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—Lancaster Farming. Saturday. May 30,1970 12 Testing Grain Moisture Content Grain moisture content is one depend on the basic purpose for of the most important factors testing. If grain is to be sold, affecting quality as well as slor- and a moisture discount is in age-keeping ability of grain. volved, testing equipment _ . . , , ~ ■ ’ should be very accurate. Gram moisture testing is mandatory for proper manage- if moisture content of the ment of gram eithci while „,. a j n j n y ie field is being drying or during storage, checked to decide when to hai- The degree of accuracy need- vest, less accuracy is accept cd in grain moisture testing will able. If YOU PLANT CORN YOU'LL WANT THIS Ortho Unipel Starter Fertilizer 13-34-1.0 • Easy to handle in 50 lb. • Proven performance . . . • Highest available • Convenient to store and S Jva*'-* t \ • Most uniform pellet .. . • Uniform early response . . . • Higher yields Also available in bags or bulk 20-10-10, 16-16-16, 10-20-20 T.M. Reg. U.S. Pal. off. Ortho and Unipel FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT SMOKETOWN Phone Lane. 397-3539 NEW YORK STATE DAIRY FARMS MENNONITE AREA #1 303 ACRES 200 tillable, more available. 75 acres pastureland, balance woodlot. Comes stocked and equipped. Drive thru basement barn, 95 ties, plus pens and stalls, gutter cleaner, 625 gal. bulk tank, dumping station, 2 concrete silos, metal corn crib, storage buildings. Approx. 80 head Holstein cattle, 45 milch cows, balance bred, open and started calves. Machin ery consists of, J.D. 3020 diesel tractor with blade & scoop, Ford 8N tractor, plows, drags & discs, 2 self unloading wagons, 2 kicker racks. 2 spreaders, hay bine, baler with kicker, field chopper, side delivery rake. 4 row corn planter, weed sprayer, grinder mix er, blower and pipe. Hay elevator, mow conveyor, 6 milking units and all tools pertinent to dairy farm ing. Excellent 4 bedroom modern home only 5 years old. Complete $120,000.00 or may be bought bare. #2 240 ACRES Nearly all tillable. 65 stanchion barn, plus stalls and pens. Gutter cleaner, 600 gal. bulk tank, 2 concrete silos. Garage and machinery storage. 2 good houses. Same owner 33 years, now re tiring. $82,500.00. Reasonable down payment, terms on balance to qualified buyer . #3 253 ACRES 215 tillable. 53 stanchion milking barn, 24 stanchion heifer barn. 2 silos, bulk tank, dumping station, 3 milking units. 52 Holstein milch cows, registered with papers. 2 good homes. Every thing goes but machinery. $82,000.00. Part down, terms on balance to responsible buyer. If you arc thinking of buying a New York State dairy farm, it will pay you to consult me. Cali Area Code 313-457-3380 CHAS. J. GRAHAM REAL ESTATE 114 N, Woodland Dr,, N.Y. 130.88 or write There are several points to observe in order to assure ac curacy of a grain moisture test' (a) Get a truly representative grain sample. (b) Place sample in a mois ture-proof container until it is tested (c) In sampling grain from a dryer, take several samples from different sections of the dryer and mix together. Cool sample before testing (d) In sampling stored grain, probe into center of grain mass and take sample from near both bottom and top. (e) Weigh samples very pre cisely, if weighing is requii ed. Electric moisture testers arc the most common type for on faim use because they test ac curately, quickly and direct!} This type of tester does not re quire oven-drying and may or may not require precise weigh ing. It registers moisture con tent of the grain sample by measuring certain electrical properties of the grain. Electrical conductance or ca pacitance of grain varies de pending upon grain moisture content. This variance can be related directly to grain mois ture content and read on a scale. Moisture testers will vary in accuracy and costs according to Ballots on Milk Merger Mailed Ballots for voting on a new base-excess milk marketing plan were mailed this week to Lancaster County dairymen and others in three federal milk marketing orders. Voting on the new 12-month’s plan is part of a two-section vote on the new Middle Atlan tic Marketing area federal or der issued May 18. The new order merges the three federal orders now regu lating milk markets in Balti more, Philadelphia and Wash ington D.C. All producers mar keting milk under the three orders will receive ballots. Ballots are expected to ar rive by June 1, and voting is expected to be completed by June 6. A two-thirds vote of the pro ducers voting will put the new base-excess plan into effect in the fall. If two-thirds of the produc ers voting fail to approve the base plan, then all producers will be paid on a 'blend price basis throughout the year. There would be no base plan. SPECIAL FEEDER SALE FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 1970 - 1 P. M. One Owner Cattle 300 Mile Haul Consigned to Mert McCoy Cattle Co. 800 head 180 Head 450 lb. Holstein Steer Calves 140 Head 550 lb. Holstein Steers 120 Head 700 lb. Holstein Steers Preconditioned Cattle All Immunized For Feedlot Diseases And Acclimated 210 Head 600 lb. Gd-Ch Hereford & Angus Steers 100 Head 800 lb. Gd-Ch Hereford & Angus Steers 45 Head 900 lb. Gd-Ch Hereford & Angus Steers Other Consignments of Grade & Sizes Available UNCASTER UNION STOCK YARDS '• LANCASTER* is vfci elaborateness and refinement More precise units which of the unit. Testers providing measure moisture content to accuracy to plus or minus one plus or minus two-tenths of one half of one per cent good for per cent good for commer approximating moisture condi- cial grading or marketing pur tions for combining, storing, poses retail for higher etc., retail for under $lOO. amounts. John and Patricia Case’s Complete Dispersal We, the undersigned, having sold our farm will sell at public auction, located 1 mile east of Troy, Pa., Bradford County. FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 1970 Starting promptly at 9:30 a.m. 102 ~ Head Hi-Grade Holstein Cattle 102 53 young milking age animals consisting of fresh cows, summer and fall freshening. 12 bred heifers due late August and September 1. 16 open heifers of breeding age. 21 heifers 2 months to 1 year old. Above listed animals are from NEBA and ABS sires, all with good size and type that you will like. Private Herd test average for 1969 —13,673 M, 514.3 F; 1968 —14.751 M, 559 F. Interstate tested, charts on sale day. Pregnancy check ed-catalogues. 2 tractors JD 4020 Diesel, Ferguson 30, Ferguson plows, JD 34 chopper with both heads, N.H. 271 baler with pto thrower, 2 self unloading wagons, 2 N.H. crop drying wagons, Oliver 4-bottom trailer plows, 12’ self-propelled versatile windrower, Clay 1500 gal. Honey wagon and many more good pieces of up-to-date machinery. ' MILK EQUIPMENT 625 Universal Vacuum milk tank, washer, dryer, dumping station, 4 DeLaval milker units and other milk room necessities. SILO EQUIPMENT 2 Badger silo unloaders (sold minus tripods). PRODUCE Quantity good mixed second cutting straw, FENCE AND SHOP EQUIPMENT LUMBER SNOWMOBILES JOHN and PATRICIA CASE Owners Terms: cash or good checks Auctioneer’s Carl Diller and Everett Kreider Clerk Rich Sweet Sale Manager D. O. Rockwell, Troy, Pa. Phone 717-297-3460. MACHINERY