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.
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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
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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.
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