‘ Two Holstein Bulls - Contributed For Russian Use by Heifer Pi eject • Two promising young register ed Holstein bulls have joined the ranks of American good will am bassadors behind the iron curtain The animals were contributed by prominent Holstein breeders George M. Keenen of Hagers town, Md, and Orville Hamer of Waterloo, lowa. Both bulls sailed froip Houston as a part of a “good wil” ship ment of 41 grade and registered Holsteins made to Soviet Russia by Heifer Project, Inc, the famed interfaith relief and re habilitation organization The shipment was made pos sible by contribution of cash or cattle from donors in seven states and the District of Colum bia. Transportation was financed by the Russian government Russian scientists w ho have visited this country have expres Off-Farm Jobs Are Major Portion Of Income to 30% of Farmers WASHINGTON Nearly 30% of the farmers reporting for tlm first farm census said they got the larger portion of their in comes from off-the-farm jobs and sources other than farming, such as pensiohs, business connect tions, than they did from farm operations, according to figures compiled by the Census Bureau. 1 These figures show that farm ing is the leading income proi ducer on about 70% of what are classified as farms across the na tion. According to the census fig ures, in 1954 about 46% of all farmers reported that they held off-farm jobs at least part of the time during the year. Another fact brought out by the Census Bureau report is that fewer young farmers are fam ing today than in the past. The report shows that 15% of all* farm owners in 1920 were men BBBcaaaßaHßßaaaaaaaaßßßßflaßaßaaaaßaßaßaiiaaaaiiaaaßßaaaaaaaaßaßMaaaaßaßaaßa'BaßHnaßaaaßaaß FARMALL CUB TO BE GIVEN FREE in HOOBER'S FEB. 27-28 Afternoon & Evening $2OO. Worth of Door* Prizes to be Given Away! ENTERTAINMENT and REFRESHMENTS for the WHOLE FAMILY Come Early Stay Late! ■ MIMMIMUt- NMMtMn !«■■■■■■ sed a keen interest in utilizing the superior production inhent ance developed by American Hol stein breeders in the improve ment of Soviet dairy cattle It is expected that the two “am bassador bulls” now heading the Heifer Project herd at a gov ernment farm will eventually constitute a major step m that direction _ Meanwhile, the transplanted Holstein herd is supplying an abundance of fluid milk to near by schools and hospitals with sur olus funneled into regular mar ket channels Holsteins led all bi eeds last year m the good will shipping program of Heifer Project. Of 800 beef and dany cattle shipped to 16 dilierent countries last year, 477 were registered or grade Hol steins. under 35 years of age. The 1954 census showed this age group owned and operated less than 9% of the nation’s farms It also points out that in 1920 approxi mately one third of our farms were owned by farmers who were 55 years old or older, and that by 1954 this age group own ed better than 47% of the farms A similar trend was shown with tenant farmers In 1920 the record shows about 43% of ten ant farmers were in the under 35 age .bracket, while in 1954 only 33% were in that age group while tenant farmers over 35 in creased from 12 to 18% of the total number of tenant farmers This age bracket change was thought to be due to two facts. The average American’s Sife span is longer today than 30 years ago. Due to faming costs, it has been more difficult for younger men to get started in farming. PANCAKE DAYS CHARLES B. HOOBER INTERCOURSE, PA. ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■«■■■■■■■■■■■■■ bbmbbbbib First Lactation Important Event In Cow’s Life The first lactation is one of the most important periods in a dairy cow’s life, says G A Williams, Purdue University oxl6oBloo dauyman. A study of DHIA lecords in dicates that the first calf heifer should not be expected to yield more than 70 per cent of her pro duction as a mature cow How ever, many produce more milk and butterfat the first lactation than "any other in then lifetime Williams points out this may' result in part from impi oper feed ing before freshening Many heifers are allowed to be come too fat After wfeamng the daily grain allowance should not be permitted to exceed 50 per cent by weight of the daily hay, consumption From the time she is a year ling, if plenty of good hay, silage and pasture are available, grain feeding shouW be discontinued until shortly before the heifer is due to drop her first calf Williams listed these two com mon management errois “ - there is a tendency to step up the gram consumption since the heifei’s capacity to con sume roughage may be limited This foices a very heavy strain on the udder “ the heifer may be bred back too soon and then allowed to milk almost up to fieshening.” Results have shown that the dry period following the first lac tation should be about 50 per cent longer than is required following subsequent lactations SPRING SALES PROMOTION REMEMBER New & a Large Selection of Used Tractors all purchases count towards jackpot prize drawing! DO THEY? A canine’s delight is in chasing a cait. Or at least that’s the popular notion. Do dogfish, I wonder, put cat fish to rout, When they meet in the depths of ithe ocean? Lancaster Farming, Friday, Feb. 22, 1957 Three Full Lactations Necessary For Cow to Repay Care When Calf It takes almost three full lac tations from a good cow to pay for the feed and care given her as a calf, leaving only one full lactation as initial profit, saici, Harvey Sheaffer, extension dairy specialist from the Pennsylvania State University Sheaffer spoke to approxima tely 250 Lancaster County dairy men at the annual district meet ing of the Southeastern Aitificial Breeding Cooperative Tuesday night at East Hempfield Elemen tary School m Landisville. Sheaffer pointed out that with a short period of profit making available per cow, good manage ment of the dairy herd is usually the margin of profit or loss. This was pointed out in a sur vey made recently m Fayette County, he said There the aver age dairyman in a sample group realized only 51 cents an hour for his labor. However, the top 10 farms returned an average of $1 75 an hour while the operators of the bottom 10 farms actually lost 42 cents an hour for their work. The aveiagc cow remains in a herd only six and one half years and actually produces milk less than half of this time, he said However, her profit-making life in the herd can be extended, he said For example, the best age for a heifer to freshen is 24 months The state average is 28 months This means a loss of about a dollar a day or a total of $l2O to the dairyman. A COW is most efficient if she Calves each 12. months, but here again the state average is great er—l 4 months. This represents an annual loss of from $3O to $5O a month per cow. To overcome these losses, Sheaffer recommends a manage ment program to raise calves and heifers economically, raise a high proportion of replacement heif ers, gear his program to bring in PL SOuthfield 8-3501 these heifers at 24 months and care for young cattle so that they are sound when production be gins. Earl L Groff, R 1 Strasburg was re-elected as district director at the business meeting District delegates elected aie Isaac Bru baker, Lititz, Warren Denlmger, Paradise, Paul B Hess, Lititz; John Kreider, Lancaster, Elias Musser, Mt. Joy, Steven K. Stoltzfus, Christiana, Ellis Den linger, Gordonville, J Robert Hess, Strasburg, Ezra M. Martin, Ephrata; Ivan H Stoltzfus, Elver son and John Thomas, Millers ville Sire reporting committeemen are Ayrshire, Leo ( n Kreider, Quarry ville, Guernsey, Hayes Hastings, Kirkwood, Holstein, J. Mowery Frey, Lancaster; Jersey, Stanley E. Kreider, Drumore Francis Enciso to Be State Angus Fieldman Francis Enciso, Charlottesville, Va., has been named fieldman* secretary of the Pennsylvania An gus Assn, according to Charles J Dannemann, association presi dent. Enciso will replace Scott L. French, Harrisburg, who leaves March 1 to become general man ager of M and M Ranch at Loxa hatchee, Fla Eneiso was i eared on a live stock farm neai Norwalk. O , and attended Ohio State University. In 1952, he became an assistant county agent in Fauquier County,. Va. He was active in 4-H Club work there and coached the 4-H livestock judging team. He joined the Virginia Aberdeen Angus) Assn, in February, 1955 where he served in the same capacity as he will be serving here “Assisted by Mr. Enciso,” said Dannemann, “the Pennsylvania Angus Assn, will be able to carry on its program of livestock im provement and pi emotion with out interruption.” Farmall Cub To Be Given Away In Our : Jackpot Prize Drawing On March 30th SEE US FOR TICKETS TOWARDS OUR JACKPOT PRIZE DRAWING! Start getting your tickets today! 5 3 j e J c J c 1 V t c INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER mm
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