Lancaster farming. (Lancaster, Pa., etc.) 1955-current, January 03, 1981, Image 21

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1841 Jerry's Road
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Grove City, Pa. 16127
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Galen Crouse selected Master Farmer 1980
(Continued from Page Al)
chased my share m cattle
and equipment,” the Lan
caster County dairyman
notes.
Being a lease farmer
hasn’t stopped him from
genetically improving his
herd. He purchased several
“fancy” cows m the last
three years and had 70
embryo transfer calves on
the farm. His bulls are sold
for breeding and the embryo
transfer heifers are added to
the dairy herd.
“We’re investing money m
cows. Bams and silos don’t
reproduce. We built the
facihties first, now we’re
working to improve the
animals that use them,”
Crouse emphasizes.
In 1978 he purchased
“Windy Mont Matt Kathy”
for $15,000. The investment
proved to be a good one.
“I’ve sold two calves out of
Kathy for $BOOO each when
just four months old. They
paid for her, you might say,”
he says.
This cow has 10 offspring
by embryo transfer due in
February. She was the third
cow of the Holstein breed to
produce 1000 pounds of
butterfat and 23,000 pounds
of milk at two, three and four
years old. There are 31 off
spring from the cow and
FOUR COUNTIES
CONTRACTOR
R.D., Box 249
Coalport, Pa. 16627
814-672-5751
KELLER BUILDING GLENN M. STAHLMAN TRI-STATE MARINE
SYSTEMS INC. R.0.«1. Cash Valley Road DIST. INC.
R.D. 1 Box 203 Cumberland, Md. 21502 Route 256
Lewisburg, PA 17837 PH: 301-777-0582 Deale, Md. 20751
PH: 717-524-0568 PH: 301-867-1447
Crouse has sold four of her
bull calves for stud prices.
Encouraged by the
profitability of that “fancy”
cow, the Master Farmer
purchased others.
“It isn’t any more work to
have good cows—so why not
have good offspring to sell?”
he asks.
For the embryo transfer
program, Crouse deals with
a firm that supplies the host
heifer and does all technical
work involved. He estimates
total costs at $l9OO for each
live calf.
With 310 acres of land, the
Lancaster County dairyman
is kept busy, as are sons,
Philip, 21, and Neal, 18.
Philip manages the dairy
herd and much of the Al
work. Neal, just graduated
from high school, has the
prime responsibility for
feeding the dry cows and
young animals.
Carolyn Crouse, Galen’s
wife, is in charge of feeding
the calves, serves as a relief
milker, and does all of the
bookkeeping.
All of the crops are
produced to feed the dairy
animals. In most years,
yields include 6 tons of
alfalfa per acre, 4 tons of
mixed grass hay, 104 bushels
of shelled corn, 20 tons of
silage, and 30 tons of sudan-
1818 GRAIN BIN -4173 Bushel Capacity
LESS THAN s 2oso°°
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2718 GRAIN BIN - 9872 Bushel Capacity
LESS THAN *37so°°
F. 0.8. Cash and Carry
HE PRICE IMCREASES
HASCHEN TRI-COUNTY TAP ENTERPRISES INC. WEETER CONCRETI
AGRICULTURAL AGRI-SYSTEMS R.D.#3,80x256A CONSTRUCTION
SYSTEMS RD.#1,80x55 Fleetwood. Pa 19522 P.O. Drawer V
P.O 80x505 Swedesboro, NJOBOBS PH.215-929-2553 Knox, PA 16232
Cliestertown. Md. 21620 PH: 609-467-3174 Phone 814-797-5122
PH: 301-778-5800
sorghum forage.
The family is active m
then- community, but they
don’t neglect the farm. The
secret of community in
These four ET heifers out of Crouse’s five-year
old Windy Mont-Matt Kathy are joining Crouse's
top-notch herd. Their mother's production records
have been in the 22,000 to 24,000 pound range,
IN STOCK FOR IMMEDIATE DELIVERY
IN STOCK FOR IMMEDIATE DELIVERY
IN STOCK FOR IMMEDIATE DELIVERY
volvement without work
interference is to say no,
Crouse says.
Despite limiting outside
activities, the Master
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VOUR
LOR ABOUT
HANGING
WALTER J.
CONSTRUCTION
RDI Box 403 J
Strasburg, Pa 17579
PH: 717-687-8681
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 3,1981—A21
Farmer has been mvolved
with the state and county
Holstein Associations, Dairy
Shrine Club, and Penn
sylvania Farmers’
earning her an EX-90 rating. The limestone
quarries are background for these fine black and
whites.
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P. E. HESS, BUTLER MFC. CO.
Box 337, Oxford, PA 19363
I m interested in more information on Butler products.
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Name
Address
County
City
Phone
Association.
He has been a member of
the Shoeneck Volunteer Fire
Department for 34 years and
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BUTLER
AGRI-BUILDER