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Youngsters
by visiting
By Melissa Piper
ANNVILLE - "How ya’
gonna keep cm down on the
farm" haa been a popular
quip (or many years, but one
sure way to keep children
coming back to visit a farm
is to take them to Raymond
Punch's animal preserve
near Lebanon.
Coincidentally named
"Down on the Farm," the
Funcks have been en
tertaining adults as well as
children (or the past few
years by giving new insights
to "city cousins" as well as
to seasoned fanners.
The Funcks began their
animal farm about six years
ago after their children had
begun a collection of stray
and pet animals. For the
first few years, the Funcks
kept their farm on a
relatively private basis
giving educational field trips
to schools. However, as their
popularity began to spread,
Raymond Funck decided to
open his doors to the public.
Since that time, bus loads
of school children along with
many visiting tourists and
neighbors alike have driven
to Annville to view Funck’s
many native and special
animals.
Raymond Funck, who
admits “I do this cause I like
learn about animals
“down on the farm”
children" likes to treat
visiting school children to a
milking contest. "We have 75
Holstcins which is our
primary source of income
and we allow the children to
try their hand at milking."
"You'd be surprised at
how many of our city cousins
don't know where milk
comes from,” Funck
commented.
“So along with giving an
educational view I allow
them to have a milking
contest usually between the
boys and girls."
Funck keeps many
animals native to both Pa.
and the country on his farm
so that children as well as
adults can see wildlife close*
up. White-tailed deer, native
birds, fawns, and groun
dhogs are all to be seen. Two
particularly seasoned
favorites at the farm are
Toby and Tammy, the bears,
which entertain for the
visitors in reward for a sip of
carbonated soft drink.
Also to be found as native
animals are a host of wild
turkeys, raccoons, a fox and
many kinds of pheasants.
Heading the line up of
“special animals” is Sam
the elk, which reigns
supreme in a pasture of his
own. Carrying a large rack,
Sam is a popular attraction.
Also popular on the tour is
Funck’s Fallow deer native
to Asia, a pair of bison and
pygmie goats.
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