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pfewftglvender augusts 1987 life at premier breeding farm a serious affair romandale farms herd superintendent david stephen roman houck explains the science and care behind breed- more times than ing and maintaining prizewinning herds the mar- ter fair khambased operation is so successful that owner has been chosen premier breeder any other at the annual royal vvin- alex newman by alex newman alda shoots an inquiring glance over her shoulder raising eyeb rows and lazily flicking eyelashes at 18 she has already given birth several times and shes produced 248000 pounds of milk in her lifetime papoose has accomplished even more in the last year or so she has produced over 20000 pounds of milk that averaged a whopping 525 per cent butterfat and 393 per cent protein she has produced 25 pregnancies alda and papoose are just two of the romandale herd a herd which made stephen roman pre mier breeder at the royal winter fair more times than any other breeder in canada romandale farms north of toronto wadokai karate since expert instruction chief instructor dave manara internationally recognized 6th degree black belt club instructor paul bird internationally recognized 2nd degree black belt demonstration and registration thursday sept 1087 730 pm economical rates flexible memberships separate classesfor children st philips anglican church kennedy rd just n of 16th ave 4774960 karate for the whole family mcaikville cinema in the mflrihville jhoppino cefltfll wv ii-alecowanrp- ineo 927smow now playing 0 the living daylights mon sin 1 jo 403 630 903 0 the garbage pail kids the lost boys moasua 645 ft 850 o snow white special familv pisces in effect monsun too ft 405 full metal jacket monsun 650 905 hamburger hill i adult accompaniment o all seats every gfr g tuesday 3uu moasun 140 350 700 ft 915 lffs tsussl open for sunday brunch for reservations call 4759405 1020 denlson st markham i slilis3 1 v denlson s markham on warden ave is like ly one of the most prestigious hol- stein farms in the country hard work their crop apart from the ob vious milk product is the valu able seed stock which owner stephen roman has worked hard to cultivate dave houck romandales herd superintendent says mr roman lives on the farm and although hes busy as chairman of denison mines he is active in selection and breeding of the black and white cattle because mr houck wants to be sure a city slicker understands the nuances of dairy breeding he chooses his words carefully he is also modest in his appraisal of the herd first of all romandale really has a double crop milk is of prime importance because without that income we wouldnt be here he says what he means is that theres no reason to have cattle if you dont have milk why romandale mr houck placidly lowers his eyelids like the peaceful- bovines he has worked with all his life taking his time explaining why farmers who raise holstein cattle choose stock from romandale farms most farmers have a desire to improve their herd but not for the sake of prestige alone its basic economy the aver age cow costs 1500 to get to the stage where they can produce a calf and start lactating he ex plains the average cow produces milk iotlvz lactations which last about 10 months each this is an aver age and takes into consideration that some cows injure udders or feet and some fail to conceive af ter one or two pregnancies people believe our stockpro duce at a good level and are lon- gerlived than the average states mr houck farmers know but what does mr houck be lieve if cows produce above aver age levels of milk with good high butterfat and protein content other farmers want some of that inheritance he says thats why they purchase romandale cattle for the price of a small airplane official government inspectors from the ontario dairy herd im provement corporation which is a farmeroperated organization test cows provincewide for milk production and romandale farms cattle rank high in addition type classifiers from the holstein association of canada travel to each of the coun trys farms every nine months to evaluate cattle for body con formation assessment they are not however in terested just in a pretty face or body good body structure ex plains mr houck ensures a lon ger life and relatively trouble free existence alda at 18 is still pro ducing calves and milk contd on pg 23