JOYCE BUPP York Co. Correspondent BAIR (York Co.) Scott and April Cooper topped the York County DHIA’s latest production list, wrapping up the 1999 test ing year with a herd average of 29,029 pounds of milk and 909 pounds protein. The young dairy couple from Delta claimed the first-place herd management award in the county testing program as well with their 73-head milking string, scoring 124 points com bine in several management areas. Awards recognition was the highlight of the annual York County DHIA meeting, held November 18 at the Thomasville Fire Hall. An additional four of York County’s herds on Pennsylvania DHIA testing accepted honors for their overall herd manage C^TRALBO^R^ I QL l|| J Multi-Story Home, Shop, I IU spp Barn, Domestic Water, Works with any I s^Effwknt I existing system I wood Heat / ELIMINATE HEATING BU I S / KENNETH V. STAUFFER R.R. #1 Box 307, Mt. Pleasant Mills, PA 17853 PHONE (717) 539-4606 FAX (717) 539-4703 1-888-539-4606 Please Call For Free Information! Cooper Herd High In York County ment. In second place, with 101 points, were Glenn and Dawn Anderson, York. Third place was Smyser’s Richlawn Farm, York, 100 points, fourth was Rutter Bros., York, with 99 points, and a 93-point score took .fifth spot for the Innerst family’s Dun-Val Holsteins, Red Lion. Second high herd in the coun ty for both milk and protein was Smyser’s Richlawn Farm, with a 75-cow herd average of 27,407 milk and 852 protein. Rutter’s was third high in milk and fourth in protein with an aver age on their 60-head of 25,764 milk and 799 protein. The Leroy Walker family’s Walk-Le herd, Thomasville, ranked fourth in milk and third in protein, with a herd average on their 109 head of 25,643 milk and 811 protein. Glenn and Dawn Anderson were fifth in milk and protein with their 87 head, finishing at 25,026 milk and 795 protein. Also finishing above the 750- pound protein level were Leonard Greek, Delta, with 776 pounds, WayShar Farm, Glen Rock, 762 pounds, and Calvin Hostetter’s Holstein herd, Dover, with 750 pounds. Topping the low-somatic cell achievement list were the two herds of the Calvin Hostetter family, Dover. In first place was their colored-breed herd, with an average SCC of 100,000, over their second-place Holstein herd, averaging 146,000. Third was the Myron Pomraning fami ly of Delta’s My-T herd, with an average of 167,000. Tayacres, the Donnell Taylor family, Delta, finished fourth at 193,000. Gum Tree Farm, Mark and Brian Bupp, Brogue, were fifth with 197,000. Ranking as the top five herds for having improved pounds of 1942 Camp Swatara Road • Myerstown, PA 17067 Ph; (717) 933-8853 • Fax: (717)933-8078 PAUL B Loop Stalls Designed For Durability Finished with baked on TGIC Polyester Powder Coating Superior to Epoxy! 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Third high protein lactation was made by “#23” in the Calvin Hostetter herd, with 1168 simireoimi LAPP’S BARN EQUIPMENT 5935 OLD PHILADELPHIA PUCE, GAP, PA 17527 PHONE: 717-442-8134 WE SERVICE WHAT WE SELL Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 27, t999-A35 • Chip resistant • Smooth finish stays cleaner liameter high yield steel pounds of protein from 33,247 milk-pounds in 305 days Tayacres was fourth with “Aggie,” producing a lactation with 1,167 pounds protein and 37,918 milk. Finishing fifth was “Whoppie,” also from the Cooper herd, and a 1148-pound protein production from 37,778 pounds milk. A pair of Cooper’s herdmates were ranked top two in the coun try for the year in lifetime pro duction completed. “Cooper’s “Danielle” finished a lifetime, 8- lactation, record of 269,479 milk, while their “Whitney” tal lied an 8-lactation total of 261,028. Nine individual cows earned certificates for having topped their breed for milk production on York County testing, four of them from the Glenn and Dawn Anderson herd. Their “Regina” Nine individual cows earned certifi cates for having topped their breed for milk production on York County testing, four of them from the Glenn and Dawn Anderson herd Their “Regina” has high Ayrshire, with 23,692 pounds of milk Taking the Brown Swiss spot was “306” with 32,866 milk The Anderson's Red Dane, “Sara,” topped that breed at 30,649 milk, along with herdmate “JJ,” high Mixed Breed cow with 34,662 milk Rutter’s claimed the high Guernsey lac tation with “Leamay” and a lactation total of 24,753 milk High Holstein was Scott and April Cooper’s “Raven,” completing 38,781 pounds of milk production in 305 days Jersey breed honors went to Glenn and Garv Crowl, Airville, with “J7O” and her milk pi educ tion of 18,515 Calvin Hostetter’s herd had the high Milking Shorthorn, “Peanut,” with a 305- day milk production of 20,186 Red and White Holstein breed high producer was “#107,” from Perrydell Farms, York, finishing with a milk lactation of 22,428 Two directors were elected to the county DHIA board during the annual business meeting Chosen to fill those director spots were Dale Goll, Glen Rock, and Paul Rauhauser, Dover Other directors include David Myers, president, Leroy Walker, vice-presi dent, Leonard Greek, secretary-treasurer, and Glenn Anderson York County’s DHIA technicians include JoAnn Baker Lucabaugh, Donald Messinger, Jean Myers and Carolyn and Clyde Stump
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