m VOL 38 NO. 2 Atlantic Dairy Cooperative Celebrates 75th Anniversary These were part of the founding member families of ADC: Anna Davis, Beth Blckel, Harry Blckel, Walt Moore, Naomi Moore, Sally Moore, and Bill Moore. Groundwater Protection More Than A Fence Around The Wellhead ANDY ANDREWS Lancaster Farming Staff NEW HOLLAND (Lancaster Co.) —Protection of groundwater is more than simply patting a around the wellhead and asking people to stay out It’s an ongoing program that identifies the site that feeds and discharges the ground water and knowing ways in which to manage that site for farm, herd, and family health. As Thanksgiving Day Approaches, Family Grateful For Harvest LOU ANN GOOD Lancaster Farming Staff LEBANON (Lebanon Co.) The crops are harvested The silos stuffed It’s been a bountiful harvest SO percent better than last year’s drought-afflicted one for the Jay Calvin and Thelma Zimmerman family. They, as do many farm families, brim with gratefulness during this Thanksgiving season. Calvin said “This year’s crop is the best we’ve had in the past 25 to 30 years.” Calvin echoed the sentiments of the Plymouth pilgrims who observed the first Thanksgiving when he said “I’m thankful to God for my great family and that we can share these blessings together. I’m thankful to the Lord for providing for me so that I can work with the soil and animals.” Being thankful is a lifestyle and not merely a once-a-year event for the Zimmermans, who work together to milk 150 Holsteins, feed ISO replacements and calves, and crop 250 acres with com, hay, rye, barley, and soybeans. Social and work duties are so entertwined it is difficult to say where fun begins and work ends. Whether it is competing in tractor pulls or working in the fields, the parents and their children, Jeff. 14; Jared, 9; Janelle, 6; and Jason, 4, find pleasure in aU of it. Both parents, who grew up on Lancaster County dairy farms, sought to find a spouse who wanted Four Sections And it’s important for farmers as" well as municipalities to know the land area and history of the area surrounding the well and check for MmM™ threats to groundwa ter quality, according to Marie Nel son, senior hydrologist. Nelson, from Horsley Witten Hegemann, Inc., Cambridge, Mass., spoke about tools for groundwater and wellhead protec- * (Turn to Pago A 34). to farm. After they married they worked on a Lancaster County farm until they found the farm on which they now live. They began to rent-purchase the farm in 1978, Tm thankful for big turkeys , mashed potatoes , Dad , Mom , Jeff Jaredy and Janelle.’ Ice cream, each other, and living on a farm are a few of the things for which the Zim merman family are grateful as they contemplate Thanksgiving Day. From left; Janelle, Jason, Jared, Calvin, Jeff, and Thelma. Lancaster mining. Saturday, November" 21, 1992 The Lancaster Farming office will be closed Thursday, Novem ber 26, in observance of Thanks giving. Deadlines for the week of Thanksgiving are as follows: • Public Sale Ads Noon, Mon., 11/23 • General News Npon, Wed., 11/25 • Classified Section C Ads 5 P.M., Tue., 11/24 • AH Other Classified Ads 9 A.M., Wed., 11/25 and in 1991 they bought it. The farm is made up of a combination of several smaller farms. Calvin said “We were fortunate to be able to buy it in parcels.” LOU ANN GOOD Lancaster Fanning Staff LANCASTER (Lancaster Co.) Seventy-five years ago, Atlan tic Dairy Cooperative was formed to serve dairy farmers. During a two-day convention held November 19 and 20, the Cooperative celebrated its suc cessful history and grappled with changes needed for current market conditions. This past year, the Cooperative marketed more milk than it ever has in its history. The fiscal year ended with one of its best financial performances, posting sales of $582 million and a net margin of $7.5 million. “The strength of the cooperative is found in the loyalty of its mem- Wilkinson Receives PFA Service Award VERNON ACHENBACH JR. Lancaster Fanning Staff HERSHEY (Dauphin Co.) Leon Wilkinson, a Land enburg dairyman, was honored Tuesday evening during the legi slative banquet of the Pennsylvani a Farmers* Association, held at the Hershey Lodge and Convention Center, Hershey. The Pennsylvania Farmers’ Association is one of the strongest. The buildings did not require renovations. "The farm was ready to go when we moved here. The milking parlor was built in 1966 although it isn’t 609 Per Copy bers,” Dr. Paul Hand, Atlantic’s general manager, told the 1,100 guests attending the annual banquet. In recognization of 34 founding member families who have held continuous membership since the cooperative’s beginnings in 1917, Dr. Hand presented each founding family a bronze plaque. The fami lies also received a copy of Atlan tic’s 75th anniversary booklet and a video. The following were recognized as Founding Member Families: H. Karl and Marjorie Beegle of Bed ford; Michael and Linda Behrer of Spruce Creek; Harry and Beth Bickel of Airville; Willaim and Kathryn Brinsfleld Jr. of Cordova, (Turn to Pag* Al 6) if not the strongest, agricultural lobbying groups in the state. It is the state chapter of the American Farm Bureau, a farmer representa tive group at the federal level. PFA honored Wilkinson during its legislative and recognition ban quet, part of its annual four-day PFA convention. Wilkinson, a Chester County dairyman and currently a member (Turn to Pago Al 9) as modem as some, it is sufficient for us,” Calvin said. The Zimmermans feed a total mixed ration and have a herd aver age of 17,500 pounds milk for their partly registered hod, which Cal vin is working toward turning into fully registered. In addition to each family mem ber working on the farm, the Zim mermans also employ one full time man and two part time teen agers. “We have our full-time hired man for 10 years and just love him,” Thelma said. “He is always on time and we can always depend on him to take care of things.” Morning and evening milking begins at 3:30 and takes about 3'/a hours. Thelma helps with evening and weekend milking. Jeff does most of the feeding and scrapes the bam. In the evening, Janelle feeds the calves. Although the others help out with calf feeding, Calvin said, “She is the only one who really loves the job.” The Zimmermans have a roller mill, which they use to produce high moisture com. They raise their own forage and buy some additional grain and soybeans. Because the harvest was SO per cent less last year, Calvin estimates that it will take two to three good years to catch up economically. But other methods of doing things (Turn to Pago A3O) $19.00 Per Year
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