12—Lancaster Farming, Friday, May 16, 1958 Controlled-Environment House May Mean Turkey Breeding Change Experiments in a new U. S the effect on their fertility caus- Department of Agriculture re- ed by light of diffeient intensi- search facility at Beltsville, Md , are likely to influence the de sign of future buildings used by turkey growers to house breed ing stock, say USDA scientists The new facility is a controll ed-environment house for tur keys, in which light, temperature and humidity can be positively regulated Located at USDA’s Agricultural Research Center at Beltsville, this windowless, air conditioned building now houses several groups of male tuikevs I The> are under test to deteiminel X 2 . r LEFT FATHERLESS AT 13 HE WORKED HARD TO HELP SUPPORT HIS MOTHER AND BROTHER.. FOUGHT FOR, HIS ■ W . ' V ' . ’ , HIS WAY THROUO-H TEMPLE X ' ’ UNIVERSITY BY LOADING- A MAN OF STRENGTH AND VISION AND HAULINCr FREIGHT AT WHOM WE CAN TRUST — * NIGHT. RECEIVED HONORS AS TEMPLE ALUMNUS. SUPPORT THIS THEY WILL HUGH SCOTT lOHN M. WALKER ANDREW J. GLEASON PAUL B. HAGUE - EDWIN D. ESHLEMAN, BAKER ROYER, NORMAN WOOD VOTE for GOOD GOVERNMENT G GRVi BILL DIEHM, CHAIRMAN ties and durations “STUDIES OF THE effect of light on mala turkey fertility are not new at Beltsville, according to Dr A W Brant, head of poul try husbandry research conduct ed by the Agricultural Research Service “Light is known to be a major factor in the onset, level, and duration of male-turkey fer tility But the intensities and colors of light and the lighting times needed to produce maxi mum response remain largely unknown MU L\NCASTER CO REPLBLICAN COMMITTEE FOR McGONIGLE . SCOTT S - -J * - -t - •>) P'- . \ REPUBLICAN TEAM WORK FOR YOU THIS TUESDAY, MAY 20 OTTO F MESSNER, CAMPAIGN DIRECTOR “We have conducted these studies tor a number of years and have obtained some tenta tive answers in regard to sup plementing daylight with artifi cial light Now we need to carry the work further under environ mental- conditions adequate for precise determination of light re quirements Previously, for ex ample, we could not be certain of the amount and intensity of total light reaching turkeys und er test, because they were expos ed to daylight as well as artifi cial light ” “Now, with the turkeys housed in a windowless building, we can control the intensity and dura tion of light and have far more accurate knowledge of the total amount of radiant energy they are receiving ” DR. BRANT EXPLAINED that present studies in the tur-| Sr " r % >- ' * f ' t FOR SECRETARY OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS key environment house relate to the effect of light alone. Temp erature in the house is held at a constant level in order to eliminate temperature changes as a possible environmental variable until different intensi ties and durations of light have tyeen tried If the studies show radiant energy to be as important a fac tor in male turkey fertility as it is now 'believed to be, Dr. Brant indicated, they will suggest build ings for male turkeys in which daylight is excluded and abso lute control of light is possible. However, if temperature is al so found to be an important fac tor, as a result of subsequent studies, even more complicated farm buildings for turkeys, in which both light and tempera ture can be conti oiled, will prob ably be the answer Y v I , % ) V '4\f V#./ jT SUCCESSFULLY FOUGHT UPHILL BATTLE TO MAKE BANKRUPT BUSINESS INTO A THRIVING INDUSTRY. PROVEN ADMINISTRATOR. 7 ORIGINATOR. OF tUB" FOOTBALL HE DEVOTED HIMSELF TO DEVELOPING STRENGTH OF MIND AND BOD/IN THE NATION'S yOUTH. FOR U. S. SENATOR FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR FOR CONGRESSMAN J RANKIN WILEY, TREASURER FOR ASSEMBLY THE NEW TURKEY environ ment house was designed by ARSj agricultural engineers to provide poultry Scientists with the facilities they need for light and temperature studies. It is in no sense a farm structure, al though it may prove to be a forerunner of specialized faim buildings of the future The building features an air conditioning system consisting of three heat pumps used singly or simultancouly to maintain -any desired inside temperature with in a 50-degree range Electrosta tic air filters are used These are capable of removing 90 to 95 per cent ot the dust particles from the air entering and discharging through the system Light con trols provide an ample range of intensities so far determined to be between 0 6 and 10 0 foot candles, measuied 24 inches above the floor. Stocker Cattle Remain High At Baltimore BALTIMORE. Mav 12 CATTLE AND CALVES Fed steers comprised approximately 60 per cent of the snpplv stockers and ieedeis 15 20 pei cent and the balance mostly cows Only one load and few scattered head led heifers on offer The feci steei supply was mainly good and choice grades Cleaiance was good on all classes All slaughter classes and stockers and feedeis were moderately actne to active Few steers weie un even and sold steady to mostly 25 cents higher with instances 50 cents up Fed heilers were fully 50 cents higher Cows sold mostly fully steady to 25 cents higher The large bulk of bulls sold steady with a few instances 50 cents higher Vealers were mostly steady with instances 50 cents lower Stocker and feeder steers sold fully steady The bulk of low-good to avei aee choice 900-1185 lb fed steers hi ought $27 50-30 00 with one package at $3O 50 choice steers mainly $29 00, ana up A few small lots standard and low good sold from $26 00 27 50 A short load of 762 lb mostly good fed heifers, including a few low-choice, sold for $2O 00, two small lots 653 694 lb good grade $26 00 27 25 Utility and commercial cows bulked at $2O 50 22 00 with a few commercial reaching $23 00. Canners and cutters ranged from $l7 50 20 50, mostly $lB 00 and up and a tew light cannons down to $l5 00 Utility and commercial bulls bulked at $23 50 25 50 with a few scattered head to 526 50 and a few head of good grades $27 50-27 75 Choice 180 230 lb coolers sold at $33 00 35 00 A few head 50 with an individual at $36 00, good grades $29 00-33 00 and standard s2' 00-29 00 A half load 709 lb good to choice feeder steers brought $3O 75 and one load 820 lb medium to good $2/ 50 About 5 loads 506 653 lb good to mostly choice stock steers $3l CO -32 00, two loads mostly good 500 626 lb $29 00 31 00 Two small lots 372 478 lb mostly good stock steer calves sold foi $3O 00 HOGS Butchers were active with good clearance early Barrows and gilts were fully 75 cents higher with instances $lOO 125 up on No I and 2 grades Sows were very sarce and sold 25 50 cents higher The bulk of the si pply was mixed lots U S No 1,2, snd 1 inn 240 lb butchers which sold at $2375-24 25, bulk $24 00, 35 head i\o 1 and 2 mostly No 1 190-220 lbs 524 50 3 small lots totaling 13 head No 1 $24 75 25 00 This was no criterion of the general market One load No 2 mri 3, 259 1 h butchers sold for $22 00 and a small lot No 3 333 lbs $l9 75 A ew mixed No 1-3, 300 400 lb sows $l5 25-19 50 with a few head No 1 under 300 lbs to $2O 00 SHEEP Tw o small lots 78 81 lb good and choice spring slaughter lambs 5 25 00 and $2B 00 A short deck near 77 'b utility to mostly good spring lambs biousht $24 00 and a small lot of G 8 lb utility $23 00 Bulk Tanks and Pipeline Save Labor and Costs The us a of bulk milk tanks and pipeline milking systems save la bor and xesult in higher quality milk, even on moderate sized dairy operations, according to Economist Stephen J. Brannen ot the Georgia Extension Serv ice An analysis by him of a study by the Georgia Experiment Sta tion shows bulk handling to have these advantages It is more eco nomical than can handling at all output level above 30 gallons a day, the quality of milk is high er, spillage and stickage losses of milk are reduced by about six to eight cents per 100 pounds, and hauling costs were found to be lower because of larger pay loads and pickup every other day The Georgia study also showed pipeline milking systems to be economical on farms milking 25 or more cows per day because four minutes of labor per cow was saved each day, more cows (fan be handled with the same amount of labor, and it was found that the labor saved would pay for tha pipeline milker in an average of three years.
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