A24—Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, August 6,1383
They beat the odds
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the hard way - by trial and error.
I’m not a book person. I may make
a mistake once but 1 try not to
make the same mistake again,”
replies Glenn.
Glenn also did not get much
encouragement from his friends
and neighbors. People just told
him, “You can’t do that around
here.” Even after seeing the
success the Elbel’s have had, most
farmers in this locality will tell
anyone that they would never try
produce farming.
One of the complications with
any type of farming in Western
Pennsylvania is the hilly (actually
mountainous) terrain. This is
especially significant when you are
laying irrigation pipe up one side of
a hill and down the other.
Glenn Elbel proudly shows his Ag Rain-Water Reel. It holds
1200 feet of plastic pipe which can easily be moved from field
to field for irrigation purposes.
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Glenn has recently chosen to
take the route of midwestern
fanners for some of his acreage,
and has purchased an Ag Rain-
Water Reel (see photo), or “His
Toy” as Dorothy has named it.
This piece of equipment includes
1200 feet of plastic pipe which can
be unrolled in a field, used for
irrigation, rolled up, and moved to
another field. It also includes a
turbine which allows regulation of
the water pressure. This will be a
real time-saver for Glenn, but he
cautions that you really can not
justify the cost unless you can
grow several acres of vegetables.
Irrigation is used more often for
frost control on this farm than for
water purposes. There are three
ponds on the Elbel farm and four
irrigation pumps. “You must have
a spare pump. It is possible for
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three to break down in one night alarm is sounded in their home,
and you would lose all of your “You are still often out checking
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Glenn has learned the hard way Pennsylvania’s hills create a
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result in one-half of your profit fourths of a mile from the Elbel
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The location of the Elbel farm
has also contributed to its success.
Dorothy and Glenn readily admit
they have little real competition in
selling their farm products.
The primary method of selling is
at five Farmer’s Markets held m
four towns within a 40 mile radius
of the farm. They also park a truck
filled with produce in Punx
sutawney and one in Indiana, too.
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