A32—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 19,1984
East German immigrant
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program and also ranked in the top
10 in the Keystone State for protein
fat and 7th in the Holstein breed.
Joe said he’s proud of his cows as
he remarked, “For the first time
ever, we had 12 cows produce 100
pounds plus on our December 1983
test.”
One of the top cows, Bet, had the
highest day average of 133 pounds
and is projected for 28,000 pounds
of milk and 927 pounds of fat.
Another cow, Ldri, had 129 pounds
recorded and is projected for 28,000
pounds of milk and 971 pounds of
fat. Two other cows, Gin and
Trudy, are on their way to passing
the 1, 000-pound mark for butterfat.
Joe said he likes to freshen his
heifers around 3-years of age. He
runs a beef bull with the heifers for
the first breeding, stating “its
easier to catch them while they’re
cycling.” Joe keeps most of his
calves and markets a few. He
raises 15 to 20 head of steers yearly
and maintains 15 to 20 heifer
replacements.
Joe attributes his record
breaking averages to a good
feeding ration. He currently uses
the Agri’King program consisting
of custom, personalized feeds.
Each month Martha looks over
each cow’s record and records the
pounds of milk given. She also
records the amount of corn,
soybean and top dressing fed to
cows producing over 80 pounds of
milk. This information is marked
on a chart and is hung over the
front of each cow’s stall.
In addition, the feed is tested to
be sure of its balance. Joe added
that his “blue silos” also help and
are “number one as the feed never
changes, therefore, the cows
always have a good balance of
feed.”
Cow comfort is another high
priority on his list of farm
management practices. Mats are
under all cows, grates are behind
all stalls, cow trainers are hung
over each cow, chopped bedding is
used because of the liquid manure
system, and tube fans are used to
maintain a 55-degree temperature
year round. Exercise is also im
portant, and the cows are turned
out for one to two hours daily.
Four maternity pens are
situated along one wall, while
individual calf pens line the other
side. Calf hutches are also used,
but not as much during bad
weather. Calves receive whole
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milk the first week and remain on
milk replacer until 3-months of
age. They are then grouped
together and moved into a barn
converted from a chicken-coop. As
they mature, they are moved into
loose housing.
Culling is also on Joe’s list as
well as breeding. Joe demands that
his first and second-calf heifers
meet high standards to remain in
the herd or go for merchandizing
purposes. To better his breeding
knowledge, Joe attended the
American Breeders Service school
in 1975. Most of the older cows are
sired by ABS bulls, but the younger
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To manage the farm labor
situation, Joe oversees the field
work, raising about 150 acres of
hay, 90 acres of com and about 20
acres of oats. Hired hand Mike
Campbell is responsible for
milking, feeding and keeping the
cows and bam clean. A native New
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boring farms while he attended
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Returning to Germany for three
weeks in 1980 to visit relatives and
friends, Joe said he’s thankful for
the move to the United States in
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