A26—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 9,1982
John Henkel
(Continued from Page Al) referred by a ■ pathologist who boars must originate from an
disease control because of his helped with the clean-up process, artificial insemination mating with
unique market outlet to phar- Now a number of firms are his Willow Glen Farm sows or from a
maceutical firms. “There also is customers. specific disease free, breeding
less mortality in the farrowing and Research pigs vary in age from a farm after an extended isolation
nursery unit, and we can preserve few days to 5 or 6 weeks. Some period and several health checks.”
our reputation for wiling quality sows also are sold for research Henkel sells about 20 percent of
breeding stock to other breeders,” purposes. Henkel personally his production as breeding stock to
he notes. ' delivers them to as far away as nearby producers. The remainder
Raising hogs has been a way of New Jersey, usually on a weekly is' sold as market hogs to a local
life for the Henkels for three bashi. butcher.
generations. His grandfather, then “Research animals must not be Daily chores are performed
his father also were in the hog fed medicated feeds, which either by the Master Farmer or
business in Secaucus, New Jersey,
once considered the hog feeding
capital of the United States.
The award winner, however, left
the farm and earned an animal
husbandry degree from Rutgers
University. After serving two
years in the U.S. Army, he
returned to Rutgers to earn a
master of science degree.
“I spent the next four years
managing the swine operation on a
large institutional farm in New
Jersey, then decided to start my
own business,” Henkel relates.
“Joseph Little, my former part
ner, and I made a trip to Lancaster
County and purchased the present
small farm now known as Willow
Glen.”
While showing their Yorkshires
at local fairs, Henkel and Little
discovered their swine were in
fected with rhinitis, a serious
disease. This was the start of a
strict closed herd concept of
disease control in effect today.
“It took two years to rebuild the
breeding herd. In the meantime, ,
the old herd was sold, buildings 1
were disinfecte', and new, *
homegrown replacements were
put in the regular quarters,”
Henkel says. I worked away from
the farm to help make ends meet.” , just > acres of land, Lancaster County’s John Henkel
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quality pigs. The Master Farmer s * me - Th e 1981 Master Farmer markets his swine to
was contacted by the first phar- pharmaceutical firms requiring utmost disease control at
maceutical firm after being the farm located at RTStrasburg.
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presents a creep feeding problem.
Feeds on the market today contain
medication so we use our own
custom mix,” he says. From a
health standpoint, outside or new
Feed opening easily and
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• Drum easily bolted together with screw driver and wrench
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Ron Butt, who was hired this past
year. Mrs. Henkel also fills in
where needed, ordering supplies or
answering the telephone.
Like all Master Farmers, Henkel
is active in numerous county and
statewide organizations. He served
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as president of both the Lancaster
County Swine Producers
Association and Pennsylvania
Pork Producers Council. He also
was vice president of the Penn
sylvania Livestock Association
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