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were honored during the awards
program for personal leadership
and project accomplishments in
the 4-H beef program.
Steer of Merit awards went to
fiv: club members whose animals
met criteria designed to recognize
the demands of the consumer mar
ket. Winners were Kelly Hain,
whose steer graded #2, medium
choice, with a superior live con
formation and average daily gain
of 2.46 pounds, Jessica Harcourt,
with a steer grading #l, medium
choice, with a superior live con
formation and daily weight gain of
2.06 pounds.
Also, Raymond S tough, whose
steer graded #l, high choice, a su
perior live conformation and aver
age daily gain of 2.42 pounds,
Amy Swietzer, yield grade #2,
choice, and an average conforma
tion and daily gain of 2.20 pounds,
and Cory Thompson, yield grade
#l, high choice, with a superior
live conformation and daily
weight gain of 2.00 pounds.
Roll Call awards were present
ed to club members who earned
high scores on their project pro
gress reports at each meeting.
High point scorer was Tammi
Grubb, with a cumulative score of
8.96, second was Cory Thompson,
8.18, and third was Hetman Hake,
8.09 points. Named as winners of
the first-year “Rookie” Roll Call
awards were Shane Miller, first,
Denton Grim, second and Saman
tha Klunk, third.
Spring Dairy
Expo ‘99
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Spring
Dairy Expo ‘99 opens Thursday,
April 1 at the Ohio Expo Center,
Columbus, Ohio, with an
expanded trade show, judging
contests and some of the best
cattle on exhibit from across the
United States and Canada.
Thursday afternoon is high
lighted by a seminar conducted
by Dr. J. K. Shearer, DVM, MS,
and Extension Veterinarian of
the College of Veterinary medi
cine at the University of Florida.
The seminar will focus on lame
ness in dairy cattle.
The American Dairy
Association & Dairy Council
Mid East Bar-B-Que and annual
meeting is always an enjoyable
experience. That evening, the
Ohio Ayrshire Spring Sale and
the Midwest Revue Sale will
offer some of the best Ayrshire
and Brown Swiss cattle avail
able for public auction.
Friday morning, nationally
renowned judges, Brian Garrison
of Ohio and Bob Fitzsimmons of
Vermont will kick off the
Mideast National Spring
Holstein Show and Spring Dairy
Expo Jersey Show at 8 a.m.
During Friday afternoon,
over 60 high quality registered
Holsteins will be offered for sale
through the Spring National
Expo Holstein Sale, followed by
the annual Buckeye Dairy club
Holstein and Jersey Sales.
“Watch at ringside or join in
during the early evening as the
youth compete in the Youth
Showmanship Contest. Later
that evening, the judges again
take to the ring to line-up the
Wayne Stough Saluted For York Beef Leadership
Volunteer Appreciation Award. Bill Dietz, (R) receives an
Outstanding Supporter Award from Lois Rankin, 4-H Beef
Leader, for his generous commitment to the York County
4-H Beef Club over the years.
4-H Volunteer Leader Awards. From left, Front Row,
Brenda Grubb, Hanover, 5 yrs.; Brenda Eisenhour, Wells
ville, 20 yrs.; Bill Holloway, Mt. Wolf, 40 yrs.; Back Row,
Brad Bishard, York, 5 yrs.; and Wayne Stough, Spring
Grove, 30 yrs.
Milk Pricing Meeting Set
FREDERICK, Md. David
Walker, Federal order 4 market
administrator will be the fea
tured speaker for a mdk pricing
meeting to be held Feb. 22 at the
Frederick County Extension
Office.
He will explain how the basic
formula price (BFP) is set and
how that influences our prices
Guernsey and Brown Swiss and
Ayrshire breeds.
Cattle show entries are due
March 1, 1999. Breed associa
tion ownership rules will apply
for all shows. For entries contact
Julie Lemmermen at COBA/
Select Sires. 614,878.5333.
Co-chairs for this year’s
Spring Dairy Expo ‘99 are Julie
DeLavergne, 614.486.7590 and
Carl Lund, 419.668.1784.
here in Maryland. In addition,
Dr. Kevin McNew, agricultural
marketing specialist with
Maryland Cooperative Extension,
will be on hand to explain how
producers can use forward con
tracts to reduce price risks.
If your dairy cooperative is
not yet offering forward con
tracts, they will be soon, so you
will want to know how they can
be used to minimize your price
risk in these uncertain times.
Informal discussions of the
Northeast Compact and estab
lishing a marketing club will be
held after lunch.
The program begins promptly
at 10:00 a.m. No registration fee
will be charged, but lunch reser
vations were to have been made
by Feb. 19. Call 301-694-1594
extension 1595, for more infor
mation.
First year members were presented with a rope halter.
From left, back row, Sam Long and Vickie Long, Airviile,
sponsors of halters. Middle Row, Kyle Grim, East Berlin;
Shane Miller, Spring Grove; Samantha Klunk, Felton; and
Sarah Grim, East Berlin. Front Row, Denton Grim, East Ber
lin, and Greg Daugherty, Dover.
ROLL CALL AWARD WINNERS are from left, front row,
“Rookie Winner*” - Samantha Klunk, Felton, 3rd Place,
Shane Miller, Spring Grove, Ist Place, and Denton Grim,
East Berlin, 2nd Place. Back Row, Overall Roll Call Winners
• Herman Hake, Etters, 3rd Place, Tammi Grubb, Hanover,
Ist Place, and Cory Thompson, Wellsvllle, 2nd Place.
Steer Of Merit Award winners received a certificate and a
$25 check from the South Central PA Cattleman’s Associa
tion. From left, Back Row, Kelly Main, New Freedom; Ray
mond Stough, Spring Grove. Front Row, Cory Thompson,
Weilsville; Amy Sweitzer, Seven Valleys and Jessica Har
court, Spring Grove.