»jobs
was introduced to a£h
relatively new management
tool embryo tran
splanting. He also walked
through Bollinger’s broiler
house, and got a second lick
at feeding and milking.
The 44 dairy cows at
Willow Maple are all
registered Holstems with a
DHI record of 20,500 pounds
milk and 698 fat. “Our cows
have been the highest herd in
milk production in Lebanon
(Turn to Page A 26)
de
■w
le
the moist silage. Partners at
i father Harold Bollinger.
EE F« BEFORE GRAIN flfNl©. I
rUR r iI yOU BUY! p *'cig o DRYER UiMS) |
BUTLER
AGRI-BUILDER
.: >" V-6 *■
-ection
)ERS ARE FIGHTING INFLATION
?S, INC. D. E. SMITH, INC. FOUR COUNTIES HASCHEN TRI-COUNTY
163 Mifflmtown, Pa 17059 CONTRACTOR AGRICULTURAL AGRI-SYSTEMS
21722 PH 717-436-2151 RD,80x249 SYSTEMS RD#l.Boxss
552 Coalport, Pa. 16627 P.O Box 505 NJ 08085
814-672-5751 Chestertown, Md. 21620 PH 609-467-3174
PH: 301-778-5800 i
O. A NEWTON NICKLIN STEEL KELLER BUILDING GLENN M. STAHLMAN
MS INC. 4 SON CO „ BUILDERS SYSTEMS INC. R.D *l, Cash Valley Road
Bndgeville, Delaware 7 ]p3j ! Broad Street R -D- 1 B £**° 3 R , 7 Cumbertand, Md|lso2
PH. 1 GiWe City, Pa. 16127 PH 301-777-0582
1 412-458-7243 PH 717-524-0568
465
68
s’l7loo'
50'x5O'x16'
with 24'x15 , T" D/S Door
FARMSTED 1
Galvanized Walls and Galvanized Roof
sBsoo*
6p , x50 , x16 >
wrth3(Txls'3" D/S Door
FARMSTED I
Galvaipd Walls and Galvanized Roof
• All Building F 0 BAnnville Pa
* (Buildings not equipped as shown)
* Prices Based on Survey of Agri-Builders
♦ Prices Could Vary With Each Agn Builder
Lebanon farmers , businessmen swap jobs
Moyer, Kelly exchange
LEBANON Albert
Moyer, dairy farmer, was
the next to participate in the
job exchange. He learned
what it’s like to manage a
large department store when
he sat behind the desk of
Fred Kelly, manager of
Sears Roebuck and Co. for a
day
Moyer had a pleasant
surprise when his work day
Albert Moyer changed hats recently and turned
from dairyman to store manager.
Various Sizes Height
and Weight Available
began at 9 a.m. rather than
his usual 5 a.m. for milking.
Sitting through a meeting
of floor supervisors, Moyer
said he was reminded of the
importance of discussing
problems candidly between
employees, and together
with management looking
for solutions.
“When you walk through
the store as a customer.
Hf-
IN STOCK FOR IMMEDIATE DELIVERY
1818 GRAIN BIN • 4173 Bushel Capacity
LESS THAN s 2oso°°
F. 0.8. Cash and Carry
IN STOCK FOR IMMEDIATE DELIVERY
2718 GRAIN BIN - 9872 Bushel Capacity
LESS THAN *37so°°
F. 0.8. Cash and Cany
IN STOCK FOR IMMEDIATE DELIVERY
WITH SPECIAL PRICES
you’re not aware of all the
things that are going on
behind the scenes,” he
remarked. “Stores, like
farms, have problems
inventory problems and
customer relations.
“Here at Sears, if the
employees have a criticism,
they bring it to
management’s attention.
They’re not afraid to talk up.
“I never realized how
critical open communication
was in running an operation
I plan to adopt this into my
farm operation with my
three employees. We’ll get
together as a group when
ever the need arises. Talking
as a group rather than with
individuals will help to avoid
conflicting stones.”
Moyer said he also was
impressed with the com
puter system at Sears, and
said he may look into putting
a small one into his
operation. “I liked the idea
that all the information was
available at the touch of the
button ”
When comparing farm
city experiences with shop
lifting and theft, Moyer said
he relies on observant
neighbors, good visibility,
and, above all, a good dog
Fred Kelly stated that he
feels fortunate that the Sears
store he manages is in
Lebanon County. "The
ASCS FINANCING
TAP ENTERPRISE'S INC. WEETER CONCRETE
R D.#3, Box 256 A CONSTRUCTION
Fleetwood, Pa. 19522 P.O Drawer V
PH 215-929-2553 Knox, PA 16232
Phone 814-797-5122
TRI-STATE MARINE WALTER J. I Address
DIST. INC. CONSTRUCTION county
Route 256 RD 1 Box 403 J
Deale, Md. 20751 Strasburg Pa 17579 City
PH 301-867-1447 PH 717-687-8681
I Phone _
people here are family
oriented it’s a religious
community so we have a
low crime rate.”
He pointed out his
department store has
problems paralleling those
experienced on farms “Our
problem is getting
everything done without
things breaking down ”
After the store closed its
management doors for the
day, Kelly accompanied
Moyer to his dairy operation
north of Lebanon. That
evening Moyer introduced
Kelly to a dairy and poultry
operation owned by neighbor
Robert Lentz
The next morning found
Kelly up and anxiously
awaiting his debut in the
bam ‘Even though we only
got to bed around midnight, I
was up and dressed before A 1
knocked on my door at 4
a.m.”
Kelly assisted Moyer with
milking 90 head of Holstein
cows, 75 percent of which are
home bred Then' at 6.30
a.m., they went over
Moyer’s DHI and breeding
records while eating
breakfast.
“The belief that dairy
farmers come in and take a
cat nap after milking just
isn’t the case,” Kelly
chuckled. "That time is
spent doing paper work
muster Fannins, Saturday, November 22,1350-A2l
Farmers nowadays are
much more sophisticated
businessmen.”
Kelly commented that
through the exchange, he
has gotten a closer look at
the farm community. “This
has been a rough year for
farmers in our area, and it’s
reflected in the community's
business. The formula for
farming and for commercial
business is the same,
although farmers have more
variables to deal with
they’re marketing a dif
ferent kind of merchandise
“This year farmers have
the same operating costs to
contend with, but they see
their feed, electricity and
fuel costs keep going up At
Sears, we have to work with
the same percent factors,
but farmers have less
control on their income.
They can’t control prices, so
they’re not as flexible they
can’t adjust prices to cover
costs.”
Back in the barn at 8-30
am., Kelly helped Moyer
with the feeding, done for the
most part automatically.
Moyer’s operation is
slightly different from most
Lebanon County dairy
farmers. Instead of owning a
farm, Moyer leases 450 acres
of cropland He rents the
farm and buildings that
house his cattle and
P. E. HESS, BUTLER MFG. CO.
Box 337, Oxford. PA 19363
I'm interested m more information on Butler products
u Buildings □ Bins □ Dryers □ Bulk-OMatics
Name
equipment from Alfred
Brandt, on a yearly basis.
Since he took over the
Brandt farm in 1974, Moyer
said, there were two new
silos erected. The barn also
underwent some
remodeling, with comfort
stalls being converted mto a
free stall setup with a
California-type milking
stall.
Moyer’s herd, which is 95
percent registered, has a
record of 16,000 pounds of
milk and 640 pounds fat for
305 days His two top
producing cows are Paula
and Rhea, both five-year
olds with 24,000 pounds milk
records Both cows were
sired by Arbandale Maple
David.
This bull was sired by
Citation R Maple out of one
of Moyer’s two excellent
cows, eleven-year-old
Delight Moyer’s other
excellent cow, six-year-old
Orna, is also sired by
Citation R Maple
Moyer’s current breeding
program is making use of a
heat synchronization
management tool “I used to
run a bull with my heifers,
but now I realize I can
upgrade my herd faster by
breeding even my first calf
heifers with proven sires,”
(TurntoPageA26)
i
BUTLER
AGBI BUILDER
.State.