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—Lancaster Farming 1 , Saturday, June 13, 1964"
INDIVIDUAL STALLS FDR BULLS thfi South - Ths * expansion program
eastern Pennsylvania Artificial Breeders Cooperative marks the first major change
feature water bowls and a concrete feed trough coated in the bull barns since they
with an epoxy material. Looking over the nearly- were built in 1950; however,
completed stalls are Walter B. Peeples of the Standard larger and more modern labor-
Equipment Company, and Roger Gundlach, in charge atory facilities and collection
of Program Communications for Atlantic Breeders Co- room were P ut into use in
operative. L. F. Photo. March 1963 when SPABC
switched from fresh to frozen
semen.
ulation in the barn raises a .. Atlantic Breedinff
ventilation problem. A forced Co 7 perat iv e begins operations,
air system is being installed U 6 technicians will be serv
along with an addition to the j n » approximately 30,000 dairy
present lighting system. Light- herds in 38 Pennsylvania
• SPABC
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spreader.
The stalls, sloping three
inches front to back for good
drainage, will be floored with
% inch rubber mats and bed
ded lightly with wood shav
ings.
Weidler estimates that all
but the very largest bulls will
be comfortable in the 90x54
inch stalls. Concrete slabs be
tween stalls will keep the bulls
from bothering each other.
The increased livestock pop-
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ing will also be improved' by
the addition of glass block in
the walls. The lower half of
the present doors to the bull
yards will be closed" with con
crete the top half
wiirtlave glass block.
The addition of the 29 bulls
from WPABC to the 35 al
ready at SPABC poses a prob
lem of feed. The concrete
stave silo which stood at the
rear of the building was sold
and i amoved to make room for
the 38x83 foot addition. In its
place a 24x40 oxygen-free silo
is being erected; it will be
filled with 400 tons of corn
silage in the fall. Hay stor
age at present will hold all the
hay that can be produced on
the available ground Addition
al hay will be purchased as
needed.
Grain rations will be stored
in a new five ton outdoor bin
with auger delivery to the silo
room.
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Southeastern Pennsylvania Artificial Breeders Coop e J
ative. Extension to barn facilities is nearly complet
Workman at the silo is John Kauffman, Bird-m-Hat
who is bolting the metal silo together. Inside will
painted with an epoxy material. L. F. Phot
counties and three counties in
Delaware.
Roger Gundlach, in charge
of program communications for
ABC, said this week, “The sire
program will continue to be
proven sires whenever avail
able and sampling young bulls
for A 1 proofs.”
He said all SPABC members
will automatically become
members of ABC, and mem
bers of WPABC will be issued
new membership certificates.
All personnel at the Lancaster
office will continue in their
present duties. Five members
a&sssK*
U.s. PAT. OFF,
of the supervisory staff
Clarion will move to the
caster area. One man will
the barn crew at Lancasi
two will join the labout
staff; one will serve as bi
keeper, and one will be n<-
“Sire Analyst ” The pie ;
WPABC technicians will (
time in their present ai
and will be supplied once
month with semen stoied
liquid nitrogen.
The merger of the two
operatives -was approved
members in district meed
last spring.
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