County Man Feeds Less Are Sows Being Overfed How much should sows be fed said recently at the Farm and and what should be fed 7 Home Center. “We don’t know enough about Meeting with county pork sow feeding,” Dwight Younkin, breeders m the third of three Penn State livestock specialist, educational sessions, Younkin If Moneymaking Alfalfas • DuPuit • Vernal • Buffalo • Ranger • Cayuga • Narragansett 8 Moneymaking Clovers • Certified Pennscott • Select Pennscott ■% Penna. Medium Red • Midwest Medium Red White Blossom Sweet -- Clover Inoculated (FREE) NEW CERTIFIED CLINTFORD OATS Fresh seed mixed and Save with RJEiST'S Seeds HEIST SEED COMPANY Mount Joy, Pa Finest Quality Seeds (Since 1925) Purina Dairy Conditioner Special can prepare cows for good production at low cost John J. Hess, 11, Inc. Ph- 442-4632 Paradise West Willow Farmers Assn., Inc. 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Landis Ph: 394-7912 1912 Creek Hill Rd , Lane. icpeatedly said more research needs to be done on swine in general and sow feeding in pai licular. “We know we’re overfeeding in energy,” he said, “We may be overfeeding in other things, in cluding protein.” Farmers generally are ovei feedmg corn to make up for de ficiencies in corn of three paiti cular ammo acids, including lysine, he said. Research Needed But he added that more re search is needed to determine just what to do about the prob lem. Younkin described research which shows that sows can be successfully fed every third day “It sounds unhumamtarian, but it works ” He said the third day feed ing system is a real boon in feed saving, and studies show that sows have healthier litters, lay on less of the pigs and have less mastitis problems The group fed every three days was the quietest and they had just as good a farrowing record as sows fed every day The sows fed every day clamor ed to be fed every time anyone approached, but the three-day gioup was quiet, he said In questioning his Lancaster County audience, Younkin re vealed that most local hog gtoweis feed the recommended four to five pounds of feed per John B. Kurtz Ph: 3549251 R. D. 3, Ephrata 9 sow with a 15 per cent protein uitio One who’s different is Ivan Ghck of Lampeter, who said he doesn’t feed any protein or vitamin supplement. “If there’s grass to eat, I don’t feed them anything,” Click said After they’re 100 pounds, I put them on clover ” This apparently surprised Younkin and other area hog men, who questioned if Click could get - good results from such a program Click assured them he has been getting good results for several years During the ques tioning, he said, “I always figure something bad should happen but it never does ” Two Dozen Sows He said he now has about two dozen sows His litters average eight to nine, he said Younkin explained that re search shows that sows which don’t get a proper diet often are able to draw on their body re sources to produce one good litter, but then have small lit ters or none at all after that. Click said he has not run into difficulties under his feeding program. But he said he only raises two to four litters, then sells the sows when prices are good in the summer Covering a wide range of sub jects, Younkin advised the use of intrazme or atgard for Using Purina Cheek-R-Mix' formulas we can build you a low-cost dry cow ration, combining Punna Dairy Conditioner with your grain. Or, if you’re feeding low-protein roughages, it may pay you to feed Dairy Conditioner “straight” just as it comes from the bag More and more successful area dairymen are pioving that good dry cow feeding pays off in extra cow condition and extra milk production in the next lacta tion For example, 100 to 200 pounds of additional body weight at fieshening can pay off in 1,000 to 2,000 pounds of extra milk during the lactation. Diop m soon and get your free copy of the Purina Dry Cow Program folder. We’ll be glad to point out how Purina Dany Conditioner Special can help pre pale your dry cows for good production at low cost James High & Sons Ph 354-0301 Gordonville Wenger's Feed Mill Inc. Ph 367-1195 Rheems Lancaster Farming. Saturday. March 7.1&70—! THIRD SECTION One Different worms The pioducts should used about four times at week intervals to insure mination of worms, he said. Some research shows atg will reduce stillborn pigs wl used a week or so before lowing Cleaning Pens High pressure urged as a good way to cl out farrowing pens. The ch up should be done twice a yi (Continued on Page 32) 1/1 On s H q H -nogg mogS h cB»h§ n»1 2 < sJ*hS§ I a aSH® > ggcoZ *3 W| »l » hI "m*ii °>l o> w 2 r | htiwciS 2 >tsn2 o »>Kn * S h m§ so foatao ° “MHSJ SO HC! 0 § S Sgo> > 2 OK 1 O 55 Wtd-H • eg wSggK 4>°> Sto* 0 h kS2”3 > O 0 1 t<co c s>g H - Zmk i<slq O lj Is K >H - C- 1 ? S ' rg or. co« So 05 s 2 2 r >— - nr M « o «-* 2 1= K- > c £ Z n m o ■n m 7> H 29 water
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