—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 5, 1976
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breeding calendar. Cows’
tails are marked with four
different color tapes to let
him know what production
status each cow is in. Yellow
tape, for example, signals
him that the cow is
producing more than 55
pounds of milk per day.
As far as calf management
is concerned, Oliver has
made a U-tum. He’s tried the
so-called “calf hutches” and
abandoned them because
they just didn’t work for him.
The young animals are in the
old dairy barn now, running
loose and kicking their heels.
At feeding time they’re tied
up. He mixes his own ration
with home-grown
ingredients (except for
minerals, salt, and a sup
plement, etc.) and uses a
forage harvester to ac
complish the task!
Other feeds incorporated
into Oliver’s dairy cow
feeding program include
high moisture com, and
grass and hay silage. All are
stored in separate upright
silos, and are mixed in pre
determined amounts at
feeding time. Small amounts
of a commercially prepared
protein feed are fed ac
cording to production while
the cows are in the parlor.
Innovative and hard
working, Oliver, his wife
Carol, and two children,
Chris and Robin, have ac
cepted the changes on their
farm with good faith. The
farm has been in the family
for approximately 125 years
which gives the family
just a little extra incentive
for believing strongly in a
family operation.
OUver reckons things will
continue to change in the
future just as they have in
the past. Understandably,
he’s not sure if he’ll like all
the changes he’ll have to
make, but he’s willing to
stick to it producing close
to 600 gallons of milk daily;
which is enough for ap
proximately 600 families per
day.
According to Oliver, the
American farmers’ food
production potential is
enormous. The U.S., fur
thermore, is in a good
marketing position. As one
who admits he enjoys far
ming, Oliver is happy to be a
part of it all, and he is for
the most part optimistic.
Motor Truck Transport
Approximately 41,000
trucks are used to deliver
milk and dairy products
from farms to plants and
from plants to consumer
outlets.
- From Dairy Council
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Pasteur Medal Awards
The Pasteur Medals are
awarded annually by the
Milk Industry Foundation to
give recognition to men and
women in the milk industry
who perform acts of heroism
and exceptional service. The
awards were established in
1937.
- From Dairy Council
Dairyman
Carol and Bob Oliver enjoy dairying and have an
optimistic outlook for agriculture as a whole.
Dairy Week celebration
slated for Berks
READING - The Berks
County Dairy Association’s
annual Dairy Week
celebration scheduled for
June 14 through 19 at the
Berkshire Mall in Reading
promises to be an en
tertaining and educational
experience for all. Live
calves, dairy exhibits, and a
number of dairy demon
strations will be presented
daily, and additional special
activities are scheduled to
take place throughout the
week.
Dairy Week’s opening day will be the Dairy Princess
activities will center around Pageant to be held on
the dairy products cooking Saturday evening. The
contest. Final judging will pageant will get under way
take place that evening, and at 6 p.m., at which time the
the winners will be an- contestants will be in
nounced at 7 p.m. During the terviewed on stage by the
following day, contestants Master of Ceremonies for the
for this year’s Dairy Prin- event. The “Singing
cess title will be on hand to Millers,” also known as the
demonstrate butter making. “Miller Family,” one of
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whom is a former State
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approximately 7 p.m. At
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will be named with State
Dairy Princess Charlene
Maust and Berks County
Dairy Princess Cathy Yanos
taking part in the crowning
ceremonies.
Dairy Council- wants
everyone to know that there
is a difference between
chocolate milk and chocolate
dairy drink. Chocolate milk
is made from whole milk and
chocolate dairy drink is
made from skim or partially
skim milk. Otherwise, the
two milk drinks are made
with similar ingredients.