Kulp Family Hosts Pennsylvania Ayrshire Field Day
POTTSTOWN The Harold
Kulp family hosted the recent Pen
nsylvania Ayrshire Field Day at
their farm in Pottstown.
Presently, Harold and Dawn
Kulp operate the
Holstein farm with their children,
Ed and Susan, both who achieved
degrees in dairy husbandry from
Delaware Valley College. They
maintain an average of 14,192
pounds of milk and 553 pounds of
fat with a 3.3 percent protein test
on 50 Ayrshircs. They maintain an
average of 17,440 pounds of milk
and 643 pounds of fat with a 3.1
percent protein test on 80
Holsteins.
The 95-year-old farm was origi
nally purchased by Harold’s
grandfather. At that time it con
sisted of 128 acres, 75 of which
were tillable. Harold’s grand
mother selected the name Eureka
for the Pottstown dairy farm.
In the early 1900 s additional
land was cleared providing stones
for a road foundation to connect
the farm to the main highway and
an addition to the bam.
Harold’s grandfather started the
dairy farm with Red Danes. He
purchased springing cows and sold
them at the end of their lactation
for beef, a common practice of the
times. Milk from these cows was
hauled to town in cans and sold
directly to the customer, hand
dipped at their door.
In 1926, Harold’s father pur
chased the dairy farm. He
expanded the business to sell pro
duce, contracting with canneries to
grow peas and tomatoes. During
the ’3os and ’4os, he sold
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Approved Ayrshire milk while
maintaining a large chicken and
duck enterprise.
The dairy farm changed hands
again in 1952 when Harold took
over. Several years prior to this
change, the milk route had been
discontinued. The family had
entered the commercial dairy busi
ness full time and were gradually
increasing the size of the dairy
herd.
Four bred Holsteins heifers
arrived on the farm in 1950 and
signaled the start of the commer
cial Holstein herd. It has been
maintained as a separate herd since
the beginning.
In 1965 a decision was made to
focus on one enterprise and
improve the efficiency of the dairy
operation. Between 1966 and
1971, they built two free-stall
bams, an outside feeder, a milking
parlor, and a 20-by-50 silo. Later a
20-by-60 silo was added and the 50
foot silo was raised to 70 feet.
Between 1977 and 1984 an
additional 85 acreas were pur
chased. The farm is presently
under a covenant with Chester
County (Act 515). East Coventry
is the first township in Chester
County to form an Agricultural
Security District under Act 43; the
farm is part of the District.
Visitors to the Field Day viewed
some of the animals which the
Kulp family annually exhibits at
local, state and national shows.
At the Field Day, attended by
100 visitors, Sam Morris, Chair
man of the Pennsylvania House of
Representatives agricultural com
mittee, informed the group that
Pennsylvania is making progress
in providing legislation to preserve
agriculture areas in the
Commonwealth.
In the judging contest, Charles
Gable, Elverson, topped the men’s
division followed by Earl Keefer,
Millersburg, and Sam Diehl, Bed
ford. Susan Edwards, West Grove,
won the women’s division fol
lowed by Holly Sollenberger,
Pottstown, and Sharon Nolan,
Cochranville. Noel Scheib, Phoe
nixville, captured the youth divi
sion followed by Kelly Young,
West Grove, and Melissa
Edwards, West Grove.
Chett Raught, a vocational
agriculture teacher at Owen J.
Roberts High School, correctly
identified milk samples from all
five breeds of dairy cows.
In the dairy feed ingredient con
test Susan Kulp and Ed Kulp cor
rectly identified 25 out of 37 ingre
dients. Earl Keefer placed third
with 18 correct identifications.
Ardrossan Farms, Villanova,
topped the Pennsylvania produc
tion for Ayrshires with a rolling
herd average of 20,313 milk, 838
fat, 676 protein on 122 cows. Penn
State’s herd of 21 cows ranked sec
ond with a herd average of 16,837
milk, 660 fat, and 565 protein.
Ardrossan G Man Noticeable
topped the yearling class with a
record of 15,953 milk, 710 fat, and
549 protein. Heindel Madge Boy
Rana placed second in this categ
ory with a record of 13,307 milk,
580 fat, and 444 protein.
In the 2-year-old division
Ardrossan R Com More Snow
place first with a completed lacta-
tion of 22,870 milk, 1,015 fat, and
734 protein. Second with a record
of 19,893 milk, 827 fat, and 700
protein was Ardrossan Royal C
Eventual.
Ardrossan M Boy Justin Time
captured the 3 year old class with a
record of 23,880 milk, 888 fat, and
759 protein. Stablemate Ardrossan
Cyc Hurricane Rose earned the
position with a completed
lactation of 22,436 milk, 967 fat,
and 757 protein.
Four-year-old Ardrossan Ev
Lucy-La owned the best record in
her category with 22,314 milk,
1,098 fat, and 785 protein. Ardros
san C B Mislay placed second with
Metzger Named AGA
Executive Secretary-Treasurer
COLUMBUS, Ohio—The
American Guernsey Cattle Club in
Columbus, Ohio, has a new name,
new constitution and bylaws, and a
new executive secretary-treasurer.
Former AGCC Executive
Assistant Erick Metzger is now
Executive Secretary-Treasurer of
the American Guernsey Associa
tion. The name change as well as
the revised constitution and
bylaws were passed by 87 percent
of the national membership during
the organization’s annual meeting
in Pittsburgh, Pa., in late May.
Metzger was raised on Raintree
Farm in Claypool, Ind., where his
parents Maurice and Julie Ann
milked 40 head of registered
Guernseys. He graduated from
a record of 23,551 milk, 898 fat,
and 717 protein.
Ardrossan Lib Minty Mint pro
duced the high record in the
5-year-old class with a lactation of
25,220 milk, 1,034 fat, and 866
protein. Ardrossan Justin Notorie
ty place second with a record of
21,281 milk, 896 fat, and 692
protein.
In the aged cow class, Ardros-,
san Classic Pearlina recorded the
highest lactation with 31,521 milk,
1,302 fat, and 934 protein. Ardros
san Classic Betty placed second in
the class with a lactation of 28,066
milk, 1,025 fat, and 888 protein.
Purdue University in August 1982
with a Bachelor of Science Degree
in animal science.
While at Purdue, Metzger was
an active member of the dairy club
and president of the Purdue Roch
dale Co-op House. He was a two
time member of the Purdue dairy
judging team. He won high
individual honors in Jersey judg
ing at the 1979 National Intercolle
giate Judging Contest held in
Madison, Wis.
Metzger joined the American
Guernsey Cattle Club’s Herd
Registry staff in January 1983. By
April of the same year, Metzger
was promoted to coordinator of the
AGCC’s young sire-proving prog
ram and later the type-trait apprai
sal program. In January 1986,
Metzger became director of
AGCC’s Guernsey Marketing
Service.
Metzger replaces J. F. Cava
naugh who has served the organi
zation as secretary-treasurer for
the past 18 months. Cavanaugh is
now working for National DHIA
in Columbus, Ohio.
Metzger and his wife, Patty Cal
lahan, reside in Reynoldsburg,
Ohio. He will continue to work out
of the AGA office headquartered
in Columbus.
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