—Lancaster Farming, Saturday. June 12,1971 20 Holsteins Meaty Beef Animal Recently we suggested that there should be potential in Southeastern Penn sylvania for farmers who raise dairy ani mals for beef Availability of large numbers of dairy calves could help make the idea practical, particularly since obtaining feeder stock has become a problem for beef producers when beef prices are favorable. The following article in the May 10 is sue of Hoard’s Dairyman show's that Hol steins, which account for the overwhelming majority of dairy animals locally, gam fast and are meaty. The Hoard’s article is as follows Facing formidable competition from beef and other dairy breeds, Holstein steers were first for rate of gam in USDA agricultural research service feeding trials. Holstein, Jersey, Milking Shorthorn, Angus, and Hereford steer calves were included in the compari sons. Half the cattle from each breed were on a high plane of nutrition from birth to 180 days, and half were on a low plane. The high plane diet included large quantities of whole milk. The low plane ration was typical for rearing dairy heifers and included milk replac er, gram, and hay. At 181 days, the calves were divided Sell Milk Through Beef? We note that other countries have re ported highly successful beef operations using two or more calves on one dairy cow. Since Holsteins, which account for the majority of local dairy animals, are noted ior their high milk production and other dairy breeds are reporting good records locally , such a program would seem to be feasible here. One report we received recently in dicated, for instance, that a cow in England which produced about 6,500 pounds of milk fed two calves through nine months and the two were sold at 1,000 pounds each at 12 months That’s a ton of beef per cow. Note that most local dairymen consider a 6.500 pound cow as cull material, that 10,- 000 pounds is a modest goal and 12,000 to 15,000 average is achieved by many year after year. It would appear that local dairy ani mals could support three to four beef ani mals, at least in the beginning of the lacta tion, possibly with the number being taper ed off toward the end of the lactation. While the possibilities are interesting, we would caution local farmers to move into such a program with extreme caution. The management factors are many and com plex. In addition to many of the problems of Cut the Linguistic Lariat The poultry industry along -with the livestock and dairy industries is putting increasing emphasis on solving its waste LANCASTER FARMING Lancaster County’s Own Farm Weekly P. O Box 266 - Lititz, Pa. 17543 Office 22 E Main St., Lititz, Pa 17543 Phone; Lancaster 394-3047 or Lititz 626-2191 Robert G Campbell, Advertising Director Zane Wilson, Managing Editor Subscription price- $2 per year in Lancaster County. $3 elsewhere Established November 4,1955 Published eve v y Satuidaj by Lancaster Farming, Lititz, Pa. Second Class Postage naicl at Lititz, Pa. 17543 Member of Newspaper Farm Editors Assn Pa. Newspaper Publishcis Association, and National Newspaper Association by breed and previous treatment into three groups and fed, free-choice, finish ing ration, chopped hay mixture, or chopped hay until 83 per cent of market weight, and then finishing ration to slaughter weight. Holsteins gained fastest in both phases of the trials. They also had the largest rib eye area and highest per centage of lean meat and bone of any breed in the study. Beef breeds produced the most fat, Holsteins the least. Jerseys and Angus were most ten der by taste panel scores. At equal slaughter weights, Holstein steers will not grade as high as the beef breeds because they lack fat. While Holstein steers can reach live weights of 1,000 pounds in about a year, they mqy need to hit 1,400 pounds to add extra fat for higher grade. However, that extra fat might be too expensive to make it pay. The fact that Holsteins didn’t finish out efficiently for high grade may or may not be a serious drawback to use of the dairy animals for beef. The high percentage of lean meat may help to offset this drawback. Or maybe feeding techniques which are both efficient and effective can be develop ed to increase quality at a reasonable cost. both a dairy and a beef operation, such a program offers some challenges all its own. Basically, such a program would in volve marketing milk in the form of beef, just as farmers now market their crops in the form of milk or beef. Before moving in this direction, the farmer would have to be sure he could make more money by market ing milk through beef than by marketing milk directly. There could possibly be some cost ad vantages in marketing through beef, since milking systems could be bypassed and much of the labor involved in milking eli minated Most local beef producers indicate that the return per animal is relatively low and that, for most beef producers, the beef ani mal is a means of efficiently marketing local crops. Probably the competition from the huge feedlots in the west will keep beef margins low. Therefore, the key to the success of a beef program centered around dairy cows would probably be in controlling costs Despite the obvious problems, we think a merger of the county’s crop, dairy and beef programs deserves consideration. Mar keting a combination of crops and milk in the form of beef may offer another alterna tive for our diverse farm economy. and environment problems. But material across our desk and comments by local poultrymen indicate many industry people are deeply concerned about restrictions un der which they have to work. This concern is reflected in the follow ing excerpts from an article in The Poultry Times April 28 issue on “FDA’s Linguistic Lariat Ensnares Litter Study” by John F Yarbrough, publisher; Much research on the use of litter as a feed ingredient source is now in progress, but reports we get indicate in dustrymen and researchers are getting a big run around from the Food and Drug Administration as they attempt to get clearances for their programs. So it is at this point the poultry in dustry must begin dodging missiles. On the one hand there are the environment- (Continued on Page 21) To Pasture Heifers With Care Heifers turned out to pasture for the summer should not be forgotten; if they are under a year of age, they should get grain and hay just as though they weie in the barn, the digestive tiact of the young heifer is not large enough to hold enough of the green forage, which is high in moisture, with- out access to hay and grain, their growth will be reduced Plenty oi shade, fiesh water, salt, and mineials should be pi'ovided at al l times in addition to the pastiue Don’t neglect your future held To Recognize Proper Stage of Maturity Most of the major hay crops such as aifilfa, clover, and timothy have been cut or aie in the process of being harvested However, temporary forage crops such as sudan grass or the sudan-sorghum hybrids are just staitmg to grow Proper time of glazing or harvesting of these eiops is important to pre vent danger of poisoning from prussic acid Sudan grass THE WAR WITHIN Lesson for June 13,1971 Background Scripture* Isaiah 2 2 A. 9 2- 7 lino Devotional Reading Isaiah 11 1-10. World peace is as much a prob lem today as at any tune in the history of mankind. It is probably an even gi eater pioblem today because of man’s gi eater capacity for rendeimg destruction and ire people, faster | than e\er befoie. “If shall come to pass” It is easy to im derstand men’s dreams of peace. The people of Is rael looked for the great day t, when King- Rev. Althouse dom of God would finally be established in the world. The prophet Isaiah, spoke poet ically of Israel’s dreams of peace: . . . and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more. (Isaiah 2:4) The wolf shall also dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall he down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fal ling together; and a child shall lead them. (Isaiah 11:6) But more than two thousand years have passed and that dream has still not been fulfilled. After centuries of waifare and billions of victims, it is not hard to un derstand the dispair that many people feel. When shall the lion “eat straw,” the wolf “dwell with the lamb,” and swords be beaten “into plowshares”? Part of the Iceberg One of our difficulties is that fte tend to think of peace as Which is primarily a NOW IS THE TIME... By Max Smith Lancaster County, Agent should not be used until 1,8 inches to 20 inches in length. The sudan-sorghum hybrids should not be used until 24 to 30 inches of growth Plants con sumed lacking this growth could be too high in prussic acid con tent The same stage of growth is recommended for aftermath growth on both of these forage crops To Recognize The Merits of Mulching Hot weather is hard on all vegetation, as well as man and heast The use of a mulch on the ground around trees, shrubs, and plants is one good way to prevent weed giowth, keep down temperatures, and conserve moisture This is especially helpful on newly planted tress and shrubs, where sufficient moisture must be maintained the first summer in order to keep the plant alive. Many gar den vegetables such as tomatoes Vvill respond well from mulch ing, any type of organic matter such as peat moss, ground corn cobs, wood chips, or plastic covers will get the job done. latter of the external relations ict ween nations and people. Yom our point of view, it is a latter of the Soviet Union giving ip its aggressive intentions in ie world, of Red China learning > live in peace with other na-. tons, of the Israeli and Arab taming to settle their disputes the Middle East, and the North ' etnamese agreeing to leave “in peace” the people of South Viet Nam. This, however, is only part of the problem. It is comparable to that part of the iceberg that is visible above the water. Peace be tween nations is simply another perspective to the problem of in ner peace within the lives of in dividuals Wars between nations . are leally large scale manifesta tions of the wars that take place within men. Robert Louis Stevenson’s novel, DR JEKYLL AND MR HYDE, is a fascinating description of the human war that rages within all men. Tw'o personalities were at work within Dr. Jekyll. Modern psychiatry sees this inner conflict as the seat of many of our emo tional and physical disturbances. Freud, the father of modern psy chiatry, wiote at length of this inner war, ascribing sexual con flicts as the cause. Adler, one of Freud’s disciples, saw it primar ily in terms of a ruthless dnve for power and supremacy. Karl Menmnger, a prominent analyst today, sees it as a struggle be tween a “life instinct” and a “death instinct ” Christianity believes that the means to find inner peace has come to us m the person of Jesus Christ. It is his peace alone— “not as the world giveth (peace)” —that is able to bring harmony within the soul of man, and since man cannot achieve harmony with others so long as he is at war within himself, the peace of Jesus Christ is the key to world peace. (Based on outlines copyrighted by the Division of Christian Education/ National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U S.A* Released by Community Press Service) ATTEND THE CHURCH OF YOUR CHOICE SUNDAY
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