Lost Hill
CAROLYN N. MOYER
Tioga Co. Correspondent
WELLSBORO (Tioga Co.)
&ush! The ball went right through
earning a winning point
for Bill and Barbara Cleveland,
owners of Lost Hill Jerseys.
On this Century Farm which
was established in 1853, basket
ball serves as a favorite pastime,
especially for the Cleveland’s
daughter, Teri, age 13 and son,
Bryan, age 8.
In fact, Barbara noted with a
chuckle, the only building
improvement they’ve made on
their farm recently was the addi
tion of a concrete entrance to their
jrl, age 13 help out on farm wherever nc re they pose for a
picture while sitting on the family's Allis Chalmers WD. Bryan says he’d like to be a far
mer some day, but Terl says she’d rather be a small animal veterinarian.
Jerseys Scores Points As High PTI Herd In Pa.
bam which is directly below a surprised when Duane Norman
haQifPthaii hoop. called them to tell them they had
But basketball is not the only Iwbifi *
way the Clevelands have scored Hl* award represents the way
points. This spring, they were we’ve been doing it right along,”
named the winners of the Norman said Bill. “High PTI bulls and
Genetic Award. youngsires. As Caras type, we look
The award is given to a Jersey especially at rear udder height and
herd with the highest average PTI foot angle.”
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meets several oiteria. They must average classification of 85 points
beabovethestateherdaveragefor ** Clevelands have proven that
production for the breed, they must pr ° duCt,on can be
have used at least 20 percent young co ™? u ? ed ‘. ..
sires, and the herd must be at least ™ eir ,, brecdin « P ro «” m “
80 percent homebred. talanccd out by using about 50
.The Clevelands said they didn’t Percent young sues. They used
set out to win the award and were ® e * retta and Lester as young sires
and it some national attention
Terl, Barbara, Bill, and Bryan Cleveland gather around
Lost Hill Duncan Woosey, a 10-year-old Excellent cow who
has a current lifetime production record of 142,899 pounds
of milk. She had 92 pounds of milk on her last test In April.
with a cow sired by Rebob Royal
Horizon.
Considered a closed herd, the
Clevelands have not purchased
anything for IS years, and always
seem to have a surplus of Jerseys to
sell.
However, this 170-acre farm
was not always home to Jerseys.
As the fifth generation Cleve
land to farm this ground. Bill said
he grew up with another breed.
“We had Holsteins here before,”
said Bill. “When my dad died in
1965 we sold the herd ”
There were no cows on the farm
for 10 years after that
Bill graduated from high school
and went on to Penn State, where
he earned a degree in agricultural
engineering in 1974. While at
Penn State, a Delta Theta Sigma
fraternity brother introduced Bill
to his sister, Barbara.
No stranger to farming, Barbara
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Lebanon County. The two were
married in 1975, moved back to
Wellsboro, and started buying
Jersey calves.
For two years. Bill worked at
Bordens before returning to the
farm full time. By 1977, they were
shipping milk, Tliey are members
of Liberty Valley Milk
Cooperative.
Why the switch to Jerseys?
The Clevelands offer several
reasons, the biggest of which is
that the stalls are small in their bam
and accommodate the smaller
cows much better than the larger
Holsteins. Another reason is much
more personal.
“I really love the Jerseys.
They’re my girls,” said Barbara.
With an average 41 cows on
test, their herd average rolls at
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