Bams collapse
(Continued from Page i) family. friends and neigh
in the older barn was un- bors gathered last weekend
damaged, and milking to begin cleaning up the
operations of the 60-cow herd tangled and twisted
are being done there. A remains, plans were already
portion of the milking being formulated to rebuild,
animals are housed at an Another York County farm
adjoining heifer barn. became the victim of
January’s wrath when
Smyser has been in the Wednesday’s ram weighted
dairy business at the East down an already heavy
Berlin farm since 1946. As accumulation of snow on the
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The weight of snow and ice damaged numerous week. This heavily damaged bam is on the Roger
barns, homes, and warehouses during the past Perry farm in York County.
roof of a bam owned by
Perrydell Farm Dairy, 90
Indian Rock Dam Road,
operated by brothers George
and Roger Perry.
Rain-laden snow slid from
a high barn roof onto an
adjoining truss-style lean-to
where 55 breeding age
heifers were confined. The 40
by 50 feet loosing housing,
roof plummeted onto the
animals killing two and
seriously injuring three
others that had to be
destroyed.
Russell Hartman, who
resides at the York R 8 farm,
saw the structure collapse at
6:30 a.m. and alerted the
owners. A portion of the roof
at the feeding area was
supported with posts and
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remained standing.
Equipment from a nearby
construction firm was
brought in to clear away the
timbers and roofing
material.
A spokesman for the
Perrydell farm said he
expected the bam to be
rebuilt.
Friends and neighbors gathered at the Smyser Richlawn farm to clear away
the remains of a collapsed portion of the dairy barn.
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Other reports of disasters
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