82-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 22, 1995
Harry and Annette Buck with Stephanie, 16; Jarod, 14, and Kathryn, 10, Holsti
work together on the farm and off the farm. The family milks about 60 grade
Family Togetherness Prevails At Buck Farm
LOU ANN GOOD Lebanon have their own unwritten
Lancaster Fanning Staff list of priorities but remain flexible
LEBANON (Lebanon Co.) enough to adjust to the ebb and
Some families set priorities. Some flow of living,
drift along and deal with things as The dose-knit family embrace
they happen. The Buck family in many projects together from
As dairy promotion coordinator for Lebanon County,
Annette often works with her daughter irt preparing dishes
that include real dairy products.
Stephanie prepares her calf Jewel for 4-H competition
shows.
farm work to community and
church activities.
Hairy and Annette and their
three children Stephanie, 16;
Jarod, 14, and Kathryn, 10,
farm ISO acres and milk about 60
cows.
‘Tve lived here all my life,”
Harry said of the farm that his fam
ily purchased in the 19205.
The bank bam was built in 1822
and Harry surmises the house was
probably built at the same time.
Since then several buildings have
been added including a dairy bam
built in 1971. Two Harvestores
were added six years ago and a silo
for high moisture com about 18
months ago.
“We try to keep debt down by
saving enough money before mak
ing purchases,” Harry said. “That
often means putting things off
before we make changes.”
His wife said that waiting gives
her plenty of time to research
ideas. She waited many years for a
new kitchen, but considers it worth
the wait.
The former kitchen was located
in a small enclosed porch. About
three years ago, the Bucks added
onto the house and the spacious
kitchen now has plenty of win
dows, a skylight, and light oak
cupboards with lots of counter
space.
“I went to a lot of open houses to
get ideas,” Annette said.
She enjoys going to auctions
and picking up several pieces such
as a large sideboard that fits in the
combined dining and sitting area
off the kitchen. A wooden box
with dried flowers, collectibles,
and handicrafts by several family
members add interest to the room.
Stenciled cows on the white walls,
a cow motif tablecloth and afghan,
and numerous other cow artifacts
are found throughout the home.
Annette said, “I thought we had
enough cows outside without hav
ing them in the kitchen, but several
people gave us some (cow memor
abilia) and now we are into cows
(inside).”
As members of Atlantic Dairy
is and tills 150 acres that has been In Harry's family since the 19205.
ion County Dairy Maid, Stepha. , often assists
with dairy promotional events. Her favorite promotions are
telling kids about the goodness of milk. To reinforce the
message, she often hands out “Rear stickers like the one
she places on her sister Kathryn.
Cooperative, the Bucks always apparent reason and then drops
shoot for the 20-cent bonus paid even though they don’t do any
for quality milk and are pleased thing differently,
that they usually achieve it His interest in the count fluctua-
So much of producing quality tions began in 1969. while work
milk hinges on the somatic cell ing on the farm for his dad. Hany
count Harry finds it fascinating to had read an article on research that
try to figure out why the somatic showed somatic cell counts drop
count sometimes goes up for no
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Notes
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