rk, Maryland, Lancaster Counties
Excellent udders are found on these cows in the herd of
Iward Johnson. From left, Tena VGBB, 5y 28,390 m
055 f 886 p; Terri GPB4, 2-8 y (after 1-8 y record) 27,268 m
050 f 861 p; and Jessie VGBB,2y 26,320 m 1,031 f 867 p.
ar daughter.
Final stop was Frey Dairy
s arm, Conestoga, where the
.000 cow dairy herd is expand
ng to 1,500 and kept in the most
nodern of facilities. Here the
pipeline takes the milk from the
;ows directly onto the bulk tank
ruck. And all the necessary
nilking parlor, cooling, cow
novement lanes, and freestall
lousing facilities are in place to
*et the job done.
A water flush system is in
place to handle the manure, in
duding an irrigation system to
set it to the fields. Automatic
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sort gates direct the cows to the
proper housing or treatment
areas. All fresh and treated cows
are housed in the old complex.
While Turkey Hill Dairies had
original ties, they are no longer a
part of the Frey Dairy Farm op
eration.
Along on the tour were the
following people; Victor
Stoltzfus, Steven Dietrich,
Robert Manson, Donald Kauff
man, Joel Kauffman, Richard
Hostetter, Delmar Sensenig,
Heidi Benner, Herb Benner,
Jeanette Brooks, Jane Pepple,
Roland Moore, Calvin Blank,
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Frey Dairy Farms.
Dairy Cow Lane at My „ welcome at the Horace Hiendel and Sons farm in
Lady’s Manor. York County.
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Howard Robinson, Charles
Mooer, Stan Buest, Brad Guest,
Dan Card, Neal King, Amos
Stoltzfus, Hannah Stoltzfus,
Abram Stoltzfus, Jim
Longenecker, Ed Brackbill,
Devon Brackbill, Samuel
Stoltzfus, Ray Stoltzfus, Nolan
King. Also, Wes Bontrager,
Erica Lloyd, Christy Guest,
Scott Umble, Ken Umble, Pat
Harrison, Tom Stephens, Mark
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Stoltzfus, James Miller, Ken
neth Shiever, Everett
Newswanger.
To end a most enjoyable day,
Monsanto hosted the group to
dinner at Good and Plenty Res
taurant along Route 896 on the
way back home. It would be
hard to find anyone on the tour
that didn’t have a good time. In
cluding this writer.
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