Lebanon Holstein Club Celebrates Youth, Great Cows
DAVE LEFEVER
Lancaster Farming Staff
RICHLAND (Lebanon Co.)
Holstein enthusiasts packed the
Tulpehocken Trinity UCC hall
here Oct. 26 for the annual Leba
non County Holstein Club ban
quet.
Highlights of the evening in
cluded production award presen
tations to Junior Holstein Club
members. Youth were recognized
for their top milk, fat, and pro
tein producing cows.
Daniel Eberly took first place
for milk and protein in the
Lebanon County Holstein Club president Daniel Brandt
presents high BAA herd award to Kirby and Sheryl Horst.
History Recalled At Chester
County Holstein Banquet
DAVE LEFEVER
Lancaster Farming Staff
ATGLEN (Chester Co.) Sto
ries about the rich tradition of
Holstein dairying and breeding
were highlights of the 50th anni
versary banquet of the Chester
County Holstein Club here Tues
day.
More than a dozen former
dairymen who had spent a large
part of their life working with the
breed attended the banquet. Six
members of a discussion panel
shared their memories of chal
lenge and success dating back to
their first days in the Holstein
business.
Furman Gyger Jr. said that as
a young man in 1951 he was part
of a group of dairy farmers that
rekindled interest in a Holstein
club in the county.
But the history of Holsteins in
Veteran Holstein enthusiasts attended the banquet. From left, Harold Ranck, Jacob
Stoltzfus, Glenn Freese, Ben Kauffman, Donald Hostetter, Bob Pepple, Harold Bare, Har
old Umble, John Umbie, Newton Evans, Furman Gyger, Paul Eby, Wilmer Hostetter.
2-year-old category, with Lindsay
Homing winning for butterfat
production.
In the 3-year old class, Dustin
Lentz’s cow, Dream-On Judge
Holly, was tops for milk and pro
tein, checking in at 35,603
pounds of milk and 1,006 of pro
tein. Lindsay Horning’s cow.
Turnpike View Jubilant Britney,
placed first for butterfat with a
4.8 percent test and a total of
1,209 pounds of fat.
Kole Reist’s 4-year old cow
topped the class in all three pro
duction areas.
the area is older than that, he
pointed out.
“This goes way back before
(1951),” he said.
Gyger said he took on the re
sponsibility of tending his fa
ther’s herd of Holsteins at the age
of only 12, inheriting early on a
lifetime interest in purebred
cows.
Various members of the panel
spoke of their good fortune work
ing with Holsteins over the years.
They thanked God and others
who had influenced them and
gave encouragement to young
farmers who are carrying on the
tradition.
Donald Hostetter said that
Holstein breeders need to take
some risks to succeed.
“I was willing to stick my neck
out a little,” he said. “Sometimes
I lost, but more often than not (it
In the 5-year old class, Daniel
Eberly won for milk and protein,
with Kendel Reist placing first in
the butterfat category,
Youth senior and junior dairy
quiz bowl teams were recognized
for their achievements at the Feb
ruary Pa. Junior Convention.
The junior “A” team of Aaron
Hoover, Kyle Seyfert, Chanclle
Horst, and Joel Bomgardner,
placed second out of 16 teams at
the convention, while the senior
team of Jared Zimmerman, Brad
Hoover, Tim Getz, and Jeremy
Meek took second place out of 13
teams.
Chanelle Horst was named
outstanding bowl team member.
Junior club leader Duane Nolt
also announced a $5OO schol
arship to be awarded to Amy Ha
becker.
Nolt said the scholarship
money will be well-invested in
the third year ag major at Penn
State.
“(Habecker) will be impacting
the lives of many individuals”
through her career and future ac
tions, Nolt said.
Kirby and Sheryl Horst of
Newmanstown were awarded for
a breed age average (BAA) of
110.7 percent, the highest of any
herd in the county.
Pennsylvania youth produc
tion winners from Lebanon Co.
selected earlier in the year for
milk, butterfat, and protein in
clude Todd Getz, Rachel Krall,
Katie Lentz, and Kendra Trago.
paid off).”
Hostetter said the happiest
years of his life were spent on the
dairy farm with his family.
Awards were also presented at
the banquet to youth and adults
for high protein producing cows,
as well as for the top breed age
average (BAA) herd, and for top
lifetime production.
Betsy Brown was recognized
for both the outstanding 4-H Hol
stein project and high protein
2-year old cow.
Erica Lloyd had the high pro
tein mature cow in the youth cat
egory, while Nolan King swept
high protein honors in the adult
category for both 2-year old and
mature cows.
High BAA herd went to Eric
and Peggy Evans, with Glenn
Ranch taking home the award
for high lifetime production.
Lebanon County youth awarded for high producing
cows were Daniel Eberly, Dustin Lentz, Kendel Reist,
Lindsay Homing, and Kole Reist.
Lebanon County youth dairy quiz bowl team members,
with coach Duane Nolt, are Chanelle Horst, Janelle Zim
merman, Joel Bomgardner, Jared Zimmerman, Jeremy
Meek, and Nathan Heim.
Award recipients at the Chester County Holstein Club
banquet. From left, Glenn Ranck, high lifetime produc
tion; Eric Cockroft (for Nolan King), adult high protein
cows; Josh Spangler (for Betsy Brown), outstanding 4-H
project and youth high protein 2-year old cow; and Erica
Lloyd, youth high protein mature cow.
This panel told stories about their adventures through
many years in the Holstein business. From left, Newton
Evans, Donald Hostetter, John Umble, Harold Umble, Fur
man Qyger, Jr., and Jacob Stoltzfus.