16—Lancaster Farming, Saturday. January 25.1969
letters To The Editor...
gcst acreage would be sorghum
followed by mahe (corn), cot-
Since I haven t written for ton p eanu t s> soybeans, sunflow
awhile you may enjoy hearing ers anc j potatoes Lucerne (al
ftom sunny Queensland. Aus- f a if a ) j s the main hay crop and
tiaha again Christmas did seem where it is irrigated they get at
to be a bit "out of season j t . seven cuttings a year,
weather-wise and the fan-fare of gj nce j a t e winter and spring was
outside lights and decorations q U ite diy in many areas, lu
ll c so very mild here compared C crne is selling for 40 to 50 dol
to the U.S. Most homes have a i ars p er ton. i find that farm
small artificial tree but my wife i a bor is somewhat of a problem
v anted a natuial tree and had * 0 g here $5O 00 would be top
one delivered to the house for wages on a farm. A young farm
$1 00. Christmas seems to be ob- hand on a cattle or sheep prop
served more as a religious hoh- erty is ca n et j a “Jackaroo” and
cay in the churches which is are much in demand,
ouite as it should be. Christmas
cay was a typical 85 degrees The two things I doubt that
v hich we spent with friends in I will ever tire of here are the
Brisbane and had our evening wonderful climate and the beau
meal out on the patio Pork t’ful flowering trees and shrubs
ceems to be moie of the tradi- Many days there are beautiful
tional meat dish for Christmas white, billowy clouds floating in
than turkey Tuikeys were sell- the bnght blue sky. Also there
in* for 65 cents per pound are many beautiful sunsets here
crossed This is the height of the now and they tell us they aie
holiday season here as the more frequent in winter. I have
schools closed about Dec Ist for gotten quite used to driving on
their summer vacation Most the left side of the road, but the
people spend about thiee weeks hardest pait is remembering
in one of the many fine beaches which side of the car to walk up
heie m Queensland Mv wife to to get in It is surprising
pnd daughter spent a few days how haid “years of habits” aie
on the North Coast recently and t° break
Pe.ii Editor and Fi lends
jeported it was the finest beach Cattle prices have been hold
thej were ever on Many of the mg quite well with good steers
faimeis I call on anange to take selling about 28c per pound
t.vo or thiee weeks at the beach diessed weight The store cattle
aS) well (feedei) are usually sold by the
The grain haivest has been head and naturally have a wide
completed foi ovei a month and umge in price according to size
tney had a record yield of 38 There does seems to be quite a
million bushels in Queensland good market for fat weaners
The record yield of 88V2 bu per rbout 500 lbs or more, and they
sue was reported on a 20 acie sell for $9O to $lOO 00. The pork
plot Most of the summer crops prices have slipped considerably
liave been planted With good and the best baconers (fat hogs)
lams recently the country-side are selling for 25c dressed wt
is looking quite good except They sell some at a lighter
where there has been some quite weight which they call porkers
heavy hail damage One place and sell for about the same fig
they had hail the size of golf ure On the average they do
halls and they piled up several have very good quality pigs and
feet deep around the buildings.
The summer crop with the big
the prices paid foi poor grading
carcasses is down to 15c dressed
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FOR RUMINANT LIVESTOCK
by Dr. G. H. Porter
Director, Animat Nutrition & Health
Agricultural Division
Allied Chemical Corporation
New York, New York
BACKGROUND:
8.5., University of Massachusetts, 1949
M.S., University of Connecticut, 1951
Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University,.l9s6
Allied Chemical Corporation,
DR. G. H. PORTER Director, Animal Nutrition & Health
RUMINANT LIQUID SUPPLEMENTS “Now, for the fust TKa'is indeed unfortunate l
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full advantage of the feed cost reduction system provided j, 1 r it , he use °r ieduci ” g cost
by the unique combination of non-calcium-beanng amnion- . . m & of nonprotem nitro S en
mm polyphosphate and feed urea in an ideal nutritional xctcls made avaiiaWe to them .
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and nutuent digeStability. <>' me all of these problems encountered with dry feeds
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The use of supplemental nonprotein nitrogen in dairy feeds foi mu chased compensatory nutrients 9 0051
for high producing dairy cows has posed some discouraging , , „„ • , ~, . .
problems such as ingredient segregation, pelleting difficul- A - w 61 ain clau ’y cattle feeding is upon us.
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For Information contact Agricultural Division, Allied Chemical Corporation/ 20 Community Place, Morristown*
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weight which certainly cncour- BUYER'S GUIDE IS
ages the pig growers to concen- PLANNED TO AID
trate on lop quality. Good wean- POULTRY, EGG SALES
or pigs arc selling around $8 to p cnnsy lvania poultry and egg
$lO per head Pig, raising is on nre being asked by
the increase heie in Queensland f
and they have formed an associ- the state Department of Agi i
ation to advertise pork meat, culture for information to bo
The average per capita consump- use d in a Buyer’s Guide for the
tion of pork meat in Australia is j ndustiy
low at 24 pounds per year
, ~ . . . The Guide was requested by
I would be pleased to hear u „
from any of my Lancaster Coun- the State Egg and Poultry Mar
ty friends and will close by keting Councils as a tool to ex
wishmg all a “Happy and Pros- pand sales of Pennsylvania pro
perous New Year.” ducts of this type It will be
made available to buyers repre
senting such outlets as hotels,
restaurants, various institutions,
food service firms, independent
retail stores, supermarket
chains, government agencies. It
will also go to export firms and
Yours very truly.
Amos Hively
20 Glendower Street
Toowoomba, Queensland
Australia 4350
University of Massachusetts, Assistant Professor
Beacon Feeds Corporation,
Director, Dairy & Livestock Research
Albers Milling Company,
Director, Nutrition & Technical Sales
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’CRUDE FAT minimum 01*
CRUDE FItER maximum . .. ■ ■■■■< Io*
CALCIUM (Ca), minimum | IS
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PHOSPHORUS (P) minimum ■ ■■■ —~ 2.9%
lODINE (I) minimum * ■ ■ i. - O*PU*
SALT <NaCI) minima™ —» fSS
SALT (NaCI) maximum « ■ ■ ■■..—10.5 S
VITAMIN A USP Unili/lfe. -*—3o 001
VITAMIN DjU.S P.-UnlWlh»« 40.009
CAUTION'
leitMtlisies, HtnicelluliM&Mtt. SaJUmSiIMM,
Ammamum P*lyjh»J#h*te, Urea, Water. Vitamin A falaiitatt, VtWnlftD*
&pptaient Sale, Zinc&Wia», -CaWtSMphafer
Ethylene Diamine DihyMririe, and Cfjyer Sulphate.
DIRECTIONS: Feet tt ruminants anhefttsaM t* 2 Spimlt per snmT
jtr day CfmftnsHtt SO »vy fe Handed wmh »v*JlaWe
(rams ar mixtures af (rains and ether feed mttedients such as
earn ear cam, (rain sif(hemj, eats, wheat mil feeds. Peet
pulp etc MixCymaensatarSOattherateafSta (Spercenttf
tke (rain mixture* Campensatar 50 may te tap dressed an siia|p
•r other raujtafe* in prapwlans sa that the animals ratal dfll/
Intake if Cimpensatar 50 will it between I to2Sptunds«
(PATENT PENDING)
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abroad.
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information to a mailed ques
tionnaire will be listed in the
Guide. Additional copies of the
questionnaire are available
from the Market Development
Division, Bureau of Markets,
Pennsylvania Department of
Agriculture, 2301 North Camer
on Street, Hairisburg, Pennsyl
vania, 17120.
Occasionally, a rainbow is
formed by the light of the moon.
The feebleness of t he light
paints the glowing bow in very
faint colors, which are difficult
to observe. The moon’s rainbow
differs from that of the sun only
in intensity of color.
USE CHIY IN ACCORDANCE WITH DIRECTIONS FUWISHEO
INGREDIENTS
Lunar Rainbow
Phone 717-626-8585
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