My Thoughts And welcome to them I was the chief teat and bottle washer in the Spahr family dairy operation 15 years ago. Only, back then, I didn’t know that they were called “teats" or “quarters.” I only knew them by one name - it started with a “t”, ended with a “t", and had an “i” in the middle. For years I used this word unabashedly in front of my friends, neighbors, and relatives. Then, one day m school, I realized that this particular three letter word was dirty (as most three or four letter words are), and from that time forward I had a heck of a time trying to talk about the t..., well, .. about the four things that hang in front of a cow’s back legs, without biting my tongue or turning red for days afterward. Jo-Dan B. E. Ivan ... 40H2455 Jo-Dan B. E. Ivan "VG" (89) aAa 485321 PD: +1057M +6F +67s 64% Rap. 5/77 USDA POT; -0.25 44% Rap. 2/77 TRI- +167 HFA Persistent aggressive daughters Jo-Dan daughters have a beautiful blend of strength, style and dairyness, with excellent, snug udders and correct feet and legs. They're strong —. especially at the front and aggressive eaters, so they milk heavy and long. Several Jo-Dan 2-year-olds are milking over 80 lbs. daily. BREEDING OITTLE FOR YOUR NEXT GENEB4TION CURTISS By JOANN! SBAHB Associate Editor Daughter Faria Farms Ivan Blossom “EX” (90) 3- 2X 3390 20.200 M 3.6% 740 F 4- 2X 3200 22.820 M 33% 765 F Curtiss Breeding Service Division of Searle Agriculture Inc 312-639-2141 • Cary, il 60013 But, it wasn’t only talking about them that was bad - it was working with them, also. Or, should I say, it was tough working with my father and brother. Unaware of my newly developing sensitivities as I reached the beginning of puberty, the men used the words as often as they said each others names. "Jo, you missed this t--." they would yell at the top of their lungs, loud enough for the neighbors across the field to hear. As I’d slink up the walkway, hunching my shoulders to hide the new bloom of a figure which only I knew was there, my Dad would start in with a lesson on you-know-what washing. “Jo, I’m telling you," he'd say sternly, “if you don’t wash these t- better, you’re going to have to Son of famed Black Eagle Jo-Dan brings top production on line with the extraordinary type of his sire: Paclamar Ivanhoe Black Eagle "EX" (93) GM. Prominent herd sire at Paclamar Farms before joining Curtiss, Black Eagle was coded ”1" in 10 of 12 categories for type. His PDT: +.67 99% Rep. 9/76 HFA. »/- Daughter Faria Farms Ivan Blossom "EX” (90) Pictured whan milking 117 pounds par day. Dam is 4-time record holder Jo-Dan's dam, Beauccest Wiscap Beauty, 4-time National Record Dam, held the National Senior Three-Year-Old Milk Production Record at 305 days with 30,700 M 3.2% 993 F. At 365 days that lactation was 34,298 M 3.2% 1,102 F. (a very ’W'W distinguished cow.) All available completed lactation data l.'rr 1 not Included will be provided upon request The farmland purchased for $l,OOO an acre in 1973 would cost 25 per cent more - or $1,250 in 1974. That, at least, was the average percentage hike in farm real estate values across the nation according to a USDA survey for the year ending March 1, 1974. The survey attributes last year’s gain to the record level of net farm income in 1973 and to buyer’s optimism about future income. wash each one twice!" I was aghast that he could use the dirty word twice in one breath - to me that was worse than cursing on Sunday. As I washed and dried the hanging hook-ups of the gentle Holsteins, I would look at the big, soft, eyes of the animals and wonder if they felt degraded by the language in the barn. Most of the times, they just wheezed, rolled their cuds up in their necks, and started chewing. They weren’t too couth, but what can you expect from the animals who think their bodies are three letter words? Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 4,1977 CURTISS Distributors and Dealers Serving Your Area: BREEDING GITTLE FOR YOUR NEXT GENER4TKXI have a nice weekend... free something Bemvilie, Pa. 19506 John Bicksler 717-866-6867 Elverson, PA 19520 Mert Stroble 215-286-9173 Franldin, NJ 07416 Robert Kitchen 201-827-4659 Hamblin, PA 19526 Doug Lesher 215-562-3206 Lebanon, PA 17042 Lynford Knssmger 717-272-6824 Letsporl, PA 19533 Bill Hart 215-926-2465 Lund«H, PA 19354 Wm. Downing 215-942-2688 McVeytown, PA 17051 James Swigart 717-899-7372 Manheim, PA 17545 Cliff Gibble 717-665-4252 Miflinbun, PA17144 Dave Dietrich 717-966-2438 Miffintown, PA 17059 John Zendt 717-436-6386 MHhrilk, PA 17146 Don Harding 717-458-5367 PhSpsbun, NJ OSSIS Wm. Shandor 215-253-2773 PoynteHe, PA 1*454 Duane Giles 717-448-2911 QuanyvOle, PA 17569 Carl Boyan 717-786-2645 Schwenkesvßk, PA 19473 Wm. Shamline 215-287-6500 Stewartstown, PA 17363 Marvin Jomes 717-993-2281 Sunbury, PA 17801 Wilfred Deppen 717-286-7290 Towanda, PA ISS4I Chas Robbins 717-265 5026 125
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