On Dairy Tour (Continued from Page A 34) tall mats. They were to be installed by the end of April. A recently constructed calf greenhouse provides good ventila tion and “really helps knock down bacteria and viruses that can hit calves,’* said Kulick. The calves are moved to the open structure, with a crushed limestone floor, from when they are born to about four months. At the time of the tour, 30 calves were housed in the greenhouse, including some bull calves. There is room for 44 in all. One bull included Luke, out of Blackstar. The bull will be moved to an AI commercial program. To replace the greenhouse plas tic, it cost about $5OO, Kulick told the tour group. The total cost of the structure was $8,500, which includes 1A crushed limestone. The building measures 32 by 100 feet. A new milk room was under construction near the entrance. The calves, weaned at three months, are fed a commercial calf feed. Each calf gets a metal eattag with the herd ID number. The bam has a 400,000 gallon capacity underground manure storage. The floor is slatted. Kulick explained to the tour group how the manure is agitated, brought to consistency, pumped, and placed in manure spreaders, where it is applied to the fields. There arc Jfi frees tails, with cement floor, and 72 cows on each side, in Wo groups. “If a cow wants to lie down, I would make sure I have a spot to lay her," said Kulick. for choosing Farmer Boy Ag Systems to construct his New 2- 44’x500’ building Broiler Facility This unit features A Division of (fIJ) Bins & Augers , , Pfg Shenandoah ■■P Brooders Please Contact Shane Weller For New Poultry Contracts and Existing Building Renovations S 3 24 Hour Farmer Boy Ag Systems Inc. 410 East Lincoln Avenue, Myerstown, PA 17067 717-866-7565 • 1-800-845-3374 6/5/99 The farm already has been host to preschool and elementary school students. Also, middle school students were brought in under the special interest class program at the local schools. The farm employs Mark Mani la, full-time, and a couple part time, including Jared Brickner and JP. Robert. Also, Leo Raudabaugh helps on the farm, which includes the home farm near Carlisle and three other Gums in the area. Jim’s wife, Ann, milks and his Amghter Amy is in charge of calf filing and helps relief milk. Three years ago, Kulick decided to quit his home construction work and enter into dairy farming Ml time. He said he enjoys working the cows and doesn’t realty care for fieldwork. Brother-in-law Ron docs all the fieldwork. In August 2000, the farm with be the site of the county’s 250th anniversary, and will feature farm to accommodate about 700 people, Kulick noted. The Penn State-sponsored teacher seminars allow teachers to see how agriculture works, taking them to “start at the product and see the process involved to the fin ished product," said Sallie M. Gre gory, extension educator and 4-H youth development at Cumberland County extension. The program is modeled on the highly successful teacher seminars pofyinrtift throughout the school year fay the Berks County exten sion office. Berks County semi nars are coordinated by Clyde Myers, extension agent Haney Bauman, Upper Allen Elementary School third grade teacher in Mecfaanicsburg, said to Thanks to Elvin Martin of Newmanstown, PA Kulick at Stover Farms, This is your career. This is another occu pation that other kids can be exposed to." Gregory noted that the past cou ple of generations of children have been removed from the working farm experience. Many of them. Lila Lian A Division of Ventilation The tour group also toured the Land O’Lakes processing facility in Mount Holly Springs. There, James R. Barnett, member relations manager for Land O’Lakes Dairy Foods, standing, second from right, and Bonnie Highlands, membership coordinator, standing, third from left, conducted a tour and answered questions. Seated are, from left, Becky Davis and Nancy Bauman, teachers. Standing from left are Mandy Lehman, Cumberland County 4-H extension agent; Sallie Gregory, Cumberland County exten sion agent; Highlands; Barnett; and Thomas R. McCarty, extension agent, water quality. □VAL WATERING SYSTEMS said Bauman, are from the sub urbs, and aren’t exposed to rural experiences. They don’t know anything about cows," she said. The tour group also toured the Land O’Lakes processing facility Hours: Mon.-Fri. 7 to 5:30 Sat. 7:30 to Noon Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, June 5, 1999-A35 in Mount Holly Springs. There, James R. Barnett, member rela tions manager for Land O’Lakcs Dairy Foods, and Bonnie High lands, membership coordinator, conducted a tour and answered questions. Poultry contract provided by oIK Hill Growers Fredericksburg, PA .*1
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