Elizabethtown Youth be leaving in April to spend ...... w •«. .■ i • six months with farm families Will Visit Netherlands m The Netherlands assisting Under IFYE Program m then- faim work, giving talks on American agriculture, by Everett Newswanger visiting many places and at- Staff Reporter tending events, learning the Harvey M. Gipe, Jr, Eli?a- customs of the country and bethtown R 2, has been chosen seiving as a good will am as one of the five Pennsyl- bassador for the United States, vania outstanding rural youths This 21-year old senior is going abroad in the Inteina- majoring in animal science at tional Farm Youth Exchange p en n State He was employed piogram, according to Henry last summei as assistant coun- T. Moon, State IFYE progiam ty agent in Cleaifield county, director and assistant State 4- and pieviously worked at the H leader at The Pennsylvania PSU Swine Centei, Meats La- State University. Harvey will tt a If your herd is approaching XIOW LO its efficient production limit, the easiest way to increase 1 Cdk P r °f'ts is to decrease feed Xll.wJL costs. You can do this by • H planting P-A-G milk profits • -g yield potential, thereby lowering in tne your cost-per-bushel of grain or your cost-per-ton of silage, •fipl /l The seed you select will x-'VAJL AxAXCXvI- be a key decision. You can increase yields by selecting corn varieties bred to meet the specific requirements of your farming operation. P-A-G offers 49 varieties to choose from. Many of these are adapted to your area. All have spelled-out character istics so you can meet your needs, exactly. For instance: there are P-A-G varieties noted for their big yields of grain. Cobs are thin and full of deep rich kernels. Earsiare low on the stalk... ideal for mechanical picking and shelling. Then, there are corns recommended for silage. They grow tall and leafy, produce a good ear, furnish extra tons of total digestible nutrients. In addition, you can choose P-A-G corns proved for high population planting ... corns with a high degree of disease and insect resistance ... varieties noted for ex ceptional standability . . . even select for ear height, husking ease, and drying characteristics . . . and of course, a wide range of maturities lets you plan an effi cient progressive harvest. The 49 varieties P-A-G now offers'are the best from over 20,000 crosses developed and tested during the past 21 years. All 49 are modern, up-to-date corns with the proved performance to increase your farm profits. Your P-A-G seed corn supplier can help you choose the varieties with the right combination of special character istics to meet your yield and profit goals. See him today. Lloyd Lefever Christiana Mountville Feed Service Columbia Walter B. Martin Drumore Eugene Spotts Honeybrook Ray D. Deiter Lancaster David B. King Lancaster Cloyd Wenger Lancaster Piaster AssocfatefrQrowers. Inc. rContimiPd on Pace lot Franklin J. Becker L. J. Denlinger Company Stanley P. Herr Rheems Stnwal Offfcw.Aunu».lllinois Charles Ranch Leola Mauheim Paul G. Nolt ~ Manheim Willis Weaver Mt. Joy Eli O. Nolt New Holland Paradise Fred Frey Quarryville Witmer Cows Post Top Official Records Four registered Guernsey cows in the herd of R F & L A Witmer, Willow Stieet, Penna, have recently com pleted top official DHiIR ac tual production records, ac coidmg to The Amencan Guernsey Cattle Club All cows were milked two times a day lire testing was su pervised by Pennsylvania State Univeisity These cows wei e - Zeitlei Cardinals Aida, an 8-yeai old. produced 13,- 950 pounds of milk and 659 pounds of fat, in 305 days, Penn Del Kings Polly Anna, a 7-yeai-old, produced 11,640 pounds of milk and 585 pounds of fat, in 305 days; Penn Reliable Cheny’, Pink, a 5-yeai-old, produced (Continued on Page I'9) Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 3, 1998 SECOND SECTION A Shovel Is Only Mechanization Justified To Feed Less Than 100 Steers, Ext. Spec. Tells Farmers In discussing the econom ics of automated cattle feed ing befoie about 40 county farmeis this Week, Lester Buidette Penn State exten sion livestock specialist, said that to make a pi off t con struction costs must be kept in line with possible re turns He suggested that a fanner could afford little moie than the basic hand tools if he feeds 100 steers or less With small numbers of animals, automated feed ing equipment is little moie than a “status symbol ” The livestock specialist wained that money invested in mechanical equipment won’t pay the small feeder as gieat a return as the same amount invested in corn land. If a man feeds more than 300 steers he can afford an auger and fence-line feed bunks Burdette said In companng the econom ics of bunk silos, with con ciete stave silos, he quoted some western figures that shoved an ovei-all storage cost advantage for the large bunk silo of $1 55 per ton of silage The most important management tip he stressed foi bunk silos is to do a good packing job The best way to do this is with a. small-wheeled tractor, Bur dette told the cattlemen (Continued on Page 19) 13
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