D4—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 5,1981 Family operation (Continued from Page IX2) Shrouts raise all their own heifers in an environmentally controlled calf barn. However, One of the anaerobic lagoons situated on the Missouri farm of the Shrout Brothers. Wfzm To the firemen and the farmers... police men and the politicians ...and all the hard working individuals in be tween. ..we want to say IDE FARMERS NATIONAL BANK OF OUARRmiE SMALL ENOUGH TO KNOW YOU... LARGE ENOUGH TO SERVE YOU TWO CONVENIENT SOUTHERN UNCASTER COUNTY LOCATIONS OUARRYVILLE PHONE (717) 786-7337 PENN HILL AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY LENDER Shrout says tne high humidity causes some problems. “It gets awfully hot and sticky so we leave the doors open and run fans. The Thanks for making this community what it is! We think everyone of you is doing a fantastic b! Enjoy your well deserved lay of rest! Happy Labor Day! EACH ACCOUNT INSURED TO $lOO,OOO girl who raises the calves takes the tune and effort to do it well.” He acknowledged that the person in charge of the calves is very im portant to their well-being. Bull calves are sold at birth tor $125. One hundred percent At is used in the milking herd, with cows being observed for heat three or four tunes daily. Heifers are bred to calve at 24-26 months of age. They select sires on the basis of plus 500 P.D. and plus. 50 on type and fat. Calving interval is 13.6 months and services per con ception is 1.9. Manure is either sold at the farm or hauled back on the land. Shrout says there is a lot of demand for manure by city farmers and local gardeners. Two anaeorobic lagoon systems handle lot run off and manure during inclement weather. The Shrout brothers operation ORDER YOUR FALL SEED GRAINS NOW • Certified Maury Barley • Certified Abe Wheat • Certified Hart Wheat • Certified Logan Wheat • Certified Roland Wheat • Certified Titan Wheat • Winter Rye * Complete Line of Forage Grasses * Holland Extra Baler Twine * Binder Twine SMOKETOWN, PA PH: 717-299-2571 f GENERAL RECONSTRUCTION 1 ★ CHURCH STEEPLES RESTORED A* supports five families, having grown from a seven.cow herd in 1939. Charles Shrout, Jr., con cludes, "We’ve come a long way but we have a lot to do.”SB ★ SPECIALISTS IN HIGH WORK ★ ROOFING • SLATE • SHINGLES • WOOD SHINGLES ★ CALL US, WE TAKE PI F.R. BEHM & SONS, CONTRACTORS P.O. BOX 234 LITtTZ, PA 17543 PH: (717) 626-8528 ABS picks Brooks 9 bull DE EDKEST, Wl. A young Holstein bull, Brooks-Twain Valiant Samson-ET, bred by Walter Brooks, of Springville, has been selected by American Breeders Service to enter their Progeny Testing Program. He has been moved to that company’s facilities at DeForset, PAINTING ★ LIGHTNING PROTECTION ★ CARPENTRY WORK ★ • COPPER • ORNAMENTAL REPAIRS •TIN • GOLD LEAF FOR • SIDING SPIRES & CROSSES Wis., where he will join ap proximately 135 other bulls being tested this year. Brooks-Twain Valiant Samson- ET is the result ot a specially planned mating between the highly regarded S-W-D Valiant, +240, +1.980M and +69BF and Brooks- Twain Elevation Sara. His dam has production records to 25,085 lbs. of milk, with a Cow Index of +1.227M. She is classified VG-88 and is sired by Round Oak Rag Apple Elevation. MASONRY ■ SANDBLASTING ■ REPOINTING ■ WATERPROOFING ETALWORK !IDE IN OUR WORK D i WOULD LIKE AN ESTIMATE □ WOULD LIKE INFORMATION NAME ADDRESS. .STATE. PHONE DIRECTIONS TO TOUR CHURCH LOCATION
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