Nevin Rice, left, praises the new milking family, Ann, George and Mary, and Ann's larlor just recently built at Blain View Farms. parents in the center back, rom right are other members of the Rice Where'S The Water? In Our 200-Gallon Stock Tank! Our Farm Products Include: The SMITH CATTLEGUARD® • No. 1 In The Country • One-Piece Construction The Freeze-Proof Waterer • NO ENERGY NEEDED • Easy Installation and Maintenance Feed Bunks • Centerline and Fenceline • Smooth Sides Less Waste Csb Licensed by EASI-SET* Industries Featuring: • Steel-Reinforced Precast Concrete • Simple Installation • Easy Maintenance • Approved by Soil Conservation Service I Please send me information on □ cattleguards □ waterers □ feed bunks name hone CONCRETE SAFETY SYSTEMS „ j Route 1095 state zip Bethel, Pa. 19507 (717) 933-4107 IwitwtiffiwiHirSitirily, April It, 1911—C41 A special attraction at Blain View Holsteins is a set of triplets by Elevation. Mary Rice, who delivered the trio from their Kingpin dam, gives an affectionate pat to triplet Doe. Holstein tour (Continued from Page C3B) 80 registered Holstems and has topped the 700-pounds-fat herd average for many years. In 1980, the herd DHIA records averaged 18,861 mik and 735 fat. Mary’s family originally owned the neatly-kept farm with its handsome stone house, located on a flat plain just outside the little village of Blam. When her husband died in 1957, Mary took over operation of the farm and the dairy herd. Son Nevm was still m school; and immediately following his graduation, he began taking over the farm responsibilities. Early in March of this year, the Rice’s opened the doors of the familiar stall bam to chase the herd into their new milking facility, a double-six herringbone Surge parlor, complete with automatic takeoff units. “We really like it,” says Nevin’s wife, Ann, who helps their son George with most of the milking chores. An interesting feature of the spanking new parlor is the non-slip floor for surer footing for the cows. Aluminum oxide chips were added to the concrete, to finish out to a non-shppery surface. Unlike many parlor set-ups, no feed goes to the Rice herd during the milking. Instead, the herd is then run back into the stall barn and fed, with gram weights rationed according to computer readouts on milk production. Visitors to the Rice herd are especially interested in a set of triplet cows by Elevation born in 1975. Named “Doe, “Rae”, and Mea”, the tno is from Blamview Kingpin Jody, another example of that successful Kingpin-Elevation crossing. While carrying the trio, Judy milked a record of over 35,000 pounds of milk and then bounced back after the multiple-delivery to produce a hundred pounds daily for the following four months. And in a previous freshening, Jody dehvered a healthy set of twin heifers. Doe, Rae and Mea have lived up to the Rice’s expectations. Each has completed records with over 1,000 pounds fat, and one has milked over 30,000 milk. About 80 heifers are raised for replacements, housed in an airy free-stall heifer facility The Rices have also raised steers as a sideline, but now plan to switch from beef feeding to adding about 20 more cows to the milking string. Most of the crops raised go into the silos and bins for the dairy herd. Croppmg mcludes 125 acres of com, 100 of alfalfa and mixed hays, and 60 acres of oats and wheat. The Rices are no-tillage enthusiasts, and plant about half the crops, including part of the hay seeding and some 15 acres of of soybeans, by the no-till method. (Turn to Page C 42)
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