Yesterday’s Cowpath As we celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Ohio Holstein Association, Barb Lumley will be writing a special column featuring special points in time for the Ohio Holstein Association. Enjoy your walk down Yesterday’s Cowpath. By Barb Lumley The following is taken from the MayJune 1974 issue of the Ohio Holstein News, Cal Wilcox, Editor. It was the Production Issue. The cover featured a picture of the top seller at the Western Ohio Heifer Sale, WilRae Ideal Citation, sold for $2100 to Kenneth Allen, Hamilton, Ohio and consigned by Richard Lewis, Lewis & Sons, Hamilton, Ohio and a picture of the top seller at the Eastern Ohio Heifer Sale, Willowcrag Matt Master, sold for $2100 to David Reath, Kirkwood, Pennsylvania, and consigned by Carl Miller, Columbiana, Ohio. The forty eight (48) head sold in the Western Ohio Heifer Sale averaged $975.00. The fifty (50) head sold in the Eastern Ohio Heifer Sale averaged $897.50. Select Sires announced their open house and sale July 21 & 22. The Select Sires Super Sale was scheduled for July 22 at the Ohio State Fairgrounds and featured sixty (60) consignments all sired by Select Sires bulls. Quietcove Matt Judy (EX 92 MAM 11111) was announced with the new state milk record for Senior Four Year Olds with 4-06 305 27110 3.4 912 and 365 30130 3.4 1028. She is bred and owned by Quietcove Holsteins, Wapakoneta, Ohio. Ohio listed twelve (12) delegates to the National Convention in Atlantic City, New Jersey. They are J. O. Fenstermaker, John R. Snoddy, Art Crocker, E. Dale Raush, Richard C. Lewis, William A. Shipley, Clair E. Jones, Sterling Timmons, Henry Gelbke, Ivo H. Osterloh, Eugene Welch, Myron W. Stryffeler. Ohio Holstein Breeders are planning for the National Holstein Convention in 1977 which will be held in Ohio. There was a full page list of Convention ‘77 donors from each district. A total of 234 had donated at that time, with District 8 showing the most donors. In her “The Mistress Muses” column on the Ohio Holstein Homemakers’ pages, Jean Timmons wrote, “I’ve often wished I 28
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could find a photographer that could do as much for me as these professional cattle photographers do for a cow. I suspect with enough pine trees behind me and my legs propped just right and someone to get my attention, they might come up with a picture of me the way I’d like to think I look.” District 11 homemakers provided the delicious sounding recipes! Ohio Holstein Juniors are selling T-shirts, sweatshirts and jackets to raise money for Convention ’77. Gayle Glowacki is the Ohio Holstein Queen. District 1 Holstein Club announced at a recent board meeting that it is over its goal for Convention ‘77. Officers for the year are Lee Liming, President; Bill Alger, Vice-president; Peter Kepner, Secretary; and George Logen,Treasurer. The District 3 Holstein Club held their first annual meeting on March 24, 1974 at Salt Fork Lodge with 183 members in attendance. The meeting was presided over by President Vince West. Newly elected officers are James Kemp, President; Kenneth Lloyd, Vice-President; James Newburn, Secretary-Treasurer; George Passmore, News Reporter and Vince West, State Director. District 9 Holstein Club held a barn meeting on February 19, 1974 at Bob Binger’s farm south of Clyde. The purpose of the meeting was to demonstrate the usefulness of the HFA’s classification program and how it actually works. Program Director Jim Henderson took charge of the meeting and presented a slide program. James Pound Director of the Extension Program for the Holstein Friesian Association was present to answer questions. The Medina County Holstein Club held their annual banquet and elected Bob Brainard and Lowell Hoffmaster as local directors. Jim Tait was elected as a District 8 board director. Miss Sally Sexton. Granville, Ohio, a Guernsey breeder was the speaker. She assured them there was room in the field for both breeds and kept the Holstein people laughing. She closed with, “One doesn’t have to be crazy to be a farmer but it helps”. At the Ashland County Holstein Banquet the Outstanding Holstein Girl Award went to Jean Tugend and the Outstanding Holstein Boy Award went to Bob Keets.
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Kenneth Koegler was elected as State Director for District 8. The Trumbell County Holstein Club held their annual meeting with 203 persons present. Elmer Kohlmorgan is President and Sterling Timmons is Ohio Holstein Association Director from District 1. Breezewood Patsy Bar Pontiac EX 91 2E just broke the world record for milk and fat, producing at 8-6 365D 45280 milk 4.8 2194fat. She is the granddaughter of Princess Breezewood RA Patsy VG who previously held the record for fat at 1866 lbs. She is bred and owned by Henry and Herman Gelbke, Vienna, Ohio. Twenty eight (28) German dairymen toured Ohio on March 9, 1974 and visited Gelbke Brothers and the NOBA bull stud at Tiffin, Ohio. Numerous breeder ads were featured for the Ohio Classic Sale to be held Friday, July 12, 1974 at 7:00 p.m. The Ohio State Holstein Show will be held Saturday, July 13 at 9:00 a.m. at the State Fairgrounds, Columbus, Ohio. Obie Snider, Imler, Pennsylvania will be the judge. COBA/Select Sires featured Glendell Arlinda Chief on the back cover, with the headline, “He comes from the LAND OF LINCOLN and he is STANDING TALL”. The ad pictured his daughters and featured a drawing of Abraham Lincoln.
