6 —Lancaster Farming. Saturday, August 10.1968 • Young Farmers" (Continued from Page 1) both from the same parent stock. They were obtained sim ply by selecting each genera tion to conform to what they wanted. Morgan said that up to 150 pounds of gain the lean and the fat type swine gain rate is rbout the same. But after that you see the change. He also noted that some animals have the inbred characteristics to =.top eating when they get full nd -others lay at the trough all .lay. Other swine research has been done on artificial insemi nation and regulation of heat \vcles. He reported the latter had a lot of promise. The group saw a few of the famous Beltsville turkeys. At present they are being used to research the effects of skin crafting And also, the hatch rbility of turkey eggs is under study. In poultry research, Morgan believes we have gone as far as possible on the present strains pnd thev are now trvin? crosses with wild birds to find the good traits that can be developed They are also doing egg lay ing research and feed conver sion trials on broilers On the dairy farm part of the over 10 000 acre experimental center, the Manheim farmers were introduced to the cows in the reparation chambers Here they are doing research on ani mal habits and feed conversion The cows look like they would not like to be cooped up in the chambers but the researchers say they fight to get in because of the 68 degree air condition ing temperatuie One cow in the chamber put out 9,000 founds of milk in 90 days to orove she is well adapted to the test chambers Other research protects at the ’airy farm are fly control, freeze branding and crossbreed ■ng The crossbreeding phase 's being discontinued however, because the first generation of -rossbreed came into produc tion with a great increase over the parents But in subsequent generations the crossbreed’s production went below both breed averages. They did try to breed into dairy animals the characteris tic for heat resistance, but found they lost production So, they have decided it’s cheaper to air condition your barn The USD A Research herd average is over 17,000 lbs of milk and 735 lbs of butterfat They have top cows producing up to 25,000 pounds of milk as Hvo-year-olds even while being used for research projects In the afternoon the local group was met by another staff soeeialist, Harley Daniel who mnducted a tour of the fields. They have developed tough kmned tomatoes that can be -icked with machinery Also, esearch is being done for near blight, apple nutrition, and ve getable crosses Daniel humorously told of "rossing a radish with a cabbage get a plant with a radish i oot and cabbage head He said 't worked for the Russians but for us; a cabbage root and a cadish top The Agricultural Research Center is 15 miles northeast of Washington, D C It occupies ‘wo tracts on opposite sides of ‘he Washmgton-Baltimore Bou ’evard (US Highway 1). On (he northwest side of the high way is the Plant Industry Sta tion About 1 mile northeast of ‘he Plant Industry Station, on the east side of the highway, is the entrance to the larger (the Center), site of many acti vities of the Agricultural Re search Center. The land is divided into ex perimental pastures, orchards, gardens, fields for cultivated crops, timber stands, and soil treatment plots. Many of the buildings on the center are specially equipped for research. Others provide office, laboratory, and shop space. About 2,400 workers are em ployed on the Agricultural Re search Center. Half of the work ers are scientists; half are sub professionals, clerical, farm, or .maintenance workers. Kept on the Agricultural Re search Center are nearly 3,000 farm animals beef and dairy cattle, hogs, and sheep as well as 11,000 chickens and tur keys and 3,500 small animals used in laboratory tests. Those going on the tour in cluded the following: J. Leßoy Esbenshade, Jim Keener, Steve Keener, Clarence Keener Jr., Lloyd D. Esbenshade, Wilmer D. Esbenshade, Ray Bru- High producing cows have high nutritional re quirements. Wayne Test Cow Ration has met the critical feeding tests at ail levels of produc tion, with all kinds of roughage. Proved by ex acting Wayne Research Farm tests. Ingredient Quality and Ingredient Balance are combined in West Test Cow Ration to produce more milk, better growth and develop the fetus at the same time. Ask us for details. 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