Individual Pens Stops Sucking Of Young Calves Individual pens for young dairy calves have a number of advan tages, one of the most important of which is the prevention of one calf suckling another Permanent miury to the mam mary system can, and often does, result from this habit. Many of the two-year-old heifers which freshen with one or more blind quarters were injured in this manner' during the fust three months of life. The habit of suckling other calves is formed during the time the calf is being fed milk and for about two weeks thereafter. The solution to the problem is to separate the calves during this-6- 10 weeks period in individual pens or else restrain the calves for an hour or so, following each milk'feeding. This can be done by means of a stanchion-like device. The method of feeding milk (nip ple device or open pail) is not im portant. •'‘From the day chicks arrive FARM BUREAU Starting & Growing Mash Bag or Bulk Delivery farm w BUREAU Dillerville Road Branches: Manheim, New Holland & Quarryville Marketing Efficiency Emphasized By USDA During Past 12 Months Increased efficiency of mar keting U S. farm products re ceived even greater attention during 1956, as marketing re search wys expanded to expdore a still wider range of opportuni ties for finding lower-cost meth ods throughout the marketing pioeess, the U S Department of Agriculture reports in a * year end summary. ~ Continued emphasis was plac ed on the study of price spreads between what producers receive for their products, and what the consumer has to pay for them Data gathered by the Market ing Research Division, Agricul tural Marketing Service, show that between 1940 and 1955 the total cost of marketing food pro ducts increased from $9 biEion to $32 billion. Biggest factors in this increase were the rising level of costs of supplies and labor used by marketing firms which accounted for $l3 bil lion of the increase whi'le ad ditional marketing services add ed $6 billion to the bill. ' Market research projects in the Agricultural Marketing Serv ice embrace the entire market ing complex for farm products, beginning with better protection of quality of the product from "the time it leaves the farm, and running through better mer chandising procedures m retail stores. The results of these projects lii ' KERB’S || cffICKS Arthur E. Gehman R.D. 1 Columbia Ph. Mountville ATlas 5-5644 benefit not only the farmer thiough higher prices at the farm, or increased sales of his products, bat also the proces sors and merchandisers, through reductions in marketing costs, or through increases in volume handled not to mention the consumer, who benefits through improved quality, better service, and Less expense for the products she buys In Philadelphia, construction began on a new wholesale food market that is expected to save m •excess of $6 million a year in food handling costs This new market is the largest of a series of market improvements relying upon technical assistance from the department’s market facility experts, who draw upon the re sults of continuing research on improved market facilities Significant market trends and consumer preferences are con stantly under surveillance of the Department’s marketing re searchers to help businessmen plan operations with fult knowl edge of these factors A study of changing patterns in fluid milk distribution show ed that consumers are turning more and more to half-gallon containers for their milk, and are continuing to show prefer ences for paper containers and | homogenized milk The traditional milk route is losing out to the purchase of milk in specialized dairy stores and other retail outlets. On the farm, the old method of de livery in cans is losing out to bulk tank assembly The shifts have been substantial in 1956 and portend still greater changes to come. Research was also conducted to determine consumer prefer ences for white bread prepared with various formulas. This study demonstrated that consumers in Rockford, 111., showed signifi cant preferences for a lighter, fluffier bread that contains from two to seven per cent more and four per cent nonfat milk solids. This suggests the type of product most likely to stem recent downward trends in bread consumption. Merchandising methods were studied intensivelv for such pro ducts as apnles, Cheddar cheese, canned cherries, bananas, and carrots. In the ease of Cheddar cheese, the research showed significant increases in s n, es where the cheese was offered for sale in manv-si7°d nackages. varving in weight from six ounces to two nounds A combination d'snlav of hag g*d and bu n k apples, priced in five-pound units increased an nip sales as much as I*s per cent sjai“s increased sHI further when the bagged armies were of fered in varying weights. Studies involving storage and trarwnortat'on of farm products dorm® 1956 resulted in some -mnortant results. Researchers round, for examine, that more than one-half million dollars a wear could he saved bv loading iong-twne watermelons crosswise m railroad cars. Fxternal bruis ing and cracking of these melons during rail shinment was reduc ed more than 70 oer cent through the new loading method 'lnch studies are pointing to ehangec in traditional wavs of lining things, but offer opportuni ties to combat ris*ng transporta tion and labor costs. A maior storage problem in grain was attacked through con tinued research, on the mechani cal aeration of grain in storage structures. A number of tests were conducted on distributing fumigants through the aerating system to help control insect damage. A veritable revolution in the handling of grains ap pears in the making. Lancaster Farming, Friday, Feb. 15, 1957—11 Stockyards Adding New Wing For Additional Office Space A new wing is being added to the Union Stock Yard Co. build ing to provide office space for two new officers elected recent ly Excavation has started for the one story brick addition expected to cost $6,000 The new offices wdl be oeeuni cd by David Longacie, Philadel nhia, who has been elected presi dent and treasurer, and James D Shreve, Lancastei, who was named vice president and general manager. Longacie. former president of , Here's why the fabulous MASSEY HARRIS 50 w%s than conventional tractors M. R. SALUNGA M. RDI BAREVILLE the Philadelphia Slock Yards, had b<'en vice president and treasur er lie succeeds the late George V/ Adams who hid scived as piesident horn 1941 until his death last Yovcmber w- Edgai Willas, Lancaster, was reelected secietaiy an Ilai’old V. Sheets Philadelphia, was named to the board oi directors I '' The new addition will provide individual oflues far Longacre and Shrove and make room tor Sheets as the sixth board mem ber The board had consisted of live mcmbeis in the past. CONVENIENCE 1. Power adjusted wheels 2. Draft Monitor 3-pomt hitch 3. Interchangeable front wheel styles A. Safety starting - 5. Cushioned, adjustable, flip back seat 6. One wrench fits all nuts on tractor 7. Power steering S. Front axle telescopes without adjusting tie rods 9. Speed-hour-rpm dial 10. Snap-open grille and hinged hood 11. Fingertip controls 12. Grouped instrument,panel 13. Hood-high air intake 14. Handy tool box in fender 15. Low profile gives All-Around Vision 16. Muffler and exhaust below hood line 17. Swinging drawbar 18. 12-volt battery 19. Brakes operate together or individually 20. Platform allows operator to stand 21. In-line grouping of air clean er, radiator, gas tank and battpry for easy servicing 22. Fuel overflow trough carries “spills” away from engine 23. Full pressure lubrication 24. Large 17-gallon fuel tank 25. Mounting pad for front mounted cultivation PERFORMANCE 26. Cultivating clearance of 26.9 inches on high-arch model; 21.3 inches standard model 27. Front and rear treads adjust from 48 to 76 inches 28, Six forward speeds, two reverse 29. Creeper gear allows travel of 26 ft. per minute 30. Road speed of 15 mph ' 31. 24 matched to-fhe-job I mounted tools ! 32. Heavy-duty, 14-inch, self- , energizing brakes 1 33. Double-Duty PTO; engine 1 and ground-driven I 34. Dual clutches 11" and 9“ . ENGINE 35. Removable wet cylinder sleeves 36. Exhausf'valve rotators _ 37. 6.6 to 1 compression ratio 38. Pre-heating manifold 39. 134-cubic-inch displacement 40. Pressure cooling system 41. Oil bath air cleaner 42. Sealed-in centrifugal ball type governor 43. Floating oil intake 44. Oil filter mounted on engine block HYDRAULICS 45. Instant raising and lowering^ 46. Draft control 47. Slow response 48. Fast response 49. Constant running pomp 50. Overload safety release BRUBAKER, INC. Ph. Landisville TWinoaks 8-4016 WEAVER & SONS Ph. OLdfield 6-3321
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