84-Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, August 31, 1991 Glennon Doesn’t Let Anything Interfere With Goats BETH WHITMAN PITZER Cumberland Co. Correspondent Newberg (Cumberland Co.) In June 1991 Heather Glennon became the Pennsylvania Dairy Goat Association Youth Rep resentative. Heather, 15, is a junior at Shippensburg High School. She is the daughter of Robert and Mary Lou Brennen. Her role as Youth Representative is one that she seems to enjoy very much. Her love for goats filters through her conversation. When asked how she enjoys her new role, she said, “I love talking to people (about goats) and like to share information about how to improve their goats.” So far she has represented the Dairy Goat Association at Ag Progress Days where she answered people’s questions about the animals and handed out literature. She will be represented with the other Commodity Queens during the Farm Show, presenting the Governor with products from her commodity. 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It’s held annually between July and September. Heather’s story of how she began her interest and love for goats began eight years ago when she was only seven years old. At the time she was living in Florida with her parents when a friend needed to get rid of the goats because they kept getting into the cattle trough! The story goes that the farmer ordered his wife to be rid of the goats by the time he came back home. So the Glennons picked the two goats up in their ‘67 Chevy! These two goats expanded into the herd of 30 goats that Heather raises. Heather shares that the goats have wonderful personalities. “They make great friends. Some are bossy. Some stay behind.” It’s apparent that Heather is very attached to them. Each of the 30 goats has a name. Aggie was the first goat and is still in the herd today. She is a Nubian, a breed originating from Egypt by way of Great Britain. Nubians are distin guishable by their floppy ears and their Roman nose, an arched nose. Their milk also has the highest butterfat content In the herd. Heather also has many Oberhasli. Oberhasli are a breed from Switzerland known for their upright ears and brown col oring with black markings. These beautiful animals can often be pic tured in front of the sloping Alpine Mountains. Each morning Heather arises at 4:00 a.m. to begin milking the goats. It takes about five minutes to milk each animal. Presently they are milking about 12-13 goats. The goats average about 1,500 pounds of milk a year. How ever, some goats produce as much as 4,000 pounds a year. Their milk stays strictly on the farm for the calves. Goats breed in the fall and bear young or “freshen” in the spring. They typically have two to three “kids”. One day after school Heather was surprised to find Aggie was delivering not two or three goats- but five goats- quintu plets! The female “kids” stay on the farm as part of the replacement herd; the male are sold for meat Heather’s mother, Mary Lou Brennen thinks that it’s been a wonderful experience for her daughter. Heather naturally loves to talk about the animals and it’s been a natural oudet for her to do this. Mrs. Brennen has made a conscious effort to give Heather the responsibility of caring for the goats. The only thing that Heather doesn’t like is getting up so early every morning to milk the goats. GOOD FOOD OUTLET STORES See Our Original Line Of Golden Barrel Products Plus All Kinds Of Nuts, Beans, Candies, Etc. At Reduced Prices ★ CORN SYRUP ★ PANCAKE SYRUP ★ PURE MAPLE SYRUP ★ SORGHUM SYRUP ★ TABIE SYRUP ★ COCONUT OIL ★ CORN OIL ★ COTTONSEED OIL ★ PEANUT OIL ★ SOYBEAN OIL ★ CANOLA OIL ★ 100 LB. BAG GRANULATED SUGAR Processor* Of Syrups, Molasses, Cooking Oil, Funnel Cake Mix & Shoofly Pie Mizes (With or Without Syrup) Good Food Outlets Located At L&S SWEETENERS 388 E. 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