—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 5, 1965
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THIS 130-FOOT FEED BUNK IS filled each
morning by auger from an adjoining 30 x 60 foot silo
According to owner Edison Osborne, it takes about 70
acres of corn to Ml the silo, which was one of the first
of its kind in the county. The feedlct is concreted and
is pitched sufficiently to permit future installation of
a liquid manure handling system. L F Photo
• "Cow Power"
that area got into some pnc
, mg problems and a federal
(Continued from Page 1) mi ;k 01c j er was lequested Al
til a quick test is developed though the milk ordei stabil
that is as accurate as the but- i ze d the maiket and probably
terfat test In concluding the saved paiticipating dairymen
Jersey-veisus other breeds con- f rom disastei. Ostboine said,
troversy, Osiboine said that x t did icsult in a less favor
any “good” cow will make 2,<ble puce differential for
money for a dairyman with Jeisey milk
propei handling He did sug
gest that Jeisey .bleeders The faim employs three
don’t enjoy quite the advan- time men, and totals
tage they did 10 yeais ago in 4BO acres It could sup
his marketing area (Washing- P ol t 145 head without alter
tonMaiylandl Until then piesent facilities oi crop
they could compete very well lotations Eds fathei bought
with the pi evading price dif- ma:in f aim in and
ference for Jersey milk Then a dded the second faim in
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HERSHEY BROS.
Reinholds
FOWL’S FEED SERVICE
B, D. 1, Quarryville
R. D. 2, Peach Bottom
C. E. SAUDER & SONS
E. D. 1, East Earl
GRUBB SUPPLY CO.
Elizabethtown
MOUNTVILLE
FEED SERVICE
R. D. 2, Columbia
J. K. STAUFFER & SON
Lawn and Bellaire
MILLERSVILLE
SUPPLY CO.
Millersville
ROHRER’S MILL
R. J>. 1, Ronks
H. M. STAUFFER
& SONS, INC.
Witmer
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MILLS, INC.
R. D. 1, Stevens
1040. The land has since been 40-head barn twice and then with that figure, Osborne said
greatly improved through the milking the balance of the u was certainly a minimum,
application of conservation animals in the second barn, and that perhaps twice- that
principles. Some fields were Milk is handled through a investment would be a more
combined for better manage- pipeline milker to the bulk realistic figure,
ment by eliminating eroded’ tank, and milk meters are 'We asked Ed what he felt
ditches and several old roads.- used once a month to meas- would toe the .managemeht
Diversion terraces were put ure individual production. trend for the dairyman' of
in wherever needed, and con- Osborne said he made his the future. He said certainly
tour stripping is used. Os- best reicords two years ago linear programming would toe
borne is a firm believer in w hen he followed the lead a widely used tool to help
rotations. He tries to main- feeding program recommend*- niake more efficient use of a
tain a four-year rotation on ed by his feed supplier. At farmer’s resources. Ho felt
alfalfa and has noticed real that time he fed a maximum the trend toward increased
improvement in (he structure 0 f 20-22 pounds of grain per h er <i size and higher individu
and water-holding capacity of day But since he has been al cow production through,
the soil where alfalfa was working with the state Agn- improvements in management
grown But as more and more cultural Stabilization and Cdn- techniques would also con
corn is demanded, the alfalfa servation Service he has had tinue. He figures too that
fields gradually give way. t o spend too much time away dairymen will work with more
'Corn is a major crop at fj om the farm to provide the realistic and complete ac-
Cornwall Faim with about 100 sor { 0 f c i ose management counting systems. One in
acres planted this year, but needed for success with an creasing expense is hired
Osborne has concentrated on mvolved feeding program. l a bor, and one way to meas
growing roughage and -gener- qheiefore, he is now follow- ure the profitability of hired
ally buys about two thirds ot j ng what he calls a “modified latoor is in terms of pounds
his gram needs each year ] G a d feeding program” which o| f milk P er man He is using
In 1961 he put in a feed- involves feeding not more this method of calculation
lot and loafing bai nln 1982 than 1012 pounds of gram,' an d his accountant compares
he built a huge 30 by 60 foot but heavy on corn silage. his results with a standard
silo, which holds about sev- . put out by Penn State. He
enty acies of corn Silage is An economist recently said placed m the top group tw*
augered from the silo to the in discussing the million- years ago, and well above
130-foot long feed bunk once P° und herd that an invest- 'average last year in that cate
a day Cows aie milked m ment of . s loo ’ ooo was about gory.
the two stanchion bams in minimum amount needed 'Some of his heist produo
twn chifi-c hv miino „ n fVm to make that much milk
two shifts by filling up the asked , f hg (Continued on Page 7)
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