*22-Uncw»f FamUnq, Saturday, November 13,1993 Carl A. Farm; (Conttmwd tram Pag* At) right against such as happened in other areas of the state, especially during the 19705. It’s a place where every driver of every car (albeit traffic light) getsa headnodor a wave from peo ple doing yardwork. In the one-road village of Pit man at Snyder’s (no relation) restaurant and grocery store, the community’s togetherness is evident strangers at the lunch counter in the plain, white-painted block building are recognized as such. When the screen door closes, men sitting at the counter, sipping coffee and picking at a triangle of pie stop talking and look up. It is just the sort of place to raise a family and dairy farm with a good herd of Holsteins. Carl A. Snyder is the namesake of the farm. His sons, Tracy, 26, and Steve, 30, have taken over the MADE TO ORDER. Alfa Laval Agn brings rhe entire range of feeding options - plus yeas of experience - ro rhe table Which means we hove whor it rakes ro cusrom-design a feeding system that mees your needs perfectly Ger q rosre of whor we con do for you Place you order for more informonon by filling our rhe coupon, visinng your independent Alfa Laval Agn dealer or colling 1-600-ods-1660 today A: Alfa Laval Agri A WORLD AHEAD. farm and have retained the Carl A. prefix. It’s Carl A. Farm, the second generation. For 30 years, the farm has been a good provider for the Snyder fami ly. while under the direction of Carl. But now that he’s “retired” to field work, credit and blame for herdsmanship goes to Steve and Tracy. They rent the farm from their father and have been trying to build the herd to a level that can better support all. The dairy herd, under the sons, had increased average production last year to lead the county, and just missed the top spot this year. In 1991, the herd was third in the county, among those herds on test with Pennsylvania Dairy Herd Improvement Association. In 1992, the two had switched to three-times-per day milking, which shot die herd’s production to top of the county. The highest average producing herd in Schuylkill County is owned by Carl A. Farms, owned by brothers Steve and Tracy Snyder. This past February, production tein, and 1,000 pounds of fat. ized and has now dropped because peaked at an avenge of 28,500 Steve and Tracy said that they they sold a number of cows to help pounds of milk, 900 pounds pro- believe that production had stabil- (Turn to Pag# A2I) -I hungry for more mformonon about Alfa Lovol Agn feeding j rems Please send me information on the following j SronchionMasrer* □ ITMR Feeding Sysrem □ Feed Car ll™ i Feed Cor Compact □ IMP Mixer □ RorionMosret* Plus™ J HerdMasrer® Galaxy* Software □ Other j Nome >s City Store Zip i Current Feeding System j Current Milking System I Pleose moil complered coupon ro Feeding Systems Alfa Laval Agn Inc 11100 N Congress Ave Kansas City MO 64150 J Alfa Laval Agri Inc. • Kansas City, Missouri Telephone ( Herd Size. Ask your independent Alfa Laval Agn dealer about FREE transponders or up to SI 500 CASH BACK on selected feeding systems. J.B. Zimmerman & Sons, Inc. P.O. Box 337, Lancaster County Blue Ball. PA 17506 717-354-8030 Erb and Henry Equipment, Inc. 22-26 Henry Avenue New Berlmville, PA 19545 215-367-2169 Franklin Hess Ent., Inc. Rt. 2, Box 130 Orangeville, PA 17859 717-925-6939 Witmer Implement Service 1896 Bedford Rd. Shippensburg, PA 17257 717-532-6139 Potomac Valley Supply 11606 Greencastle Pike Hagerstown, MD 21740 301-223-6877 Bennett Machine Company 1601 So. Dupont Blvd. Milford, DE 19963 302-422-4837 Peoples Sales and Service Oakland Mills, PA 17076 717-463-2735 717-436-2735 H.B. Duvall, Inc. 901 E. Patrick St. Frederick. MD 21701 301-662-1125 Out Of state: 800-423-4032 Stephan! Dairy Service RR 02 Columbia Crossroads, PA 16914 717-297-2580
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