(Continued from Pag* A 1) not occure without hard work and dedication by many people,” Her shey said. “Fiscal year 1997 brought a bottom line profit of well over $182,000 which serves to greatly strengthen the equity posi tion of your organization. We con tinue to strive to find ways to have your organization serve you in a more cost efficient manner.” At the awards banquet held in the Nittany Lion Inn, Edward Brake, Mercersburg, received the prestigious Clyde S. Robinson leadership award. Edward in part nership with his son Glenn own and operate Oakleigh Farms. The family farm is well known in national dairy circles. Edward began at an early age to recognize the benefits of using lat est technology. In the early days this included registering cattle, artifical breeding and new milking procdures. They were one of the first farms in Franklin County to 1997 Herd Management Awards HOLSTEIN DAIRYMAN NAME COUNTY TOTAL POINTS Jacob & Sally Tanis 111 Centre 168 Juniper Dale Farm Northampton 156 Fantasy Land Holsteins Berks 152 RANK 1 2 3 GUERNSEY DAIRYMAN NAME COUNTY TOTAL POINTS Rutter Brothers York 92 Lyle 8i Laureen Wright Bradford 92 Richard O. Smith Bucks . 72 RANK IT IT RANK DAIRYMAN NAME COUNTY TOTAL POINTS William Yoder Somerset 102 Ralaine Jerseys - Bedford Rodney Swope Fulton Dana & Debbie Stoudt Berks MIXED BREEDS DAIRYMAN NAME COUNTY John Benscoter BW Susquehanna Locust-Ridge Farm Union Martin & Missy Moyer Berks RANK 1 2 3 RANK DAIRYMAN NAME COUNTY Douglas Newbold Chester Tomson & Churchill Montgomery Dale & Jeanne Jordan Susquehanna Patricia Ann Clouse Butler Lowest SCC Herd Pennsylvania DHIA Reports Good Year Presents Awards At Banquet install a milking parlor. Today, DHIA plays an impor tant role in the management of the herd. And DHIA has also benefited from Edwards unselfish involve ment He has served on the local board for 15 years, 7 years as presi dent and 7 years as vice president He has supported 4-H club work, and has served in the dairy promo tion program. Family oriented, Edward is a leader in the community and dairy affairs. He is outstanding dairy far mer, a cooperative and congenial individual, the kind of person that makes our country great The herd management awards were presented. The complete list accompanies this report Speakers on the program included, Linda Baker, VMD, who reported on her research into understanding true protein in rela tion with the milk urea nitrogen values, and Jim Boyer, manager, PA DRPC, who spoke on making the internet work for you. JERSEY GOATS Art & Barb Rutledge 69,000 Somatic Cells 88 86 86 TOTAL POINTS 121 110 108 TOTAL POINTS 48 36 34 34 Edward Brake, left, and his son Glenn, with Oaklelgh Mascot Heather. The photo was taken In 1994. DHIA To help fanners across the state to have handy reference of com modity input costs in their feeding operations for DHIA record sheets or to develop livestock feed cost data, here’s last week’s average costs of various ingredients as compiled from regional reports across the state of Pennsylvania. Remember, these are averages, so you will need to adjust your fig ures up or down according to your location and the quality of your crop. Com, No.2y 3.045 bu., 5.45 CWL Chemical Si Safety Meetwg THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1998 Geo. V. Seiple & Son - 1521 Van Buren Rd ■ Easton, PA 18045 Guest Speakers,* ************* • Marvin Bennetch, Terra Sales Rep. ■■IMHfl • Steve Delwiler, PA Dept, of Agriculture || Ulll £ y • Steve Fisher, FMC Sales Rep. .a • Rick Grant, Novartis Sales Rep. ■ ■ fill • Steve Musser, Monsanto Market Manager AIBIA lIH VjH • Ed Starzec, Hard! Territory Manager MfVflllllilll • John Wysolmerski, DeKalb Sales Rep. **•*****■****-** Average Farm Feed Costs For Handy Reference Wheat, No. 2 3.223 bu., 5.38 CWL Barley, No. 3 2.37 bu., 5.07 cwL Oats, No. 2 1.78 bu., 5.54 cwL Soybeans, No. 1 6.66 bu., 11.13 cwL Ear Com —83.23 ton, 4.16 cwL Alfalfa Hay 156.00 ton. 7.8 cwL Mixed Hay 144.25 ton, 7.21 CWL Timothy Hay 137.25 ton, 6.86 cwL
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