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Maryland Brown Swiss Breeders Review Great Year
CREAGERSTOWN, MD
90 Brown Swiss breeders,
friends, and industry personnel
recently attended the annual
meeting of the Maryland Brown
Swiss Association, held at the St.
John’s Lutheran Church Parish
Hall in Creagerstown, Md.
During the meeting, Mary
land reviewed another success
ful year, highlighting state and
national activities and ending
1999 with a solid financial
report. Helping the bottom line
was the success of the first-ever
joint breeds convention hosted
in Maryland last July.
Dr. Lee Majeskie, co-treasurer
of the combined National
Ayrshire and Brown Swiss Con
vention, reported that the con
vention netted more than $2,000
in profit for each dairy breed.
Also adding to the Maryland
Brown Swiss Association’s
income was a highly successful
national Brown Swiss sale.
“The convention was thought
to be one of the really good ones,
and it proved to be done success
fully as a joint effort,” said Ma
jeskic.
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President Cindy Warner
passed along reports from John
Meyer, National Brown Swiss
executive secretary, and Evan
Wright, Maryland’s national di
rector. Nationally, Meyer re
ported that total registration
during 1999 were more than
10,500. Transfers of Brown
Swiss totaled about 4,500. And
the national association wel
comed 951 first-time buyers.
According to Meyer, United
States’ interest in the Brown
Swiss continues to grow. Signifi
cant increases were seen in
embryo registrations, increasing
from 2,879 in 1998 to 3,399 in
1999. “Embryo transfer work
continues to be the best way to
expand the breed,” said Meyer.
Brown Swiss milk production
in the United States is at an all
time high, with 1999 production
averaging 17,230 pounds per
registered Brown Swiss. Protein
was at 613 pounds. On an
energy corrected milk basis,
Brown Swiss production aver
aged 19,674 pounds.
Majeskie then presented
Maryland Brown Swiss breeders
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with production awards, com
mending the breeders for their
outstanding production. Mary
land Brown Swiss breeders were
the leaders among all breeds
with an energy-corrected milk
average of 21,296 pounds.
Green-Castle Swiss of Street,
Md., had the high herd average
with 26,195 pounds energy
corrected milk (ECM), while
Edwin Fry of Chestertown, Md.,
won the award for the high aver
age for nine cows or less with
25,457 ECM.
“Brown Swiss breeders can be
proud of how the breed is doing
in the state,” said Majeskie. He
credited the Maryland associa
tion for both their high
producing cattle and their
accomplishments in the type
arena.
According to Majeskie, Mary
land put together an excellent
class for the Hoard’s Dairymen
contest, featuring three Brown
Swiss from GS Associates of
New Windsor and one owned by
Cletus and Janice Frey of
Smithsburg.
Norm and Howard Fleming,
junior directors, gave the youth
report and recognized individ
ual achievements, as well as the
Maryland Bell Ringer award
winners. Aimee Smith was hon
ored with the Sweepstakes
Award. Record book awards
went to Hannah Smith, junior
winner; Suzanne Perdue, inter
mediate; and Courtney Smith,
senior. The Maryland Junior
Appreciation award was pre
sented to Dr. Lee Majeskie.
The Maryland Dairy Judging
team was also recognized during
the meeting. Members included
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During the meeting, President Cindy Warner congratu
lates Suzanne Perdue, winner of the Intermediate Record
Book judging competition.
Amanda Valentine, Jeff Sutton,
Josh Sanders, and Brett Haines.
According to Cindy Warner,
the association is very proud of
its youth and young Brown
Swiss enthusiasts in Maryland.
She encouraged members to
participate in the national
Brown Swiss Ambassador pro
gram to be held at the National
Brown Swiss Convention in
Harrisburg this July. The dead
line for applications is April 15.
“This would be the year to be
an Ambassador because the
United States breeders are host
ing the World Brown Swiss
Conference in conjunction with
the World Dairy Expo in Madi
son this fall,” said Warner.
“This would be the time to
attend this prestigious event.”
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After committee reports were
presented, Jocelyn Askins of
Primerica gave a presentation
on Mutual Funds, where she has
invested the convention profits
for future growth and return for
the association.
Warner also presented
Daphne Sigler with a gift from
the association for serving as
treasurer. Warner thanked
Sigler for her commitment to
handling the finances so well.
Elected officers for the associ
ation include Cindy Warner,
president; Dennis Smith, vice
president; Julie Mayer, secre
tary; and newly-elected treas
urer, Judy Majeskie. Directors
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Burall, Brad Garst, and Kathy
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