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Before “B&B” became widely recognized as a short term for “bed and
breakfast,” J. Ray and Reba Ranch were hosting guests at their large, red
brick farmhouse that J. Ray’s great grandfather built In 1863. The Paradise
location was ideal for such a venture because of the heavy tourist trade of
the Amlsh-curlous and those seeking the serenity of backroad production
agriculture and Its crafts, food, and the amiable nature of many of the peo
ple. Many things have changed since the couple started taking in tourists In
1971. Today, they average 1,400 guests per year to the dairy farm with Its
big white farm barn. The attractive farming site has a large lawn, big shade
maples around the house, a gazebo, lots of flower beds, landscaping, and a
guest house. The farmhouse itself has 19 rooms with six bedrooms fortour
ists. It Is a working farm and they milk about 60 Holstein cows, registered
and grade, that averaged In June 22,715 pounds of milk, 811 pounds of fat
and 733 pounds of protein. The oldest of the couple’s three children, Rob,
works at the home farm full time. They have a daugther Rhonda who Is a
teacher at Locust Grove Mennonite School, and a son Ryan, who just fin
ished college, was just married and who works as a broiler supervisor In the
poultry division of Pennfield Corporation. J. Ray has lived on the farm his
entire life and has farmed its 100 acres since 1962. He rents an additional 40
acres.
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The 200-acre farm of George and Mary Troutman is located near Myer
stown In Lebanon County. They have registered Holstein cows, 94 in milk
and about that many more young stock. The herd average Is 21,107 m. The
farm has been In the family at least three generations, and the Troutmans
believe It's Important to keep efficient and work together. They give credit
to their hired help, Dan and Norma Bausher, for a job well-done with the
cows.
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