12—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 12, 1966
Cow & Machinery Cold
Weather Management
Victor Plnstow, associate
Lancaster County agent, re
cently offered the following
ndilce on managing dalrjr
cows and farm machinery
daring the winter. He also
offered some general farm
management suggestions good
anytime during the year.
Drafts help cause mastitis
in cows A cold blast of win
ter air on a good cow may
be all that’s needed to trig
ger a serions case of mastitis.
However, do not go to the
other extreme and keep the
bain too hot. Dairy cows
need fresh air and a cool
barn temperature about 50
degrees But they certainly
don’t need blasts of cold sub
freezing air trom outside,
Plastow said.
A barn wnose temperature
is automatically controlled
■with a thermostat and fan is
the ideal situation, but not
always available So use win
dows for ventilation If you
Keep an eye on things and
caretullv adiust them accord-
ing to temperature there’s
nothing wrong with ventilat
ing by this method.
BIG
SAVINGS
FOR YOU
DAIRY BARN EQUIPMENT
Save $9.50
on each
1 WTZs “Easy-All”
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Stall!
Here’s the best buy of this
or any other year! The most
economical and greatest
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ever built. At this BIG SAV
ING, every fifth stall is
actually FREE' See your
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Save up to
$300.00 on
“Mighty-
Move”
Barn
Cleaner
The bigger the unit, the
More You Save' Cuts chore
time to the bone and comes
in three varied motor sizes'
See Your Standard Dealer
Now!
Also Comparable Savings on
Pre-Cast Concrete Manger
Curbs, Barn Windows, Barn
Columns, and Free Stalls'
Buy Now During Standard’s
“Early-Order Bonus” Sale!
You SAVE hundreds of dol
lars if you order NOW
in February and take pos
session within 90 days of
order date. See Your Stand
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FREE' With the purchase
of 25 Comfort Stalls or 1
Barn Cleaner or 1 Silo Un
loader, Standaid will give
you a beautiful brass patio
bell Ask us about our Free
Baby Bond 1
See your STANDARD deal
er or write STANDARD
EQUIPMENT. INC, Bel Air,
Maryland
Mahlon H. Kreider
Sales Representative
R. D. 1, MANHEIM, PA.
Phone 665-4809
Farmers can get more for
their machinery dollar by
following some standard tips;
1 Make sure that you
are familiar with 'the manu
facturers’ recommended care,
operation, and maintenance
procedures, and then faith
fully practice them on each
machine;
2 Replace worn out or
obsolete farm machines with
newer, more efficient models.
They can save you fuel, pow
er, time, and- labor;
3 Keep records on lub
rication and repairs and oth
er operating costs. Operate
your machines at near maxi
mum capacity, which you
might accomplish by doing
PANCAKE DAY
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY
PANCAKES FREE MOVIES
TO TURKEYS TO BE GIVEN AWAY
Cub Cadet - NEW $500.00
3-Point Cultivator - Demo. $250.00
Farmoll H $325.00
Farmail C w/loader $475.00
4 Bar I.H. Rake $125.00
nrtiNUiMu
IF YOU PLANT Cm
YOU'LL WANT THIS
Ortho Unipel Starter
Fertilizer 13-34-10
Also available In bags or bulk
20-10-10, 16-16-16, 10-20-20
TM. Reg. U.S. Pat. off. Ortho and Unipel
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT
qdbbh
SMOKETOWN, PA.
tome custom ■work. Getting
maximum use out of * ma
chine meahs it (costs you less
money in the long run;
4 By the same token,
you might want to Sire some
machines on a part-time or
custom basis to do some of
your work. This is often
cheaper than owning machin
ery;
5 Keep up-to-date on
the latest farm machinery
developments. Good service
and individual features on
each machine are just as im
portant as price.
Know what you want, shop
around a bit, and buy wisely.
Your farm machines should
make money for you, not vice
versa.
There is a definite trend
for dairymen to enlarge
USED BARGAIN
ROUND-UP
SPECIALS
MESSICK
FARM EQUIPMENT
On 230 West of Elizabethtown
• Easy to handle in 50 lb.
bags . . .
• Proven performance . . .
• Highest available
analysis . , .
• Convenient to store and
use . . .
• Most uniform pellet . . .
• Uniform early response . .
• Higher yields
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SLAUGHTER STEERS
22
Phone 397-3539
their operation* and farm
size. Before risking any in
vestment in remodeling or
new barn facilities, take sttvk
of your future in the busi
ness. Will your added invest
ment be covered by addition
al Income or reduced oper
ating expense? Management
ability, as well as the amount
and quality of other re
sources, will influence the
answer. To help answer the
question, budgets of estimat
ed costs and income should
be prepared.
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For real ruggedness, there’s Uni-body construction of welded % ind
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YOU’VE GOT TO HA VC A SYSTEM-GO JAMESWAY POWER CHOKING
POWER CIRCLE DRIVE
works when others stop
...even in frozen silago
flock-hard, solid-packed silage leveled from wall to wall * ••
that's what you get-with the Big J Power Circle Drive that
doesn't depend on silage surface for traction. Tough, steel
auger knives level cut through hard-packed or frozen silage
with under and up action. Slip clutch slows forward motion tt
auger can chew Its way through hard stuff moves fsrwew
as need be.
3-Pelnt tuipansien - full support that keeps the unit sdtf
level at all times, lowers it evenly. As a result, ftaan ttllt
or ride over when the going gets tough ... can't burrow InM
fluffy new sllaga. high moisture corn or low-moistura greef
silage. Can't stall or cause spoilage. And. you tmunlMf
right after filling.
J Landis Brothers!
Inc. I
105 Manheim Pike, Lancaster, Pa.
Loadlots Prime 1075-lv
28.00-28.i50. late 283)
with eight loads at 28'
eluding a load 1470 lbs,
Choice and Prime 10?
lbs. 27.25-28.00. mostly
28.00 late, load High
and Prime 1435 lbs.
Choice 900-1400 lbs. 26.50.;
with weights 1000-1200
mostly 27.00-27.75, late
High Choice and Prime
lbs. 25.50, Mixed Good
Choice 900-1350 lbs. 25.75*
Good 24.75-26.00, Standard!
Low Good 22.50-24.50. 1
BULLS Utility and
mercial 19.00*22.00.
FEEDERS Several
Choice 800-925 lb. steers
26.25.
d. HERsKEY
it SON, Im.
P. O. *BOX 30
Maaheim, Pa. Ph. 665-2271
LOADER
Ph. 3931