Holloways Strive To Capture Expanding Markets
(Continued from Poflo A 1)
The Holloways manage 250
acres in corn, 100 acres in soy
beans, 30 acres in wheat, 30
acres in barley, and 250 acres in
hay. They round and square bale
their hay, mostly for local horse
markets.
Wrapped haylage is marketed
mainly to Amish customers in
southeastern Pennsylvania and
is also fed to the cow herd in the
winter.
Corn is raised for silage, used
to feed the cattle, and the rest is
sold to a grain dealer and to The
Mill of Bel Air. Soybeans are
sold to a grain dealer.
A big problem has been deer
control at the farm. The deer are
harvested when possible. They
pose a huge threat to the soy
beans, the “number one crop for
deer,” said Richard, and other
crops.
Richard said he has seen 30-
40 deer at a time in fields. The
deer graze the heavily wooded
areas at the farm’s outskirts,
bordering the Susquehanna
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River, and are protected at the
local state park.
The cow/calf herd includes
registered Angus and Angus
crossbreds. Though most of the
feeder cattle are homebred, the
Holloways buy a few feeder
cattle locally and in Lancaster.
The Angus are bred using AI
and Roseda bulls, which are all
registered.
Roseda Farm, noted Rich
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The Holloways are using rota
tional grazing more every year
for the cow/calf herd. The herd
grazes 20-acre lots and are ro
tated about every 2-3 weeks. The
feeder cattle are fed a TMR, of
sorts, consisting of corn silage,
barley, ground corn, protein,
and minerals all mixed at the
farm.
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ROTARY RAKE
• Trail "type
• lO’ll” Raking Width
• la’s” Working Width
• Hydraulic Lift
• Tandem Axles
• Oil Bath Gear Case
Henry’s son, Henry, owns a
herd of hogs for 4-H and FFA
feeder pigs. They also supply
“human health research pigs,”
said Henry. “They’re hospital
pigs, of different sizes and
weights, for human medical re
search.”
Henry does the feeding for the
15-20 sows that produce about
400 head per year. Henry has
four Yorkshire boars on test at
Penn State. The feeder pigs are
crossbred York/Hampshires.
The farm is maintained by the
family, including Richard and
Harriett with son Rick, 33. Jeff,
30, works on the farm on week
ends and each day after his full
time, off-farm job as an auto
mechanic. The Holloways have
a daughter, Karen, 37, who is
manager and ag consultant at
The Mill of Bel Air. She also
helps on the farm whenever pos
sible.
Henry S. (Scarborough) and
Barbara’s son, Henry S. (Smith),
41, is owner/operator of The Mill
of Bel Air. Another son,
Andrew, 28, is a large animal
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Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, June 10, 2000-A23
veterinarian. Daughter Teresa,
37, works in the microbiology
department at Johns Hopkins.
Judy, 35, is an optometrist.
The Holloways noted that
Darlington boasts the “biggest
pocket of preserved land in Har
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