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Whirring Clippers Yield New Spring Jackets For Sheep
MICHELLE RANCK
Lancaster Farming Staff
Nate Good, Windsor, foreground, and Ken Snyder, Air
ville, both of York County, team up to shear 1,500 sheep
during the spring season. After leaving their workplaces
for the day, the partners travel to farms in York, Lancaster,
and northern Maryland areas in the evenings and Satur
Legislators Unveil Bill To Combat ‘Agriterrorism’
HARRISBURG (Dauphin
Co.) Legislation that would
combat agriterrorism the de
liberate infection of farm ani
mals with contagious diseases
Guernseys Were ‘My Life, ’ Says Banquet Honoree
LINDA WILLIAMS
Bedford Co. Correspondent
BEDFORD (Bedford Co.)
Bud and Anna Hamilton of
West Chester were inducted into
the Pennsylvania Walk of Fame
Production awards at the annual Guernsey Breeder’s
Awards Banquet were all won by the Rutter Bros, of York.
Representing the farm are Cindy Rutter, and Kelly and
Terri Johnson. Photo by Linda Williams, Bedford Co. corre
spondent
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ATGLEN (Chester Co.)
The buzz of dippers and piles of
such as foot-and-mouth was
unveiled at a Capitol news con
ference Tuesday by state Sen.
Noah Wenger (R-36) and state
Sen. Mike Waugh (R-28).
of the Pennsylvania Guernsey
Breeder’s Association.
The award was presented at
the annual Guernsey Breeder’s
Awards Banquet, conducted late
last week at the Arena Restau
Four Sections
fluffy wool are familiar elements
of an evening’s work for shear
days. The clientele grows every year with little advertising,
since few people know the trade. “It makes us feel good
that so many people are counting on us year after year,
since there’s not many people who shear,” said
Nate. Photo by Michelle Ranch
The lawmakers were joined
by state Agriculture Secretary
Sam Hayes, Dr. Alan Kelly,
dean of the School of Veterinary
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rant.
Bud Hamilton began his
farming career in New York
state with the McDonald Farms.
Always interested in the
Guernsey breed, Hamilton con
tinued to work at farms featur
ing this breed. He eventually
became the manager at the
DuPont farms, where he re
mained for 37 years.
“I’ve always farmed with
Guernseys and I love them.
They were my life,” said Hamil
ton, who has retired.
Terri Johnson of the Rutter
Farms in York won the produc
tion awards. The high herd in
2000 was Rutter Bros. 25 cows,
19,704 pounds of milk, 886
pounds of fat, and 687 pounds of
protein.
High cow for milk and protein
in 2000 was Rutter Brothers
Magic Cindy with 27,202
pounds of milk, 1,129 pounds of
fat, and 886 pounds of protein.
High cow for fat in 2000 was
Rutter Brothers Perfectos Stacy
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Saturday, April 28, 2001
ers Nate Good and Ken Snyder.
Partners in “K & N Shear
Win one of these “cow prizes’’ by entering Lancaster
Farming’s annual June Dairy Recipe Drawing. Lou Ann
Good, food and family features editor, shows some of
the prizes that will be awarded to readers who submit
entries within the next month. See page B 2 for details
on entering the drawing. Photo by Michelle Ranch
$32.00 Per Year
ing,” Nate and Ken spend many
of their evenings from mid-
March to the end of May on
farms in northern Maryland,
Lancaster, and York areas.
During the season they may
shear more than 1,500 head of
sheep.
Four nights a week plus Sat
urdays mean that the shearing
season may get hectic, but is also
rewarding. “I enjoy meeting the
people,” said Nate. “We have
more than 100 customers that
we shear for.
“It makes us feel good that so
many people are counting on us
year after year, since there’s not
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Township
Group Hears
Advanced Farms
Presentation
HERSHEY (Dauph-n ' t
A recent stu of jusi m In
stock produce, i reveals that
these companies provide nearly
$75 million in pavmonts a vear
to tarnis in ~ -mi)}.vania
counties.
“That’s more income to these
932 farms than the expected
total of state and county funds
dedicated to farmland preserva
tion this year,” said A 1 Wenger
in a discussion of agricultural
trends and a forum on higher
yield farms at the Pennsylvania
State Association of Township
Supervisors annual meeting in
Hershey.
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