Family & businesses with hearts as big as their surprise
BY DICK ANGLESTEIN
SCHOENECK - The
family of Ephrata R 1 far
mer, Melvin Nolt, cooked up
a coast-to-coast surprise for
him this week.
And to help them carry off
the surprise, the family had
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Charolais steer arrives on back of flatbed tractor trailer at Molt farm. New
barn is in background.
LANCASTER
DAIRYMEN:
IT’S A FACT: chances are better
than 9 out of 10 that your herd o
slick, high-producing cows is
infected with roundworms. Here
are five more facts you should
know about worms, the product)
losses they can cause, and how
to help stop them with TBZ; the
prefreshening cattle wormer.
FACT I—Most wormy cows “look
healthy” because they eat enough to feed
the worms AND to keep themselves
looking good. University, Extension and
other scientists have proved over 90
percent of all cattle are wormy, even in
cold , northern climate .s.
FACT 2—Worms can cut production,
even in top herds, by as much as 400 to
500 pounds per head per lactation.. .shown
in trials in Wisconsin, Vermont and
other dairy states.
FACT 3—One out of four d
now worm routinely, and th
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the aid and support of some
businessmen and industries
with a heart..
It was the Nolt farm that
was among the most
severely damaged m that
late June twister that cut a
swath of destruction through
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Ephrata Township.
The Nolts lost a tobacco
shed, bam, equipment and
other contents, including a
herd of 99 Charolais, 35 of
which died immediately in
the fire. In addition, their
house and other parts of the
COUNTY
more are beginning every year.
FACT 4—Worming each cow with TBZ
before she calves lets her begin lactation
clean, and helps make peak production
possible all through lactation.
FACT S—TBZ is a one-dose, one-time
worming treatment available in
paste, bolus, suspension and pellet forms.
, At the stanchion or in the calving
ien, TBZ makes worming each cow
5 she freshens simple, easy, quick.
See your Dealer, Feed Supplier or
eterinarian today.
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farmstead, which dates back
to the late 18th century, were
damaged.
Fnends and neighbors
immediately gathered to
help out, as they did at other
area farms. After the
cleanup, the tobacco shed
was rebuilt. A gang of
combiners and balers
congregated to bring m the
Nolt wheat and straw.
Now, a new 70 X 92-foot
dear-span barn is in place.
It’s big enough to hold 180
head of cattle, along with
hay and straw.
Well, now to the surprise.
On Tuesday night, the bam,
whose interior is not quite
completed, received its first
boarder.
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Naturally, it’s a steer and
naturally, it’s a Charolais.
But it’s not quite the steer
you might think it is.
This one has the proud
head of the breed and the
rippling muscles across the
broad frame. But he only
tips the scales at about 130
pounds.
You see, he’s made of
fibreglass and is one of the
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 6,1950—A15
most docile barnyard
entters you’ll ever see/
The yet unnamed steer,
who is likely to end up with a
“handle” like surprise or the
like, proudly rode into the
Nolt farm Tuesday night on
the bed of a tractor trailer
designed for hauling steel.
And you could tell from the
look on Melvin Nolt’s face,
the surprise was a well-kept
secret.
The acquisition of the Nolt
mascot is quite a story, too.
After all the misfortune,
the family wanted to sur-
Is this a way to unload a steer? Toting him into
barn are, Melvin Molt, front left; Paul Good,
neighbor who coordinated acquisition; Nelson
Wenger, left rear, builder; and Mike Nolt.
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prise Melvin. But you just
don’t go into the local Agway
or implement dealer and say
you want a full-size
fibreglass replica of a
Charolais steer.
Then, the builder and
principal suppliers for the
new barn stepped in and
helped out. Builder is Nelson
Wenger, R 4 Lititz. Materials
came from Fabral Steel and
Aluminum Roofing, Lan
caster, through their
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