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Profitable “layer operations” don’t just 16% All Mash Layer 16% All Mash Cage Layer 16% All, Mash Breeder 22% Laying Mash 22% Breeder Mash • Holstein (Continued from Page 1) Holsteins”, Smith pointed out several obvious management errors which a.dairyman should avoid if he hopes to stay in the business of producing milk. “Don’t drink milk, and don’t let your children drink any milk or use any dairy products Save it all for the city people, if you want to go broke in a hurry.” he said. “Don’t sit up at night study ing records when you could be watching television, if you want to hurry up the bank ruptcy proceedings; sell off your good cows and keep' the culls in your herd ” he added. He pointed out that a good road to the podrhouse is a goal of average production for your herd. He said the aver iC. COl/j BUR® 1 ' age production for dairy herds in the United States is 7,000 pounds of milk and 270 pounds olf butterfat, "Hreed a herd with this average and you can bake a big hop toward a sherr it’s sale .” he said. He said one of the surest ways to go broke a very hard thing to do with Regis tered Holsteins is to select bulls from cows with one “hot” record, or better yet, with no record at all, and never use the superior bulls in the ar tificial breeding studs. Silo Gas Danger (Lancaster County Agent, M. M. Smith, warned dairymen to be on guard against silo gas poisoning this tall. He said dry weather and high nitrogen fertilizer appli- 40% Supplement 37% Supplement 16% Wormer Mash XTB Aid (Med.) Co-op Aid (Med.) Manheim 665-2466 Quarryvitlo STerling 6-2126 Lancaster Farming,’ Saturday, 'July 21; 1963^ cation combine to increase the danger from silo gas. Max cau tioned dairymen to be on the lookout for a heavy yellow gas at the bottom of silo chutes and in areas around the base of silos Dead pigeons, birds, cats and other animals near the silo are an indication that gas may be present. “Nitrates build up in a plant after a ram if the plant has been stunted by dry weather.” he said. He asked dairymen to wait at least five days aifter a rain before harvesting a crop of grass or legume for silage. He said the most dangerous time to make silage is from two to five days following a hard rain in a drought .year. 'Max encouraged the increa sed use of alfalfa as a forage crop for dairymen, but said corn is still a mainstay for silage on dairy farms. He sug gested that grass and legumes be cut early in the bud to early blossom «tage ibut corn should be left to mature to the full dent stage for the most feed value as silage. He said recommendations for insect control on alfalfa will be about the same as last year, but that he would re commend earlier application of Dieldrm and Heptachlor. “The month of October appears to be the best time for spraying.” he said, and suggested that the two chemicals be alterna ted each year to prevent a re sistance buildup in the insects. He cautioned dairymen to read spray labels carefully to avoid contamination of food products with chemicals. “I have no doubt that people are getting a safe product the best we have ever produced and we want to keep it that way.” he said. • Plow Contest (Continued from Page 1) land only and will not be eli gible to enter the contour com petition at the state level Ribbons and cash prizes will be awarded to winners and top scorer will win a permanent trophy and possession cf a ro tating trophy tor one iear 'Last year’s winnei m tlie contest, sponsoied b\ the Lanc aster County Soil Conservation District, was Everett Kreider, Quarryville R 1 The Futuie Farmers of Am erica Foundation distributed moie than c O,OOO awards in 1.9R2 toi outstanding FFA members Available Now For August Seeding 0 Cert. Cody Alfalfa. • Cert, Xaragansett Alfalfa • Cert. Vernal Alfalfa 0 Cert. Buffalo Alfalfa • Ce.rt. Ranger Alfalfa • Cert. 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