Dairying is dream come true f' BY BETH HEMMINGER Bottom, Cumberland County, Staff Correspondent started their own business in July WALNUT BOTTOM—Brian and 1961, milking a herd of 20 cows. Wendy Mn)r are living proof that This had always been a dream of dreams still come true. Brian’s, but one that he questioned Brian and Wendy of Walnut would ever come true. of Brian, Wendy and their son Zachary. The recent initiates into the dairy business have been farming 50 acres in Cumberland Co. and milking 20 cows for just one year Our Parts and Service managers have gotten together and decided to offer a 2 Month Super Special. We will in- a Genuine IH Heavy-Duty TA in your tractor (706 thru 1486 models) for only *B7s°° stall I ih This includes a 2 Year Warranty on your TA Call Us Now For An Appointment Also great savings on engine overhauls, Torque Up Your Tractor For Top Performance With clutches and electrical service for Cumberland couple Unlike some young men. Brian didn’t enter the dairy business with an already established herd or a furnished barn with milkers, grain, hay and cows. No, Brian and Wendy started their dairy business with a little-bit of nothing; an unfurnished bam that was never used for milking, an empty hay mow and not one dairy animal. “Yes,” said Brian, “We had virtually nothing, but with the help of my parents, who owned the bam and both our families’ support, Wendy and I were willing to take the risk.” Brian was working in a Carlisle factory before starting the dairy operation. And he said that was one reason he wanted to take the risk. “I was soured on factory work, and I wanted a business hwich Wendy and I and eventually our 21- month old son Zachary could en joy,” remarked Brian. While working in the factory, he had been doing field work on a part-time basis on his parents’ 50 acres and knew what that part of the business was all about. But, the rest of the business venture has been a challenge, he admitted- Neither Brian or Wendy had ever milked a cow before, or knew how to organize such a business. So, in 1980, a year before the couple would actually be selling their milk, Brian resear ched the dairy business thoroughly. He talked to local dairymen, milk market representatives and farm service (Turn to Page A3B) An I.H. Heavy-Duty Torque Amplifier Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 3,1982—A37 Brian says his Dairy Cool ice bank tank brings questioning looks and comments from everyone who sees it. The tank is an old model of which only a few hundred were made, he explains. SADOU UP! TO BETTER EQUIPMENT Mad If la Lamtaßfmr Faraiig'i ChmHlm4 Pagts.
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