12 Lancaster Farming, Saturday; October 12, 1963 GRAIN' SORGHUM REPLACES SOME of the corn on the farm of Walter Augsburger. He says the sorghum yields as well as corn, stands drought better and is easier to harvest. L. F. Photo AUGSBURGER (Continued irom Page 1) go into these shelters,-but ■when including all the sows in the the weather is warm, they us 2je)(i ually have their pigs m a nest • ' . , „ , in the open. Alter the sow has Augsburger says he does not h her the recommend his syenite in place to everyone, lou have to Qew lttM {rom SUII yqur boss „ an<3 watch , them . - - - caiefullv i when they are~rea<iy^ t<? tarrow, he said. . . At eight weeks the P l ® 3 are Sows that are about ready ’weaned and before to farrow should be in a pas- hemg put in the feeding pen tui e by themselves, he belie- Where they are fed a mixture ves. and those that will not home grown grains and a fai row for several weeks should supplement in an automatic be m a separate lot. self fe&der system. Some 225 He sand, sows in a farrowing are now 011 Approxi ■erate do a lot of moving niately 500 to 600 are fed each aiound, but “We had thiee year * sows to fanow last night and The sows get the same basic they aie still la>mg just where mixture with a higher per cen they were when they began tage ot protein and alfalfa, hay fallowing” or pellets ground with’ the Augsburgeis have several giains. The sows are fed on ■comeited poultiy range shel- (Continued on Page 13) NOW GET MORE QUALITY AT NO INCREASE IN PRICE WITH A NEW Girton deluxe d h FARM COOLING TANK FEATURING: ' ' ' ' "i [ ;[} t y CLARK ELECTRIC "• R. D: (I, Kinzers " iMumc Intercourse 768-8501 1 ' ~ u ,y 1 - „ - ters in the pasture. In cold and snowy weather the sows will SPACESAVER SIDE OUTLET ONE-PIECE COVER NEVf FOAM TYPE INSULATION MOST EFFICIENT COOLING NOT MUCH EXPENSE FOR FEEDING equipment for these sows. Jacob Augsburger has just emptied a bag of feed on the ground for part of the 30 sows owned by him and son, Walter. Sows get water from the streain in the pasture and are never confined to a barn. Rhoto JOHN DEERE 227 Corn Picker... Hit Ilf New spiral-fluted snapping rolls rj£T\ cut shelled corn loss IN HALF Choose a John Deere 227 Mounted Picker —an aggressive 2-row that “stays alive’’ in heavy going with minimum damage to ears. New spiral snapping rolls make it possible .... cut your shelling loss as much as 5.0 percent compared with lug-type rolls—with no loss of capacity. You get new convenience, new corn-saving ability. Let us show you the many ways that the rugged 227-is “new for ’62.” Stop in today!”Get r the facts on the John Deere Credit Plan., } : : Landis Bros. Inc. - M. S. Yeorsley & Sons Limcaito r 393-3900 West Chester ' 090-2990. Elm- - Wenger Implement' Co. Alan Beyer ' A* B. C. Groff Buck BU 4-4407 Christiana Lr 8-5687 -Stir Holland 334-8001 H. S. Newcomer & Son Mt. Joy 653-3301 Choose From Long Green Line Of John Deere. Equipment Shotzberger's 665-3141 3= 3
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