Tornado Levels Property (Continued from Page A 1) Don Hoover of Binkley & Hurst Bros, farm equipment. Hoover traveled to Potter County later in the week to provide an electrical generator for the Smokers. All members of the Smoker family survived relatively un scathed. Kevin Smoker grew up on the dairy farm here, which he and Judy now own. The family feeds about 200 heifers for a nearby dairy producer. Four of the heif ers were killed by the tornado, and several had to be sold be cause of injuries. On another farm near Ulysses, a trac tor was lifted into a tree by the twister. Lancaster Farming Check out our Website! sssbs M W |g sfisaaa«»ssaßassßssaBsaßsei NOTICE § Grain & Hay Farmers | Apply Lime Now! n n Beat the Spring and Fall Rain | B Summer Discounts Effective Now | g High Mag or High Cal n [j Zimmerman Lime & Fertilizer | 8 717/733-7674 jj &»aBBBsaBs-sss-ssas^»aaoKsesaess9dl Generator Systems Diesel or Propane, 10-500 KW, Agricultural and Industrial. New, Used or Reconditioned Marlin Diesel Services Shop (570) 658-5303 Office (570) 922-4494 ju ' • “ ■ =• -■■- \ -■* Double Beater 25 & 50 Bu. Spreaders Very Competitive Price, 90 Day Warranty Will work for single driving horse or 2 driving horses, or lawn tractor. Rubber or steel wheels. Also Rebuilt New Idea Spreaders Give us a call before you buy. The remaining heifers are OK and are still on the farm, out on pasture. As far as the property is con cerned, cleanup and rebuilding are going to take “a long, long time,” Judy Smoker said. Besides the devastation of the house and bam, the twister also toppled two silos and took the family car for a ride. According to Hoover, evidence shows the full-sized car was pitched about 200 feet, bounced off a silo, and thrown another 1,000 feet in the opposite direc tion. lina.coi Haw In addition, the Smoker’s two car garage was picked up and “thrown in a pile in the woods, about 800 feet away,” Hoover said. In the days following the disas ter, hundreds of neighbors came to help with the cleanup, Hoover said. Weather service officials esti mated the tornado winds at 200 miles per hour. Debris from the buildings was found at least a Neighbors join in cleanup work at the Smoker farm. half mile away, according to Hoover. “As you looked out across the valley, you saw debris scattered as far as you could see,” he said. Judy Smoker said the family plans to rebuild the house, and possibly the heifer facilities as well. People interested in helping with the cleanup should contact their nearest Mennonite Disaster Service representative. I lJ(2XliX£lrU LnJ3£3..,liUolE Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 2, 2003-A23 > ; v 5- S i'-. ' y / £ cj>r‘ *&- iir- I A focus on the latest forage varieties will be part of the Sept. 13 issue of Foraging Around. Also scheduled: update on pastured poultry research at Penn State and the latest haymaking and grazing information from various field days. , * V”" a*
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