A24-Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, Februaiy 28, 1998
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• When your Hist love is farm
ing, and you live in a very urban
area, the real estate values are
incredibly high. The number of
acres available to handle a larger
herd are not available.
• A 100 cow herd can’t support
several families, so if you want to
keep on fanning, you need to look
for other ways to make a profit
• They didn’t sell the land at
home and move the farming opera
tion to a le4s dense populated area
because you can only do this one
time, and then you are done. In
addition, family ties keep you on
your home place.
• Additional skills are needed if
you are going to diversify. People
«lrill« were mentioned. Also busi
ness skills such as selling may be
needed.
• Family partnerships arc a
Messing when everyone gets along
reasonably well and can work
together.
• Good hired labor is appre
ciated by everyone. Sometimes a
teenager is given an opportunity to
have a first job. Sometimes a
mature person is given special con
sideration because this person has
become an integral part of the
business.
• Don’t have a hobby you can’t
make a profit from. Many diversi
fications come from a hobby
turned into a business.
• Management takes resources
and moves them toward a desired
end. The moderator, Gary She-
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Holstein Breeders Return
To Convention Roots
pherd, Westmoreland County
agent, said all the panel members
had expressed exactly this defini
tion for good management—what
management is meant to do.
The annual convention sale held
Wednesday night was quite lively
with many lots selling over $4,000
even as embryos. The top of the
sale was lotnumber two in the cata
logue. Solid-Gold Rudolph Lucy-
ET, a July calf, sold for $9,500 to
H. E. Hendel, Brogue. Ihe high
indexed calf.consigned by Mike
and Cindy Weimer, Emlenton, is
out of their famous Lacey cow. The
calf's sire is Rudolph, and the bot
tom side has exceptional dams on
back to at least the 7th generation.
The second high lot was a first
choice-of-four ultrasound females
due 8/30/98 consigned by Dale and
Fred Rice from Chambersburg.
Looking Ahead Group from Har
mony paid $7,800 for this choice.
Metro is the sire, and the maternal
line is the famous homebred Kaye
and Noteen cows that put both
longevity and indices into the
pedigree.
The third high selling lot at
$7,000 was also bought by H. E.
Hendel Fay-West Patron Libby-
Et, a May heifer, was consigned by
Fay-West Holsteins, owned by the
Dor family from Dawson. The sire
is patron, and the dam is Rothrock
Leadman Leopard-Et, the next
dam Lupy, and the next day Lou
Ella. Need we say more?
In the awards program, Gary and
Barbara Lentz from Lebanon were
Ideals Mac Wayne Radar Jake & Sallianne Tanis
Alta View Boutonniere Della Ronajd Ruffaner
Penn Gate B-Star Frolic Steve & Chris Wood
Sue-Bets Lone Starr Marta Joe Stitt
Wind-Drift AJ Natema Campbell, Claypoole, Beatty
Penn Gate
Windy-Knoll-View
New Direction Holsteins
Windy-Knoll-View Ultimate Pala James & Nina Burdette
Autumn View Odyssey Angel Jim & Kim Grove
Globe-Run Sexy Darlene Charann Foster
Beaver-Crest Starbuc Jo
Autumn View Jodie
Windy-Knoll-View CC Pear-ET
Windy-Knoll-View JJB Pez-ET
Tower-Vue Aerostar Judy
Tower-Vue Tab Jasmine
New Direction Jet Cameo
New Direction Camille
Nippenose Stove
& Chimney
Rt. 3, Box 367
Williamsport, PA 17701
717-745-3253
named the winners of the 1998 dis
tinguished young breeder award.
They have three children, Katie,
Dustin, and Colin.
Their farm and Holstein herd,
Dream-On Holsteins was estab
lished in 1980 with 40 registered
Holsteins that averaged 17,091 m,
663 f with a BAA of 102.1 on a
rented farm where feed was
purchased.
Today, they own 85 head of
registered Holsteins with a rolling
hard average of 26,304 m 884 f
847 p with a BAA of 106.8. They
have purchased a farm, built a new
tie-stall bam and heifer facility.
They have been active in Leba
non County Holstein Club where
Gary has served as president and
treasurer. He has also served as a
national Holstein delegate and
chaired the county heifer sale. The
family has hosted over 300 club
members at the 1995 county field
day. Gary is also active on the
county extension committee,
serves as a 4-H leader and on his
church board.
Barb has been active with the
Lebanon County dairy promotion
committee, serves as a Sunday
School teacher, is treasurer of the
parent-teacher organization and is
the church youth coordinator.
Dream-On Holsteins has been
very active in dairy promotion,
hosting numerous school tours at
the farm and has hosted a Farm-
City open house. The Lentz family
has received the progressive breed
(Tum to Pago A2S)
Steve & Chris Wood
James & Nina Burdette
Alan, Sandy & Tom McCauley
Jim & Kim Grove
Justin Burdette
Elizabeth Walton
Alan McCaulc
1997 Progressive Genetics Herd Award Winners
Joseph & Sandra Lusby, Atglen
Lewis & Barbara Berkley, Berlin
Harry & Aliene Thompson, Carlisle
Keystone Farm, Easton
Michael & Cindy Weimer, Emlenton
Charles Bean, Franklin
Dale & Paula Wack, Harmony
Singing Brook Farms, Imler
Keith Decker, Knox
Gary & Barbara Lentz, Lebanon
Jonas Nolt, Leola
Andrew D. Stoltzfus, Morgantown
Dennis & David Hottenstein, New Albany
Jed Beshore, New Cumberland
Junge Farms Inc., New Tripoli
Janice, Jurbala, Orangev.lle
Steven & Barbara Wilson, Port Royal
Oakenbound Holsteins, Richland
Timothy & Teresa Kissling, Robesonia
Latuch Bros. Farms. Rockwood
Philip Beachy, Salisbury
Jay & Mary Houser, Spring Mills
Thomas Kelly, Tryone
Paul Senita, Wattsburg
Elvin Kurtz, Elverson
Allegen Farms, Genesee
Keith Beiler, Paradise
Michael Hoover, Tyrone
Frederick England, Williamsburg
John & Susan Howard, Willow Street
Brian Ruch, Andreas
Daryl Martin, Fredericksburg
Mark Meyers, Greencastle
William Bryant, Honesdale
Wayne & Roger Sherwood, Meshoppen
Ronald & Loraine Hembury, Muncy
Jay Weaver, Myerstown
Kirby & Sheryl Horst, Newmanstown
James & Dennis London, Punxsutawney
Thomas & Elizabeth Wilson, Saegertown
7 Years
6 Years
5 Years
Daniel & Penny Ulmer, Bellefonte
Joseph Wivell, Columbia
William & Michael Ammon, Lewistown
Ridge Star Spring City, . ,
Dale & Fred Rice, Chambersburg
Wayne Myers, Dover
Nevin & Susan Hess, Marietta
Curvin Good, Myerstown
Geary & Judy Shade, Alexandria
David & Jeannette Brandt, Annville
James Compton, Clarksburg
Welsh-Hill Dairy Farms, Morgantown
Herman Bishop, Roaring Branch
Myron Bonzo, Rochester
David Yoder, Belleville
Dean Hillegass, Berlin
Hillmont Farms, Berlin
Reid Hoover, Lebanon
Meadow Wood Farms, Lebanon
David Stoltzfoos, Leola
Robert Shelly, Manheim
Richard Sauder, Reinholds
David Pool, Robesonia
Hillside Farms Inc., Shavertown
Fultonway Farm, Inc., Willow Street
4 Years
3 Years
2 Years
1 Year