My visit to a dairy farm in Kent County, England was quite in teresting. On our way from our London hotel, we drove for two hours on narrow roads lined with high hedgerows and felt quite boxed in by then. The County of Kent has rolling farmland and has been called the “Garden of England.” There were 100 Holstein cows on this farm. They were fed silage which was stored on the ground in > metal sheds under plastic and then hay bales were stored on top of it. All through England and Europe, I noticed that the farm buddings were very old and no new ones were seen except very oc- casionally. There was a brick wall around the barnyard and also around the house. There was a wide variety of flowers planted around the house. Four large Ford tractors were sitting nearby and a mdk truck, with a very small tank, came to pick up the milk while we were there. Some farmers are given subsidies up to 40 percent to keep them on the farm. A? (X • DAIRY • BEEF • POULTRY • SWINE • HORSE BARNS • MACHINERY SHEDS (m) uality Building Syste See Us At AG PROGRESS DAYS AUGUST 25 - 26 - 27 DISTRIBUTOR FOR CABLEVEY FEED SYSTEMS & SCHULD BINS Progress is important, but a new itractor does not make your MAXI POWER PTO generator obsolete because of a different speed of a * ,PTO shaft. All MAXI-POWER PTO’s « have interchangeable gearboxes. Gearboxes are carried in stock and can be installed in minutes by our servicemen, and at a very low price. Call us today for a generator to keep pace with your farm's growth. Whether PTO speed is 540 or 1000, MAXI-POWER Is the only generator for you. MAXI-POWER... a customer service oriented company. POWER The house was built during the 12th Century and contained some very unusual fireplaces. The housewife had a most modem kitchen and cooking equipment. The entire house had thick car peting and was decorated with ornaments from harness. Their son showed us his rabbit hutches and we peered over the fence at a garden behind the bam. They do not grow tomatoes nor sweet com and they have different names for some of their vegetables. We spent a wet afternoon sloshing through mud at the Kent Co. Agricultural Fair. There were many cows, goats and sheep in the tents. One tent had currants and boysenberries for sale while another large tent had a flower show to rival the Philadelphia Flower Show. And, would you believe it, I forgot to take any pictures of the beautiful arrangements. A Mr. Hodges, who ate lunch with us, explained how he grows 60 acres of 15 foot high hops on trellises. New strings are put up Merv Miller-Buil 7 KEENER ROAD LITITZ, PENNSYLVANIA 17543 TELEPHONE (717) 626-5204 MAXI-POWER GENERATOR SYSTEMS 330 Fonderwhite Road, Lebanon, PA 17042 PH: 717-274-1483 Division of Leonard Martin Company Bence wears Bedford Co. crown BEDFORD Wendy Bence, 17, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Glen Bence, Schellsburg, was crowned 1981 Bedford County Dairy Princess in competition held at the Northern Bedford High School. Chosen from a line-up of four contestants, first runner-up was Liane Johnson of Breezewood, second was Peggy Morral of Clearville and third was Elizabeth Smith of Roaring Springs. The girls were presented in evening gown competition, were asked questions, and each per formed an individual skit based on milk and milk products. Wendy’s presentation was a colorful introduction to “Mighty Milk.” This having been Wendy’s second year m the pageant, she admitted ‘the second tune is harder.’ Liane, a 1980 high school graduate, portrayed a frontier wife describing the history and usefulness of milk. Peggy, who will be entering her senior year in high school, won Miss Congeniality with a per sonality that could sell milk to Dr. Pepper. Approximately 15 county dairy farmers added a ‘touch of class’ with a ‘Farmwives Fashion Show’. Outgoing Bedford County Dairy Princess Suzanne Diehl, daughter each year and after the hops are cut they are dried in a conical shaped building before being sold as a flavoring for beer and ale. We were glad to see our hotel that night as we made our way past the massive and ancient buildings of old London. of Mr. and Mrs. William Diehl of R. wmner a road sign in 4, Bedford was on hanH to crown dicatmg the home of the Bedford the new winner. Suzanne presented County Dairy Princess. Wendy Bence of Scheiisburg was named Bedford County's new dairy princess. With her is 1980 dairy princess Suzanne Diehl, left, and Liane Johnson of Breezewood. PHARES S. HURST Years of experience plus self Rd 1, Box 420, Narvon, PA 17555 employment gives you quality 215-445-6186 work for less expense. Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 15,1981—Cl 1 on TOP QUALITY BARN SPRAY & BRUSH PAINTING Penetration And Adhesion. itional cost. Average Barn $650 00 lucky because of the amount of CALL US FOR FREE ESTIMATES BRUNING
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