6 —Lancaster Farming* Saturday. April 29, 1961
• Hilbrohi
(From page 11 or more and a program of
increase was brought about “Zero Grazing” is in the
solely through changes in works.
feeding and management. Forty acres of alfalfa has
What is ahead for the been seeded in oats to be
, REPAIRING WORN MACHINERY occupies much of
the time of the new owners of Hilbrohi Farm. Eugene
Brown, one of the three partners, puts the finishing touches
on a paint job on one of the tractors purchased with the
farm * The new owners are taking advantage of the wet
weather to put the machinery in shape for the busy seasons
ahead. —L. P Photo
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f| I ERADICATES I
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and WILDFIRE
Phytomycin
Mathieson's
new LIQUID antibiotic
LONGER LASTING
EASY AND ECONOMICAL TO USE
SUPERIOR TO WETTABLE POWDERS ■
BECAUSE: £
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2. No caking—forms better,
more uniform mixture ■
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BOMBERGER'S STORE
Elm
DENVER SUPPLY CO. LANC. COUNTY FARM
BUREAU
Denver
Lancaster
ELIZABETHTOWN MARTIN'S HARDWARE
FARMERS SUPPLY CO » HARDWARE
, ... Bareville
Elizabethtown
S J- E GALEN HARDWARE
! Lincoln
■ N. O. HERSHEY & SON
Manheim
i J. C. Ehrlich Chemical Co., Inc.
■ 738 EAST CHESTNUT STREET
■ LANCASTER, PA
farm?' Plans for increasing
the milking herd to 100 cows
SEE YOUR DEALER
KAYLOR BROS
LESTER A. SINGER
WEST WILLOW
FARMERS ASSN
West Willow
PHONE EX 7-3721
Rheems
Ronks
chopped and green fed dur- herd and greater feed re
ing the summer. Established qu'irements, Hilbrohi will
alfalfa has been topdressed have two new buildings by
and will be fed green-chop- late summer. A 20x30 up
ped or made into hay as right silo with unioader will
needed. be constructed-in July and a
The grain program will in
clude 150 acres of com for
grain and 50 acres for silage.
Another 40 acres is in grow
ing barley which will be
used in the grain ration next
winter.
With the cows stabled, in a
loose housing barn, the part
ners plan.to purchase some
straw but will shred corn
stalks for use as bedding.
At preserit," cows are on
pasture, but when the pro
gram is in full swing, only As soon as ground is dry
dry cows ‘and bred heifers enough to plow, corn, ground
will be pastured. The milk- will be turned and the see
ing herd will be fed silage ond phase of the cropping
or green-chopped grass with system will begin In the
legume hay the year round, meantime the new owners are
-To handle the increased reconditioning and repairing
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Early Bird Research Points The Way To
Better results
Shorter growing time
Recent field reports from Early Bird feeders
No. Placed No. Marketed
16000
27000
5700
11000
20000
10160
10500
30000
- Summary -
Total Birds Started
Total Birds Marketed 127,483
Mortality
% Mortality
EARLY BIRD FEED
GOOD MANAGEMENT
"A Winning Combination For Our Poultry men"
May we Help You? If so; just call us at Lancaster, Express 2-2145
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130 foot by 48 foot pole barn
will Join the silo before win
ter. Present barn space will
be converted to dry cow and
young stock stables.
As the herd increased, the
partners hope to work into a
purebred Holstein herd. At
present time there are 22
head of registered stock in
the herd. As grades are cull
ed from the herd, they will
be replaced with purebred
animals.
Lower conversions
15729
26190
5610
10615
19243
10160
10500
29436
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Age
9.2
8.4
8.6
9.1
9.0
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9.0
9.3
130,200
2.717
2.08%
Plus
Are
Miller &
Bushong,
Ph. Lancaster EX 2-214
machinery, equipment
fences which had been
lected by the former o wj
Hilbrohi is a family -
ation. With the three
helping with the milking j.
feeding chores, and «
three sons and three dsn,
ters coming along to help
a few years, (Browns
three children, Hilsheis (,
and Highs have one elm
the partnership Is on J
way to seeing a dream cm
true.
But these young men i
years old) are not
visionaries They know th
they can make their drea
come true only t-' the ext;
that they are willing
work toward it. If p res(
records are an Indicate
they are willing to work
hard as necessary to
Hilbrohi a dairy farm woi
of a dream
' Conversion
Weight
3.74
3.61 *
3.61
3.71
3.86
4.02
3.62
4.21
- Averages -
Age
Weight
Conversion
Flock Size
Rohrerstown, Pa.
2.34
2.23
2.13
2.21
2.29
2.35
2.20
2.38
3.797
2.266
16,275