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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
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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