16—Lancaster Farming,
Friday, Aug. 3, 1956
Ivey’s Ivy Farms
L ivestock Black,
White History
i By ERNEST J. NEILL
■ MALVERN, Pa. History on
Neal D Ivey’s Ivy Farms here.
[js livestock in black and white,
with Angus cattle reigning fo
' day -on lands where the Chester
White breed of hogs ougmated
This Chester County farm of
’2OO acres has moie history For
more than 150 years it was one
of the most noted taverns on the
old Conestoga Road Many a
weary traveler west from Phil
adelphia, or tired wanderers go
ing East enjoyed the hospitality
of the Three Bottles Tavern,
whose stones today are as firm
as when the 2Vi -story structure
■ was built in 1734.
Famed 225 Years
“This land has been farmed
since 1732,” Mr Lan
caster Fannin®, “yet its topsoil
'is still 24 inches deep ’’ “That
shows what good farming will
do,” he added
William Penn issued a grant
to the Stevenson Family, the
ones who originated the white
swine that carry the County
■name As the years went on,
tavern business declined Cone
stoga Road was re-iouted, and
the tavern was isolated at the
idled corners of Conestoga Road
and Swedesford Road
fvy climbs the walls, ivy
spreads over the ancient lawns,
the spacious backyard, carefully
tended by Mr Ivey since he took
over the farm in 1951.
Farm of 200 Acres
There are seven bedrooms,
three baths, a Dutch kitchen,
living room, dining room and a
regular kitchen m the stone
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Bowmansville, Pa
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Edward Radomski of Belfrey Farm, R 1
Norristown, here stands at the halter ot
his Angus heifer won at the Brandywine
Angus field day. Others left to right, are
Robert 'E Montgomery of Ash Grove
Farm, New Hope; Warren Putnam ot
home Furnishings are tasteful,
in keeping with the tavern’s his-
tory ~
On its 200 acres, Ivy Farms
carries 140 Angus, headed by
three sons of Ankonian 3216th,
famed' bull originating at An
kony Farms which won the 1952
International Livestock Exposi
tion grand championship at Chi
cago Each is doing,a top-notch
job in producing quality calves,
Ankonian 3277, Ivy Ankonian
35th, and Ivy Ankonian OB
For a grassland farm, this has
been an excellent year weather
wise Abundant rains, which
fouled the 1956 small giam har-
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R. W. HOLLINGER & SONS,
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vest, created lush growth in the
Ivy Farms’ pastures of orchard
grass, clover, alfalfa There’s
some timothy, but generally la
dmo fills the bill
“Gram is grown locally only
for farm use,” Mr Ivy told, go
ing back to the weathei, “but
this has been a wonderful year
for grass We had to clip both
pastures
Three Animals Per Acre
“The old idea of one animal
per acre is gone now,” the
breeder of Blacks told, “we’re
averaging three Angus per acre
now. Pastures are rotated, cat
tle are on one pasture two
INC.
Manheim, Pa.
BROWN * REA
Atglen, Pa.
A. L. HERR & BRO.
Quarryville, Pa.
Echo Falls Farm, New Hope; Joe D. Gib
-bon, Green Bank Farms, Glenmoore, and
Orville F Haas, association president,
Cloud Valley Farms, Pottstown. (Lancas
ter Farming Staff Photo).
weeks, then it lays idle two
weeks to regain growth.'”
With' Herdsman Elisha For
syth, Mr. Ivey is helping con
tinue history, agricultural his
tory in a hallowed spot for the
livestock industry. Details of
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ALIEN H. ffIATZ
ft 7-6502
Denier
I Seven 4H, FFA
'Youths Attend
Coop. Institute
, Seven ; Lancaster , County *
•and Future 1 - Farmers of Arnej
ca members this week aie ,
tending the American Institut
of ' Cooperation at North Ca t ,
lina State College, Raleigh
companying the group, whu
departed Saturday morning, „
three advisors.
Making the trip are Dean u (
fer, R 3 Manheim; Glenn [
Porter, R 1 Washington Bo( (
John D Eshleman, R 1 Wills,
Street; James L. Hastings, |
Kirkwood; v Kenneth B, Gaib f ,
R 1 Willow Street; Leßoy Esbt ;
shade, Esbenshade Road, Lj(
caster, C. Kenneth Young, 5
Mount Joy.
Advisors are Wayne B Rem'
schler, chairman 'of the yo U |,
committee; Joe McGahen, i\i a ..
beim Central vocational agnciii
ture instructor; James Mai
4H club leader, New Holland
Twelve cooperative agencis' I
in Lancaster County assisted u"
sending the local youths to tl 1 f
Institute, the national educj S
tional agency, of farmer coop u
eratives.
OLD DOBBIN IS VICTOR
CLEVELAND, N. D.
a horse collided with a car hett"
recently, the automobile tool -y
considerable damage. The hoy
was unhurt. 'i
the Chester White history aruj
vague to Mr. Ivey, but
a convincing theme today
er 225 years what caiefij, i
husbandry can do to land j
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