ill \R ■ |(||l|| 1* VOL. 33 No. 30 The Trl-Oee-Bee Farm MWNMMWifI* number five Guernsey herd in the * staie. The Hemearths also taye the number one Guernsey hero in Coi umbia Countv. Pictured (from the left); Doris. Richard. Bruce. Aihanda. Dairy Farmers - The Real Gold Medal Winners BY EVERETT NEWSW ANGER Managing Editor During this Olympic year, thoughts turn to the atletes who dedi cate the better part of their young life training for the moment when they can represent America in the quest for a gold medal. We marvel at their dedication, their quest for perfection, and their desire to be the best During June Dairy Month, we would like to salute another group of champions who possess these same qualities. Each day, thousands of dairy farmers in the Mid Atlantic states rise to the challenge of providing us with fresh milk and milk pro cucts. For most of them, it is a lifelong calling, taking up the torch where their parents left off. There are no crowds to cheer them on as they go about their task. No television cameras will ask how it feels to be a winner. Yet, again and again the ftmn families in one of our features this week on page 814 & 15 say they continue to perform, not for the glory, but because it continues to be a rewarding way of life. Because of their dedication and quest for perfection, these families provide consumers with nature’s most petfect food - milk. They are truly worthy of being called gold medal winners. In this special June Dairy Month issue, we pay tribute to dairy farmer fami lies in the Mid Atlantic states and throughout America. You’ll find other dairy features as follows: Low-Input Farming A2B Dairy Families 814 School Milk Shakes 816 Farm Milk Makers 820 Saul Vo-Ag C 2 Raising Guernseys D 2 Frederick Dairies D 8 Farmers Tour Europe Dl2 Oxford Dairyman DlB Trunkenmiller Farm D 24 Penn State Dairy Research. D3O Perry Co. DHIA D 42 Winfield Cheese Co-Op ElO Chester Co. DHIA El 3 Adams Co. DHIA El 6 Dairy & Livestock Sales E 37 Flvo Sections Dairy Features Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 4, 1988 Six-month-old Nlcolo receive* a friendly nuttle from another baby at Will-Lo- Farms. Nicole Is theohiid of Willard Jr. and Betty Yoder who live and work on the family farm In Huntingdon. Bftsy also works as a correspondent for “Lan caster Farming.” To ttam mora about the family farm, turn to 820. Dairymen’s Milking Practices Deserve A Second Look BY PAT PURCELL UTITZ (Lancaster) “Milk ing is one of the most abused jobs and one of the most important jobs on the farm,” says Rick Thomp son, co-owner of Fisher and Thompson, Inc. milking equip ment sales and service located in Leola. “There are too many far mers and not enough dairy far mers. Everybody wants to be out on the tractor doing the field woik. I think there are many fanners out BftriQa and Dana of this outstand ing dairy family on D-2. r v there who should decide what they want to do: milk cows or play with die tractors.” Mastitis. Open any dairy publi cation any season of the year and the odds are ten to one of seeing at least one article on this hot topic. It appears that all that can be said about the topic has already been said, but the majority of the far mers out there are not getting the message. And that’s evident by (Turn to Pago ASS) 50* Per Copy Cow Crazy In FrankHn County By Bonnie Brechbill Franklin County Correspondent MERCERSBURG (Franklin) Cows abound at Windy Knoll View farm, home of James and Nina Burdette and sons. Sixty-two registered Holsteins reside in the bam, and likenesses of cows are found almost everywhere through out the house. Towels and a clock in the kitchen are adorned with cows. Tiny bovines inarch in orderly rows on the bathroom wallpaper. Cows grace an afghan thrown over a rocking chair, a rug in front of the kitchen fireplace, and many mugs, glasses and potholders. Jim’s den, at the rear of the fami ly’s large stone home, is so full of the trophies and ribbons he and his cows have earned that not much of the rustic old panelling is visible. • The only cow-free zones in the 1 house are the living and dining rooms, where family antiques, an organ and a piano create a more formal atmosphere. The atmosphere in the Burdet te's bun is one of cleanliness, good woedlines and meticulous care far Franklin County’s best herd. The herd’s BAA is 107.1, the county’s highest. In the most recent classification last February, the Burdettes had their first home bred third-generation Excellent: Windy Knoll View Bova Christie. They have a total of If) Excellent cows and 22 Very Goods. The herd (Turn to Pag* A2O) $lO.OO Per Year
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