-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 27, 1965 ** I , • \ is a close second. “You are Holstein r\SSn» better off financially with good Hears Classifier tM La „ caste Af Rovn County Holstein Association’s “ annual barn meeting, Chapman . _ .. urged the use of only one or by E cf 8 tWO bulls as herd shes ‘‘ Pe °P le Staff Reporter aie a little lost in their bieed ■ The official type inspector ing program,” he stated “We loi the National Holstein Asso- tj iive jumped aiound too much. cution, Ronald Chapman. Em- The artl fxc,al bleeding units metsbmg, lowa, told 95 local aie a ‘Godsend’ just use bicedeis at John Hainish’s them light.” he cautioned. Pondbank Faim, 1026 Beaver Valley Pike. Lancaster, last To breed a unifoim held of Fnday evening that milk pio- cattle the inspector said that duction comes first but a held you need to classify your heid with good body confoimation to know youi major weak- A SCENE- AT THE HOLSTEIN ASSN. BARN MEETING. Checking type points are (I to r) Roy Book, Ronks, president; Arthur Wenger, Manheim, committee chairman, John Harnish, Lancaster, owner of the herd where meeting was held; and Ronald Chapman, Em metsburg, lowa, official Holstein classifier Gasoline Fuel Oil Diesel Fuel Kerosene Oil & Grease For Complete Details Ask Your Petroleum Driver Salesman Or Call Us Collect If There Is A Toll Charge TIRE BATTERY OIL AIR FILTERS & ACCESSORIES SALE MARCH 22 - MAY 31st LANCASTER COUNTY FARM BUREAU Lancaster 394-0541 FARM BUREAU'S MOST COMPLETE LINE OF PETROLEUM PRODUCTS IN TOWN! ALL KINDS OF PETROLEUM EQUIPMENT (Underground & Elevated Tanks and Pumps) FARMERS FARM BUREAU’S SPRING ’65 OIL AND GREASE SALE foiim of loose housing can be L. F. Photo the problem of catching cows INDUSTRIAL BURNER SERVICE AVAILABLE NON FARMERS (Transport Load Deliveries) Ask About Our Volume Discounts NOW UNTIL APRIL 30th FOR FAST, FRIENDLY DELIVERY CALL New Holland 354-2146 "ANYONE MAY BUY FROM FARM BUREAU" nesses and settle down to one or two bulls that are known to correct that weakness. “A bull stamps a pattern” the classifier continued. “But don’t blame it all on the bull.” Chapman credited the dam with at least 60 percent of the body type chaiactenstics transmitted to the next geneiation. There are 189 Holstein herds, with appioximately 5,000 cows, now being classified by foui mspectois in the southeast ern Pennsylvania distiict clas s sification program. • Free-Stoll (Continued from Page 4) a spreader in a pit, and hauled to the fields' It takes two men about two hours daily to scrape and clean the bai ns. 'The faim has a goal of 200 head milking They now have 185 head, ancluding heifeis that will freshen in April and May The cows are milked in a hemng bone, double-six milk ing pailoi by two men The operation takes about foui hours a day The 'cows aie also fed their grain lation at this time with ea<Ti animal receiving one pound of gram for each three pounds of milk Huffoid figures theie is some loss in production with this system of management, but he feels the net economic advantage it offeis a laige herd far offsets the produc tion loss. In spite of the ad dition of about 40 heifers to the herd each year, last year’s DMA recoid showed better than 13,000 pounds of milk with 493-pound fat average foi the 140 cows on test One difficulty with any PLUS WE SERVE CHURCHES for breeding if they are par- £ Form Calendar ticularly skittish. Hufford said this is a very minor problem (Continued from Pag# 1) and one that geneially causes Mar 30 6:SO pm. 4-H Lead, them no trouble. «*’ Banquet at Hostetterj One of several interesting Banquet Hall, Mount Joy, features of the Stroud opera- Mar 31 Chester County tion is the 12-inch concrete Dairy Clinics: 1 pm. at Hon curbing that runs the length «y Brook Fire Hall; Bpm of the feed bunk. Hufford Oxford High School LibVaiy, said this has served two pur- Apr 2 7:30 p.m. 4-H Tractor poses; 1) the cows stand with Club roundup and exhibit their front feet on the curb with presentation of awauls, and thus keeps them in close and MI Forestry Club ex to the bunk and discourages ’hibils both at Farm By. their pulling silage out and reau bldg., Dilleryille Rd, wasting it; 2) at also makes Lancaster, it difficult for “boss” cows to Apr 3 10 a.m. Community push others away from the Farm Sale in Georgetown bunk. sponsored by Bart Tfwp, Fne Corn silage is augered Company, twice daily into the bunk from a hopper that is fiHed (hel of one by a scoop on the tractor The man - n the suntoer f silage is hauled from a huge 1?g acrM of alfalfa 120 aCle> tiench silo located nearby of CO rn, and 80 acres of small In addition to handling the C are for 75 head IRohead heid, the three men , heifers and Angus steeh and manager Hufford with Qn another fe Martin's BARN-DRI » ' • Helps prevent animals S. 11 •• t NETwrioitel from slipping % -i • Keeps floors clean and I DA DU-HD 9 sanitary DAIIII Dill • Helps sweeten the soil ’a won-sup agent' 0 For all animals - cattle, j|' sheep, hogs, horses, & dogs, chickens and | others pi Buy it by the bag or ton II IVAN M. 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