Lynncrest Farm To Receive National Holstein Young Breeder Award
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According to Kirby, Happy has
become a diamond. “We have
been told by several embryo mark
eting firms that Happy’s sire
lineup of Winken x Bell & Boss x
Converse is probably the only one
like it in the world.
Now, her Bellwood daughter
has taken over as the most heavily
contracted cow in the herd.
Representing an eighth genera
tion Very Good or Excellent, she is
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a fifth generation bull mother. She
carried more than $lOO,OOO in
embryo and bull contracts as a
2-year-old.
The Haley cow family is noted
for their high milk components,
and this past year she also became
the first 40,000-pound lactation
cow at Lynncrest
Kirby said that while they have
diversity in breeding goals, such as
continuing their work with red &
white Holsteins, breeding for type.
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as well as index, they are perhaps
most satisfied with their Haley-
Happy-Halfpint lineage.
The Horsts married and began
farming in 1981 with Kirby’s 2S
Holsteins and Sheryl’s two. They
purchased 11 from Kirby’s father
during a dispersal, and tented the
farm.
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lane improvements, fencing, signs.
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They said they believe that the
first impression is the lasting
impression and they want every
visitor to their facility to get a good
impression that these are peo
ple who care for their animals and
understand quality production, be
it Holsteins or milk.
“Milk quality is very important
to us,” Kirby said. “We ship our
milk to Wengert’s Dairy, which is
the highest rated dairy in the state
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of Pennsylvania for milk quality.
“They pay a 30-cent premium
for quality milk, so it is imperative
for us to pay attention to all the
little details,” he said.
They pie- and post-dip, use indi
vidual towels, keep tie stalls
cleaned, sweep the tiled manager
and feed TMR twice per day, use
kiln-dried wood shavings on the
beds, clip flank and udder hair,
periodically brush cows and wash
tails, and change the
_____ milking machine infla
tions (the rubber-type
liners of the vaocum
milkers) every 60 days,
and test for somatic cell
count (SCC).
Their SCC has been
running between
150,000 to 180,000.
Their goal is to average
below 130,000.
They vaccinate a full
program under super
store have an embryo
transfer veterinarian on
the farm three- to four
times per month, trim
feet regularly (several
times per year), and use
consultants and special
ists when needed.
While they have
made some fortunate
purchases and have
marketed well, as well
as bred their own cattle
well, they also have
developed a rule-of
thumb for using flush
ing on the farm.
The consider the cost
of flushing and don't do
it unless they know they
have a contract to fill.
“We make it a rule on
our farm never to flush
an animal unless they
have a bull or embryo
contract,” Kirby said.
“We have produced
over 550 fertilized
embryos over the past
five years and have nev
er broken that rule. It’s a
good rule to keep us
financially sound.”
The Horsts also con
sider themselves fortu
nate to be located in a
strong dairy and Hols
tein area.
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As with certain other
areas in the state, region
and nation, in addition
to having rich fertile
limestone soils, with
normally dependable
rainfall and soil mois
ture, that stretch of the
southern Lebanon Val
ley that lies between
Newmanstown and
Schaeffers town has had
a long history of well
respected dairy cattle
breeders and producers.
The valley dairy com
munity is very strong
and close-knit.
People depend upon
each other for friend
ship, entertainment, and
business relationships.
For the Horsts, they
have close friends in the
dairying business who
have different
approaches to farming
and different interests,
and that doesn’t matter.
Ultimately, Kirby
said, “The great thing
about the dairy industry
is that there are many
different niches.”