D. E. Horn & Co., “Homco Feeds”] York, Po. , ,P % . - -p The feature at right is reprinted from Eastern Feed Merchant Maga zine, August, 1959, with slight modi fications to bring it up to the pre sent, 1963. As the article points out, DAN VAN PELT is a consultant for our com pany and is 100% .responsible for the development of the Borneo Uni- Pel Dairy Program. Dan feels the Uni-Pel program is the finest dairy program he has ever developed. Uni- Pel stand for universal pellet pro gram and includes pelleted Dairy Feed from the Calf Ration to the Dry Cow. Feel free to call our com pany for Mr, Van Pelt’s services at any time. SILOS Inc. June 1, 1963 A Great DAIRYMAN and rtCDMAN ALTHOUGH HE retired several years ago as manager of the dairy feed division, of one of the National Feed Co., D. H. (Dan) Van Pelt, of Kinderhook, N.Y., still closely observes the pulse of the dairy and feed businesses as consultant for D. E. Horn & Co., York, Pa. IN MY 37 YEARS of work with people engaged in the feed business, Van Pelt is one of the very few who possess a gifted knowledge of dairying and salesmanship. Over a span of 45 years of service with four nationally known feed manu facturers, he built an envi able record of sales upon a background of ingenious work with dairy cattle. D. H. VAN PELT Hilltop Farm, Spartanburg,S. C. IN 1914, WITH characteristic foresight, and visioning a great future for the livestock feed business, Van Pelt made the quite natural transition to that field. In the years that fol lowed, many well-known feed manufacturers benefited from his services. » IN HIS SERVICE to dairymen via the feed supply route, Van Pelt pioneered a number of new approaches for feeding dairy cattle, among them being formulation of the first prefreshen ing feed, the first special feed for dairy sires, the first calf program combining a complete milk, pellet and grain ration, a new concept for dairy feed of coarse or open-type texture flakes and pellets and his latest method complete pelleted rations. He applied nature’s way to drying up cows, formu lated and developed a natural purge program, and originated the Van Pelt method of appraising milk production ability by physical characteristics of the animal. Many top dairy breed production records resulted from his feeding program. DEALERS AND FEEDERS always had a warm welcome for Van Pelt. They liked his congenial disposition and good humor, his enthusiasm and his willingness to help solve feed ing problems. He personified service' and! sales to a degree seldom found among feedmen. As - Ibng as he lives, he’ll’ love to talk about cows and methods for - feedings thenh He is truly a great dairyman and a great W.- EL —I? Get the unloadervalue^^ VcmDcile Delivers more silage faster 1 •Doubt* auger «y«. t*m dig* the allag* faster and mor* •v*nly under all eon* ditions whether sli ng* is frozsn, w*f or dry. •Excluslv*, adjusiabl drlv* hub glvts moi positive traction k**ps th* machln operating evenl; and requires Ur power. DELIVERS BE The double augere, with the patented V allege, mixes It thou down the chute. Your cows and cattle get good, Heavy Duty— for allot 13f palatable silage ... not a powdered mash at ao to 30' often happens with unloadert using blowers. CALEB M. WENGER R. D. 1 QUARRYVILLE, PA. Drumore Center KI 8-2116 Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 13, 1963 A NATIVE OF Audubon, la., Van Pelt secured his advanc ed education at lowa State College, and moved into dairy farm management. Within the period of 1906-14, he served as manager of the dairy department of the Hartman Stock Farm, Colum bus, 0., the Van Camp Con densery, Perry, la., and the r*. 4 falanlad l-aalnt i auapanalan kaapa unloadar laval at all timaa and canfarad far maiaafflclantapaiatla* WRITE OR PHONE US FOR COMPLETE INFOR. NATION AND PRICES. i Prices Received For Hogs, Eggs Highest of Year HARRISBURG Pi ices, re ceived by Pennsylvania fanners for hogs and eggs reached their highest level of 1962 in mid-June. The average hog price of $l7 20 per hundredweight was the highest since last Decem ber, but well under the 1963 high of $l9 last September, ac cording to t|(e Pennsylvania; Crop Reporting Service. The mid-June price was nearly 15 per cent above a month ear lier and 6 per cent above June a year ago. Eggs, avei aging 33 cents per dozen, showed the fust price upturn since last Sep- ;ember, Bi oiler and roaster prices, however, weie about one-halt cent below mid-May. Most other livestock also brought generally lower prices. Wholesale milk prices at $4.15 per cwt. remained the same as a month earlier and a year ago. Generally, the average pri ces of all field crops were lo« er than in mid-May with the ex ception of corn, up 2 cents, rye, up 3 cents, and soybeans, up 5 cents. Alfalfa hay, at $39. 50 per ton, was off $5 from mid-May but $12.50 above a year ago. The index of prices recen ed, which is a measure of tha trend and changes of prices received by farmers, was 215 per cent of the 1910-14 basa of 100. It was 214 a month earlier and 210 a year ago. In the nation as a whole, tha index of prices received ad vanced to 241 in mid-June, 1 per cent above a year earlier. The index of prices paid by farmers was 311, unchanged from May, and 2 per cent higher than a year ago. 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