F34-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 9,1993 Berks County Guernsey Exhibitor (Continued from Pago F 33) His speech is heavily accented with Pennsylvania Dutch. If your ears are sharp, you can catch that he and Lillian “talk Dutch” to each other, and with Carl. Along with tending to his dairy. Miles was involved as a 4-H lead er, and in grange and church. He also ran a successful traveling pro duce business where every Friday Long-Term Fertility Management Means More Profit NORCROSS, Ga. What crop year arc we actually fertilizing for this fall and next spring? The answer most growers and crop advisors would give is the 1993 crop year. For nitrogen, that clearly is the correct answer, since the crop impacted most is the crop follow ing application. However, numer ous long-term studies show that for phosphorus and potassium the residual responses are frequently larger than the first-year response. 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He tagged along with his father, and when he began the route him self he often took one or more of his three daughters Esther Smith, Fay Daub, and Helen Shirey. Miles revealed the secret of his success. “If you have a good disposition, you don’t have trouble getting cus tomers,” he said. Some of Miles’ work ethic and spirit apparently rubbed off on Carl, for he and his wife, Carolyn, were named Farm Family of the year in 1985. The herd numbers 135 animals, plus 15 Holsteins. The total num ber of Guernseys is down since a freak accident three years ago claimed the lives of 17 cows. Carl explained that one night during a rain shower, the gutter cleaner shorted, electrocuting the Air Power Pumps • The NuPulse* Air Power Pump is designed for extreme high vacuum service. Quiet, oil free ' operation eliminates contamination. 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Even as she works full-time at the Four Seasons garden center in Breinigsville, she goes back home as often as she can to care for her eight cows. “I can remember even before I was in kindergarten helping my grandpop on his farm chasing the cows in and playing with the cats,” she said. Farming has “always been a part of me,” she said. “I love cows and animals.” is a Roger C. Garber James M. Garber & Sons WE KEEP BUSINESS TALKING Easton. PA Fancy Furrow Farms 215-252-8828 Lucas Barn Equipment 814-383-2806 f
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