A2O-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 9, 1998
Pennsylvania
Breeders’ Association
BEDFORD (Bedford Co.)
Two new members were elected
to the Pennsylvania Guernsey
Walk of Fame at the Pennsylvania
Guernsey Breeders’ Association
annual awards banquet program.
Raymond and Louise Witmcr,
of 1323 Beaver Valley Pike, Wd
low Street, now retired, were ac
uve in numerous dairy and Guern
sey organizations, farmed 130
acres, and milked a large herd of
Guernseys.
Jan Harding, Clarion, also re
tired, farmed, ran a dairy store and
a Guernsey restaurant.
This award, according to Jim
Trotter, business manager for the
Guernsey association originated
in the stale of Oklahoma where
there is a huge brick Guernsey
“Walk of Fame.” The Pennsylva
nia nominees will have engraved
bricks in Oklahoma as well as in
Pennsylvania. Each also received
a plaque.
Aaron Gable, New Enterprise,
showed the champion at the Penn
sylvania junior dairy show, and
took home the George W. Snyder
award from Friday’s banquet.
The Snider-Homestead Farm
was also awarded the John Brach
man award for having shown the
grand champion at the 1998 Penn
sylvania Farm Show.
Production awards went to Lyle
and Laurecn Wright for high herd
for milk in 1997. Twelve cows in
the Wright herd produced 18,466
pounds of milk with 779 fat and
629 protein.
Rutter Brothers won the high
herd for fat in 1997 award. They
had 30 cows which produced
18,539 pounds of milk with 836
fat and 652 protein.
The high herd for protein m
1997 went to Lindcnhof Farm for
78 cows producing 18,376pound
sof milk with 817 fat and 658 pro
tein.
Top Cow Brings
$4,000 At Guernsey Sale
LINDA WILLIAMS
Bedford Co. Correspondent
BEDFORD (Bedford Co.) A
Guernsey cow owned by Kristy
Guycr of Derry, was purchased by
Dick and Judy Whalen of Mill
road, New York for $4,000 at the
annual Guernsey Blue Halter/
Guernsey Golden Calves, and
added consignments sale held
April 25 at the Bedford County
Fairgrounds.
Second highest bid cow was
owned by Bemetta Snider of New
Enterprise and went for $2,500 to
John Fudge of Gamalie, Ken
tucky.
Sixteen calves in the Blue Hal-
ON THE GROW
LINDA WILLIAMS
Bedford Co. Correspondent
The top cow for milk and pro
tein in 1997 was Trotacre Magic
Lucy from the Trotacre Farm. She
produced 31,260 pounds of milk
with 1,146 fat and 1021 protein.
The top cow for fat in 1997 was
won by Rutter Brothers Penders
Winnie from Rutters Brothers
Farm. The top cow produced
23,345 pounds of milk with 1,214
fat and 900 protein.
1997 open All Pennsylvania
awards went to Warwick Manor
Fayette Sasha owned by Elsie
Wolff and Kevin Stoltzfus, Quar
ryville, for the junior heifer calf.
Intermediate heifer calf: Twin
Brook Jordan Denby, owned by
Patty McMurray, Bentleyville.
Senior heifer calf: Sniders Fay
ettes Kortney, owned by Jan Snid
er of New Enterprise.
Summer yearling heifer: Misty
Meadows Jasper Melita owned by
Beth Anne Clark, Bedford.
Junior yearling heifer. Liseter
Farm V Sparkle, owned by Scott
& Elsie Wolff, Quanyville.
Intermediate yearling heifer:
Misty Meadows Enhancer Sousa,
Beth Anne Clark, Bedford.
Senior yearling heifer: Liseter
Farm Fayette Rose, Kevin Stoltz
fus, New Holland.
Junior two-year-old: Sniders ll
lus Abalcne owned by Kristi Snid
er, New Enterprise.
Senior two-year-old: Hi Field
Fury Chanty owned by Kristy
Guyer, Derry.
Junior three-year-old: Twin
Brook Magic Bobbin, Justin Mc-
Murray, Reading.
Senior three-year-old: Great
Hill Pcrfccto Inca, Amy Liggett,
Enon Valley.
Four-year-old: Tomahawk
Claim Magic Daisy, Eric Poole,
Tarrs.
Five-year-old and over: Sniders
Magic Satin, Kristi Snider, New
Enterprise.
ter sale brought a total of $22,275
for an average of $1,392.18, up
from last year’s $1,046.66 with 15
calves.
Guernsey Golden Calf sale had
a $4,700 total bid for three head
averaging $1,566. This was up
from last year’s $1,316.66 average
also bid on three calves.
The total added consignment
sale was $12,350 bid for 11 head
with an average of $1,122.72. Last
year’s consignment sale had 28
head with an average of
$1,244.64.
“Overall, it was a good sale and
a good annual meeting,” said Jim
Trotter, Guernsey business man
ager.
Guernsey
Meets In Bedford
*m
Jan Harding receives Walk
of Fame honors.
Dry cow, four-years-old &
under Sniders Opp Georgie, Jan
Snider, New Enterprise.
Dry cow, five years old & over;
Sniders Fayettes I Century, Aaron
Gable, New Enterprise.
Best bred & owned All Penn-
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Present to receive their 1997 open All-Pennsylvania production awards were, from
left, standing, Kristy Guyer, Beth Clark, Kristi Snider, Amy Liggett, Elsie Wolff, and
Patty McMurry. Seated, Eric Poole, Jan Snider, Kevin Stoltzfus, and Aaron Gable.
Accepting production awards are from left, Kevin Stoltzfus for Rutter Brothers;
Dave Trotter with Abby, Bethany, Cara, and Travis, for Trotacre; and Elsie Wolff for
Lindenhof Farm.
Louise and Raymond Witmer were presented with the
Walk of Fame award at the Pennsylvania Guernsey Associ
ation meeting.
sylvania: Misty Meadows, Jasper
Melita, Beth Anne Clark, Bed
ford.
Pennsylvania Guernsey Breed
ers’ Association officers include:
Rodney Stuff, president, Mercers
burg; Patty McMurray, vice presi-
/
dent. Eighty Four; Elsie Wolff, se
cretary, Quarry ville; and Jim Trot
ter, business manager, Enon
Valley.
A Guernsey craft auction held
following the banquet brought in
$3,800.
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