A34—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 21,1984
GETTYSBURG - “The was the
best investment we’ve made since
we started farming!” This
statement by Donald Thrush of
Thrush Brothers Dairy Farm, R 1
Shippensburg, assessing the value
of a computerized feeding system
was typical of the frank sharing of
opinions and experiences which
took place Thursday, July 12, when
a busload of Adams County dairy
farmers toured six dairy farms in
Cumberland County. Thrush at
tributed the value to a savings in
feed since the feeder is
programmed to deliver feed in
response to milk production.
Thrush Brothers milk 107 cows
Fairs to get funds
HARRISBURG Pennsylvania
Agriculture Secretary Penrose
Hallowell has announced that 20
county fairs across the state will
receive checks totaling a record
$454,254.80 from the Pennsylvania
Sire Stakes Fund this summer.
The Pennsylvania Sire Stakes
Fund, which is funded by harness
racing revenues, was established
in 1968 to stimulate the state’s
standardbred horse breeding in
dustry. Money from the fund is
used to reimburse fairs and Pan-
Mutual tracks for purses in sire
stakes races.
According to Hallowell, the only
horses eligible for sire stakes races
are those sired by stallions stan
ding in Pennsylvania. “This en
courages the purchase and
breeding of Pennsylvania horses,”
he said.
Ben Mader, Executive Secretary
of the State Harness Racing
Commission, said that each of the
20 racing fairs will receive a check
for $22,712 from the Sire Stakes
Fund this year.
The racing fairs include the
Lycoming County Fair, Butler
County Fair, Troy Fair, Clearfield
County Fair, Greene County Fair,
Wayne County Fair, Bedford
County Fair, Washington County
Fair, McKean County Fair,
Huntingdon County Fair, Dayton
Fair, Crawford County Fair,
Carbon County Fair, Indiana
County Fair, Wattsburg Fair,
Stoneboro Fair, Juniata County
Fair, York Inter-State Fair, Gratz
Fair and the Bloomsburg Fair.
Hallowell said, "County fairs are
important in the state’s rural
heritage, both as showplaces and
proving grounds for our farm
families. They bring together all
segments of our population and
provide opportunities to gam a
better understanding of farm life
and rural Pennsylvania.
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and feed corn silage, haylage and
high moisture shelled com. They
have been using the computerized
feeder since February, 1984. Four
feeding stations are programmed
to provide feed eight times in 24
hours when activated by a tran
sponder on the cow’s neckchain.
The Creedin Comman herd of 71
dairy animals at 721 Lindsey Road,
Carlisle, first stop on the tour,
features 52 descendants of Vista-
Grande Admiral Trixie. The last
cow purchased for this herd was in
1964, most are home bred.
Jack (Sunday’s Vallilea Farms
near Mechanicsburg illustrates the
influence on fast paced land
Box 218
Adams dairymen visit Cumberland
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development. Forced to relocate
because of highway contruction
and subsequent industrial
development, Sunday now
maintains a 320-cow herd in a
modem drive-through bam which
features headgates, a manure
storage and automatic takeoffs in
the milking parlor.
The herd is maintained in four
groups for feeding on basis of
production. Feed for the herd and
some surplus for sale comes from
450 acres of corn, 200 acres of
alfalfa and 200 acres of small
grains. “Breeding problems and
foot and leg trouble leads to a 30
percent annual culling rate,”
Sunday said.
The Tom Sheaffer herd at R 5,
Carlisle, features 19 animals
classified “Excellent” for type and
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a collection of ribbons which
testify to his success in the show
ring. Scheaffer is interested in
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Partner, a sire from his herd which
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semination industry.
After lunch, served by the
auxiliary at the Huntsdale Fire
Company, the group visited the
Leroy Showaker Family at R 4,
Newville. This 78 cow herd con
tains 7 cows classified “Ex
cellent”. We breed for type, feed
for milk,” Showaker said.
Galen Smith at R 5, Ship
pensburg, demonstrated the
danger incurred by maintaining a
bull in the farm. He is recovering
from injuries received when at
tacked by the bull on May 27,1984.
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Manure from the 125-cow herd is
stored in a “Slurrystore” system
and is injected into the soil at
planting time. Smith noted that
organic matter content is rising,
soil condition has improved, and
the amount of purchased nitrogen
has been significantly reduced
since he converted to this system
of handling liquid manure.
The tour was organized by
County Agent Thomas E. Piper
and David Kehr, chairman of the
Tour Committee for the Adams
County Holstein Association.
Adams County Dairy Princess
Carol Clowney and Alternate
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companied the group. Duane G.
Duncan, Cumberland County
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