A2B-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 12,1985
Craig pauses before looking over his records and selecting
a service sire to use in his herd.
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recently finished with 17,629 milk,
5.3% test, 948 fat, and 639 protein.
A homebred herdmate, “Veda,”
toooed the herd with 20,174 milk,
4.7% test and 948 pounds fat as a 7-
year-old. Another homebred
animal, “Daisy,” produced 21,655
milk and 879 fat.
The milking chores are taken
care of by Mrs. Rhein. “She enjoys
milking,” Craig says about his
mother. Brother Terry, takes care
of the machinery, and Craig’s wife,
Carmen, “milks at night and
whenever needed. ’ ’
Except for problem cows and
heifers, the entire herd is A.I. bred
by Craig. With the end product in
mind, Rhein uses bulls only from
the top of the list. Top Brass,
Magic, Poet, Volunteer, and
Nippersink are all in heavy service
in the herd right now. “With better
genetics,” Rhein adds, “I really
think production will climb.”
As president of the Pennsylvania
Jersey Cattle Club, Rhein has
definite ideas on milk pricing, too.
“End product pricing is something
that every breeder should vote
for,” he states.
After the initial production
jump, it wasn’t until after they
followed other advice from
Dreisbach that the herd average
again climbed. “He said this way
might help,” Craig says. In Sep
tember of 1983, a timer switch was
installed on the lights in the barn.
Lights are on from nine to 11 in the
evening and then again from one to
three in the early morning hours.
Milking starts at five a.m. and the
cycle repeats. “It gets them up and
they really seem to eat a lot of
hay,” Rhein says.
The main reason for culling at
Meadow View Farm is because of
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or bad feet. “There’s so few bulls
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selecdtmg a service sire, too. “It’s
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14,000 pound herd average. “We’ve
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