Stoner Family Passes Corporation To Second
(ContbiMd from Pag* Al) said Stoner. “The meetings are
an X£ esh, .£S at f2.’ ?!’ J ? c * tcows * usually a good time to look into
}}.? a , * e different than things we should be doing and
**>*** "*** . Sa * < * things that we want to try.”
It helps us keep a close eye on The Stoners also rely on the
all of the special needs cows be- advice of their veterinarian, nu-
they re all in the same tritionist, and other consultants
ar ®®- who work with the farm. “We
New to hosting events at their thought about having regular
farm, the Stoners are also pre- meetings with them, but right
paring to host Franklin Fall now we just work closely with
Farm Fun Fest on Saturday, each of them on different issues
September 9. They’re expecting that come up,” said Tim.
around 1,000 people to attend According to Tim, the trans
the Fun Fest. On the Thursday fer from one generation to the
and Friday before the Fest, next came at a good time. “We
1,500 fourth graders from every talked about it for two or three
school in the county will visit the years, and we wanted to find the
farm. best way to handle the transfer
“It’s a good opportunity for and be fair to both sides,” he
us to educate the public about said. ,
farming,” said Tim. “The The Stoners worked with a
County Farm Bureau coordi- lawyer who was new to transfer
nates it, and we will set up sta- ring family corporations. “We
tions around the farm to tell listened to speakers who talked
people what’s happening and about handing the farm down,”
answer their questions.” said Tim. “But this situation
Decisions like whether or not was a lot different than a father
they should host the Fun Fest handing his farm down to the
are discussed during monthly son.”
meetings with all of the part- The transition went smoothly
ners. The Stoners use the meet- thanks to the cooperation of
ings to discuss daily operations, both generations. “Our uncles
identify issues with employees, were very helpful,” said Tim. "I
and vote on any major decisions, am glad we did it when we did.”
“We don’t do a lot of voting,” According to Tim, becoming
The Stoner family operates Hijos Hill Dairy in Franklin County. Purchased by their
grandparents in 1942, the family corporation was recently passed down to the sons of
the brothers who formed the original corporation called Hijos Hill.
Built in 1998, the Stoners’ dry cow and special needs area houses freestalls for dry
cows, bedded pack for prefresh cows, and calving stalls for freshening cows. It also fea
tures a four-stall milking parlor to prevent treated milk from getting in the bulk tank,
owners of the business this puzz j e together 30 years the younger generation gets to
motivated the cousins to take an( j we a t least have the finish putting the pieces in
more interest in what happens finished,” he said. “Now place.”
on the farm.
“When you’re a younger guy
working under your father, you
don’t feel like you own any
thing,’’ he said. “Now that we
made the transition, we’re more
motivated to do the things we
have to do.’’
Tim’s Uncle John said it best.
“We older guys started putting
Average Farm Feed
Costs for Handy
Reference
To help farmers across the state to
have handy reference of commodity
input costs in their feeding operations
for DHIA record sheets or to develop
livestock feed cost data, here’s last
week’s average costs of various ingred
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Generation
ients as compiled from regional reports
across the state of Pennsylvania.
Remember, these are averages, so you
will need to adjust your figures up or
down according to your location and the
quality of your crop.
Corn, No.2y 2.30 bu., 4.11 cwt.
Wheat, N 0.2 2.16 bu., 3.60 cwt.
Barley, N 0.3 —1.39 bu., 2.98 cwt.
Oats, N 0.2 —1.44 bu., 4.50 cwt.
Soybeans, No.l 4.38 bu., 7.32 cwt.
Ear Corn 73.58 ton, 3.68 cwt.
Alfalfa Hay —94.25 ton, 4.71 cwt.
Mixed Hay 108.75 ton, 5.44 cwt.
Timothy Hay —105.25 cwt.
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