v MORE PROOF IT PAYS TO FEED PURINA ...
PURINA and WILLOW GLEN FARM Prove It Pays To
Follow The Famous PURINA CHECKER PROGRAM...
Birth weight ol the litter is one of the records ke,pt by John Henkel, left, and Joseph
kittle at their l.irm Jit Strasburg Rl. The sign in the background tells how the management
of Willow Glen lee,ls about sanitation. Disinfectant for the shoes is placed in the. doorway
w here it is easj to see. These two joung men believe in the \alue of good records and strict
sanitation practices jis the surest nay to swine profits. . ~ -
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Willow Glen Purina-Fed Sow Herd Feeding Program Includes Hog Chow
Concentrate, Grain, Pig Startena, Baby Pig Chow, and Sow Chow. No
Pasture. Dry Lot.
Test
Gioup Hogs
Litter No. 14
Sire Group of
76-1 Boar
Sire Group of
82-12 Boar
Sire Group of
75-5 Boar
Litter No. 36
LANCASTER MARKET HOG SHOW March 1963
3rd and 6th Lightweight Yorkshire Barrows (17 shown)
2nd Trio Lightweight Yorkshires (9 trios shown)
Reserve Champion Trio Yorkshires
Reserve Grand Champion Trio of Show (7 breeds shown)
Second Best Carcass (11 shown); top Yorkshire carcass:
‘-laughter
A\ eight
200
farmers: investigate the commercial hog business:
THE TOTAL KILL OF TWO LOCAL PACKERS DURING 1962 WAS
780,000. DURING THE SAME PERIOD LANCASTER COUNTY FARM
ERS PRODUCED ONLY 41,000 HOGS!
BRED GILTS OPEN GILTS SERVICE BOARS FOR SALE AT ALL TIMES.
BRED GILTS AVAILABLE FOR AUGUST FARROWING.
Willow Glen Farm
LOOK AT THE RECORD
TEST RESULTS WINTER 1962
Number
Ol Hogs.
Dajs On
Test
Carcass
Length.
29.5
A \ erase
Jtacktat
1.4
Average
Daily Gain
1.798
1.89
1.80
1.53
, *
> t
, ■*
1.86
Ham-Loin %
39
Loinej e
4.9
> -
Feed
Efficiency
243.4
268.5
270.5
297.8
305.2
Breeding Sanitation
Management Feeding
By Following the Purina Checker Program and
a Very Strict Disease Control Program Wil
low Glen Farm Has Accomplished the Follow-
ing ,
Medication Costs 70% Less
Growth Rate Has Increased
80% to 90% of Pigs Reached Market in
sto 5 Vz mo. (60 sow herd)
Individuals Reached Market Weight 1 in
140 Days
Feed Efficiency Has Increased
Uniformity in Growth Rote
CERTIFICATION DATA.
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Litter 14
Litter 14
Litter 36
Litter 36
Litter 14
Litter 36
Slaughter
Weight
215 y
215
215
205
180 Day
Adj. Wt.
239
225
217
207
Carcass
Length
Actual
Loineye
30.3
6.50
4.95
30.2
Carcass Actual
Length Loineye
5.33
31.5
31.7 5.14
iil L-iSj
!
j ,TmJ
ATeraga
BMktat
' 1.43
1.60
1.47
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