14—Lanczf— Farming, Saturday. June 2. 1973 3 WvwXvlXwW I •% I I Mr. and Mrs. J. Flo The number of dairy herds in this area has decreased by at least 50 percent in the last generation but the size of dairy herds has increased to the point that as much milk is still being produced. The trend is greater than ever to increase the production per cow. This is being done by feeding more high quality farm grown feeds and better commercial supplements, also by better dairying practices, but probably mostly by better breeding. No one can afford to have ordinary cows today. They must be the very best. Local dairymen have risen to the oc casion through efficiency in production, milk testing, ar tificial breeding and larger herds. A dairyman who was born and raised on an average size dairy farm was J. Floyd Kreider of Mount Joy RD2 Floyd’s father, Mahlon, had an average size herd of 25 cows on his farm near Manheim. In comparison to the size of his father’s sjze dairy operation Floyd hs 50 registered Holstein cows and 40 heifers. He is in DHIA and is building up his herd production through good blood lines and feeds his cows the same amount of high quality feed when they are on pasture as when they are confined to the barn in winter. The result can be obse rved by the pasture not being leveled to the ground, because the cows are not hungry. He obtains a better price on his commercial feed by contracting for it in the fall. He has a truck and hauls his feed to the farm. Floyd has had 16 Ivanhoe animals and a number have his blood line. “Belle”, an Ivanhoe eight-year-old cow which he raised, now produces over 25,000 pounds of milk and over 1000 Mrs Dottle Kreider holds an antique cocoa pitcher she bought. Behind her is a dried arrangement in an antique brass jardiniere. It is setting on a marble top bureau with an antique mirror above it. Plaster of Paris picture is on the wall. A coverlet is on the arm of the Eby rocker. d Kreider and Children. . . Dairying Is A Family Project At The Kreiders Farm Writer Mrs. Charles. McSparran pounds of butterfat. Her daughter “Kristy,” a three-year-old, produced 17,071 pounds of milk with 576 pounds of fat this year. His best cow, “Blossom”, has a top record of 26,721 pounds of milk with 926 pounds of fat. Another, “Dottie”, produced 21,460 pounds of milk with 935 pounds of fat. Several of his cows are milking over 100 pounds a> day. He raises practically all the calves, _ mostly for herd replacements but sells a few.'. He even raises the bull calves. He sells the better bred bulls to farmers for herd sires and the others are sold for veal when they weigh from 300 to 400 pounds. Kreiders live on and rent the Henry Eby Estate farm on Eby- Chickies Road near Salunga where they have been in the dairy business for 18 years. Kreider also rents the Strickler farm and the Buch farm nearby. Altogether he farms about 200 acres. He raises about 50 acres of alfalfa and 125 acres of corn. He has to buy some ear corn. He grinds all his own feed in a hammermill. He is also finishing about 200 head of steers. He has about one-third each of Angus, Herefords and Charolais-Angus crossbreds. Kreiders raised 10,000 broilers for about 10 years or more but have changed over to the steers this year. This is not ®sWm«mw>»x*k*X'>:*;*X'C">x*w*:*:«:*>>: , x*m*m > :*:*»M'«*>k*m*&wavwwa .v.v.w.*. ■£.; & 8 a # i i A £ i I £ I 3g $ V ••• ❖ Mrs. Kreider holds a glass butter dish jelly cupboard and picture above it. Behind from a set which belonged to her Grand- her is the pie board. To her right is a dry mother Hershey. Carpet beater and a sink she bought. Some rare ironstone ladies fan on the wall beside the tobacco pieces are displayed on the jelly cupboard sizing box she refinished. She bought the and dry sink. the first trial at steers, however, the Kreider herd now as men as Mr. Kreider had 100 a few tioned previously. She will show years ago. Kristy’s eight-month-old- Kreiders’ is a family en- daughter this year in 4-H. terprise. Mrs. Dorothy 'Beverly will be in the 4-H Dairy (“Dottie”) Kreider did not Club too this year for the first and grow up on a farm but likes living will show an eight-month-old calf, on the farm and helped by Brenda has been in the Lan carrying milk before they had a disville 4-H Sewing Club about pipeline milker and ran the four years and makes her own tractors before the children were clothes now. She most recently big enough to help. Now the three made an evening gown to wear to children help in various ways and her high school Junior-Senior they have one hired man. Mrs. banquet. Beverly will also be in Kreider says “We use a lot of the 4-H sewing club this year, milk and I use a lot m cooking.” Mrs. Kreider, besides keeping What better way to promote house and cooking for her family, milk? also works four or five days a Kreiders have three children. Brenda, 17, graduating now from Hempfield High School, took the commercial course She wants to take courses to become a dental technician. She took piano lessons six years and sang in the school chorus Brenda helps with the housework and used to help with the barn work Barry, 14, is in seventh grade at Centerville Junior High School. He was on the basketball team last year. He wants to be a far mer He likes to work with the steers He feeds the steers, helps to clean stables, beds the cows, did some plowing and most of the harrowing this spring Beverly is 10 and in Landisville Elementary School She feeds the calves and does chores around the home. Brenda was one of the con testants last year in the Lan caster County Dairy Princess pageant She has been in the 4-H Dairy Club six years She had the champion senior calf two years ago This animal, “Kristy”, is in week at Provident Book Store at Park City, Lancaster, as a saleslady and helps her aunt, Alma Benner, in the crafts * V. J. Floyd Kreider shows his daughter Brenda’s 4-H animal. ' Now as a 3-year-old, her yearly record is 17,071 of milk and 576 of fat. *** * v-. jS^Eß^abtiSLiJess *'U * 4 AX*** department They are working with foil this month in crafts. Mrs. Kreider worked with crafts at church and some of her own projects. She will limit her working at the store to three days a week this summer. She had worked at the Kiddie Shoppe at Park City eight months prior to working at Provident Book Store. Dottie is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Hershey who live east of Lancaster. Her father developed Dorothea Park which was named for Dottie. She grew up near there and graduated from East Lampeter High School She worked as a bookkeeper at the Lancaster County Bank for two and a half years after graduation. (Continued On Page 36)
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