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CARLISLE (Cumberland Co.)
The Pennsylvania Junior Hol
stein Association southcentral dis
trict welcomes Junior members to
the 2000 Pennsylvania Junior Hol
stein Convention. This exciting
weekend is planned for February 4
- 6,2000 at the Clarion Hotel, Car
lisle, Pa. The Clarion Hotel will be
transformed into a Hawaiian is
land, as Junior members will be
able to enjoy a Hawaiian vacation
in southcentral Pennsylvania.
Friday activities will include
the Annual Meeting of the PA
Junior Holstein Association along
with the Aloha mixer complete
with a DJ for a dance and a few
special surprises and activities.
There will also be plenty of food
and drink for everyone to enjoy
while they renew old acquain
tances and meet some new friends
from around the state.
Saturday is packed full of con
tests and activities that begin with
Dairy Bowl and Speech Contests.
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LEBANON (Lebanon Co.)
The Lebanon County Dairy Herd
Improvement Association recent
ly held its 70th annual banquet at
Hoss’s Steak and Sea House in
Annville, with more than 100 in
attendance. Ninety-seven herds
were on official test for the
1998/99 testing year.
Lebanon placed Ist in milk pro
duction in the state for the 4th year
in a row. The 7,590 cows on test in
Lebanon County produced 22,879
pounds of milk per cow, 817
pounds of butterfat, and 729
pounds of protein. The county
ranked Ist in milk per cow, Ist in
butterfat per cow, and Ist in pro
tein per cow.
This year we lost 56 cows on
test However, the production per
cow went down 18 pounds, butter
fat was up 2 pounds, and protein
went up 11 pounds. The total in
come over feed costs was $2,275,
and the total feed costs were
$1,246. County average was $246
better than the state average on in
come over feed costs. It is appar
ent managers must become very
Juniors are encouraged to get their
entries in for both of these state
contests. There will be an oppor
tunity to visit the Carlisle Sports
Emporium. This large sports com
plex includes activities such as
lasertron, go-karts, batting cages,
miniature golf, skating and ar
cades. If you will be attending the
Emporium, please plan on pur
chasing your play pack at the
Emporium, the cost will be $l5
per person. The Convention hosts
will supply a shuttle to the Empor
ium along with chaperones that
will be in attendance at the
Emporium. Watch for more in
formation on this exciting activity.
On Saturday evening a Hawai
ian Luau will be held that will in
clude the evening meal along
witih a dance and again some spe
cial surprises. The speech contest
winners will also deliver the
speeches for all to hear and appre
ciate.
Sunday morning will conclude
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Diane McDwain, regional man
ager for DHIA, presented a short
slide program on receiving, caring
for, transporting and testing milk
samples at the PA DHIA Lab.
The progress report and the
awards were presented by Galen
Kopp, dairy and livestock agent
for Lebanon County.
Herd Management Awards
Ist - + 117 - David and Chris
Williams
2nd - + 116 - Martin Ridge
Farm
3rd - + 114 - Ezra H. Martin
Low Somatic Cell Count
Ist - 81,000 - Barry Hostetler
Top Herd for Milk and Protein
31,844 pounds milk and 1,005
pounds protein - Scott and Karen
Nolt.
Top Herd for Fat
1,147 pounds fat - Karl and
Daniel Brandt.
Top Cow - Milk and Protein
Scott and Karen Nolt - Opal -
Milk - 46,102 pounds. Protein -
1,343 pounds.
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with the Awards Breakfast where
juniors are recognized for their
achievement over the past year.
Of course there will be a well
stocked dairy bar along with com
mercial exhibitors who are avail
able to share their industry knowl
edge with the juniors. There will
also be the photo contest, display
contest and plenty of opportunity
to visit with your friends from
across the state.
The Clarion Host has a nice in
door swimming pool and an ar
cade room along with all the other
amenities of a conference hotel.
Make sure to get your hotel and
ticket order information in by
January 17,2000. You are not go
ing to want to pass up this exciting
Holstein weekend.
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Top Cow - Fat
Karl and Daniel Brandt - # 144 -
Fat - 1,636 pounds
Highest Lifetime Production
Marlin Getz & Sons - Crete! -
298,311 pounds milk, 11,356
pounds fat, 9,794 pounds protein.
11 lactations.
Banquet Sponsors for the 1999
Banquet were:
Agricultural Veterinary Asso
ciates
BHM Farm Equipment, Inc.
Balsbaugh Insurance Agency
Bernard C. Morrissey Insurance
Inc.
Sth Avenue Animal Hospital
K & K Feed Inc.
Lebanon Valley Implement
Co., Inc.
Pioneer Products
Umberger’s of Fontana
Wengert’s Dairy/Dean Foods
DHIA Supervisors for Lebanon
County are:
James Batz
Ella Bicksler
Linda Genth
Tim Graves
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Fm Lodging Reservations Contact Clarion Mold, 1700 Harrisbmg Pike, Cai lisle, PA 1701.1
(800)692-7315
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Room Reservations arc due by January 17, 2000
Lodging Rates $65 ,00 plus tax (Single, Double, Triple, Quad)
Mike Schrock
Lonnie Will Swanger
The DHIA Directors are:
James Bennetch (expires)
Karl Brandt
Dave Groff
Bruce Heilinger
Kirby Host
Dale Hoover
COLLEGE PARK, Md.—Fac
ing continued low commodity
prices, many farmers in the Mid-
Atlantic area have shown interest
in growing hay as a cash crop.
To help these farmers make in
formed decisions and maximize
their chance of success, the Mary
land-Dclaware Forage Council
has scheduled hay marketiqg and
handling conferences at two loca
tions in mid-December.
The first conference will be
Dec. 15 at the Carroll County Ag
Center, off Highway 32 in West
minster, Md., for the convenience
of growers west of the Chesa
peake Bay. An identical confer
ence is scheduled Dec, 16 at the
Caroline County 4-H Park, south-
2000 Pennsylvania Junior Holstein Association
Convention Schedule
"Grozin in (he Huy in Y2K"
February 4-6, 2000
Clarion Hotel, Carlisle, PA
Hay Marketing
Conferences Set
Aloha! Juniois (Registration Open)
Dairy Bar Open
Cummeicial Txhibits Open
Dairy BovO Seeding Test
PA Jnnioi Holstein Association Annual Meet
Aloha 1 Mixer Kaiaokc, Food and Dancing
Dairy Hai Open
Commercial t-xhibili Open
Registiation Open
Dairy Bowl Contes! - Junior Division
Speech Contest - Senioi Division
Workshops
Trips to Cai lisle Sports Emporium
Speech Contest - Intermediate Division
Dairy Bowl Contest - Senior Division
Speech Contest - Jnmoi Division
Dairy Bowl Finals
Hawaiian l.uau - Buffet Dmnei and Dancing
Announcement of Speech Winners
Breakfast and Awards Ptogiam
"2000 PA Junior Holstein Convention"
Bndgette Borlncr
RD 1 Box 167
Glatfclter's Station Road
Seven Valleys, PA 17360
Phone (717)225-9047
Eugene Martin
Jerry Musser
Lynn Schwenk (expires)
Newly elected to the board
were:
Barry Hostetler
Brian Hostetler
Ken Mase
west of Denton on Highway 16. It
is intended for Delmarva area
growers.
The featured speaker on both
days will be David Fink, a well
known hay and straw grower and
forage equipment dealer at Ger
mansville (Lehigh County) in east
central Pennsylvania. There also
will be roundtable discussion ses
sions with hay producers, dealers,
and buyers.
Registration for both confer
ences will begin at 8:45 a.m., with
program sessions running from
9:30 a.m, to 3 p.m. Conference or
ganizers include cooperative ex
tension agricultural educators in
both Maryland and Delaware.