A4O-Lancasler Farming, Saturday, April 22, 2000
COLUMBUS, Oh.-The ex
citement is beginning to build
with the approach of the 2000
National Holstein Convention to
be held in Columbus, Ohio on
June 29 through July 1,2000.
The Ohio Holstein Associa
tion of over 1,200 members wel
come fellow breeders and dairy
cattle enthusiasts from across
the United States and the world
to visit some of the premier Hol
stein herds in the country.
Whether your interest is index,
type, large commercial, or show
cattle, Ohio has selected a di
verse group of herds for your in
spection.
The other Host Day opportu
nity, attendees can visit several
unique tourist attractions that
are close in proximity to the con
vention center and give a special
blend of nature, history, and
chocolate treats.
The Logan County sightsee
ing tour will provide some very
interesting attractions along
with a stop at Select Sires for
lunch. Ohio Caverns will be the
first stop. The Caverns feature
Ohio’s largest and most colorful
caverns that are still in the pro
cess of forming.
The next stop will be Mac-O-
Chee castle, home of editor,
writer, social critic, and diplo
mat Donn Piatt. The castle
started as a Gothic rural retreat
in the 1860’s. The Mac-O-Chee
castle is one of two castles
owned by the Piatt brothers.
The final stop of this tour will
be Marie’s Candies located in
West Liberty. Winfred King,
who was struck with Polio in
1941, started the business.
Winfred and his wife began
giving candies as a way to ex
press their gratitude to fellow
farmers who aided their young
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Ohio Offers Attractions
For Holstein Enthusiasts
farm family. Today it is located
in a restored train depot.
If attendees just can’t get
enough of the great Holstein
cow while at home, they can join
Ohio members in visiting a di
verse group of Ohio’s premier
herds. Four Henry Holsteins are
located just outside of West Lib
erty. They currently milk over
250 registered Holsteins in a
four-year-old facility with a
double 12 parallel parlor. Bob
and Nyla Henry along with their
sons Doug, Dean, and Mark
have combined their efforts to
establish a well-respected type
and production herd with plans
to expand in the near future.
They are also proud of their
grandchildren’s Junior All-
American nominations in 1998
and 1999.
Hickory Plains, owned by
Randy and Jayne Rausch, are
located 10 miles from Select
Sires in Milford Center. The
Hickory Plains prefix can be
found on numerous bulls in the
Holstein Red Book and continue
to supply large A.I. demands
from the foundation Pete Bub
bles family.
Oakvale established the new
family operation neai five
Commercial,
Industrial,
‘ches & Farms
We Paint
i rm Equipment
years ago, after relocating from
the heavily developed Columbus
area. Dale and Jean King and
daughter Elizabeth and son-in
law, Randy Finke are currently
milking 45 cows after hosting
the Oakvale Breeder’s Invita
tional in 1999. The herd has a
BAA of 110.2 with a Rolling
Herd Average of over 23.000 M.
Oakvale, home of several All-
American nominations.
Stan-Mar-Dale and Express
Holsteins is located one hour
west of Columbus. A family
owned operation for 95 years.
Dale and Marilyn Smith and
daughter Kim and son-in-law
Tony Broshes comprise Stan-
Mar-Dale with partners Express
Holsteins-Jeremy Adams and
Cindy Howman. These partners
have bred and developed 14 All-
Ohio winners in 1998 and 1999
along with 4 Junior All-
American nominations. They
are also a Top a-Value Herd,
Top 200 BAA herd-108.0, and a
PBR Herd with a Rolling Herd
Average over 22.000 M. Cattle
are housed in an older freestall
barn with a four-year-old 14-
Cow boxstall barn for founda
tion females.
PARK RIDGE, 111 Scien
tists have decoded the genetic
makeup of rice and will share
the data with researchers
around the world. The informa
tion will enable researchers to
greatly accelerate the develop
ment of more nutritious and
higher yielding rice.
The rice genome sequence is
the first crop genome to be de
scribed in such technical detail,
and will provide a new level of
understanding of almost all the
genes in rice.
A new gene sequencing ap
proach produced the data pri
marily in the laboratories of Dr.
Leroy Hood, at the University of
Washington in. Seattle, under
contract for Monsanto.
This information will provide
countries and research institu
tions with the ability to accel
erate development of improved
types of rice. In the years ahead,
rice with better nutritional
value, greater yields, and more
adaptable to seasons, climates
and soils will be developed, both
through traditional methods of
crop improvement (breeding)
and biotechnology.
Scientists Decode
Genetic Makeup
Of Rice
This research may also lead to
the development of rice varieties
that require less environmental
resources, including land and
water, and utilize natural re
sources more effectively.
Monsanto’s data will be made
available to the International
Rice Genome Sequencing
Project (IRGSP), a 10-member
consortium of rice genome
sequencing projects around the
world.
Mapping of the rice genome
sequence is expected to lead to
similar developments in other
major crops such as corn and
wheat.
Monsanto will make its data
available to researchers outside
the international rice sequencing
program. “We want to facilitate
and encourage basic research to
improve rice and other crops.
This is a concrete example of our
support for global agricultural
research,” said Hendrik Verfail
lie, president of Monsanto Com
pany. No fees will be charged to
scientists for the use of this in
formation, he said.