Facts Dairymen Should Know (Continued from Page 17) to 25 pounds/head/day, disap peared promptly when corn feeding was stopped, and reap peared again when the moldy corn feeding was resumed Young calves are much more susceptible to some forms of mold poisoning. First symptoms are loss of appetite and incoor dination. Liver and kidney dam age cause orange-colored urine and yellowish discoloration of mucous membranes. Aside fiom acute mold poi soning, several other situations may arise when animals are fed or exposed to lots of moldy for age, grain or bedding. Liver damage and other problems may increase Often this may result in a higher incidence of milk fever and anemia-related reproductive problems Mycotic f4o Other Protein Need When You Feed MS E ONLY Vi LR. SPECIAL TANVILAC fCR HEAD PER DAY WITH GRAIN AND £OUGHAGE GET RIGGER PROFITS f, FOR MORE PROFITS—MAIL COUPON THE TANVILAC COMPANY, INC. 4th * Corning Aves, lox »6,4l|ihlan* Park Statian, Be* Moinaa 13, low* { • Please Send Me Additional Informe | tion about Special Tanvilac. | I have .Cattle j NAMI ADDRESS C 0. MOLT BIRD-IN-HAND abortions also may become more prevalent As much after buth or placental membrane as possible should be examined with aborted fetuses to aid in diagnosis. Respiratory and other mold related problems may arise from inhalation of mold-lad''n ah as well as by consumption of feed or bedding Thus, one should avoid as much handlin' 5 of mold-ladened teed or bsddin" as possible in closed quarters Persons working in dusty areas with a high mold count may be afflicted with so-caded “farmer’s lung” or other dis orders Avoid such a situation or wear dust masks. Keep Batteries Charged For Easier Starting Keeping auto and truck bat teries fully charged is impoi SPECIAL TANVILAC Feeders Say . • • "The Most Economical Feeding Plan of All" No trouble with ecoura er eaMh joint off feed. You’U be more the* satisfied with our feedin* protram for you’ll fet healthy stock, euiba tains at low cost. Remember, therrt I FEED LOT PROVEN TANVILAC CULTURE PRODUCT FOB IVERT FARM-FEEDING PURPOSE. LOCAL DISTRIBUTOR Phone Lane. 397-075. tant during the winter months If it’s not recharged after thickens lubricating oi’s in the engine and ti ansmission, mak ing it harder to crank Another leason is that since batteries rslv on chemical reaction to make electricity, they won’t r oduce nearly as much power v hen they are cold. If youi cai or truck seems harder to stait in winter, it may oe because you aie not driving enough It takes at least three miles to lecharge the average battery after starting on a cold morning. It it’s not recharged after each start, the battery will be come progi essively weaker and the car will be hardei and hard er to start During these cold winter months, keep your car or truck on the go by operating it enough to keep the batteiv charged Cow Production Influences Income Of Dairy Faimers Better than average milk pro duction per cow is impoitant in Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 5,1970 obtaining higher incomes on dairy farms The 1969 faim business records of 577 Penn sylvania daily farmers revealed the influence of this factor on incomes A stiong relationship existed between milk sold per cow and incomes As milk production rates in creased, incomes increased sub stantially With farm sizes av"n aging 47 to 57 cows for each production group, each addition al 1,000 pounds of milk sold per cow increased family labor and management income an average of $1,300 Farmers with milk sold per cow averaging slightly less than 8,000 pounds had in comes averaging $4,664 Those farmers averaging slightly moi e than 14,000 pounds per cow had incomes aveiaging $12,722 In obtaining higher produc tion rates, greater amounts of feed were fed Value of feed fed per cow for the highest pro duction group was more than one-third moie than for the lowest group However, the in creased production rates reduc ed estimated total costs of pro duction per hundredweight of milk When milk production was below 11,000 pounds per cow, estimated total costs of production weie more than the price received These costs in cluded cash costs, depreciation, six per cent interest on invest ment, opeiator’s labor at $2 per hour and unpaid family at $125 per hour. When grouped by herd sizes, laiger heids had higher in comes at each level of milk pro duction However, the top pro duction level for each size group had higher incomes than the lowest pioduction level for the next larger sized gioup. When production pei cow in eieased fiom less than 11,000 pounds to over 13,000 pounds, family laboi and management incomes mci eased 134 per cent foi the 20 39 cow group, 81 per cent foi the 40-59 cow group; and 91 per cent for heids with 60 and moie cows When faced with the pi oblem of whethei “to get good or to get big” a dany farmei should get good before he gets big, but maximum incomes will be achieved only on the larger sized faims Clean Up Pesticides Most pesticide usage is over by now, but the mess hangs on. Loose, poorly packaged, un labeled, and scatteied pesti cides can only lead to danger, both to yourself and others. My first suggestion .is that you have a pesticide room. If you have one, swell, if not, it only takes a few sheets of ply wood, 2 x 4’s, a lock, elbow grease, and you’ie in business. A sign on the door, PESTI CIDES KEEP OUT, will deter adults A lock on the door will keep out kids Now that you have a good storage area, take a close look at your inventory If you were very shiewd and smait in your buying and application, very little should be left over, but this is the impossible to wish for, and most of you have dabs and barrels all over the place. Throw away the dabs as they are more trouble than keeping. If ample amounts are left, check for broken bags, bottles, and lids, repair if possible. Check your label to see if it is clear and legible If not, re label with a wax pencil or magic maikei so theie will be absolutely no misundei standing about the product next spring. I know that many of you, thiough haste at usage time have many completely unmaiked contain ers Store insecticides and fungi cides in one aiea and weed kill ers in another 2,4-D and Sevin do not do well in a mixed condi tion, but it does happen Some liquids and emulsions must be kept above freezing Check la bels on these compounds and stoie accoidingly But above all else, keep your pesticides undei lock and key with a warning sign on the dooi Meat Inspection Suspended The U S Depai tmsnt of Agri cultuie announced recently that Fedeial meat inspection has been suspended at Medallion Pi ovision, Inc, 1933 Reed St., Philadelphia, effective Nov 20. USDA’s Consumei and Mar keting Seivice said that sanita tion in the plant did not meet Fedeial requnements. 27
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