A36-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 24, 1999
Farm-City Day
(Continued from Pag* ASS)
tcins average about 15,000 pounds
of milk. There are also 25 replace
ment calves and heifers.
The family raises about 25 acres
of com and 45 acres of hay but
must buy additional hay since the
expansion of a manufacturing
plant took some of their cropland.
During the haying season, their
daughters and sons in law also help
on the farm.
A former New York State Star
Farmer, John Ogden and his
mother moved to the present farm
in 1948 from Addison, N.Y. After
his mother died in 1950, John
fanned alone. He made many
friends in the area and actually met
his wife, Sandy, who was also a
neighbor, at a Dairymen’s League
meeting.
In 1961, John and Sandy were
married. While fanning together,
they raised four daughters, Dau
reen Alice, Deborah Ann, Darlene
Agnes, and Dcniesc April.
Another daughter, Dorinda Amy,
passed away when she was 22 days
old because of a heart defect
The loss of a daughter was not
the only tragedy the Ogdens have
experienced during their farming
tenure. In 1970, the original bam
burned, taking with it the majority
of the milking and replacement
animals.
Bureau
Urges
Help
(Continued
from Peg* A3l)
little to boost com
modity prices national
ly, Donaldson said.
“Nonetheless,” he add
ed, “our Pennsylvania
farmers will not only ex
perience little returns
from their investment in
raising crops, many will
now have to purchase
feed for their dairy and
livestock production.
“I urge your prompt
action in seeking all
avenues of assistance to
help mitigate the severe
ly negative financial im
pact on our state’s agri
cultural industry created
by the current drought
situation,” Donaldson
wrote the Governor.
Pennsylvania Farm
Bureau is a voluntary,
statewide organization
which represents more
than 27,000 farm and
rural families.
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The fire was discovered by the
milk hauler who found a single
bale of hay on fire. The hauler
immediately notified Sandy and
ran back to the bam to get the hay
bale out of the bam. Sandy notified
the fire company and then went out
to help release all the cows. When
the fire company came, they thor
oughly checked the bam and found
no further signs of fire, so the
Ogdens put the cows back in the
bam, milked them, fed them, and
settled down for the night
Around 10 pjn., a neighbor
called and told them their bam was
on fire. This time they lost the
entire structure and all but two
cows.
To make matters worse, the fire
marshal determined that the fire
was deliberately set
The Ogdens milked replace
ment cows at a neighboring farm
until their bam was rebuilt in 1972.
In addition to farming, Sandy is
employed by the Northern Tioga
School District as a custodian.
John is a 50-year Grange member
and they are members of the Hols
tein Association and Dairylea
Cooperative.
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joined in the day’s events, man
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booths, and a registration table.
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One popular stop was the animal
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goats, rabbits, and chickens. A
horse and a baby calf were also on
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Event Chairperson Bonnie Keil
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John Qgden agreed that the
event was a success. “Everything
went well. We had a good crowd
and everyone’s happy,” he said at
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