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' RD #l, Willow Street, PA
(Corner of Rt. 272 S. & Byerland Church Rd.)
• (717) 786-7654
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Mllk-A-Long Farms, owned by Samuel F. and Miriam Long, was not previ
ously held by a member of elther’s family before the couple bought the
144-acre Peach Bottom farm 21 years ago. But the two, who were both
widowed and remarried when 31 years old, also 21 years ago, have kept the
57-stall quonset hut-shaped barn painted red with white trim, as well as an
old corn barn, and they keep some landscaping to highlight the farm’s
natural beauty. Though a public road cuts between the house and the barn,
the paint of the buildings give a vibrant character and makes for an attrac
tive contrast to the greens and browns of a rail fence and row of pine trees at
the heifer pen. In addition, a towering, thick, horse-chestnut tree, 15-feet in
diameter, Is a perfect companion to the farm’s stone house, built in the
1700 s. Sam and Miriam work the farm themselves, milking 44 mixed breed
cows. The cows are, literally, mixed breed: with some registered Holsteins,
but also some Jersey-Holstein cows, Milking Shorthorn-Holstein cows, and
a couple of Brown Swiss-Holsteln cows. Samuel says he likes to keep a few
of the cross-breeds to give the herd color. Besides, the production Isn’t bad
at all, averaging about 19,000 pounds of milk. The overall herd average for
1993 was 20,315 pounds of milk, 717 pounds fat and 627 pounds protein.
Samuel said he really likes a Jersey-Holstein cross and has one that only
weighs between 800 and 900 pounds but made 17,000 pounds of milk. He
also has another Jersey-Holstein, a little all black cow, that has, to date,
made a lifetime record of 118,000 pounds of milk. They raise their own
replacements and sell the bull calves at auction. The crops are corn, alfalfa
and orchard grass and they are In the third year of feeding a TMR. The
Longs have six children, all married with one child living at home.
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