Elo—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 7,1980 Dairying’s Past (Continued from Page E 8) significance to displaying these items together, too. The more ingenious and mechanical-minded dairy families of the past sometimes physically linked them together so that the motion of a rocker churned the butter or the churning activity also gently rocked the cradle. The wooden barrel-type churns provide another type for display. While not as old or as primitive as the earlier Another type of upright butter churn is this large crock from New York State. Blue decoration on front adds to collector's interest in crock churn. upright models, these barrel churns often have been converted into pieces of furniture. The smaller models form the base of end tables and larger sizes are transformed into beverage cabinets. A third type of butter churn, most often found on display in country-style kitchens, is the jar churn with the paddle and crank assembly built into the lid. Most of these have the (Turn to Page El 2) - upngh. ter churns is this tin version. It is fabricated entire ly of tin, with the exception of the wood stick plunger. Modem dairy buildings that fit your operation! There's no better way to learn about the per formance of a building than by asking an owner ... Paul and Don VanDenßerg, like other dairy farmers, are faced with higher and higher pro duction costs and required to milk more and more cows to keep their operation profitable. In order to accomplish this, they not only are constantly improving their herds, but are also making investments in labor saving equipment. They feel one of their most important in vestments is a modern dairy building ... that's why they went to Morton Buildings for a 54' wide building complete with milking parlor and bulk storage room. A Morton representative worked closely with V .V *■ * '' ’-v*,- *.V. i,i v , w A * y f t-i t~ < * 1 » . f rr i->« * v., ''''">'. , *< - JT w /IMP. 1 CHOICE OF DAIRYMEN Serving Central Pa. and Maryland RD4, Box 34A Gettysburg, PA 17325 Ph: 717-334-2168 ** far Serving Eastern Pa. and New Jersey Box 126, Phillipsburg, NJ 08865 Ph: 201-454-7900 These cheese artifacts, heart-shaped tin mold and nest of round boxes, come out of dairying's past when decorative cheese products were made right on the farm. them and equipment salesmen to design a floor plan just for their operation. He knew that dif ferent areas require different ventilation, in sulation and equipment. Their Morton Building is now actually the hub of their dairy operation. Morton Buildings, Inc. has a complete direc tory of all Morton owners. A tour can be arrang ed to a nearby building of your choice. Take the opportunity to ask an owner how he feels about his Morton Building. Isn’t a lifetime investment worth a half-hour tour? For further information mail coupon to the nearest Morton Buildings Sales Office listed below. I i Send information on MORTON BUILDINGS t 1 Have your salesman phone for an appointment ' Warm 4 cold free stall barns I ) With parlor [ i Without parlor | Warm tie stall 4 stanchion barns 1 Warm calf barns Dairy barn additions i Other (describe) Name Address Telephone No Serving North Centra! Pa. P.O. Box 937 State College, PA 16801 Ph: 814-383-4355 t i 'issall Li Loafinq sheds ( I Number of cows Area
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