32 Lancaster Fawning* Saturday* June 24* 1961 Livestock Feeds Salt Proves Valuable As Additive An lowa State University committee of beef cattle nu tritionists prepared a report summarizing the effect of feed addit ves in some 400 experimental comparisons at various colleges, says Gustov Bohslcdt, Emeritus Professor of Animal Husbandry at the University of Wisconsin. Some of the enzymes and tranquil zers covered were still in the experimental siage, not even on the mar ket as >et But of all additiv es tested including live i u men cultures, chemobiotics, and alcohol, the greatest ga’n stimulation, feed savings. Jamesway. BULK MILK COOLERS IOWtST LINE IN THE INDUSTHT Here's a great now line of coolers direct expansion type —to meet eveiy need. Seven models to choose from in self contained and remote conli’ol units Many exclusive features. • Lov, height • I’a'-t cooling, ]ov, blend tempeiatm es on subsequent milkings • Heavy, stainless steel innei and outei tank Big radius round cornelb in mnu tank, Recessed chain • cJicaselcss agiialoi motor. Ko chip 01 seepage I)iy gears, • Remote conliol panel at eve height Switches stay chy, even niiiing v.ash-dov,n of milk houses. Out of way of clulchen. • Made in 160 gallon to .‘OO g.illon capacities See these new J.uneswtn, Cookis before you buy. You’ll be glad you cud. Thew re designed aiiglil, built right . . . for venrs of scivice LANDIS BROS., he. WJHEIM PIKE, LANCASTER and return per dollar invest ed, was stilbestrol when fed at the rate of 10 milligrams daily per head. In 105 beef cattle fatten ing tests the return per dol lar invested was $11.57, and m 50 growing rat on tests it was $9 38 This is surely a fine economic performance for this estrogenic or female sex hormone when added to beef cattle rations, Bohstedt says Economics shown in the additive exporunents remind us of other cattle and swine work where the addition of common stock salt -to a ra- 32 inches . . means easly effortless pouring, dollar invested, and saved search men. But rations dil- Lfe itself. To be sure salt is fer, pigs differ, and so do all more than an additive to a things that make up the in ration. It is a nutrient. But heritance and environment of a good many stockmen seem pigs on experiment to consider it a condiment or mere appetizing ingredient, judging by the haphazard way it is frequently dispen sed to livestock Years ago, Dr ’John M Ev vard of lowa State Univer sity demonstrated that, com paring the performance of salted and imsalted p gs, each pound of salt saved 213 lb>. of feed. At current pr'ccs this means every dollar spent for salt returns $355 Profes sor Vestal of Purdue Univer sity, in a similar “with and without' salt” experiment With pigs showed thai one pound ot salt saved 287 lbs. o' feed, or one dollar's worth of salt returned $478 Are these extreme cases 7 Try a Classified, The tests were very carefully PH. EX 3 3906 Quality Feeds at Low Cost.... FLORIN ® FEEDS ★ Labor Saving Bulk From Our Modern Manufacturing Facilities to Our Excellent We Can Serve Your Individual Needs Call Mt. Joy OL3-24U Today! Wolgemuth Bros., Inc. So, at the University of Wisconsin in teats with pigs a pound of salt saved only 3 pounds of feed. Don't dis parage this saving Every dol lar expended for salt return ed $l5. —comparing quite fa vorably wdh the saving from the use of stilbestrol, accord ing to Bohstadt. The two products are in different categories in the management of livestock, but the lesson seems plain that with all of the new and ex citmg principles having to do with feeding of livestock we had better not forget one of the oldest and proved pimci ples of nutrition —salt Service— florin, penna. HAM SOLu Only two kinds of ham are sold in most retail stores today. These are “Fully Co oked” or “Cook Before Eat ing.” Mrs Laßue Hefner. Penn State extension foods specialist, says fully cooked ham may be served cold without further cooking. But many families prefer to heal such a ham to further en hance its flavor. Cook bofoio eating ham needs extra co oking before serving. No other segment of our economy is safe when agri culture is depressed CHAIN SAW SERVICE CENTER New & Used Snavely's Farm Service NEW HOLLAND EL 4-2214 BAGS BULK , ■<—"*** h Y <- ★ Easy Handling 50’s v "
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