A2o—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 18,1982
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BY DICK ANGLESTEIN
FROG TOWN He’s what might
be called the new breed of
dairyman.
He was born and raised on the
farm. It’s in his blood, but it’s not
in his blood to the extent of unduly
influencing his emotions or his
mind.
He’s done other things, too - like
selling real estate and construction
in Boston.
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D. Martin Zimmerman and wife, Leila, next to com
memorative plaque on new cow barn.
His wife has an entirely separate
off-farm professional nursing
career and he’s supportive of it in
every way he can.
As a fourth generation on the
family farm and with the rural
blood flowing through his veins, he
approaches the new and expanded
dairy operation with his feet
solidly planted on the ground and
his mind alert to the present status
of the dairy business.
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Loren Zimmerman, left, talks with brother. Dale,
Blue Ball.
He’s 35-year-old Loren L.
Zimmerman, R 2 East Earl. _
The family’s expanded dairy
operation is just now in the final
stages of development, with an
open house scheduled at the
"Zimhaven” operation along Et.
23, about a mile east of Blue
Ball on Wednesday, December 29.
The expanded operation, which
features a familial blending of the
third and fourth generations of the
Zimmerman family, is one that is
emblematic of the new wave of
dairy operators, who will be
wrestling with their industry’s
problems and shaping its future in
the years to come.
Loren’s parents, D. Martin and
Leila Zimmerman, retain
ownership of the farm and have
financed the rather substantial
exapansion.
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Loren is building the herd and
managing the operation. Younger
brother, Dale,'2l, is working in the
operation and just last week
bought his first heifer at the
Golden Harvest Sale.
“This is a business and like any
business needs a profit to survive,’’
Loren explains.
“I don’t like to get up early every
day anymore than anyone else. But
we’ll do what it takes to make this
operation a success.”
BuLas you talk to the tall, solidly
built, bearded dairyman, you still
detect a proud heritage deeply set
m rural roots, which - while not
dominating his businesslike ap
proach - will still cast its influence .
on its operation.
V ou just gotta look around to see
that, like others, the Zimmerman
operation, has a two-fold thrust -
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milk to pay the continuing bills and
breeding and merchandising to
provide the extra.
The three-inch milk and vacuum
lines show they expect to be
milking some heavy producers m a
new barn with 73 tierstalls. The
herd already has some “real wet
black and whites” with credits up
to 145 lbs. a day.
“We have the of two good
cow families here," Loren said.
“We’ll be concentrating on
breeding and
getting some good records
getting them classified.”
The Zimmermans milk about 50
now. Loren is looking to buy a
small herd privately to fill the barn
in the near future.
In addition to the new barn, with
Jamesway cleaner and ventilation
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