The Joseph Blank family moved from Lancaster County to Snyder Coun
ty in 1974. In 1990 Joseph and his wife Grace and son Kenneth and his wife
Jo Ann went Into partnership and bought the farm. Now their 135 acres has
been named a Dairy of Distinction. They have 65 Registered Holstelns and
young stock. The herd average Is 20,400 lbs. of milk. Once each year In April
the entire fifth grade student body of the Shlkallemy School District are
invited out to the farm so that all students get experience on the dairy farm
and how the environment is cared for. Located three miles west of Middle
burg, the Blanks raise corn and alfalfa to feed the Holstelns. Kenneth and Jo
Ann have a daughter Jannette, who Is two years old.
CUSTOM BUILDER OF DAIRY. HOO,
HORSE, STORAGE, RESIDENTIAL AND
COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS
64 Cow Freestall Building
Dairy
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Distinction
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1993 Dairy Of Distinction Farm Photographs
Blank Farm
Congratulations To The
1993
Dairy of Distinction
Award Winners
THE BRAND THAT
MAKES THE DIFFERENCE.
LESTER EUILOINQ SYSTEMS
A Oivwon <fi Butter Manufacture Company
Dairy of Distinction Supptemant to Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 31,1993—Paga
SNYDER
Calvin and Linda Fisher, Jr., Selinsgrove, In Snyder County, farm 250
acres of com and alfalfa to feed their 150 Holsteins. They have a tree-stall
barn and milking parlor, and the 75 milk cows have a herd average of 19,600
lbs. of milk. The farm has been In the family about 200 years and is desig
nated a Century Farm as well as Dairy of Distinction.
Dairy M\
of M
Distinction
THE AMERICAN DAIRY
ASSOCIATION & DAIRY COUNCIL
THE PENNSYLVANIA DAIRY
PROMOTION PROGRAM
CONGRATULATE THE 1993
DAIRY OF DISTINCTION
AWARD WINNERS
Dairy
Distinction
As sponsors of the
Dairy of Distinction program.
ADADC and PDPP are committed to
projecting a positive image
to the consumer.
* A FARM STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM *
Fisher Farm
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AND
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