10—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, 2B, 1964 LIMITED FEEDING PRODUCED the lean hog carcass examined here by Harold Herr, Millersville. Harold fed part of a litter on full feed and limited the feed on other pigs from the same litter. He found the pigs on limited feed used less feed per pound of gain and produced leaner carcasses. Stanley H. Deiter Auctioneer A Appraiser LAMPETER Ph. Lancaster EX 4-1790 PartiMsh 1 STARTED PULLETS “DEKALB” is a Registered Brand Name Numbers are Variety Designation. Headquarters for DeKalb Pullets DUTCHMAN FEED MILLS, INC. Stevens, R. D. 1, Pa. Phone Ephrata 733-3020 < i t | 4 i The Chimney Rocks neai Hollidayshurg weie used hi Indians in the early dais as a Council giound and obsen a tion post L.F. Advertising Pays ... The BIGGEST USED FARM EQUIPMENT SALE At LANDIS BROS., Inc. TREMENDOUS SAVINGS PRICES REDUCED $L$Sr Jj ' 3a • Maftoi^YfA (Continued liom Page 1) of fat, However, the hogs on limited feeding took seven to 14 days longei to teach market weight and had slightly smaller loin eye measmements It was felt that the lot on limited feed fiom 40 pounds were not as un ifoim in slaughter weight, but pait of this might be individual diffeiences in the pigs. Herr found that the full fed hogs needed 429 pounds of feed to pioduce a pound of poik. Those on full feed to HO pounds used 3 634 pounds of feed, and the pigs on the to- WD tractor, plow and cult. M. H. 101 Jr. tractor AC “B” with adj. front axle & cult. JD “B” tractor and cult, F “H” tractor & loader Plows - 1 & 2 btm. 2 way Plows - 2 & 3 btm. Mtd. Discs - IHC 24 & 28 Harrows 2, 3 & 4 Sec. Transplanter - 2 Holland Units Planters, IHC, AC & Black Hawk Spreaders, N. 1., Templeton, NH, etc. Conditioner - Cunningham Balers, PTO and engine Mower, AC 80R & No. 3-7 ft. Mower, NI 6 & 7 ft. Mower, JD No. 5 & Ferg. open face' Forage Harv., AC & Papec Blower AC (hopper) & Papec Tillers, garden tractors & mowers L. H. BRUBA KER 350 Strasburg Pike, Lancaster Lane. 397-5179 Strasburg 687-6002 OF THE YEAR NOW GOING ON LANDIS BROS., Inc. 1305 Manhoim PiKe (t Mile North ot Lane, on Rt. 73) LWCISTER, PKWA. USED EQUIPMENT LANCASTER STORE When you need new or used farm equipment or appliances —^ stop in or call tally limited program needed only 3 339 pounds ,of feed per potfßd of gam. In the test, the limited feed ing saved $3 67 per hog over the full fed pen when the pro gram was started at 110 pounds, and $5 35 per hog when the piogram was started at 40 pounds. The class members felt that starting the limited progiam at 110 was most practical because theie was less variation in carcasses at slaughter. As a result of the program, one swine raiser has remodeled his barn so that he can limit feed his hogs. Others who at tended the meetings felt that WD 45 tractor with 3 btm. plow CA tractor, plow* and cultivator B tractor, 2 way plow and cultivator Co-Op E 3 tractor, 3 pt. hitch and remote ram Case VAC tractor with Elec. & Hydr. Plows -1, 2 & 3 bottom moldboard and disc Disc harrows - JD & AC 28 Transplanter - 1 row PoweU, 3 pt. Transplanter - 2 row Powell fast hitch Corn planter with fert. ■ 2 row M.H. Corn planter with fert. -4 row J.D. Fertilizer spreaders - 10 & 12 ft. loader - Ferguson, front end Rotary cutter - Case 3 pt. Rotary cutter, Woods 80” Spreaders - NI 12 A, etc. Riding mowers, Tillers, etc. Forage Harvester - NH corn and grass Mower - 7’ AC trailer Conditioner, JD & N.H. [F] II JOHN DEERE jI PH. 303-3008 the saving in 'feed costs and (l tneiease in l ookl good enough Mr tty it on „ ] lni ited basis. Butcher, Frey, said, “I buy this kind of hogs any tim { I can fiom now on.” Ho ei( plained, “I take a 13 cent ] oss on every pound of lard a ho. carries. That means I could have paid a cent moie a pounj for this kind of hog because they aveiaged 15 pounds Jess fat per hog and that doe a not include the added salable cuts I got.” Gingench said the members of the class liked the senes so well, they are asking for more like it. LITITZ STORE R. D. 3, Lititz Lititz 626-7766 HURRY IN! Many Big Bargains Big Selection of • TRACTORS John Deere Farmall Ford Oliver Massey Harris • 2,3, 4 bottom plows • 16-20-24-28 blade disk harrows • Cultipackers • Garden tractors and tillers • Riding lawn mowers • Transplanters • Corn planters • Cultivators • Grain Drills • Fertilizer distributors
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