Farm sign to Carl A. Farms displays Holstein pride. Schuylkill DHIA (Continued from Page A 22) (other top cow is ‘ Don”, a ;hter of Pauline Top Spot, n” received the honors for est in the county in milk and production with 33,529 pounds ; and 1,602 pounds fat on her 1 lactation. We got it with Saranac AR in an official measured trial—lo,7 tons per acre That’s because Saranac AR is Northeast-Bred to stand up to harsh winters and come on early and strong each spring Bred to produce consistent top yields and long-lived stands Sl.\ ' "She was supposed to be a bull,” Snyder commented. Her dam was a Very Good - 88 Kingpin daughter who was repeated w/contracted by A.I. organizations. But the cow always had heifers for the Snyder’s. This past year 12 cows in the '7* > '** * \*\ w % f \bu load 10.7 tons and what have you got? Anthracnose resistant... Race 1 and 2 What's more, Saranac AR is the only one to plant where anthracnose, Race 1 and 2 is a threat Saranac AR is resistant to both strains of this crop killer Plus, Verti-Clean™for Verticillium wilt protection. There’s been another threat to alfalfa show up in the Northeast recently—Verticillium wilt This dis ease can be introduced to your fields by infected equipment or the seed you plant, even if “wilt- t * ' %</■ A dam good alfalfa yield. Snydei herd received leilituali's from the county DHIa for meritorious lifetime production But Snyder is also proud of the cows he has bred and sold. "Anything’s for sale,” he stated about his herd. He sells a lot of breeding stock in a year, and allows buyers to come and select the ones they want. He is especially proud of three bred heifers that were sold to Richard Troutman and Gary Wilhard, Richland, several years ago. Carl A. Chief Faith and Carl A Jetstream Farah both went excellent for their new owner. Another heifer, Carl A. Bootmaker Fobes is a Very Good - 87. Faith has several sons in A.I. and "they have all the contracts they can get,” Snyder stated. The dominant bloodlines in the Carl A. herd are Jetstream and Elevation. "Jetstream is a good sire for resistant ” Then it goes on to reduce yields and cut stands dramatically Saranac AR seed is treated by the Verti-Clean process tor the purpose of controlling the Verti cillium wilt spores Look for the Verti-Clean tag You’ll find it only on Northeast-Bred alfalfa Thi» seed Is trested Verti-Clean™ Process tor the control of vertlcllllum wilt This certified seed has been treated with a fungicide DO NOT usf I OH f OlH) FCFD OR on PflOC I S MINK? Handling oi lh 1 1 aatad s**d mould b« dona only in a wall »anlllalad »'at and only whan piolacMd with *po op >at» milk gogglaa and g'o*r* NOT SUITABLE FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 4,1984—A23 io much for type,” .Snyder stated. He is currently milking eight Elevation daughters and said that they are all bred to Chairman. "I like to have pluses all the way around,” Snyder said about his breeding program. All animals are bred by artificial insemination by Snyder and he is currently using Columbus, Chairman, Spirit, and Tradition as service sires. "I don’t really go for size,” he continued. He looks for good udders and feet. Cows are milked with Surge pipeline milkers. Calves are raised right in the barn and heifers are housed in a freestall barn and fed at a bunk. The dairy is not fancy, but shows a common sense ap proach to feeding and housing efficiency. "I believe it’s going to be pretty rough the next few years,” he said. When ’OU you’re planting the seed for better performance, higher yields and greater value NORTHEAST- BRED alfalfa PROTEIN UNLIMITED Because it it usually just he and his wife doing the work, he was seriously considering the new milk diversion program. He also looks forward to protein pricing of milk. “I thought it would hurt Holsteins,” Alice Snyder stated, “but when we got our tests back from Penn State, they’re looking pretty good.” "You got to take it into con sideration when picking bulls,” Snyder said. When asked about their next production goals, Snyder stated it has been reached. He wanted to make a million pounds of milk a year and the past two years he has achieved this. He said he looks forward to getting the children through school. “They can run it (the farm) and I’ll work for them,” he stated. He believes as he has always told his children, “there’s nothing you can’t do if you really want to.” ilant Saranac AR,
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