At May Hill Farm Harry and Virginia Rhoads with their son Tim and
his wife Edith and their daughter Carol farm 170 acres on the home
place and rent an additional 100 acres. They have two other married
daughters, Jodell Antram and Judy Little;
The Rhoads milk 50 Holstelns that produce between 22,000 and
23,000 pounds of milk and have 30 calves and heifers for replace
ment. They milk in a conventional tie stall barn with a pipeline milker
and feed TMR. Their main crops are corn, oats, and hay. As a manner
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of herd management they try to keep the cows comfortable with
mats and fans. Cows are let out to pasture between milkings. Virglnl
a said It seems dairy farming Is more hectic than when they were
children growing up on the farm. It seems to her you now have to
fight the weather more to get hay dry or do other field work.
MAY HILL FARM
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Congratulations
Land O’Lakes Members!
Land O’Lakes congratulates all members awarded the
1998 Dairy of Distinction Award in Pennsylvania. We
are proud of your efforts in maintaining a high quality
farm appearance. We are equally proud of your
commitment to producing milk of only the highest
quality.
Glenn and'Brenda Book
Bodendale Farm
Lancaster, PA
Donald C. Gable
Conebella Farm
Elverson, Pa.
Ray and Dan Geissinger
Orchard Dew Farm
Mifflintown, Pa.
Karl and Tanya Hertzler
Middle Creek Farms
Middleburg, Pa.
Robert Kieffer
Kieffer Farms, Inc.
Hamburg, Pa.
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Charles and Doreen Pent
Millbrook Farm
McVeytown, Pa.
John S. Smoker
Glen Run Way Farm
Atglen, Pa.
Ellis Sollenberger
Cove-Acres Farm
Curryville, Pa.
University of Pennsylvania Vet
School
Marschek Dairy Farm
Kennett Square, Pa.
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