Spring Bottom Farm (Continued from Page Dl2) broken—with cows, it’s 30 produced the calf one hour after the water bag has Brood cows are the FARMER BOY AG When things get rough - the Better the Buy! Why?...Low Overhead YOUR COMPLETE DEALER HANDLING THE FOLLOWING EQUIPMENT: mm AMERICAN LIVESTOCK EQUIPMENT Wmcrleari ttncteAtoe Pig Holder HEAT PADS Stanfield creep feeders WATERERS AIR SYSTEMS & FEED SYSTEMS Niiiuin+lfay HEATERS NOLAND FREEZE GUARDtm Protects Nipple Waterers From Freezing ★ ALSO AVAILABLE: LIQUID MANURE SPREADERS & EQUIPMENT SALES SERVICE & INSTALLATION ARK me PM® TESTERS L.B. WHITE ROOM HEATERS (Check Our Price) LEON HOOVER, PROPRIETOR 457 EAST MAIN ST. ( MYEgSTOWN, PA 17067 PH: 717-866-5692 LOC: Va Mile East of Myerstown We Specailize in Complete Swine Systems, Buildings, Farrowing, Nursery, Fattening -<Open Front or Controlled Environment secret to the business,” said Darcey. And in his breeding program, Darcey keeps in mind what he is ultimately selecting for. “I use 40 percent AT, rather than bull service,” he said. “For milking ability and good udders, I use Klondike Anx 31X. I never sell these calves—they’re all replacements.” Another bull he uses for its inherited milking ability is SK Victor 2. And on his first calf heifers, Darcey said he uses BBL Victor semen. He said the 1973 national champion bull tends to breed smaller calves which helps to reduce calving com plications. Other bulls in his AI breeding program include top names in the Polled Hereford breed, like Vic torious, Vindicator, Hurrah, Enforcer, and Transformer. Royal Leige, the 1978 Farm Show Champion Bull, is a herd sire that Oarcey said is still trotting around the fields at Spring Bottom these days. The progeny dropped at Spring Bottom Farms is proof that Darcey is doing something right. His trophy room in his farm office is FARMER BOY AG lined with ribbons ' and plaques of wins and over 100 championships at shows and fairs like the Maryland State Fair, Eastern National, Keystone International Livestock Exposition, Farm Show, Delaware State Fair, and the Virginia State Fair. Darcey also said he shows 'at local fairs, like the ones in York and Shippensburg. “You can sell a lot of cattle at these small fairs. Showing is the cheapest way to sell cattle—you can spend a lot of money in a hurry ad vertizing in periodicals and magazines, and you might not get a single call,” he said. At last year’s Keystone International Livestock Exposition, held in Harrisburg, Darcey’s late junior yearling heifer went on to be tagged the grand champion female of the show. VH Westy Hilger 07 was also the reserve junior champion of the show. Spring Bottom’s champion held her title at this year’s Farm Show. She was named the champion senior heifer and went on to be tagged the grand champion. Spring Bottom Farm was recognized as the show’s premiere exhibitor. At the National Show, held in Louisville, Kentucky, Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 26,1980—D13 One of Oarcey’s newer additions to his Polled Hereford herd traveled to Spring Bottom from Mountain. Darcey proudly stated that their ‘Westy’ stood l?th in her class. “She was in the class that the grand champion female came out of,” he added. Darcey said, “Winning H VENTILATION SYSTEMS Arato WATERERS FRISTAMAT LTD. Engineered Confinement Systems & Ventilation AGRI-TECH FLUSH SYSTEM V% 1 « • WOVEN Delphi wIRE r HBB FLOORING S Shenandoah STAINLESS STEEL FEEDERS doesn’t mean as much to me now as it used to—l guess it’s because Pm getting used to it. My big thrill now is winning a BIG show, but I (Turn to Page Dl4) EQUIPMENT DEALER
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