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-Dairy of Distinction Supplement to Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 4,1990
Fair Farms is plural for good reason; Ralph and Geraldine Fair have
about 600 acres on 6 farms that were combined over four generations to
create the dairy operation. The main farm is located about 4 miles west of
Mann’s Choice oh Rt. 31. The couple milk 65 grade Holstelns that are not on
test. They keep about as many young stock for replacement. Of the cou
ple’s children, two help out on the farm and three are currently going to Uni
versity of Pittsburgh.
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lineage. Now husband and wife Byron and Delma keep Cove Crest Farms In
business with a herd of about 64 milking Registered Holstelns and about 40
young stock. The place Is located along Rt. 36, about 5 miles south of Roar
ing Spring. The registered animals produce and average 21,900 pounds of
milk for the couple with a 792 butterfat and 704 protein content marketed
through Atlantic Dairies. Some hired help keeps things moving on the
strictly milk sales operation. The barn is free stall and the manure Is hand
led through a seml-solld system.
This 1,300 acre farm Is run by a father and son team, Oble and Bruce Snid
er. Located along Rt. 220 at Imler, the farm is called Singing Brook Farms
and the team milk about 200 registered Holstelns and cash crop corn on
anywhere from 200 to 250 acres. According to Obie Snider, the rolling herd
average is 19,800 and replacement stock number about 185. The farm has
been in the family since 1951 and has seen some changes. The two milk
with a rotary parlor twice a day and have a liquid manure system. Other
sources of revenue to the farm Include the sale of breeding stock, bulls, and
embryos.
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