40—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 15, 1972
Lancaster County Holstein Breeders
Tour Observes Lancaster County Farms
Paul B. Zimmerman, back to camera, he explains some of the practices he
center, holds the interest of members of employs as he cares for his herd of ex
the Lancaster County Holstein Breeders cellent cattle.
Association during the tour at his farm, as
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Quarryville
LANDIS BROS., INC.
Lancaster
CHAS. J. McCOMSEY
& SONS
Hickory Hill, Pa.
N. G. HERSHEY & SON
Manbeim
ROY H. BUCH, INC
Ephrata, R.D. #2
Selective conditioning.
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damaging the
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New Holland
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FARM SERVICE
Cochranville, Pa.
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Three bus loads, a total of 110
persons, enjoyed the Lancaster
County Holstein Breeders annual
tour of Lancaster County farms
and agribusinesses this week.
The group left from Lancaster
Shopping Center at about 8 a.m.
The first stop was at Weaver’s
Poultry Processing Plant, New
Holland.
The first farm visited was
Cocalico Holstein Farm, home of
the Paul B. Zimmerman’s
Ephrata RDI. The Zimmerman
herd of 36 head is housed in a
spotless barn. The herd, the
highest classified herd in the
State, was the number one herd
m Lancaster County DHIA
records in 1971.
The 54-head herd of Carl
Martin, Ephrata RDI, was the
second stop on the agenda. The
herd consists of home-bred
Registered Holsteins. Martin’s
Spring Shade Farm has a good
feeding system for older heifers.
A very satisyfing family style
meal was enjoyed by the group at
the Akron Restaurant at noon.
At Robert Groff’s Groffdale
Farm, Quarryville RD3, the
group observed a new bam with
pipeline milkers, comfort stalls,
and liquid manure system.
A necessary addition with the
liquid manure system is grates
over gutters. This addition keeps
the cows cleaner and there are
less injuries reported from cows
falling over gutters. The grates
system is relatively new in the
PUBLIC SALE
FEEDER STEERS
SATURDAY, APRIL 15,1972
STARTING l:OOP.M.
The undersigned will offer at Public Sale on the
premises, located in York County, 12 miles West of
York, Pa., V* mile east of East Berlin, Pa. along Route
234.
100 - FEEDER STEERS - 100
100 head of steers weighing from 300 to 700 lbs.
Consisting of Herefords, Angus, Charolais, & Holsteins.
This is a good selection of steers, all acclimated and
wormed. The right kind of steers for pasture.
Don’t Miss This Sale
L. "Cot" Jacobs
Barry L. Jacobs
Owners,
R. D. 1, East Berlin, Pa. 17316
Clair R. Siaybaugh, Auct.
J. Brown. Clerk
county barns in the past two to
three years.
Groff installed facilities to
handle a new feeding system.
Last year he stored high moisture
com, and reports he is feeding
this high moisture corn with good
results. This year he plans to add
haylage to his system.
The Groff herd consists of 60
head of Holsteins.
The John Harnish Pondbank
Farm was the last stop for the
group. Harnish is the youngest
farmer included on the tours.
The Harnish herd consists of
100 cows, housed in a comfort
stall bam. The outstanding set-up
included a pipeline milker. His
set-up for young stock includes
heated calf barns for winter, and
exhaust fans for summer ef
ficiency
All four of the farms visited
emphasized the comfort stall,
which enables them to stay closer
to the cows and provides more
individual attention to the herd.
The tour committee consisted
of J. Mowery Frey Jr, 401 Beaver
Valley Pike, Lancaster, chair
man; Curtis Akers, Quanyville
RD2, and Clyde Buchen,
Manheim RD3.
Let Cows on Pasture Slowly
Dairymen should not hurry to
let their cows out on green lush
pasture during early spring,
remind Extension dairy
specialists at Pennsylvania State
University. A sudden change
from winter feeding to pasture
feeding can cause mastitis. The
specialists suggest feeding some
hay and grain before dairy cows
go out to pasture each day early
in the season.