-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 2, 1965 Silage and Urea (Continued from page 1) m he feels he can eltmin > several handling charges: I —Efliciency he feels ; addition makes better sil a jn that it acts as a pre vative and gets 'the ma i,ili; into the coin befoic > coin gets into the ani ils thus pioviding bcttei liibution and 'Utilization of trients tVhethei hns theoiy will ir fi u l l or moie impoi if, beef will be deter ned only aftei the comple n of at least one full feed ! season, but he feels A is k worth a trial Keenei is also a believer in ; benefits of analysis tol led by supplementation, and applies this principle to ;d as well as soil For ex pie. after his new' silage >p is tested foi nutrient itent, he will supplement deficiencies as suggested toy ■ iaboiatoiy analysis ■ecause of a shortage of silo ice last yeai he made a h energy silage that is DHIA [Continued fiom Page 1) ond high 'individual Lada " was made by a legisteied 1 tern cow in the Paul B imeiman heid at Ephrata Lucj ’ pioduced 18,323 milk and 856 Lbs of but fat with a 47% test ligh butteifat herd foi the nth w'as owned, by Chinst Lapp Gap R 2 This herd 36 4 i egistei ed HOLsteins laged 1552 lbs milk. 62 butteifat, and a 40% ’wo heids tied toi second ce. they were the Aithui Sfweigait heid fiom Mount R 1 and the held of J w'eiy Fiey. 401 Beavei ley Pike. Lancastei 'he Sweigait heid of 22 8 isteied and giade Bol us aveiaged 1445 llos milk 58 Lbs butteifat Fiey’s ’ registeied. Ho’lstems av ged 1357 lbs nvlk and 58 butteifat - Jf O -“* V * - , S'* * t J. -, "&/t* V 1 *• m •- ' „ v >. ' -* ' ."Certified" SEto is NOT alike DON’T LET ANYBODY tell you all Certified seed is the same. There IS a difference 1 A H. Hoffman Seeds, Inc is not only the largest pro iucer of “Certified” winter grains in Pennsyl vania, but the superior quality of Hoffman “Certi fied” seeds exceed the state certification standards by a wide margin. FOR EXAMPLE: Penna Certification A - H< Hoff man’s Certified renna. ternncanon REDCOAT WHEAT (3 year average) Requirements for Wheat 19.00% (minimum) 1.00% (max.) INERT MATTER 10.00% (min.) 58 lbs. (minimum) \VT. PER BU The certification tag is not enough Hoffman tags on the seed you sow can mean bigger crop profits for you That fact has been demonstrated over 60 years Set complete information and prices on Hoffman Pennrad BARLEY, Redcoat WHEAT, Balboa cuid fetra-Pctkus RYE intact your Hoffman Seedman or phone iS-.‘J421 for delivery to your farm. Landisville, Penno he cut all of the ears but only about one-halif of the stalk, leaving about 20 per cent of the total .feeding value in the field, but putting up more acres of hiigh-TDN sil age. This year he has added two, 24 x 60-foot concrete silos; each will hold about 740 toms of silage These, plus his old staie silo, phis some on-the giound stoiage will take care of the entue 125 acre com silage ciop Corn on the re maining 15 acies writ be picked and cubbed on another farm ■Keener plans to feed out about 400 head of steers this season He has recently com pleted 'and stocked a new 60 x 134-foot building which has some interesting features. The south side of the build ing lemams open year-iound, but sliding doors 'at either end, and 4 xB-foot plywood panels on the north side, pei irct closing three sides com pletely Four a oof ventilators with Manually operated shut teis will help to remove hot air in sumimej and conseive heat in the coldest weathei A 50 CCO gallon, imdergn ound tank on the ■west end of the building is used for manure .stoiage Keener scrapes man ia e into the pit two or thiee times each week, but he hasn’t had the setup long enough to know how often he will have to purrp the liquid maniac out of the tank Thus yeai, Keener bought his feeders at 550-700 pounds, and plans to feed them foi eight months His goal is to put them out at about 1100 pounds at a Choice guade He laised two foiage ciops on the same Land this year by putting in lye for silage fol lowed by late corn, also for the silo He figures he lost about two weeks on his corn ciop by pieceding it with lye In some yeais this is a little risky because cold weathei catches the corn befoie it ful ly matuies But thus >eai lam came at the right time, his silage coin is in beautiful shape and is now about two thn ds ha.i vested PURITY GERMINATION In addition to the 140 acres potatoes. The Keeners and type farming operation wl»i of corn and 400 head of their three children provide accounts for Landaalter o>uiß' steers, he aliso farms 1(2 acres one more example of the sue- ty’s numfber one agricultural of tobacco and 20 acres of. cossful, progressive, family- position dm Pennsylvania. SHOWN GETTING THE ENSILAGE CHOPPER ready for the day’s fteld work is Clarence Keener, Jr. Corn silage on the Keener farm is now about two thirds harvested, and will be fed out during the season to 400 head of steers. 99 75% 0 25% 94.7% 61.3 lbs. mm (D «n-T.»r.ai One of 12,169 on PFP He’s making $ lO4 more per cow One hundred and four dollars more income over feed cost for every cow in his herd. Robert Buse kist of Cattaraugus, New York has done this since enrolling in Agway’s Profit Feeding Plan. And, he's done it with the price of milk down and operating costs moving up. 12,168 other dairymen are challenging higher costs through Agway’s Profit Feeding Plan. Enroll your herd right now. 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