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fC dry cows. mendations
Along with having When preparing a seedbed
limestone soils, the Hartles' for hayland planting,
farm is located downwind Hartles still plow and till the
from a limestone quarry land, with the seeding done
Over the yeafs, the cropland with a cuitipacker seeder
has always tested out with a Most ot the seeding is done in
high pH The Hartles rely on the early spring which
soil tests for guidance on allows at least two cuttings
fertilizer application for to be taken off the first year
establishment and main- With their fertilization and
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Hartles are able to hold their
hayland stands for about five
years, following it with three
years of corn and a year of
small grain While weevils
have not been a problem in
recent years, leafhopper
control gets special attention
with Furadan and Cygon
About half the hay-crop
tonnage is wilted to medium
to low moisture levels and
stored in a sealed silo The
remainder of the hay crop is
baled, field cured, with a
chemical preservative
applied whenever needed
Hartle’s plots entered in
the Alfalfa Growers
Program -in 1977 through
1979 produced an average of
6 0 tons hay equivalent, 2199
crude protein, and 6568 TDN
The efficiency and
profitableness of Hartle’s
fai ming operation culminate
in the productivity of his
Holstein herd The Sep
tembei twelve-month i oiling
average on 67 cows was
20,653 pounds milk and 801
pounds fat with a return
over-teed costs of $1920
In their feeding program,
the milking herd is en
couraged to eat lots of forage
by feeding it a number of
vgr,. . went to Harold Cayman,
Gaymere Farms, Waynesboro, Franklin Co , left, William England, Williamsburg,
Blair Co , and Hershey Bare, Lebanon. Lebanon Co Reserve Grasslander of the
Decade was Summit Farms, Rockton, Clearfield. Co, represented by Ross
Orner, Jr and Russell Orner
times during the day Field
cured hay makes up about 24
percent of the total forage
fed, with haylage providing
another 48 percent and corn
silage making up 28 percent
of the ration Home-raised
grams, mainly high
muisture shelled corn,
provide 90 percent of the
grain requirements of the
milking herd
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The Hartles are active in
their community and are
involved in the local 4-H
clubs, Grange, Holstein
Association, DHIA, Ex
tension Executive Com
mittee, and a newly
oiganized farmer-owned
and-directed agronomic
consulting service The
family farm has been the
recipient of many awards,
including 1973 Pennsylvania
Granger of the Year, 1977
County Conservation
Cooperator, and 1980 Master
Farmer
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The Reserve Grasslanaer
of the Decade goes to
Summit Farms, Clearfield
County This is a partnership
farm operation involving
three brothers and their four
sons They were winners of
the Pa. Forage and
Grassland Awards in 1979
Honorable Mention
Grasslanders of the Decade
include I Hershey Bare,
Lebanon County, William K
England, Blair County,
Harold C Gayman, Franklin
County, and John Tautm,
Sr, Crawford County