V 01.47 No. 18
Corn Talk Has 5-Acre Reports
Corn Talk, the newsletter of the Pennsylvania Corn
Growers Association (PCGA), is included in this issue of
Lancaster Farming. The issue features the winners of
the Five-Acre Corn Club contest. Pictured here is Leba
non County crop and livestock farmer Steve Wenger and
his son Nicholas. Read more about the Wenger family’s
operation in Corn Talk, included this issue.
Photo by Michelle Kunjappu
Dairy Day Presents Challenging Questions
SANDRA LEPLEY
Somerset Co. Correspondent
NEW CENTERVILLE (Som
erset Co.) “If your business is
going to continue, you must be
replaced,” said Dr. Bernard
Erven, an Ohio State University
professor who spoke to more
than 50 farmers on Feb. 20
during the annual Laurel High
lands Dairy Day, at New
Centerville Fireball.
“Who’s going to operate your
Upscale antiques attract collectors at Hunt Valley show.
Joan Oatesman of Merry Walk Antiques holds one of her
favorite pieces of Quimper from her colorful collection.
The unsigned piece dated 1870 sells for $l,lOO. Read
more about the show in Lancaster Farming’s Antiques
Center page 827.
Photo by Lou Ann G otd, food and family features editor
www.lancasterffarming.com
business in your absence? These
are questions you must ask
yourself and prepare for the
future,” said Dr. Erven, an ex
tension specialist for the Depart
ment of Agricultural,
Environmental, and Develop
ment Economics at Ohio State
since 1984.
The purpose of Dairy Day is
to present research-based infor
mation on issues relevant to
local dairy farmers. Emphasis is
Five Sections
Central, Western Pa. Holstein Breeders
Honored At Annual Convention
DAVE LEFEVER
Lancaster Farming Staff
ALTOONA (Blair Co.)
Harold F. Crider registered his
first animal in 1941 when he was
10 years old.
Since then, Crider went on to
develop what has been called
“one of the (genetically) deepest
herds in the entire country” by
renowned Holstein broker and
author Horace Backus.
Crider and wife, Leona, have
now turned the management of
that herd on Antrim Spring
Farm, Franklin County, over to
sons, Roger and Rodney.
Having bred more than 30
cows that scored Excellent over
the years, Crider was one of two
breeders inducted into the Penn
sylvania Holstein Association
Hall of Fame at the annual con
vention banquet here Thursday
evening
David Burket, Burket Falls
Farm, Blair County, was hon
ored tor his pioneering work in
both polled Holstein and Red
and White genetics, as well as
his overall breeding program.
In 1960. Burket traveled to
Wisconsin where he purchased a
herd of 11 registered Holsteins.
One of them gave birth to a nat
urally polled heifer calf named
Princess Fayne Houwtje, who
placed on improving perform
ance and competitiveness of
dairy production.
This year, the program ad
dressed the labor management
problem in dairy farms with
keynote speaker Erven. An in
formation management session
was held to help farmers im
prove profits.
Erven, a professor at Ohio
State University in Columbus,
Ohio, has his bachelor’s in agri
cultural education and his mas
ter’s degree in agricultural
economics, both from Ohio
State. His doctorate in agricul
tural economics is from the Uni
versity of Wisconsin. He has co
authored the book
“Foundations for Managing the
Farm Business,” along with D.
Lynn Forster, from Grid Pub
lishing in 1981.
During the afternoon session.
Erven presented topics on labor
management and the transfer of
farms to the next generation.
Erven advised farmers to un
derstand the culture of their
business, because no two busi
nesses are alike. He advised that
the family should be a part of ev
erything that happens.
“Oral agreements often lead
to confusion and disagreement,
but written records provide the
basis for resolving differences,”
he said.
He related to the farmers that
transferring the farm to the next
generation changes the business
but choices are better made than
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Saturday, March 2, 2002
was destined to become a
famous cow.
In addition to holding the life
time record for butterfat pro
duction for a period of time,
Princess was also featured on
the cover of Pennsylvania Hol
stein News and was granddam
to Burket-Falls Reflection Milly,
the 1971 All-American 2-year
old cow.
In 1974, a Milly and Penstate
Ivanhoe Star daughter gave
birth to a red heifer calf sired by
Burket-Falls Grandee. This calf.
DHIA Members Conduct
14th Annual Meeting, Banquet
MICHELLE KLNJAFPU
Lancaster Fanning StaJJ
STATE COLLEGE (Centre
Co.) More than 50 DHIA
members marked another year
of the association with the 14th
annual meeting and awards
banquet at the Days Inn Penn
State Wednesday evening.
During the program, Becky
Mowrer. Pennsylvania’s dairy
princess, commented on the im
portance of product promotion.
Since she began her reign as a
county dairy princess in June,
she has logged 3,000 miles as she
represents and endorses the
dairy industry.
Tom Smith, Pennsylvania
Dairy Princess Promotions/
Atlantic Dairy Association
Dairy Council, spoke about sev
eral programs under way to pro
mote milk products. Mothers
and children are the target audi
ences for many of the commer
cials, said Smith.
Although television commer
cials are important for advertis
ing, “the most important thing I
think we’re involved with is
school programs,” said Smith.
The organization not only
2001 All-Md. Holsteins Named
Pictured is Savage-Leigh Dazzle-ET, named 2001 All-
Maryland 4-year-old Holstein. The Savage family of
Savage-Leigh farm, Knoxville, also exhibited All-Maryland
junior and senior best three females. To see the complete
field of All-Maryland winners, turn to page A2B.
$34.00 Per Year
Burket-Falls Grand Mini,
become an All-American Red
and White as a 2-year-old and
served as seed stock for the Red
and White herd.
“By accident, (Burkct) got
started in both the polled and
Red and White business,” said
Douglas Scipt in presenting the
award. “But it was no accident
that (Burket) has developed
these traits into a thriving busi
ness.”
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works to disseminate curricu
lum information but also to pro
vide milk coolers to ensuie that
children get cold milk during
lunch.
Additionally, a milk vending
machine project has been intro
duced to several schools and
businesses. Milk is sold at a rate
of about 300 units per week fiom
the machines of mostly (90 per
cent) chocolate milk
The Clyde Robison Award,
given to honor leadership within
the dairy industry, went to Stan
ley Burkholder, Potter County
Burkholder, a former DHIA
board member who is active m
many agricultural and ciyic or
ganizations, has served on the
Tioga County cooperative ex
tension board, is a 35-year
member of the Pennsylvania
Farm Bureau, and has served in
many capacities on the county
level of the Farm Bureau.
Frank Orner, Pennsylvania
DHIA board secretary, said that
Burkholder “always had the for
titude to stand up and speak for
the farmer.” Burkholder was
elected to the state DHIA board
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