818-Lancastar Fanning, Saturday, July 29, 2000 The June Dairy Herd Improvement information for dairy herds from the DHI processing center in Provo, Utah. The list includes herds from Maryland, Pennsylva nia, and West Virginia. The information is listed by herd name, county association, number of cows in the herd and the aver- COUNTY Adams Anne Arundel Caroline Carroll Cecil Frederick Garrett Harford Howard Kent Maryland DHIA Report For June HERD NAME Steve & Christine Wood Dairy Cattle Research Faithland Farm Bryon D. Stambaugh Unicorn Associates Inc. Md.-Carrollton Joe A. Schwartzbeck Derrwyn Holsteins Garstlyn Holsteins James & John Myers Mal-Lene Farm D. Richard Flickinger Gemstone Farm Richard L. Hahn Cedar Knoll Farms Mike & Anita Haines Orion-View Holsteins Thomas H. Muller Glenn D. Kiser Geo & Daniel Fritz Jerry & Rick Lease Panora Acres Inc. Flint Hill Farm Weant-Haven Farm Steve Carson Wil-O-Mar Farm Dool-Leigh Farm Wayne Z. Tucker Glenn Beard Glen-Toctin Farm Dave & Carole Doody Harold Long Holsteins Taylor Made Farm Fir-Thorne Glenn Beard Paul R. Dotterer K. Scott & Judy Hood Mike & Lisa Gaver Ronald & Ruth Cline & Family K. Scott & Judy Hood G. Donald Shafer & Son Hobble-Hill Holsteins MD-Garden Spot Farm Leigh Castle Holsteins Vales-Pride Brown Swiss Smith-Mead Farm Fir-Thorne-B Dublin Hills Swiss Gaywinds Farm Plain Four Farms Harshman Partners Kenneth L. Yoder Philip Beachy Calvin Schrock Wayne E. Schrock Jerry L. Yoder Mar-K Farms Menno J. Yoder Gap Run Farm Inc. McClintock Dairy Farm Fred Petersheim Robert W. Bender Melinda Thomas Paul Yoder Tobie Kinsinger Andrew W. Schrock Ernest & Dan Ganpe Daniel Lee Yoder Paul & Henry Kinsinger Randal Beitzel Charles Mason Jr. Green-Castle Swiss Stephen C. Trout JD&GE Miller Ehrhardt Farm Inc. Strawberry Hill Farm Thomas P. Ensor Eternal Flame Holsteins David Hopkins David & James Patrick University of Maryland David & James Patrick McGuire Bros. Inc. Lisa Reinhold Wm. & Kathleen Schrodel#2 Hills Dairy Partnership Keith Dixon \. c t age production per cow in the herd based on Energy Corrected Milk (ECM). ECM combines milk production and components. The ECM formula is: (7.2 x lbs. protein) + (12.95 x lbs. fat) + (327 x lbs. milk). To be included, the herd must have 10 cows aver- COWS IN HERD 75 140 256 127 146 58 HERD BREED Montgomery Pot. Val. Assn. Queen Anne’s Somerset (PA) Talbot Washington *H = *X = *J = *B = *A = *G = Kent Howard Frederick Frederick Carroll County Ass’n. Harford Frederick Frederick Frederick Frederick Montgomery Garrett Frederick Carroll Frederick County Ass’n. Kent Queen Anne’s Frederick Frederick Garrett Frederick Kent County Ass’n Frederick Frederick Carroll Kent Howard Garrett Washington Carroll Carroll Charles De Graft 5] 534 G Ga‘rfeft ‘‘ * ' *.* *“ * ‘ mUfelnUbW V" V V»*» ””” ’’ Mendelssohn Terrace Farm Beneva Farms Kevin & Laurie Savage H.M. & F.C. Ensor Rudeil C. Beall & Sons Rudell C. Beall & Sons True Vine Holsteins Brookedale Holsteins Cessna Bros. Farm Lester C. Jones, Inc. Donnie & Wayne McFarland Donald W. Skinner Boone Brothers U & WE Palmatary Harry Mosholder Wm. Brinsfield Cathy Wiles Creek Bound Farm Curtis W. Ausherman Willow Springs Partners : Holstein : Mixed herd Jersey i Br. Swiss : Ayrshire ; Guernsey bounty Ass’n. Jason Brenneman Dwayne & Miriam Bell Ryan Bell Shafdon Swiss aging 65 pounds or more of ECM per cow, per day. All herds reported are on official DHI or DHIR test Also listed are the top ten herds in Maryland for the Brown Swiss, Guernseys, and Jerseys, and the top seven herds for Ayrshires. HIGH HERDS ECM BY BREED AYRSHIRE Herd Name Lisa Reinhold David & James Patrick ... . ! V Vales-Pride Farm Homestead Farm Whispering Ayr BROWN SWISS Herd Name Green-Castle Swiss K. Scott & Judy Hood Vales-Pride Farm Fir-Thome-B Dublin Hills Swiss Rudell C. Beall & Sons GUERNSEY Herd Name Keith JJixon William B. Messix 111 Walnut Ridge Farm Anovadale Guernseys Mar Shirl Guernsey Three Brooks Farm Dogwood Lane Farm JERSEY Herd Name Glenn Beard Gaywinds Farm Tomorrow's Promise Inc P. Thomas Mason Richard A. Pue Paul & Naomi Petersheim Willow Spring Farm Mayer's Stoney Point >ws in Herd ‘■V v* ' • 54 iws in Herd # Cows in Herd Cows in 76 I 65 I 62 6 61 5 ,404 ECM 76 6 72 8 68 6 67 9 67 6 66 8 55 8 54 5 53 2 53 2 ECM 66 0 60 5 58 2 50 3 48 I 43 7 41 2 ECM 74 9 61.9 58 7 57.4 55 6 55 2 55 I 53 7