: 1. Ban and Daan Jackson. 2.
Gan-Rich Farm. 3. Pramiaa Havan Farm.
Produce of Dam: 1. Pack Hard Holuains.
2. Gan-Rich Farm*. 3. Rogar Coulter.
Daughtar-Oam; 1, Galkina Farm. 2. Du-
Mar Farm. 3. Gan-Rich Farm.
that category. She also placed
third in milk production and
fourth in fat production with a life
time production of 244,616 lbs.
milk and 11,059 lbs. fat in 4,617
days. She has completed 11 lacta
tions in her lifetime.
Hildas History of Star Jersey
won the Presidents Trophy and
Hilmar Cheese Yield Award. She
is owned by George Crews, Star,
Today that figure has grown to 45
percent, while the amount of milk
used for fluid consumption has de
creased to 29.4 percent.
Luther added, “In 1976, almost
all of the milk in this country was
priced using skim-fat pricing.
That pricing system was not too
bad considering the amount of
milk consumed in fluid. However,
if skim-fat pricing was still the
main milk pricing system today,
with over 70 percent of the na
tion’s milk supply going into,
manufacturing, what additional
challenge# would the dairy indus
try be facing? What- additional
challenges would the dairy indus
try have'as the result of .using a
method Of pricing milk exactly
opposite of the way mHk is being
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A four-year-old was the grand champion of the Holstein show. Shown, from left, are
Alternate Dairy Princess Kim Davis, Linda Klsner with the reserve Junior champion,
David Packard with the Junior champion, Alternate Dairy Princess Rlndy Harkness,
Dean Jackson with the grand champion, Jerry Young with the reserve grand champ
ion, Rick Hoover, and Dairy Princess Eileen Murphy.
~ supreme champion of the
Troy Ffelr Open’Ofairy Show. Here Troy Fair President Rick
Hoover presents the banner to Jerry You ng while Judge Jim
Burdette' poses with the winners.
Idaho. and hcr actual record of A-ti 285
The Presidents based 26,810 lbs. milk, 1,401 lbs fat,
on mature equivalent protein pro- and 1,166 lbs, protein. This record
duction. The Hilmar Cheese Yield .fields a winning total of 3 765
Award is based on 305-day actual pounds of cheese
production competed in 1996, The Leading Living Lifetime
and is computed using the modi- Production* Awards, Presidents
fied cheese yield formula for 38 Trophy and Hilmar Cheese Yield
percent moisture Cheddar. Award were presented during the
“History won the awards for AJCA-NAJ annual meetings in
her 31,228 —1,574* —1,310 m,c. Indianapolis.
consumed?”
In his remarks to the members.
Executive Secretary Calvin
Covington pointed out that NAJ’s
efforts in equitable milk priping
has resulted in higher milk prices
to Jersey owners.".. .Jersey milk _
prices in multiple component mar
kets was $.58 to $1.62 per
hundredweight mote than in non
multiple component pricing
markets.”
Covington further stated,
“Promoting equitable milk pric
ing, the use of some type of multi
ple component pricing, continues
to be the number one activity of
National All-Jersey Inc. Current
ly. 13 of the 32 federal milk mar
keting orders,-plus California’s
state order useeome type of MCP,
f r*
A USDA study released last year
shows that 75 percent of all dairy
farmers in this country are eligible
to participate in either a regulated
or private MCP plan. '
Elections
Jim Ahlem, Hitmar, Calif, and
David Chamberlain, Wyoming,
N.Y. were re-elected to the NAJ
board of directors. Bill Deproot,
Bellingham, Wash, was appointed
to the bogrd by the American
Jersey Cattle Association.
During the re-organizational
meeting, Bil Mason, Buhl, Idaho
was elected as president with Jim
Ahlem named as vice president
Jim Huffard, Crockett, Va;, was
appointed to fill the unexpired
term of Ted Luther.