The Rural Voice, 1983-08, Page 18FARM NEWS
Perth Holstein twilight meeting
The notice in Rural Voice simply read:
"Perth Holstein Club Twilight Meeting,
Kurtzville Dairy Farms, July 12 at 7 p.m."
The wording did not do justice to the even-
ing ahead.
By 7:30 p.m. almost 400 dairy farm
families and visitors were wandering
through what could be described as the
Taj Mahal of dairy farms --- clean, airy and
bright are the first words that come to
mind. A pleasant breeze, created by
numerous exhaust fans, kept both cows
and humans very comfortable.
Two rows of sleek Holstein cows stood
on a thick bed of freshly scattered straw
contentedly munching on sweet smelling
hay. Every cow was gleaming --- clipped,
washed and polished -- with even the
ends of their tails white and fluffy. Over
each cow hung a small display board giv-
Visitors to the Kurtzville Farm dairy barn were welcomed by General Manager Bill
Scriven (white hat) and his staff.
ing her name, pedigree and production
record. After a while you became aware of
the amazing lack of flies --- not a fly was to
be found either in or out of the barn.
The Kurtzville Farms belong to the
Freudlspergers family and are managed
by Bill Scriven. The dairy herd of Pinetop
Holsteins consists of 100 head, with 53
milking at the present time, says Arthur
Murray, herdsman since 1981.
Gordon Bell, Fieldman for the Holstein -
Friesian Association, said that a newslet-
ter invitation went out to 500 members of
the Perth County Club for this annual
event and they were pleased with the tur-
nout.
Among the visitors were Peter English,
Willowdale, from "The Holstein Journal",
and Ron Snyder, Waterloo, secretary -
treasurer of the Canadian Association of
Animal Breeders.
Two judging contests were held early in
the evening, one for mature cows and one
for four-year-old cows. The well-behaved
animals were led out to the yard by Perth
County 4-H members David Anderson,
Rob Elison, Alan Hawthorne, Doug
Johnson, Ron Riddell and Dale Schleuter.
Almost everyone trled their hand at the
judging (which included an estimate of
the height of one cow) and enjoyed com-
paring their selections with their friends
and the judges.
After a few brief speeches, the crowd
enjoyed a beef barbeque. All in all, a
splendid evening.
A contingent of young dairy farmers from Japan enjoyed the judging contest at the
Holstein Twilight Meeting at the Kurtzville Farm. They are spending a year In Ontario
working on different dairy farms. They were accompanied by Don Orth from Cen-
tralia College, who spent a few years in Japan and is still fluent in the language; Cay
Johnson, OMAF Rural Organizations and Services and S. Honda from Japan.
PG. 18 THE RURAL VOICE, AUGUST 1983
Three young dairy farmers are seen listen-
ing to the speeches while they wait for the
barbeque to begin. From left Karel
Wolters, Jim Nyenhuis and Wilfred Temm-
ing. Karel and Wilfred are on an
agricultural exchange trip from Holland
and are staying at the Nyenhuis farm near
Sebringville.