818-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 2, 1999 Centre I Clinton Holstein STATE COLLEGE (Centre Co.) The Holstein breeders of Centre and Clinton counties and the Centre County DHIA jointly held their annual meetings Nov. 12 at the Logan Grange Hall in Pleas ant Gap. Holstein Club President Paul Hartle introduced a number of guests, including Terry Maddox and Beth Van Hom from the Centre County Extension Service; Billie Jo Bind, Centre County dairy prin cess; Kenneth Raney, executive director of the Pennsylvania Hols tein Association; and David Lentz, representing Holstein USA. The Holstein Club acknow ledged accomplishments and other recognitions given members dur ing 1998, while the Centre County DHIA recognized outstanding pro duction and management. Centre County Holstein Breed ers junior members were recog nized for several accomplishments. The junior dairy bowl team won the state competition in February, and went on to win the national junior dairy bowl contest in June in Ixmisville. Members of the team include Emily and Ben Cloninger, and Jay and Zachary Harding. Junior members Karen Struble and Troy Hartle won speach con sists at the 1998 state Holstein convention, and Hartle repeated his speech on showring ethics, much discussed during the year. Ben Cloninger was recognized for being one of six finalists in the junior-aged division of the state Holstein Distinguished Junior Member Contest. Emily Cloninger and Troy Hartle were finalists and Lori Con- McCONNELSBURG (Fulton Co) - The Fulton County Extension Office in conjunction with the Fulton County Conservation District will be holding an agribusiness break (Continued from P«fl* BIT) be soul mates with the Farm Bureau and the Farm Bureau agenda." The Frederick News-Post received an award for excellence in reporting. Dan Shortall, retiring first vice president, was honored with a clock for his years of ser vice. And three young FB mem bers received scholarships toward their college educations at Maryland schools. The schol arship winners were Gina Rende, daughter of Frank and Janice Rende, Caroline County; Donna Baumann, daughter of Donald and Barbara Baumann, Wicomico County; and Ralph Jackson IV, the son of Ralph and Gale JacKson, Dorchester County. nelly was one of the winners in the intermediate-aged division of the contest. Chris Connelly was a winner in the senior-aged division of the contest, and also received a youth scholarship. Later, at the national Holstein convention, Chris was one of six national winners and receieved a $l,OOO Cookbook Scholarship. In other youth member news, Karen Struble had three of her cows qualify for the state 150,000-pound milk production awards. Lori Connelly’s fall calf was named Junior All-Pennsylvania winner for its class. Connelly herself was elected president of the Pa. Junior Holstein Club. Jennifer Dotterer, named state dairy princess in September, and Chris Connelly were named win ners of the club’s youth scholarships. Among the adult members of the two-county Holstein club, rec ognized was past state Holstein president Jay Houser whow was inducted into the association’s Hall of Fame. Member Fred S (rouse was rec ognized as half of the ownership (Tom McCauley of Elizabethtown is the other half) of Dandyland Starbuck Maggie, grand champion of the state fall championship show, as well as grand champion of the Eastern National Holstein Show. The club served as host this year to one of the state Holstein Associ ation’s junior judging schools, and club members Tom and Lori Hartle of Bellefonte and Paul and Dee Courier of Mill Hall were Fulton County Agribusiness Breakfast Set fast on Tuesday, Jan. 5, at the McConnellsburg American Legion Post 561. Bill Fink from the Fulton County Conservation District will discuss nutrient manage MFB Conducts Convention In Hagerstown Steve Weber, MFB president, presented Becky Long- Chaney, agriculture editor for the Frederick News-Post, with a plaque for excellence in reporting. Breeders, From the left, in the front row, junior members of the Centre/Clinton County Hols tein Club are Matt Ulmer, Emily Cloninger, Amy Hartle, and Ben Cloninger. In the back row, from the left, Karen Stringer, Craig Stringer, Brian Stringer, Troy Hartle and Buck Gates. thanked for presenting Holsteins to the youth participating in the school, while Craig and Susie Wicker were thanked for present ing Jerseys, and the Dean Daubert family was thanked for their Brown Swiss classes. In Centre County DHIA awards, the high protein production herd was Valley End Farm, owned by the Ron Hough Sr. family. They were also recognized as the winner of the county herd management award. Steve Mundrick was recognized as having the most improved herd for milke and protein. Receiving four DHIA awards were Ideal Holsteins, owned by Jacob and Sallianne Tanis. Their Camelot HHR Aspen cow was named top milk producer with 45,305 pounds of milk, 1,587 pounds fat, and 1,238 pounds protein. Their C Beckalea Verna Rookie ment and its impact on agricul ture and the environment. The monthly agribusiness breakfast will start promptly at 8 a.m. and will adjourn at 9 a.m. DHIA Hold Joint Meeting was named high protein producer with 1,369 pounds protein out of 41,688 pounds milk, and 1,528 pounds of fat The Tanis’s Ideals Bachelor Johanna was the winner of the county top lifetime production awards for milk and protein. She made 269,552 pounds milk, 9,796 pounds of fat and 8,403 pounds of protein. The herd with the lowest soma tic cell count was that owned by Doug Vanada. Barb Rossman’s herd was rec ognized as having the most improved somatic cell count In the junior Holstein produc tion awards, among the 2-year olds, Matt Ulmer had the winner for milk, fat and protein produc tion with his Guided-Path Slocum Haly-ET making 30,523 pounds milk, 992 pounds fat and 903 protein. Among the 3-year-olds, Ben Breakfast will cost $4.50 per person and will include scram bled eggs, bacon, sausage, toast, coffee, milk, and orange juice. If you would like to attend, Congressman Roscoe Barlette, left, received a Friend of Farm Bureau Award fromr Steve*Weber, president of MFB. Cloninger’s Ideals Astre Terry was the top producer of milk, fat and protein with 31,275 pounds milk, 1,021 pounds fat, and 927 pounds protein. Among the 4-year-olds, Karen Stringer had the top producer of milk and components with her Stingers Cleitus Ursula making 28,959 pounds milk, 1,236 pounds fat, and 948 pounds protein. The top producing 5-year-old for milk and fat was Brian Strin ger’s Stringers Vanguard Unie with 26,006 pounds milk, and 1,027 pounds fat Owned by Karen Stringer, the top protein producing 5-year-old was Stringers Ned Boy Unicom with 807 pounds. The 150,000-pound lifetime production award was presented to Buck Gates for his Maple-Hill Farm Cleitus Feann with 153,030 pounds milk, 5,477 pounds fat, and 4,890 pounds protein. contact the Fulton County Extension Office at (717) 485- 4111 or the Fulton County Conservation District at (717) 485-3547. H* 1
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