It— Lancaster Farming, Saturday; November It, 1978 Lancaster Co, farm tour to be this weekend ByKENDACEBORRY MANHEIM - Outside of Manbeim, there is a former that is a son of a son of a son of a son of a former. In fact, the first Hersbey bought the farm in 1832, and the Her sheys have been settling there ever since. Today Daniel K. Hershey and his family run a 400,000 broiler, 150 steer, and 200 pig operation. Besides that they grow tobacoo, com, wheat, barley, and timothy on their 92 acres. Daniel K. Hershey feeds his steer while daughter Wanda and wife, Joretta, get involved in helping him. The family farm has been in the Hershey line since 1832. Built to fill a need for the new breed of farmer The Bobcat skid steer loader was developed not too many years ago to clean out bams and other farm buildings where the only other way was tedious hand labor But today s new breed of farm now relies on the Bobcat for a lot more than cleaning and loading With a variety of attachment options and the speed and ease of the Bob-Tach system he can excavate backfill trench drill post holes plow and remove snow haul materials to the job site, rake scarify Four-wheel drive and compact size let you maneuver the Bobcat in tight work areas indoors and out to get heavy work done fast and economically Want a demonstration at your place 7 Just give us a call or drop in SALES SERVICE RENTALS 3608 Nazareth Pike Route 100 Bethlehem, PA 18017 Macunpe, PA 18062 215-691-3070 215-966-5353 Their form is on of the eight farms that will be included on the Lancaster County Fanners Association Farm Tour that is being held today and tomorrow, November 18 and 19. The farms are open both days from 1 to 5 p.m. According to Hershey, he “just turned out” to be a farmer. “I like the independence,” he stated. “Around here, there’s to time dock lo punch.” He has always fed steers, as long as he’s been involved with fanning. He usually buys his stock around 800 pounds of weight, bringing it up from Virginia. Then he fattens them out, selling them on the market at about 1100 to 1200 pounds. He feeds hogs too, buying them from auctions or farmers at about 50 pounds of weight and selling them around 220 pounds. The broiler operation was AMC CONCORD DL. Everything about it says luxury... except the price! One look tells you that the new 1979 AMC Concord DL 2-Door is a very luxurious car Formal Landau vinyl roof, opera windows, white sidewall tires, color-keyed styled wheel covers and a striking new formal grille with quad rectangular headlamps neatly accentuate the Concord’s clean, elegant lines. Inside the impression continues. Because you’re surrounded by velveteen crush velour upholstery, plush cut-pile carpeting, digitial quartz clock and woodgrain instrument panel overlays as you relax in the individual reclining “IN OUR 57th YEAR” Noli JEEP started about eight years ago. flock.” “We have always had Thinking of farming today, some laying hens, and with he noted that he thinks it is my boy becoming more “pretty hard” for a young interested in farming, we man to get started. “You dedded to get the broilers,” almost have to get into he explained. “You’re not so something big today to tied down with broilers as£ survive,” he explained. gkk. Fickes Silo Company Inc. Please send me information on □ Fickes Silos [j Please send me color catalog on the Cherokee horse stock trailers and GN flatbeds Name Address American Motors INC you would be with a laying P. 0. Box 7 Newville, PA 17241 Phone - 717-776-3129 Trailers well worth their cost State front seats. And on the road, that feeling of luxury is even stronger. The ride is uncommonly smooth, stable and quiet. And Concord’s size makes handling and maneuvering a breeze. In every way, the Concord DL is like an expensive luxury car. Except one. It isn’t expensive at all. The sticker price is surprisingly low. Come in and see for yourself. FIAMC 1612 LINCOLN HWY. E., UNCASTER PHONE 717-393-1756 n Service Dept. - Mon. - Fri. 8-5:30 “Otherwise you just won’t make it.” He himself had been born in the house on the homestead. First he had worked with his father and now the farm has been his awn for the past 22 years. (Turn to Page 23) Qio-Maic FEEDING SYSTEMS Zip Sales Dept. Mon. - Fri. 8-9 Sat. 8-4
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