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Dairy Shrine Offers
McCullough Scholarships
COLUMBUS, Ohio
Incoming college freshman plan
ning to major in dairy or animal
science with a communications
emphasis, or major in agricultural
journalism with a dairy emphasis
may be eligible for one of two
National Dairy Shrine
scholarships.
According to the Maurice Core,
executive director of the National
Dairy Shrine, based cm Columbus
Ohio, two scholarships are to be
awarded this year in memory of
Marshall McCullough, a well
known Georgia nutrition research
er and educator.
Applications for the scholar
ships are available from Core by
writing to him at 1224 Alton Darby
Creek Rd., Columbus, Ohio,
43228-9792; or calling him at
(614) 878-5333; or fascimile,
(614) 870-2622.
The deadline for submitting a
scholarship application is March
15.
Funds for the new scholarships
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come from a $50,000 bequest to
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estate of Marshall McCullough.
One $2,500 scholarship and one
$l,OOO scholarship are to given
each year. Half of the money is to
be awarded during each recipient’s
first college semester and the other
half given at the completion of the
sophomore year.
In a career that spanned nearly
50 years, McCullough was a pro
lific writer, popular speaker,
respected researcher and effective
consultant, as well as a long-time
member and supporter of Dairy
Shrine.
National Dairy Shrine the Hall
of Fame for the dairy industry, has
more than 15,000 lifetime mem
bers located in all 50 states and in
many other countries. Lifetime
membership is open to anyone for
a one-time fee of $5O.
For more information on
becoming a member of National
Dairy Shrine, contact Core.
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To SerVe'"'
POULTRY
FARMERS
Berks Co. Holstein Club Tour Set
FLEETWOOD (Berks Co.) building). Beverages will be pro-
Bus departs from the Fleetwood vided, courtesy of Clover Farms
Grange at 7:15 am. An additional Dairy. Please bring a bag lunch;
stop will be made at the Bethel supper will be sponsored by Star
Community Library at 8 a.m. Silo and Mark Wicks Breeding
(please park in the rear of the Service. Approximate return *iny>
Producers, Retailers
(Continued from Pago AST)
Cattle futures for February as
projected last July 23 stood at
72.40 per hundredweight. They
fell last Friday to 64.60 for
February.
“I’m less optimistic about the
future of the cattle business,” he
said.
Price projections for 1998 are
Choice steers. $66-$7l per hun
dredweight and utility cows at
$39-$44. Hogs are projected at
$4O-S4S, broilers SS6-$62, and
turkeys at $62-$66.
Avian Health Symposium
(Continued from Pago A3O)
... , ... cases such as avian influenza
number of licensed technicians to should mclude R •
be able to take blood samples to backyarders> j j
meet health testing requirement, , c to more
and to work in partnership to help straightforward not to m .
the mdustty aimply. ing" if they know they have the
S f disease and that the state will help,
should be done to get to the root of nQt ut£
the avmn influenza problem - Last , stafc offi .
whether it ,s a lack of adequate ckls what * to
testmg, or somc other issue, rather New York to
than settling for a reactionary wjth ite Uvc bird market
response to the disease dons, iven reallties Q f the
Romig also said that breeders 3^^
com use a vaccine For their (N ext week> Part ID looks at
birds, especially breeders, some Pcnnsy , vania rcgu |atory
protection, such as a vaccine authority and New York regula
agamst avian influenza would be tions> a other |ssues }
acceptable.
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RR #4, Box 1255* Lebanon, PA 17042
Toll Free (800) 344-3114
Local (717) 867-2212
Also at the Cattle Feeder’s Day,
John Maltilio, ag lender from
Core States Bank (now First
Union), spoke about a banker’s
view of cattle feeding.
Cheryl Fairbaim, board chair
man for the Pennsylvania Beef
Council, spoke about the new
tagline for the industry, “Beef Is
What You Want,” and showed TV
ads featuring the new line. Fair
baim spoke about the efforts of the
Council in the past year to show
how checkoff dollars work.
A state plan for dealing with dis-
INC.
to Bethel 9 p.m.
Please send number of reserva
tions and check made payable to
“Berks Co. Holstein Club” Price
per person $2B. Reply to Dennis
Sattazahn, RDI Box IS6,
Womelsdorf, PA 19567, (610)
589-2310. Reservation Deadline:
Sat., February 21, 1998.
Windsor Manor Farm: Jason
Myers and Family, Windsor, Md.,
85 cows with herd average of
23,000 lbs. and 840 fat. BAA of
107.5. Cows are milked in a
unique flat barn type parlor, Jason
is current president of the Mary
land State Holstein Assoc.
Glen-Toctin Farm; William Al
len and Sons, Mike, James and
Bill (PHA), 150 cows with herd
average of 21,000 3.8% 790 3.2%
670 BAA 105.2 PBR winner.
They have numerous bulls in studs
Slocum and Jumps hot at Sire
Power and Johnson at CRI: GT at
Select Sires.
Savage Leigh Farm: Wayne and
Cindee Savage and Family, Knox
ville, Md. Herd average 25,132
4.3% 1097 3.3 832 P 23 EX and
numerous Very Goods BAA
107.5. A total of 6 All-Americans
and Junior All-Americans.
Cold Springs Farm; Marlin
Hoff and Family (former national
director). They are currently milk
ing over 600 head in a double 20
parallel parlor, herd average is ap
proximately 24,000 lb. and BAA
of 105. They farm 2,000 acres
with 1,100 acres in corn, 250 acres
in barley and 200 acres in hay.
There are also several bulls on the
farm that they are currently prov
ing.
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