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ther purchased the farm. In 1993 the Grumbines
purchased the operation from his father, which
gave them 130 acres (90 tillable). They also rent
45 tillable additional acres.
Com and alfalfa are the mainstay of the
farm’s crops. However they also grow barley and
soybeans.
Son Brandon is already helping on the farm
with chores such as unloading and stacking
straw or helping feed the calves and heifers.
The family is busy off of the farm, also. Denise
works one day a week at a local newspaper doing
display advertising, besides feeding the cows and
calves or making runs for machine parts or cattle
medicine. She also run the silos for feeding.
The couple met through a friend that began
taking Denise to Grange activities. They are (rath
members of Marion Grange +N1853. Larry is a
25-year member. Denise helps out with the junior
grange, which their sons are members of.
Denise, from the West Wyomissing area, has
adjusted happily to life on the farm. “I married
into it,” she said. “I had to learn everything, and
I’m still learning. It took me a while to get used
to getting messy, but now it doesn’t bother me
anymore.” She also helps with the milking as
necessary.
Larry, on the other hand, grew up on a dairy
farm. After his father sold the herd and began
renting out the farm, he later began working on a
dairy farm. After five years of experience on this
farm, he and his brother, Craig, formed a part
nership on the home farm in nearby Rehrsburg.
After five years of that partnership, Larry
went out on his own in 1989 by renting a farm,
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then by purchasing the current farm in the sum
mer of 1991.
As he and Denise planned a fall wedding, they
also worked on the house painting and putting
in heat, new windows, and paneling besides
building a new section of the bam.
Small, Profitable
Rather than expansion, Larry is looking more
toward making the farm more streamlined and
keeping it a family operation.
“We T re satisfied being small but we also want
to be profitable,” be said.
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