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A2B-Lancastef Farming, Saturday, January 3, 1998
1997 Ends As Perplexing Year For Producers
(ConttniMd from Pag* A 24)
acreage pushed the state total over
the 100,000 th acre mark. Many
agricultural dignitaries were on
hand at the historic event
At the Pennsylvania Holstein’s
Fall Championship Show at the
Farm Show Complex in Harris
burg in September, Wind Drift AJ
Natema, a 6-year-old cow owned
by the Ford City syndicate of Alex
Qaypoole, Mark; Campbell, and
Doug Beatty, was named grand
champion.
Obie Snider, owner of Singing
Brook Farm, Imler, was selected to
receive the 1997 Pennsylvania All-
American Dairy Show Image
Award.
Blue Mountain High School’s
Envirothon team became the
national champion at the Johns
town Campus of the University of
Pittsburgh.
Tobacco Challenges
During a pregrowing season
farmers co-op
LANDIS* FAMILY /
Almost on a dally basis, more farmers are switching to
some form of rotational grazing on their dairy farms. These
farmers near Kirkwood, Arden and Caroline Landis, were
featured In the special Foraging Around section In the July
12 issue of Lancaster Farming. Photo by Andy Andnwo
Holstein News Letter
Tii* Maryland Molatain Association
It is once again time for the yearly renewal of your Maryland Holstein Association membership
The remittance envelope is included in this newsletter and should be returned to me before February
1,1998 There is no change in the membership fee since last year. For those who want to be hated
in the Breeders Directory as a part of Breeder Net (<rttp://www.breedemet com), you will find a new
line in the right hand column of the remittance envelope for that S2O annual fee. State membership
allows you to register your animals at the lowest price, subscribe to the Holstein World at a lower
rate, receive the weekly Farmshine. the quarterly Southeastern Holstein News, the Maryland Annual
booklet, newsletters, and the All-Maryland calendar. Your membership also helps fund our many
youth programs, as well as other association work in the areas of breed improvement, and cattle and
milk promotion
Please note: The board of directors has approved the publication of our membership list, addresses
and phone numbers, in the 1998 Maryland Annual If you do not wish your name to appear in that
listing, please write “do not publish** above “new state member*’ on the remittance envelope
Hosting the 1998 state Holstein convention will be the Upper Chesapeake Holstein Club This
club is made up of Harford and Baltimore County breeders who have chosen Harold Smith, Monkton,
to chair this convention They are planning on hosting the day meeting and evening banquet
Saturday, March 14,1998 at the Maryland State Fairgrounds, Timotuum In a change from previous
conventions, the Maryland State Sale will be held almost four weeks later in conjunction with the
Spring Show at Timonium Plans are underway for an evening sale April 9, 1997. Robert & Eric
Knutsen are managing the sale Selectors will be looking for high quality consignments for the sale
in the near future
Complete convention information, with registration forms, will be included in the January
newsletter
seminar, Penn State extension spe
cialists warned Lancaster County
and regional growers about avoid
ing some sources of transplant
stock because of the fear of intro
ducing a fungicide-resistant strain
of blue mold.
However, some growers
ignored the warning and put the
entire south central Pennsylvania
crop at risk, importing diseased
plants.
Those same specialists called an
emergency meeting early in July in
Leola and quickly' designed an
effective spray application modifi
cation to typical boom sprayers
used so that growers could protect
their investments.
Despite the drought, harvest
went on and the curing season was
dry. It resulted in a fine tobacco
crop. However, the major tobacco
processors, as of presstime, still
hadn’t approved the buyers to bid
on most of the county’s crop at
auction, so sales remain largely
unrealized.
L
Anita M HW. SaeraiAiy-TrauuMi
YH2i OAM* Rod. Emmlttburg. HD *1727*7137
(30D 447-M7}
MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL
i eae state convention
In mid-August, Lancaster County tobacco farmers began harvesting their $2O mil
lion cash crop a little behind schedule. Growers endured a blue mold outbreak but the
crop, with good curing weather, came out looking pretty nice In time for an unfortu
nately sluggish auction season. In the photo, Eugene Rohrer, Strasburg, is driving the
tractor with son Mike and Chris Seller loading.
Wind Drift AJ Natema won grand champion of tha Pennsylanlva Holstein Associa
tion’s Fall Championship Show In September at the Farm Show Complex. From left,
show Judge Robert Fitzsimmons stands with state dairy princess Nichole Meabon.
Myllng Good and Alan and Sandy McCauley hold their reserve grand champion ban
ner. Tom McCauley holds the halter of the animal, leadsman Gary Culbertson holds
the halter, and Mark Campbell and Doug Beatty stand with their children and the grand
championship banner. Sarah Campbell holds the banner, and Lindsey Beatty, Kayla
Beatty, Rachel Campbell, and Thomas Beatty stand In front.
Did you hear that Kevin Ehrhardt, Baldwin, was awarded the Judi Collingsworth Outstanding
Junior Exhibitor award at the Eastern National Show Recipients are selected because of their
high level of participation in Jr programs, excellent herdstnanship, knowledge of cattle and
sincere interest in agriculture with the ability to communicate that to others
Kelly Myers was elected to serve on the national Junior Advisory Committee for the northeast
area This committee makes suggestions for improving the junior program and helps with the
national junior convention
We extend our sympathy to the Jack Remsberg family, Frederick Co, in the death of their
daughter, Gail Waeber, and also to the Charles Savage Family, Montgomery Co, in the
recent death of Irene Savage
Thinks, Lisa Schwartzbeck & Nancy Powel, for chaperoning our convention dairy bowl
teams
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Spring Calf
Winter Calf
Fall Calf
Summer Yearling
Spring Yearling
Winter Yearling
Fall Yearling
Jr, 2-Yr-Old
Sr. 2-Yr-Old
Jr. 3-Yr-Old
Sr 3-Yr-Old
4 Year Old
5 Year Old
Aged Cow
100,000 Cow
Produce Of Dam
Best Three Females
Jr Best Three Females
THIS & THAT
1007 ALL-MARYLAND AWARDS
MD-Dun-Loafin Char Mizz-ET
Savage-Leigh Emperor Sassy
C Blondin Stardust Lassy -ET
Kenls-Reserve Black Jill
Savage-Leigh Funny Face
Derrwyn Encore Ladel
Lylehaven MD R Rosette-ET
MS Hygerian Samantha
Savage-Leigh Lead Chrissy
Delbon Astre Rhoda
Savage-Leigh Broker Dela-ET
Peace & Plenty Just Kaye
Millenary Inspir Leah
Ehrhardt Astro Jody-ET
Savage-Leigh Lyle Gwen-ET
Savage-Leigh E Star Grace
(Turn to Pago A 29)
Paul Harrison in
Ryan M. Savage
William lager
Darren Hollingsworth
RyanM Savage
Dusty Derr
William lager
Elliott A. Kuefiher
Chip Savage
Dun-Loafin Farm
Kelli Ann Savage
Joseph A Schwartzbeck
Michael C lager
Kevin A Ehrhardt
Wayne & Cindee Savage
Wayne & Cindee Savage
Wayne & Cindee Savage
Wayne & Cindee Savage