6—Lancaster Farming, Friday. Sept. 13, 1957 QUITE A DAIRYMAN in her own right, Mrs. Herbert Royer, R 5 Lancaster, helps with the milking in the farm’s milking parlor. The milker pail is elimirlated as the milk is piped directly into the can. (LF Photo) Loose Housing, Milk Parlor Success Depends on Good Management By Bob Best One of the newest innovations, and one of the most controversial, in the dairy business is the use of the milking parlor and loose hous ing. The practice was originated in California where the mild climate allows the cows to be outside all year round with a minimum of shelter. However it has now spread and been accepted throughout the country In Lancaster County the long barn with stanchions still is the the favorite and is the practice lecommended by the Pennsyl vania State University. But some dairymen in the county have switched over to the new system. Two of these dairymen are Her- NEW DUAL WHEAT High Yielding Variety For Penna. (Hessian Fly Resistant) Get up to $2O 00 worth of pasture this fall and still harvest a normal crop of gram Dual wheat can be planted early (about Sept 15th) ■and pastured this fall and still come through with a normal yield of gram under ordinary conditions. Yields up to 50 bushel and more per acre have been reported in this area this year. Certified and Select Available Order Yours Now! Smoketown Ph. Lane. EX 2-2659 bert Royer, R 5 Lancaster, and Is sac Brubaker, R 2 Lititz. Both say that they like the sys tem, that they can produce high quality milk using it and that it is economical In Royeis case, economy in con struction was the reason for going to loose housing and a milking parlor He is a young farmer and started milking cows just a few years ago. The barn on the farm is a con ventional bank barn, but set up NEWfrotn john v/. &/ic&naft< & sons HEAT NEW FEED A icon S ftote/n Leyg/s 24%'Z0%' /s% Eshelman Lancaster Dairy Feed was developed to give you a dairy feed to fit any roughage—one you can feed with economy and satisfaction. This dairy feed is formulated irom quality ingredients ... is palatable and bulky (contains crushed oats and pellets ) . . . and is fortified with minerals and added vitamins. TRY IT! REICH POULTRY FARM RD.I. Marietta, Pa.RD.2 A. S. GROFF AMMON E. SHELLY 11 S. Queen St Lancaster, Pa.RD.2. ~Lititz, Pa CHAS. E. SAUDER & SONS J. C. WALKER & CO. ID2. East Earl, Pa. Gap, Pa. WARREN SICKMAN MUSSER’S D.l. Pequea, Pa. The Buck, R.D.I, Quarryville, Pa, THIS IS THE ARRANGEMENT in the milking parlor of Issac Brubaker, R 2 Lit itz. Features to note are the sliding panels in front of the cow that serve as a gate for beef cattle stabling and feed ing To house and milk dairy cows m the conventional manner, Roy er would have had to remodel the entire ground floor, install extra lights and windows and seal the, ceiling Instead, he built a combination two-cow walk through parlor and milk house. Of cement block con struction, the cost of the new stiueture, built joining the old barn, was only a fraction of what a complete remodeling would have cost Brubaker had another reason 1 for installing a milking parlor. “My family has always handled the cows loose since we came on this farm more than 50 years ago. It’s the only way I know how to handle cows,” he said The reason for building th© new parlor was the conversion to bulk milk handling combined with a change in milk markets. For merly he had been selling milk for processing, but in the new Now Distributed by E. MUSSEK HEISEY Mt. Joy, Pa shie. thn and feed trough, and the use of glazed tile on the walls to allow for easier clean ing. (LF Photo) 1 market, it was to be sold for Class I use, The pailor is designed to han dle four cows, two on each side of tha operator A single glass pipeline to the tank takes milk from all four milking stanchions Heating in the parlor is ac complished by use of thermo-pane windows and infra-red heat lamps. The walls are tiled where they can be reached by manure, thus making the cleaning problem much easier. THE 100 SERIES - 4-Wheel Here’s the time-pr' Ford 4-wheel d' that’s famous for it: bihty, handling eas( versatility. These pi ful tractors offer moi your tractor dollar. „„ ****** * / S f '' ' V V < f FORD’S Full 3-Plow Tractors Yes sir, here’s real power! These are Ford’s most power ful tractors . . . designed and built to handle the big jobs faster, easier and better. 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