A24-Ltncaster Farming, Saturday, December 12, 1998
EVERETT NEWSWANGER
Managing Editor
LEOLA (Lancaster Co.)
Members of tbe Lancaster DHIA
held their annual meeting Thurs
day with repents of a successful
year. While in the process of estab
lishing two new supervisor routes,
the association registered a loss fen
tbe year, but reserves were used to
pay off the new lab equipment, and
the year ended with the association
registering a debt free position.
Lancaster DHIA continues to be
the the fourth largest associate of
the Raleigh system, tied with Tex
as. Local officials believe Lancas
ter has taken a national leadership
role in this association that now has
50 percent of the cows in the nation
on test
Melvin R. Stoltzfus had the high
herd for both milk and protein with
35,583 m 1,074 p. The lowest SCC
award went to Gary and Jenny
Bowman, Quanyville with a count
of 71,000. Other top production
winners arc: Ayrshire, Warren
Schmuck, Peach Bottom, 17,348 m
591 p; Brown Swiss: Donald
Trimble, Peach Bottom, 21,042 m
755 p; Guernsey: Axel Linde &
Millie Widmann, Oxford, 17,764 m
619 p; Jersey: Delmar & Rita Wen
ger, Lancaster, 18,336 m 692 p.
Mose Martin was recognized for
40 years of service as a technician.
Other honored technicians were:
Lee Landis, 35 years; Dwight Roh
rer, Joan Myers, and Keith Martin,
5 years.
Quality service award were pre
sented to technicians who achieved
a score of 85 or more points from
yearly evaluations. These award
winners are: George Book, Nancy
Book, William Heistand, Becky
Hershey, Lee Landis, Harold Lin
de camp, Keith Martin, Ken Miller,
Joan Myers, Harold Probst,
Dwight Rohrcr, Dennis Shelly, and
Lancaster DHIA Holds Annual Meeting
At the Lancaster DHIA annual meeting this week are from Schmuck, top Ayrshire production; Moses Martin, 40-year
left, Joe Graybeal, president; Delmar & Rita Wenger, top technician service award, and Jay Mylin, general manager.
Jersey production; Marvin Stoltzfus, top Holstein produc- Photo by Evarett Newawanger, managing adltor.
tion and top milk and protein records for the county; Warren
Alfred Weller.
All directors were re-elected
with John Hamisb, Washington
Boro, elected as an addtional direc
tor from Region 1. Other region
one directors are John Burkholder,
Washington Boro, and Joe Graybe
al, Peach Bottom;
Region 2 directors include Mah
lon King, Gap; Melvin Lantz, Gap;
and Tom Lapp, Gap.
Region 3 direcdors arc Rodney
Denlingcr, Gordonvillc; John
Groff, Leola; and Dale Hershey,
Ronks. .
Region 4 directors are Carl Mar-
tin, Ephrata; Leonard Martin,
Ephrata; and John Wanner,
Narvon.
Region 5 directors ate: Steve
Foundation Announces Grant Winners
GLENMONT, N.Y.
Richard T. McGuire, chair of
New York Farm Bureau’s
Foundation for Agricultural
Education, has announced that
the Foundation has awarded
nearly $13,000 in grants to four
different agricultural organiza
tions.
“I am proud to announce that
for the first time, this
Foundation is awarding grant
money to four beneficial pro-
Hershey, Manheim; Clair Ober
holtzer, Elizabethtown; and Frank
Reist, Lebanon.
The 1997-98 average produo-
grams. The Foundation is very
proud to be able to award these
monies and we look forward to
seeing the results of our invest
ment in the community,” said
McGuire, the former New York
State department of agriculture
and markets commissioner.
Grant recipients include:
• Farm On Wheels, Inc.,
$5,000 for the Agricultural
Education Newsletter for
“Barnyard Buddy Program.”
If You’re Not Liming Properly,
You're Throwing Away Part Of Every
Fertilizer Dollar.
By correcting soil acidity, limestone frees-up
desirable nutrients that feed your crop. Plus,
limestone ties up toxic elements that reduce
crop production.
High nitrogen use in modern farming practices
acidifies the soil .quickly. This limits your crop
vigor and yields. Therefore, today it’s more
important than ever to lime according to soil
test results. Proper liming gives you the most
from your fertilizer dollar.
For prompt delivery contact your local Martin
Limestone dealer or call Blue Ball, PA.
(717) 354-1370 or
1-800-233-0205
tioo on 90,110 cows on test in the
association is 21,132 m 7S4f 663 p.
That is up from 20,053 m on 81,804
cows last year.
•New York Beet Industry
Council, $5OO for stickers for
“Wow! That Cow” Kids Fun
Farm.
• Cornell Cooperative
Extension of Cattaraugus
County, $1,675 for agriculture
careers training for high school
and junior high school guidance
counselors.
Martin
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