BIS-UncaHir Farmho, Saturttey, April 8,1960
Honored by the Kutztown Jayceesas.
cusses the farm operation with his wife Beth.
Proud
BY LOU ANN GOOD
FLEETWOOD * (Berks)
Breeder, vet, farm owner, mechan
ic, business manager are a few
tides that describe Floyd Kurtz.
The Fleetwood farmer recendy
was named the outstanding farmer
under 40 by the Kutztown Jaycees.
Not only does the local com
munity think Floyd is a great far
mer, his wife, Beth, agrees. “He is
a good fanner,” she says. “I’m
proud of him. He is such a hard
worker and doesn’t give himself
enough credit for all he does.”
It takes a lot of hard work to
keep their 110-acre Fleetwood
farm in good shape. Kurtz farms a
total of 280 acres with alfafa, soy-
ment as long as it Isn’t during planting' or harvesting sea*
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decorating their farmhouse with antiques and collectibles.
Hera she arranges one of her 30 dolls In an antique high
chair.
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To Be A Farmer
beans, wheat, oats, and barley.
He sells some and the remainder
goes to feed his 61-head registered
Holsteins and their replacement
stock. He has a rolling herd aver
age of 18,000 pounds.
While some farmers complain
of milk prices, Floyd believes “it’s
decent.”
But like most farmers, Floyd
maintains that costs must be
watched. He credits his ability to
making farming profitable to buy
ing equipment at sales and to being
able to do most of the vet work on
his herd.
“You got to save where you
can,” he insists. “Farm sales are the
only way I buy equipment I let the
ig farmer under forty, Floyd die-
rich guys who farm for a hobby
buy the new stuff then when it’s a
few years old, I buy it.”
Equipment repairs do not faze
him because he enjoys working on
machinery as long as it doesn’t
break down during planting or
harvesting.
Saving where you can includes
putting the herd on pasture
whenever weather permits. This
year the herd was out until Decem
ber and then put out again in
March. ’Tt strengthens the cows’
legs. I don’t have near the problem
with weak legs,” Floyd said.
Floyd grew up on a Fleetwood
farm as one of 10 brothers, who he
boasts, each had one sister. (For
those who are puzzled, there was
only one sister among the 10
brothers).
He never seriously considered
doing anything other than fanning
and he says, “Even if I wanted to,
my wife wouldn’t let me.”
Beth confirms his statement
She considers her life and her
children’s life enjoyable by having
husband and father nearby. She
explained. “He gets to do more
stuff with the kids like playing ball
and riding bike. Their children
include Joshua, 9; Abby, 7; and
Rebecca, 16 months.
Beth didn’t grow up on a farm.
The closest she came to farm life
was when she was about 10. Then,
a neighbor affiliated with New
Holland machinery rounded up the
neighborhood kids for an adver
tisement picture touting the good
ness of a Model 4SO mower. She
still has the picture.
According to Floyd, the Kurtz’s
have the philosopy that “Beth can
run the house and I’ll run the bam.”
Although Beth does not take an
active role in farming duties, she
considers her supporter role of
equal importance.
She said, “I think it’s important
fora wife to encourage and support
her husband. He works so hard.
Some days I get upset that he
works so long, but I’m thankful he
is wanking hard and enjoys it and
not sitting around being lazy.”
Beth prefers to accompany
Floyd to farm sales, where he finds
farm equipment bargains and she
searches for collectibles. She’s
thrilled to find agate ware and
other collectibles stuck in a box of
junk.
In addition to collecting baskets,
dolls; milk bottles, buckets and
memorabilia, which add a warm
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