—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 20, 1965 16 Cattle Feeders Hear Industry Problems Discussed By Ext. Men The first of two Extension meetings for cattle feeders was held this week at the B’ echt Elementary School, Lancaster. About 60 interest ed persons heard Penn State maiketing’ specialist Louis Mooie discuss some of the of the cattle busi ness that contributes to feed eis’ piesent problems, and pi edict that fed cattle prices will be about static for ap pioximately the next two jenis. Moore illustrated his pomts with slides, ‘Lai ge feedlot operations a’ e feeding lower quality ani mals than in the past.” he sa cl He cited the typical cat tle feed lot in California • Boar Cost's (Continued from Page 11) is his gteatest eontnbution Biaclley savs some good tested boais have accomplished all of the above, and moie too in then ovvnet's hexds He advises that swine rais es look foi the following qualities in selecting a good heid boai Laige foi his age heavy boned strong on his feet and legs adequate in length and outstanding in musculai devel opment in the ham, loin shouldei and toieaim He should be fiom a littei of eight 01 moie pigs weigh 200 01 moie pounds at 150 clavs of age and piobe I'l/10 inches oi less in backfat at 200 pounds The boar should be pme bied have as much ceitifica txon as possible in bis pedi gree and come fiom a healthy heid Available Now At ROHRER'S Cert. “Alfa” Alfalfa Cert. Buffalo Alfalfa Cert. Cayuga Alfalfa Cert. DuPuits Alfalfa Cert. Narragansett Alfalfa Cert. Vernal Alfalfa Cert. Pennscott Red Clover Penna. Giown Red Clover Cert. Ladino Clover Birdsfoot Trefoil Cert. Climax Timothy Cert. Pennlate Orchard Grass Reeds Canary Grass Trudan 1 Hybrid Sudan DeKalb Corn Sudax Cert. Maine Grown Seed Potatoes Complete line of Farm and Garden Seeds Insecticides Fungicides Weed Killers Fertilizers SMOJvKTOWX Ph. 397-3539 mixed breeds. Only about 30 where 40 peicent of the ani mals are “Okies.” nondescript peicent aie the tiadilional English bieeds, he told the cattlemen Mooie explained that beef is a “giowth industry” To il lustiate, he said that in 1950 theie weie only 9 5 billion pounds of beef consumed in the US; last year that figure was neaily doubled 18 bil lion pounds. Dining the same peiiod the latio of beef to dairy meat went fiom 44 percent of the total to 64 peicent, and cattle feeding moved from a side line to a full-time operation, the maiketmg specialist said ‘ But,” he said, “the big in ciease in beef cattle that stalled in 1953 was about stopped last year This could be the peak of the cuirent cattle cycle ” Master Mix CONTROL and surrounding Counties >r *25 • Ms*? EBY'S MILL L. J. DENLINGER CO. Lititz, Pa. Paradise, Pa, fIEMPFIELD MILLS LEROY M. SENSENIG East Petersburg, Pa. Hinkletoim, Pa. S. S. BUCKWALTER, INC. BLEND & McGINNIS Spring City, Pa. Atglen, Pa. ROSS H. ROHRER & SONS Quarryville, Pa. The other speaker on the The next meeting is planned program was Lester Burdette, f or Marfeh 29 at the Brecht livestock specialist, who dis- School, and will feature LeS cussed ways that cattle feed ers could i educe their costs of gain. He advised grinding feed no finer than Vz inch, and showed that the finer the grind the greater the amount needed for 100 pounds of gain The same lelationship exists foi energy levels, he said. The eneigy level decreases as the amount of hay an the ration increases, for example, and the feed required per 100 pounds of gain increases Regal ding the use of urea, he pointed out that it should make up not moie than one thnd of cattle’s daily protein needs It is also highly un-' palatable, he added Feeding molasses is good up to a point, Buidette said, beyond that it’s too costly -It is a good source of sulfei which is needed for rumen bacteual activity, and it’s good if feed is dusty But not moie than one-half pound a day is economical. modern facilities serve farmers in Lancaster A*** 1 ® ■%., MASTER Area Dealers 0 EXTENSION SPECIALISTS SHOWN AT CATTLE FEEDERS MEETING left, Louis Moore, marketing specialist, discussed the outlook for cattle feeding; right, Lester Burdette, livestock specialist, told feeders some practical ways to reduce their costs. L. F. Photo Microscopic Analysis Test being performed at McMillen Feed Research Laboratory, Decatur, Indiana. Quality Control Laboratory, Decatur, Indiana 2nd Analytical Laboratory, Decatur, Indiana ter Burdette and Dr. Samuel Guss, veterinary specialist from Penn, State. * V '4P r '
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