6—Lancaster Farming, May 30, 1964 1 • DHIA (Continued from Page 1) not be reported on a monthly basis The University will supply most of the equpiment foi the experiment and will pay the county association at the rate of 10 cents per cow Of this, the local tester will receive seven cents and the association will get three cents Univeisity officials also hope to make some Dam-Daughter comparisons in the five year study Tester Vacations In other business, directors voted to allow supervisor to take one week vacation each year Records of herds noimally tested during the week would be averaged, and the danyman would pay the normal late Un der the system, heids would be aveiaged only once in every four years. The action was taken at the lequest of the testers who had lequested the vacation time at a meeting last winter Directors studied the proposal and an al ternative of an inciease of five cents per cow in fees It was agreed that the vacation plan would be more a equitable ar rangement A dairyman who objects to having his herd averaged once in four years may lequest a test during that month, but the fees will be double the stand aid late The dnectois voted to pur chase anothei Milk-O-Meter for use in testing at pipeline in stallations The association now owns nine of the meters On recommendation of the University, the dnectois dis cussed replacing the present tester scales with a more ac curate type, but felt that the $l7 50 per unit for 17 testers would over-burden the budget at present The purchase of scales more acceptable to the University will be consideied at a later meeting • Dairy Princess (Continued from Page 1) their daughters to enter the contest to pay tnbute to the laigest Pennsylvania faim in dustry ” Contestants, according to Mis Royer, are Misses Betty Anderson, Oxfoid R 2, Maltha Foulke, Quaiiyville R 3, Lois Ann Johnson, Quairyville R 2, Donna Landis, 2088 Creek Hill Road, Lancaster, Judith Ann Longenecker, Holtwood Rl, Joy Metz, 164 Lampeter Road, and Virginia Wivell, Columbia Rl Woiking with Mi*, and Mis Royer on the committee are Mi and Mrs Clarence Lyons, Lancaster, Mr and Mis Jam es Bieon, Stiasburg, Mi and Mis John Jacob Hen, Mount Joy, Mr and Mis Samuel Myer, Elizabethtown Robert Gregory, Miller and Bushong, Inc, William Deisley, Moore Dairy, Robeit Keene, Queen Dany, C P Brantley, South eastern Penna Aitificial Breed ers, and Di Victoi Conger, Red Rose Research Faim The committee is consulting with John Cuiue of the Pennsyl vania Milk Dealeis Association Gioup singing at the pageant will be led by Mi Anson Loose Master of Ceremonies will be Jack Owen, Editoi of Lancastei Fanning Many shiubs aie too tall and nanow to complement the aichitectuie ot most modem homes Spreading shi übs stiengthen the lines of ramb- Early Bird Feeds and Good Management A Splendid Combination For Any Glenn Esbenshade is shown with some of the 13,000 layers in his new poultry house. The birds have about l/i square feet of floor space each. In 1963 the Glenn Esbenshades of R. D. 2, Manheim, Pennsyl vania housed 8,471 leghorn breeders and cockerels. These birds completed ten months' production. Henhouse mortality to dote has been 9.7% less than 1% per month. Feed conversion for the entire period per dozen eggs produc ed (including feed for the male birds) was 3.94 pjounds. Average daily feed consumption for the entire period was 23.23 pounds per 100 birds. In the ten-month laying period, the flock averaged 203 eggs per bird housed. 89.4% of all eggs laid were hatching eggs. Hatchability of ail eggs set was 91.9%. The Esbenshade house is a completely automated floor operation and the feed used was Early Bird No. 311 All Mash Breeder Rations. 1 Remember . . . EARLY BIRD FEEDS and GOOD MANAGEMENT Contact your Miller and Bushong Service Representative or call us at Lancaster 392-2145 X \\il 1 1,, Miller & r Bushong, Inc. Rohrerstown, Pa. A Winning Combination For Any Poultryman (Area Code 717) POULTRYMAN stand in front of one half of their new twin layer house. “FINEST SERVICE ANYWHERE” Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Eshenshade
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