24—Lancaster Farming. Saturday. May 3.1869 Read Lancaster Farming For Full Market Reports Lifetime Dog License Advocated A dog license which would be Law Enforcement of the De good for the lifetime of an ani- partmentof Agriculture. If such mal is advocated by the direc- a plan becomes a reality a cen tor of Pennsylvania’s Bureau tral identification file would be of Dog Law Enforcement. computerized and retained in T. Luke Toomey, head of the Harrisburg, he a^ded. Bureau which is part of the , would be required State Department of Agricul- to authorize tattooing in Penn ture, said the “dog tag" for the sylvania, Toomey said. lifetime license would be a num ber tattooed to a dog’s ear or flank. He said the tattooing is , , . “practically painless.” The proper time to plow down .« .. a cover crop will be getting The cost °f some attention in the near fu- T® s ® from ture; farmers are cautioned 20 about P ermi t tin S the crop to get range fiom $l2O to $2 20 and toQ tall b e f ore turning down; in rnust be purchased each year. many cases this great amount He said the life expectancy of Q £ tQp grow th will be difficult a dog is about seven yeais. to get un der and will impede The tattoo would facilitate moisture movement from the the return of lost and stolen subsoil in case of dry weather, dogs in the event collars were winter grains should be plowed removed or lost, according to w h e n 6 to 12 inches high and Toomey. He said a tattoo would other grass cover crops such as also eliminate the necessity of ryegrass and bromegrass turned purchasing and attaching a new w h e n 4 to 8 inches high The tag each year. extra top growth will do no Toomey said tattoos would be good, because it is the massive applied by veterinarians or root system that contributes other persons authorized and most heavily to soil organic trained by the Bureau of Dog matter. With lush growth it is Perfection Can Put Pipeline In WHY BUY A PIPELINE? For An Average 40 Cow Herd You Con . . . 1. Save walking 100 miles a year. 2. Save carrying 292 tons of milk a year. 3. Save 200 hours per year on an average herd. 4. Produce higher quality milk. 5. Increase your milk production. WHY BUY A PERFECTION PIPELINE? 1. Engineered for the modem dairy farm of today as well as the farm of tomorrow. Around the bam pipelines and milking parlors. 2. The only milkhouse control unit that is assembled at our modern new factory on a stainless steel panel. Pretested for trouble free operation* self-draining with patented washing features. 3. Built and guaranteed by Perfection Milker-Division of Sta-Rite Indus tries, Inc., of Delavan, Wisconsin, a recognized leader in home water systems and agricultural components. TRANSFER STATI 24 Hour Milking Equipment Service Installation and Service CALL TODAY AND ASK FOR AN APPOINTMENT Agway Bee Line’s Local Commodity Technicians are: MR. FRED KERLIN MR. HAROLD KINSEY Agway Cover Crop BEE-LINE SUPPLY CENTER 1027 Dillerville Road, Lancaster 24 Hour Service Daily Ph: 717-397-4761 In answering the question whether or not shelter pays for feedlot cattle, I noticed a recent report on a research project at lowa State University. Shelter is a broad term but in this pro ject included protection from the weather; the hot sun during the summer and the snow and cold winds during the winter; in most cases the shelter pro vided was either an overhead shelter or overhead plus the north and the west sides, total confinement was not intended at any time. The results indicate that winter protection gave about Vt pound more daily gain per steer and summer protec tion .20 pounds per da> more gain. Feed cost was 3o per pound less on cattle with shel ter. This research work indi cates that overhead shelter is a profitable investment. recommended that the area be treated with a nitrogen fertiliz er and then disced in before plowing; this will hasten the de composition of the green crop and help the current crop to utilize the fertilizer. Any Barn JfcV—- Feedlot Cattle cSrr!
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