10—Lancaster Farming. Saturday, December 13.1969 Rocutting Silage Does Not Pay Recalling com silage to make it moie digestible for livestock docs not pay, according to Di \V R Ilcsscltme, extension dairy specialist at the Umvcisity of Delaware. Increased use of com silage in dairy and beef cattle operations has resulted In substantial re ductions m production costs, he says But it cattle are to achieve maximum production from the crop it has to be mature when harvested. Hesseltine points out, however, that when mature corn is cut for silage, more kernels pass through the animals undigested. “Some dairymen cut silage earlier to help prevent this loss. Others have pui chased equipment to recut the silage after it has been harvested.” Recent field tests in Virginia and New York show that corn silage should be harvested at maturity but recutting to mini mize kernel loss is not practical. In Virginia, researchers found that recutting corn silage lower ed both consumption of the sil age and the fat test of the milk “Recutting did decrease the amount of dry matter excreted as whole kernels, but this did not affect the total dry matter digestibility of the silage,” says Hesseltine. At Cornell University, work ers cut silage at four different stages of maturity, recutting the more mature harvestings with an attachment on the silage blow ei. The silages were then fed to steeis and Holstein cows as the only source of roughage The Cornell researchers note that animals consume more act ual dry matter from later cut silages Recutting takes a lot of power and does not increase the amount of dry matter consumed It does lower the number of whole kernels passing through the animals, but recutting does not improve the total energy value of the silage Our word ‘mistletoe’ comes from a Greek word meaning ‘tiee thief’ It is a parasite, and kills its host in time. 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Lancaster 394-3047 or Lititz 626-2191 • Shuman (Continued from Page 9) limit access to markets for Cali fornia grape growers through the grape boycott as a “serious challenge” to Farm Bureau’s ef forts to organize faimers for bar gaining “Cesar Chavez and his union and church-financed farm labor organizing committee have been attempting to prevent the mar keting of California grapes False propaganda, threats of bodily injuiy, and other kinds of coercion have been used to intimidate retail food market managei s and cause them to dis continue offering grapes in then stores “Duiing the past year, many State and County Farm Bureaus have organized Freedom to Mar ket Committees with the objec tive of protecting the right of farmers to market their products as long as consumers are willing to buy The Freedom to Market program is vital to the produc ers of all agricultural commodit ies,” he said Nature does the healing, but the M D sends the bills Moil Box Market For Sale—lo Registered Hol stein heifers, bred and open. Phone 215-932-9762. Sale Register MON. EVE DEC 15—Horses and Pony Sale at Martin's Sale Stables. Blue Ball, Pa. Terms by Gene Shirk and Larry Martin. MON. DEC 15—22 Head Horses and Mules at New Holland Sales Barn by Park Eshleman. R.D. #2, Holtwood, Pa. EVERY FRlDAY—Stockers and Feeders—Sherandoah Valley Va. Cattle. Staunton Union Stock Yards, Inc. Staunton, Va. FRI. DEC. 19—8 P M. Christmas Sale at Black & White Holstein Farm at Dairy Cow Sale Pavilion along Rt. 230 Bypass directly across from the Comet Outdoor Theatre, just west of Lancaster. Terms by Charles C. Myers, own er. SAT. JAN. 3—1.30 P.M. Feeder Pig Sale located 2 l z miles S. of Bethel from US 22 and 6 mi. N. of Myerstown, Pa. along US 501. Terms by Norman M. Martin. WED. JAN. 7—9 A.M. Martin’s Sale Barn, Blue Ball, farm equip ment and machinery. We sell on Commission. Paul Z. Martin. WED. JAN. 21—9 A.M. Martin’s Sale Barn, Blue Ball, farm equip ment and machinery. We sell on commission. Paul Z. Martin. MON. JAN. 26, 1970—Sugar Loaf Sale, Staunton, Va., Div. of Shake, Inc. WED. JAN. 28—Public Sale of 75 head of Holstein dairy cattle. Located 1 mile south of Bach manville, Lebanon Co. Sale by Wm. B Stauffer. SAT. JAN. 31—Public Sale of farm equipment located 1 mile south of Bachmanville, Lebanon Co. Terms by Wm. B. Stauffer. WED. FEB 4—9 AM. Martin’s Sale Barn, Blue Ball, farm equip ment and machinery. We sell on commission. Paul Z. Martin. TUBS. FEB. 10—Sale by Verna Nissley for Luke Nissley, deceas ed Clair Nissley Exe on Aber deen Rd,2mi N. of Rt 230 at Aunt Sally’s Kitchen, Elizabeth town, Pa Farm Equipment, corn and hay. WED. FEB 18—9 AM. Martin’s Sale Barn, Blue Ball, farm equip ment and machinery We sell on commission Paul Z Martin. WED MAR 4—9 AM Martin’s Sale Barn, Blue Ball, farm equip ment and machineiy We sell on commission Paul Z Martin SAT MAR 14—Public Sale of modern Alhs Chalmers farm equipment located four miles west of Elizabethtown, near Goods Chinch. Sale by John M Nissley. TUES MARCH 17—at 10 AM. 40 head of dairy cattle, full line of faun machineiy and house hold goods, located 2 mi noith west of Manheim on Old Line Road, turn west on Colebrook St in Manheim. Terms by Roy B 801 l WED MAR. 18—9 A M Martin’s Sale Barn, Blue Ball, farm equip ment and machinery, We sell on commission Paul Z Martin SAT. MAR 21, 19/o— Blacs Gold Farm’s Sale, Forest River, No Dakota. SELL * your \ BUTCHER /» HOGS *=