Good Attitude (Continued from Pago A 32) quality of your life.” They also feel that having bigger farms in the area won’t push the smaller farmers out of business. “The 60-cow dairy can make it as long as the family can ac cept the work load, the time, and all that. That’s a pretty nice operation, but it’s a full time operation,” said Roy. Having bigger farms in the area is also good for farm in frastructure. “There has been enough ex pansion (in the area) to keep the dealer and vendor outlook brighter,” said Tim. For Roy, the decision to stay in dairying is simple, but when it comes to making the jump to a bigger operation he admits being a little nervous. “The older you get, the scar ier it gets," said Roy. “You feel sort of secure with what you have, and Tim’s not 25, so it’s scary. Our numbers have outgrown our operation. It’s a 20-year-old barn, and that’s old by today's standards. We don't have the ventilation and the cows don’t have the com MOTOROLA 4 5x25x 1.2” Weighs 11 oz fort.” Tim echoes Roy's senti- ments, “You’re either going to be in, or you’re going to be al most out and working off the farm. That’s the way I feel about it. As you get regulated more with manure and waste, you better start thinking a little differently about how to han dle it.” Another of the major con cerns with expanding is the amount of forage that will be necessary to keep the herd milking. Although the cro pland is available, the distance from the fields to the bam would be great. “We’ll need to move forage so far and then you have to move the manure back out, which is even a bigger problem sometimes than getting the forage in,” said Roy. “ We don’t know, but we’re looking at our options.” Over the past few years, the Beardslees’ forage program has evolved from an alfalfa timothy mixture to one based largely on orchardgrass with alfalfa. “Basically the orchardgrass Spirit Professional Two-Way Radios Starting under $2OO • 1,2 or 4 channels available • VHF and UHF models • Interference Eliminator prevents hearing other users • Programmable frequencies with P !“ s . ... . 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Both children and both like to spend time on the farm. The bottom line for the Beardslees, whether they un dergo the expansion project or not, is to keep and open mind and a good attitude. “If you don’t look, you don’t know what’s out there,” said Tim. Stay In Touch With Workers On The lob Site! Rugged Spirit two-way radios cover most job-site applications using professional FM business frequencies for clear, reliable communica tions up to 5 miles (depending on terrain) They are ultra compact (4 5 X 2.5 X 1.2”), weigh only 11 oz. and come complete with mead battery, charger and spring-action belt clip. 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Last year more than 8,000 at tendees turned out to enjoy a va riety of dairy- and agriculture related activities in celebration of June as National Dairy Month. Plans for this year’s Family Dairy Days will include a wagon From Sows To More Cows (Continued from Pago A 34) roasted corn, soybean meal, water, and a mineral pack. The citrus peels were added for energy. The DeLongs are look Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, June 3, 2000-A35 ride tour of the Oregon Dairy farm, live chick hatching, agri cultural exhibits and ice cream and milk samples. Kids will enjoy the straw tunnel, face painting and a coloring contest each child who enters will receive a free ice cream sundae. Chicken barbecue dinners will be available for $2.50. Oregon Dairy is located on Route 272, north of downtown Lancaster. For more informa tion about Family Dairy Days or National Dairy Month, please contact Brent Landis at 397- 3531, ext. 62. ing into a variety of energy sources. All cows are tagged and recorded by computers. One of the major challenges, Jim noted, was learning the computer system, which consisted of “months of struggle,” he said. The farm can manage up to 500 cows. Building the numbers slowly is key, Jim noted. Through im provements in culling and breeding, obtaining quality bulls through an intensified AI pro gram, will be key, according to both Jim and Ken. Ken noted that having the children and full-time help with milking allows them to put more work in the fields. The DeLongs farm more than 400 acres, in cluding about 300 in corn, 100 in hay, and 70 in pasture. The heif ers are grazed on a simple pas ture system. Though the partnership began in the early 19705, “we’ve worked together all our lives,” Jim said. The DeLongs offer the chil dren competitive wages. Now, with labor shared equally, the kids and the adults are “enjoying them selves,” Ken said. “We have so much to be thankful for,” said Ken. “Our parents taught us many things, and one of the most important was how to communicate and work well together.”
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