Farming, Saturday, Faoruary 6, 1988 \jo Farm Or Nof To Farm? (ContlniMd from Pag* B 2) \ * for future use of an electric feed cart, if desired. Earl’s parents still live on the farm but tried to leave the deci sions up to Earl and Bonnie. They could see that the change was needed but both Earl and his dad dreaded the process of change. The thought of having to milk and handle the cows during the con struction phase made Earl drag his feet on the project for a long time. “You could just look ahead and envision all sorts of extra time, extra hours and, to tell you the truth, it didn’t turn out nearly as bad as I thought it would,” said Earl. Earl envisioned difficulties training the cows to go into stalls and upsetting the cows with all the confusion. Said Bonnie, “The guys who did the actual construction ... were always suggesting what they thought would be best for the cows.” They did their best not to upset the cows any more than they had to. The remodeling began in August Said Earl, “They woe dig ging poles the day Kendra was COME TO InKna Saving Place ANNUAL OPEN HOUSE February 8 - February 13 SEE SPECIAL INSERT In This Week’s Paper FARMER’S MACHINERY SHOW - FEB. 11th Featuring: • Planned Programs • Door Prizes • Movies All Morning • Lunch At Noon • Inside Equipment Display • Factory Representatives I II Controlled Trucks For IT"intercour« (Zl7) 768-8231 bom. August 14th.” The Kriders had planned that a lot of the work would be finished before the baby was due. But Kendra came early. Said Bonnie, “We had done all this planning and were so looking for ward to watching it happen.” Actu ally, had they been entirely in charge of the planning, they might not have opted to remodel and have a new baby all at the same time. But God seemed to have other plans for the Kriders. And having a baby in the middle of it “made the whole process a little more interesting,” according to Bonnie. “It was a little more chal lenging ... it really tested our communications ... I guess it showed what we were able to do.” The Kriders are more than pleased with the finished bam and its effect on their quality of life. Earl’s dad proudly shows off the remodeled facility, pointing out features like the tile mangers and his favorite feature, the box stalls. It was important to Earl and Bon nie to make these improvements while Earl’s parents were around to see and enjoy them. Said Earl, “I wanted him to be able to throw the switch on the bam cleaner ... I wanted him to be able to enjoy just watching it go out” Although Bonnie hopes that all of their “new time” won’t be used in the bam, but it should enable them to do a better job with things they didn’t have time for before. They formerly housed 34 cows in 32 stanchions and two bull pen areas. The new setup has 41 tie stalls and 2 box stalls. The remod eled facility doesn’t expand their operation but now enables them to keep their cows in one place with out having to rent bam space for dry cows. Future plans include getting cow trainers to keep the cows cleaner, and another silo to store more silage for more consistent feed. They will also eventually need to get a new heifer facility or stop raising their own replacements. Farm friends who already had the conveniences of a pipeline, silo unloaders, bam cleaners and electric feed carts used to wonder how the Kriders could work under the “old bam” conditions where there was no real order and cows were going “every-which-way.” Of the remodeled facility, they remark, “Boy, I bet you think you died and went to heaven!” Said Bonnie, “It’s just that nice to us.” s J&HLEY WOOD & COAL STOVES NEW & USED FURNITURE FISHER'S FURNITURE, INC. Bart, Pennsylvania I7sna Rt. 896 at Georgetown - 6 Miles South of Strasburg Hours: Mon. 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