832-L«nc«sler Farming, Saturday, Juhe 3, 1995 (Continued from P*cc B 31) neighbors his homestead in Cam- High School. bria County came up for sale. Bar it was at Chestnut Ridge that he lets decided to buy it and “come also coached football and wrest- home ” ling In 1969, the farm which Harteis and his wife Dena have jIL; * * < Lindsey with “Oreo,” her pet dalmatian THE CONSERVATIONIST. The proven Great Plains no-till system utilizes a coulter to prepare a mini-conventional seedbed for the openers to place the seed.. .at the precise depth selected. Inquire About Great Plains Acceptance Corp. FINANCE Programs Great Plains We lead because we listen. See The Dependable Great Plains Dealers Listed Below: Dunkle & Grieb, Inc. R.D. 2 BOX 14 Center Hall, PA 16828 814-364-1421 Hines Equipment Rt. 28 West, Cresson, PA 16630 814-886-4183 and Rt. 220, Belwood, PA 814-742-8171 Lost Creek Implement, Inc. Rt. 35 Oakland Mills, PA 717-463-2161 Dairy Name Reflects A continued to improve on the ori ginal farm. A major structural fire in 1977 caused $245,000 in damage with marginal insurance coverage. It was a challenge to rebuild from that point. One of the newest additions which Harteis is very proud of is a modified Virginia-style barn with slotted floor and manure pit un derneath. It’s an unusual type of bam for this area and Harteis had to travel east to see a few of these before deciding on a definite de sign. There are 140 head of cattle, his “salvage crew,” in this bam, but the design style enables all of the cattle here to be adequately cared for in one man-hour per day. The 100-head milking herd, all registered Holsteins, has been the top DHIA herd in Cambria Coun ty for a number of years. The most drives for transport. D & E Equipment 307 Edgar Avenue Bloomsburg, PA 17815 717-784-5217 C.B. Hoober & Sons, Inc. Old Philadelphia Pike Intercourse, PA 17534 717-768-8231 Norman D. Clark & Sons Main Street, P.O. Box 27 Honey Grove, PA 17035 717-734-3682 Reed Brothers Equipment 13 Petticoat Bridge Road Columbia, NJ 08022 609-267-3363 Way Of Life recent figures show a herd average of 24,878 pounds of milk, 897 pounds butterfat, and 779 pounds protein. Some of the milk is mar keted at the Friend-Lea Dairy store, (owned by Jim’s brother), and the rest is sent to Sani-Dairy, in Johnstown. Friend-Lea Farm employs only two full-time workers. Harteis and his hired help handle all the milk ing with the youngest two Harteis sons helping out on weekends. They are on a 3X schedule. Auto matic feeding is done and each cow is programmed with a totally mixed ration. A supplemental TMR is given to the higher-pro ducing cows every four hours. Harteis is considered to be fair ly innovative. He credits his dad, Lawrence, who passed away last September, with giving him the example of being receptive to new ideas and being open-minded. Lehigh Ag Equipment, Inc. m 6670 Ruppsvllle Road Allentown, PA 18106 215-398-2553 Chambersburg Farm Service 975 South Main Street Chambersburg, PA 17201 717-264-3533 Carlisle Farm Service 260 York Road Carlisle, PA 17013 800-447-6829 For instance, the farm has been using shredded newspaper as bed ding for the past five years. In fact, Ebensburg area residents who bring their papers to the farm now call them “moospapers.” Gravity gutters and liquid man ure pits have been in place since the late 19605. Friend-Lea Farm has been environmentally friendly before it was “chic” to be so. In 1994,400 acres were put into crops. The total commercial ferti lizer use for the farm was only nine tons. Harteis points out that this is the result of his “judicious use of manure.” All the manure is stored and then spread in the spring or fall. The results of soil tests determine which fields need the most fertilizer. These will re ceive the most manure. Diversification is also another reason for the success ot Friend- Bender Implement 742 Edgewood Avenue Somerset, PA 15501 814-443-4611 (Turn to Page 833)
Significant historical Pennsylvania newspapers