84-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 8, 1995
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drawbacks when one has three
brothers. Heather said. One day,
the boys made iced tea. When
Heather wanted some, they told
her that dairy princesses are allow
ed only to chink milk or they will
get that bone crippling disease.
A few days before Heather won
the pageant crown, she won a top
state FFA award and a trip to Kan
sas City (move about that later) and
her dad purchased her a Buick
Skylark.
“I really felt like a princess that
week.” Heather said.
During the week, the sisters
both work for Gene Wenger’s
Meats. Their brothers and dad take
care of the cows during the week.
Twelve-year-old Delmar insists
upon milking every morning. The
family jokes that they need to
remind him that, “All work and no
play makes Jack a dull boy.”
All the siblings belong to the
4-H Horse Club and Dairy Club.
“We are an old folks home for
horses,” Heather explained as she
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Lancaster County’s Dairy Princess
told of the family’s legacy for
inheriting three horses and a pony.
One of the horses was branded
out West and rounded up by
helicopter.
To this day, the horse is wary of
noises and is distressed by helicop
ters and planes flying overhead.
The family’s horses are also
known to be the most dairy
educated horses in the county.
“Spunky knows everything
about the dairy industry because
Heather practiced her speech while
walking him around the meadow,’’
Brent said.
The family’s pampered animals
include Mustard, a St Bernard
mixed with a labrador retriever,
and Marmaduke, a Great Dane.
Both are considered part of the
family.
Brent explained that he and his
brothers joined the 4-H Dairy Club
because Jess’s calf made it to states
the first year that she showed.
“But the rest of us haven’t been
that lucky,” he said.
Heather quickly added, “But we
have lots of added benefits from
showing in 4-H, like friendships,
learning responsibilty.,.
“And, mostly learning to lose,”
Brent said bluntly.
The whole family laughed and
agreed with Brent’s assessment.
“We always show our own
homebreds so they can’t go and
buy the best," their dad said.
He considers it a great benefit
that the children belong to the 4-H
dairy club because they take an
interest in cows and pedigrees,
which benefits the breeding
program.
Heather excels in public speak
ing. She credits participation in a
4-H Toastmaster’s Club and FFA
as helping her develop speaking
skills. In 4-H Heather
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That’s an oft-repeated chore as the family enjoys drinking milk—especially chocolate
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advanced to state competition and
in FFA, she made it to the state
level two years in a tow.
She has also placed first in state
FFA ag sales, which resulted in her
and her team winning an upcoming
trip to the National FFA Conven
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At one point Laveme helped
with milking and fieldwork, but
she said, “I needed to get out of the
way so the boys could learn to
farm.”
She now works full time as a
secretary at a hospital.
The challenge in combining a
career with mothering has been
enjoyable for her. She said, “When
I’m there. I’m there, and when I’m
here, I'm here.”
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Because so many family mem
bers help in the barn, it is usually
easy to adjust to someone needed
off. This includes vacation excur
sions.
Last week. Heather and Jesslyn
stayed home and milked the cows
while their parents and (Mothers
went to Hershey Park. Later in the
week, the sisters went to the
National Holstein Convention in
Pittsburgh while the remaining
family carried on the fanning
responsibilities.
At this point, all the children are
interested in forming, so it's uncer
tain how the farm will be passed
down through the family. But the
siblings are adament that they
intend to keep the farm within the
family.
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