• Ram Vonlllat'lAM ' « located (for at least 20
Barn ventilation feet each way) the barn
(From page I) must be very tight; doors,
fan should he controlled by hay-holes, manure cleaner
a thermosta’t in order to outlets, and cracks should
keep a more unuorm tern- be covered and padded to
perature in the barn.’ Most make as air-tight as possi
operators set the tliermost- bio unless this is done the
ats to operate when the fan will diaw it’s air from
temperature is above 50 to nearby and not move air fr
55 degrees F om the other side or end of
Fan size
Two of the most import
ant items to bea: m mind
when investing m the fan
exhaust system is to get a
fan large enough to remove
sufficient air, and secondly,
have the bam sufficiently
tight so the fan must get its
air from many sma'l places
rather than a few large in
lets Present i cquirements
state that a fan (or fans)
should bo capable of remov
ing at least 200 cubic feet
of air per minute per 1000
pounds of animal units (or
animal weight) This is de
finitely necessary if the'barn
is to be properly ventilated.
Location
In the area where the fan
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Myron E. Hawbaker of Mercersburg, R. D. 2, Pa., and Purina Serv.
iceman; Ken Peiffer (I.), check lacatlon records on a fop producer.
Franklin County Guernseys on Purina
average 291,600 lbs
milk per man!
Myron E. Havvbaker of Mercersburg, R. D, 2, measures
dairy profits,ln teims of milk per man. His twenty-seven
Guernseys are avei aging over 900 lbs. of 42% milk’every
month ... a per-man production index of 291,600 lbs. milk.
To help them make this tremendous record, the Hawbaker
herd is fed one of Purina’s high-efficiency milking rations
built from Puiina Concentrates and home-grown grain.
Good quality alfalfa-timothy hay and corn silage aid m
keeping production and body weight up during late summer.
“Ken Peiffer, fiom Detrich’s Elevator in "Williamson, is al
ways on hand to help me out with any problems that come
up,” notes this dairyman. “And I can bring my grain to
the elevator in the morning, have it
mixed and bi ought back the same day.
That’s what I call service,”
Many successful daiiymen like Myron
Hawbaker aie finding a research
backed Purina Dairy Program their
key to dairy piofits. Stop in and ask
us for details of this program.
Blend & McGinnis
Aiglen
Whiteside & Weicksel
Kirkwood
Snader's Mill
Mt. Airy
John J. Hess, II
Intercourse - Mew-Providence
Wenger's Feed MilL Inc.
Rheems
'Sr^a
■sarnm^mrmru
the barn All windows and
doois should be kept closed
during the operation of the
fan daring the winter mo.
An open window or door may
mean a draft on a cow neai
that point and bring about
colds or a mastitis infection.
The fan may be located
at a number of places thro
ughout the barn with suc
cess however, usually it is
placed in the colder end or
side of the barn in the at
tempt to have a more uni
form barn temperature in
cold weather; also, it is pre
ferred that the fan be plac
-ed over or near the calf
pens m order to use the an
imal heat to keep'the small
calves warm
S. H. Hiestand Co.
Salunga
Warren Sickman
Pequea
John J. Hess
Kinzer - Vintage
John B. Kurtz
Ephrata
James High
Gordonville
B. F. Adams
Bird-in-Hand
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Advantages
Mastitis prevention is mo
re easily attained with a pr
oper fan exhaust system;
drafts are eliminated ' ’
have often been the cause
of cases of infection. Cow
comfort is much better in
barns with the proper ven
tilation system which is ne
cessary for high, efficient
production Foul odors & dust
are removed from the barn
which contributes toward hi
gher quality milk product
ion
Dripping and" sweating of
the windows or walls of a
barn are symptoms ( of need
ed ventilation attention; st
rong barn odors on clothing
and feed supplies are addi
tional indications. The prop
er insulation of the ceiling
above the cows is very im
portant to prevent conden
sation and dripping. This mi
ght best be achieved by ke
eping the bam floor above
the herd covered with 6 to
8 inches of straw, hay, com
fodder or corn cobs during
the winter months.
Since most local dairy
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 26, 1959
barns are of wooden struc
ture, it is very Important
that condensation and extra
moisture bo kept away from
the wood to prevent decay
and rotting The removal of
the moist air and the rin
stant moving of air through
will keep these si
ructurcs dry and prolong
their life-time span.
Dairymen who are intere
sted m establishing this ven
tilation system m their ba
rns arc urged to obtain one
of the Extension Circulars
titled, “Dairy Barn Ventila
tion” at the Agriculture Ex
tension Office, 202 P O Bu
ilding, Lancaster, Pa. Many
helpful suggestions are pre
by Penn State University
Agricultural Engineers Al
so, individual assistance on
the farm is available by
contacting the author of this
article at the above office
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EWES DO WELL ON
WINTER SUPPLEMENT
Research at the South Da"
kota Experiment Station
shows that ewes respond fa
vorably to supplements of
both protein and energy dm
mg most winters. The South
Dakota experiments showed
that ewes winter grazed ou
range in excellent condition
and fed two-thirds pound of
a 20 percent protein supple
ment daily from November 1
to lambing tune showed the
best response on these four
factors Best winter ewe gain,
grease fleece weight, lamb
crop born and weaned, and
lamb weight weaned per ewt
bred Those on either one
third pound of a 40 or 20
percent supplement for the
same period rated intermedi
ate, and lowest in rating was
a group of ewes on one-third
pound of a 40 percent supple
ment for only the last sL
weeks of pregnancy.
Dust poultry laying house
lights every week The dust
can greatly reduce the light
rays reaching hens, thereby
cutting down stimulation gi\
en to egg production
University veterinarian?,
recommend completion of de
homing between the end of
fly season and the beginning
of extremely cold weather
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