2—Lancaster Fanning, Friday, April 11, 1958 1 Henry Wilson Designed His Farm To Eliminate Labor and Chore Time “I was determined not to lift another bag of feed.’ said Henry R Wilson R 2 Nottingham, when explaining his feed mixing and distributing set-up The feeding set-up is only one of many features mcoipoiated in to a brand new dairy operation that Wilson has built on his 390 acie farm uist South of Little Bx itaiil e moved to Lancaster County in 1955 after having farmed near King of Prussia in Montgomery County On that farm he had been using the conventional stanchion milking barn to house (he herd But on the new farm he was determined to sav's labor and cut building costs on the new barns So he adapted plans for pole structures and a walk through milking stable to his needs A huge bunker silo was built in stead of an upright The structures include a pole loafing shed, a pole hay storage and feeding shed and a cement block feed room, milking parlor and milk house Highest TEXACO QUALITY HEATING OIL GARBER OIL CO. Mt. Joy Ph. OL 3-9331 WELL. IN VARIED ENVIRONMENTS Rank of nationally solo chicks in 056-57 tests (Bo'ed on income over feed cost except in N Y. C ond Missouri) Ciltf Ko NYC. Tmn. Ul»k* ht *B'* * ftanlc 4 4 6 5 2 4.3 3 10 10 1 _ 6,t * TT V6__2_3;st_4 7.3 5 18 U 12 £ 11.6 - 6 24 - 10 13.3 JJ£_3_ 2S_Js__3 16. S 73 20 7 JB_ 17.0 _ 25 27 _n_ 13 19 -0 Kimbar K 13 7 Sfrotn A sfrojo • Strain C sfr«m D Strain B Strain B Strain G 'lncomplete, fAyerage of 2 entries, 4lncome over feed and cfwcfe costs. K-137 entries ranked FIRST IN NET INCOME among all nationally sold chicks entered in three or more of the above tests. The average net income from Kimberchiks was 554 higher than the average of all entries. Such consistent, prof itable performance in a wide variety of environments should encourage you to order K-137 Kimberchiks this season. Longen ecker’s Hatchery 1110 South Market St. Elizabethtown, Pa. The entire area holding the bunker, sheds and barns is con crete The manure can be scraped up and is not allowed to accumu late in the shed The cows walk through a six unit hernngborn type milking parlor Wilson says that two men can milk 60 cows m an hour and a quarter using this set-up. A pipe-line carries the milk to a bulk tank Wilson has two bulk tanks One he bought a few years ago from a dairy, and the other is one of the new stainless steel tanks The new tank is better adapt ed to farm use and is the one used mostly by Wilson However he said that the old tank sure came in handy during the snows when trucks could not make it up the long lane to his house Getting back to the feed mix er, here is how Wilson arranged it so that he would not have to lift any more 100 pound bags. Both the rmxer and null are mounted on a cement slab that serves as a loading platform for trucks a.id farm wagons. The mixer empties into a bulk bin A conveyor track leads from (Continued on page thirteen) HOME THE QUALITY STARTER ASSURES MAXIMUM UNIFORM GROWTH! Master Mix Chick Starter is the qualify starter that builds more healthy, hearty chicks than Also contains medicants to help protect chicks against coccidiosis Eli M. Wolgemuth Ph. Landisville TW 8-3031 Manheim R. D. 1 THIS IS HENRY WILSON’S labor saving lies the feed from the bin into the milking feed conveyor system. The feed is blown parlor There it is gravity fed into xndivid into the bulk bin from the mixer. A con- ual feeders. (LF Photo) veyor system, marked by the arrow, car- CLASSIFIED ADS PAY NOTICE! Just in: AEROPRILL§ Ammonium Nitrate • free-flowing 33.5% NITROGEN for TOP DRESSING SMALL GRAINS NOW ON SALE Come in or call Eastern States Farmers Exchange Phone ST 6-3647 Lane. EX 4-3755 See Your Local Representative I I | STANDARD \ I Equipment, Inc. | I ANNOUNCES ITS j | I 1 I 12% SPRING DISCOUNT j I SALE ON f ALL-NEW BARN CLEANER j EASY-ALL COMFORT I I STALLS I I SALE CLOSES MAR. 31, ’3B [ GLENN H. HERR I j Manhehn RDI I I Phone Lsndisvillc TW-8-8391 j I I LOW PRICE FROM CARLOAD PURCHASE BLACK & WHITE 36” TAPPANS $106.00 Have Special Knobs That Children Can’t Turn Ward Bottle Gas, Ephrata REQUESTED (Due to March Snow Storm) OVER 100 FAMILIES TELEPHONED AND REQUESTED ENROLLMENT PERIOD BE EXTENDED 10 DAYS Filial Dead Line April 21st CONESTOGA EMERGENCY FUND RD—6—LANCASTER, PA. Pays Death Benefit $lOOO ASSESSMENT PER DEATH $1 10 HOW TO ENROLL All Persons in Good Health Between the Ages of 15 and 68 for Men and 70 for Women Are Invited. Complete Information and Application Cards Wili Be Sent on Receipt of Your Name, Address and Age. ACT TODAY DON’T LET YOUR FAMILY REGRET YOUR DELAY Seed Potatoes All Varieties Tobacco Seed Tobacco Muslin Fertilizers YigorO Yertagreen GROFF’S HARDWARE NEW HOLLAND
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