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BY CRAIG BINGMAN
Snyder County Correspondent
SUNBURY - If you are a dairy
farmer that utilizes the services of
A.L. Kaufmann, check your “bam
card" spray date. Most likely he
will return the following year on
the same month, day, and possibly
the same hour.
A.L. Kaufmann of R.DJ2,
Sunbury in Northumberland
County has been whitewashing and
air cleaning dairy bams for over
fifty years. As a youth in the early
30’s, Kaufmann assisted his father
with the whitewashing trade. In
1939, he purchased the business
and has been making annual visits
to dairy farmers ever since. Also in
this time he purchased several
other whitewashing businesses.
He prides himself on his
promptness. “My work is all
scheduled from April until
November. I always return the
same time every year,” he said.
And because of his promptness,
Kaufmann has received many
compliments on his efficiency.
The reason that whitewashing is
a mandatory service stems from
federal and state laws that require
bam ceilings and walls to be light
colored. The original method was
to spray lime and water. A more
recent material now used is Voco
II Farm White, a clay material
excavated from Georgia mines.
Also known as “Georgia clay,” the
substance supercedes lime and
water by its covering qualities as
well as its sanitary properties.
Kaufmann, who maintains two
trucks, whitens the whole interior
of the barn by means of a high
pressure sprayer. One truck
serves as a material hauling
transport, while his 600 gallon
diesel tank truck serves as his
sprayer.
The length of time for a
whitewashing job varies with the
size of the bam, but usually takes
between twenty minutes to one and
a half hours. Ususally a tank, to a
tank and a half will last one day.
Outside of building and fences are
even sprayed if so requested.
The whitewashing business is
rather fast paced for a one man
operation, so Kaufmann relies on
his wife, Mildred, to assist him
Snyder County Correspondent
Craig Bingman
Representing Snyder and
surrounding counties, Craig
Bingman is new to the readers
of Lancaster Farming. He has
had articles published in Farm wjKKKbtd^m
Journal, Successful Farming,
and other national and local lEf
Bingman was raised on a
dairy farm in Beaver Springs, pr
Snyder After
graduating from West Snyder
High School in 1971, he earned a
bachelors degree in Economics
from Susquehanna University
in 1975.
After earning credits from
Penn State in Agronomy and
Animal Science, Bingman
worked for Tractor Supply Co.
in York, Pa. for one year as a
manager trainee. In 1977,
Bingman accepted the position
as District Manager of the
Snyder County Conservation
District, where he is presently
employed. His duties here in
clude: environmental
education, public relations,
erosion and sedimentation
control on farm and urban
settings, gypsy moth program,
and the Chesapeake Bay
program.
An avid supporter of youth,
Bingman has judged 4-H and
FFA public speaking contests
as well as supported the en
vironmental activities of the
with the business. “She is my right
hand man,” says Kaufmann. “I set
up the schedule and my wife does
the card work.”
And scheduling is very im
portant when it comes to covering
the size of Kaufmann’s territory
efficiently. Every barn is sprayed
once a year in twenty counties in
Pennsylvania. And, twice a year
trips are made to the Delmarva
Peninsula.
As a matter oi fact, he has been
going to eastern shore Maryland
ana Delaware for 52 years, ever
since Breyer’s Ice Cream, Pet
Milk Co., and Rochdale Creamery
utilized his services.
“My first out of state jobs were
the Supplee-Will Jones and Scott-
Powell Dairies. Now I work with
Eastern, Interstate, and Lewes
Dairies. I used to go to Cape
Charles, Va., but now my fur
therest point is Pocomoke City,
Md.,” he said. In Pennsylvania, he
works with Hershey Foods, In
terstate, Eastern, Dairylea, and
other local dairies.
Even though things run pretty
smoothly for Kaufmann, there’s
always that one time to reflect
back on. “Once I did a bam for
free. The owner went out of
business and forgot to tell me,” he
said with a smile.
Just what does a whitewasher do
between November and April?
Most people would think a trip to
Florida is commonplace, but not in
this case. For one thing, Kaufmann
is used to driving tractor trailer
and pulling mobile homes during
the winter months.
In the midst of World War 11, he
juggled his schedule to help with
the war effort. During the 12 to 8
shift, he worked at-the powder
plant in Elkton, Md. and
whitewashed during the day.
But there is time out for a hobby.
Kaufmann is the proud collector of
milk bottles over 3000 of them.
Gleaming from their perches on
metal shelves in the Kaufmann
basement, the bottles vary from
amber to green color, from cream
tops to creamers, and from
quarter pints to half gallons. “My
wife got me my first three bottles,”
he said. “That was about six years
ago.”
Craig Bingman
Boy Scouts. Also, he is an active
member of the steering com
mittee for the state Envir-
Olympics competition.
Bingman is active in his
church and is presently on the
church council. He also serves
as president of the joint council
and is active in the com
municator program. He has
also served as superintendent of
the Sunday School.
A fitness enthusiast, Bingman
enjoys bodybuilding three times
a week. Other interests include
horticulture, milk bottle
collecting, and hunting.
Craig and his wife, Kathy, a
registered nurse, have two
children: Lucas, 4, and Hannah,
1.
A.L. Kaufmann displays his 3000 plus collection of milk bottles which he
in just six years.
His collection accumulates from
flea markets, public sales, antique
shops, salesmen, friends, and, of
course, farmers.
Some of his favorite bottles
would make any collector drool. A
rare green gallon bottle was
recently secured from a fellow
collector. A Thatcher ad
vertisement bottle with a 1941
calendar imprinted on it stands
proudly on the top shelf. Also, “cop
the cream,” baby face, foreign,
round amber, and war slogan
bottles adorn the shelves as well as
hundreds of local dairy bottles.
As we celebrate Dairy Month,
try to think of previously
overlooked individuals who con
tributed all or part of their lives to
the dairy industry. Now to the list
of dairy farmers, county agents,
dairy princesses, and co-ops, we
add whitewashers. And for A.L.
Kaufmann, the dairy industry is a
lifetime friend.
Calcium May Lower Cancer Risk
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Calcium
reduced the risk of colon cancer in
humans genetically predisposed to
the disease in a recent Memorial
Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
study.
After only two or three months,
1,250 milligrams of calcium per
day slowed colon cell growth in ten
subjects known to be at high risk
for colon cancer. In the lining of
the colon, the nutrient
reestablishes normal cell
development which is usually
accelerated in cancer patients,
according to Martin Lipkin, M.D.,
principal researcher in the study.
Since its November 1985
publication in the New England
Journal of Medicine, the research
received wide coverage in vehicles
such as Time magazine, The New
York Times and Chicago Tribune.
Broadcast exposure included
major television and radio net
works throughout the country.
In past animal studies,
researchers found calcium to
inhibit the formation of toxic
substances in the colon. With the
substances unable to circulate, the
chance of colon cancer in rodents,
for example, lessened.
University of Cahfornia-San
Diego researcher Cedric Garland
and his co-workers also found
dietary calcium and vitamin D
may be associated with a lower
incidence of colorectal cancer in
nearly 2,000 men.
The February 1985
epidemiological study published in
The Lancet explained that fat
intake and cigarette smoking did
not affect the results.
A.L. Kaufmann stands in front of his 600 gallon sprayer
truck, one of two trucks he uses in his trade.
“Dairy foods supply 74 percent
of the calcium in our nation’s food
supply,” adds Elwood W.
Speckmann, Ph.D., president of
National Dairy Council.
One glass of whole milk, and one
half ounces of cheese, or one cup of
yogurt supplies about one-third of
the adult Recommended Dietary
Allowance of the nutrient.
“Recent studies also indicate
calcium may be instrumental in
lowering high blood pressure or in
helping to prevent other diseases
Jersey Mating Program
Jersey breeders across the
country have access to a unique
computerized mating program
developed and provided by The
American Jersey Cattle Club
(AJCC).
Jersey breeders now have a
program available to help them
make maximum genetic progress,
while conserving much of their
own time. The Jersey Mating
Progrm (JMP) is a breakthrough
in the science of selective dairy
cattle breeding, with several
unique features.
Selected matings are made with
the goal of maximizing net income
per day of production life for the
entire Jersey herd. Exhaustive
scientific research has been used
to establish values for the various
traits considered in the matings.
The program makes use of each
sire’s Predicted Difference for all
production and type traits, as well
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such as osteoporosis,” Speckmann
said.
National Dairy Council is the
nutrition research and nutrition
education arm of the dairy in
dustry. United Dairy Industry
Association, through the efforts of
American Dairy Association,
Dairy Research Inc., and National
Dairy Council, conducts a total
dairy product promotion program
representing 95 percent of the
nation’s dairy farmers and 86
percent of milk marketed.
as each cow’s Cow Index for these
same traits. Extensive scientific
research has shown that by using
these genetic evaluations, the
average performance of groups of
offspring will be most accurately
predicted.
JMP also takes into account the
reduction of milk, fat and protein
yield due to the effects of in
breeding. The program considers
the nearest ancestors to determine
the level of inbreeding.
In helping Jersey breeders to
select which bulls may be used in
their herds. JMP considers all
active AI bulls or any non-AI bulls
the breeder may want to use
Selection is not limited to any one
specific bull stud.
For applications or further in
formation about this exciting new
program, write or call: The
American Jersey Cattle Club, P.O.
Box 27310, Columbus, OH 43227-
0310, Phone: (614)861-3636.
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