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FARMERS'
FERTILIZER WORKS, INC.
Phone 717-367-1211
365 W. Bainbridge Street
Elizabethtown, Pa. 17022
THIS ONE SHAKES
Van Dale 562 Shaker Feeder
Versatility.
That’s the “562." It's a feeder
and bunk system all in one. It
shakes a uniform feed mixture
down the trough, provides its own
feed bunk and has guard rails as
standard equipment.
The "562" is versatile in oper
ation too. A variable speed drive,
powered through a rugged 3 hp
motor, allows you to feed fast or
slow. The stainless steel trough
is self-cleaning and enables you
to build a feed bunk from 22 to
102 feet in length. Extends to
any length by using a drive unit
every 102 feet.
And the unique shaking con
cept means you can provide an
even ration mixture for any type
of feed—even baled hay.
Dollar for dollar you won't find
a more economical bunk-feeder
combination. And, since there
are no augers, chains or belts
you'll find maintenance expenses
are close to nothing.
That’s the ‘'562”. A little
money. A lot of versatile bunk.
Non-Stop Feeding
VAN PALE
Box 337 • Long Lake, Minnesota
THISHD IS HLL
BUNK
THIS ONE TRAVELS
Van DaIeSCFI4OO&SCC 1400
Chain Feeder and Conveyor
Workhorse.
That’s the Van Dale 1400
Feeder System. It delivers up to
40 tons an hour of hard-to-feed
materials. And keeps them uni
formly mixed the entire length
of the bunk.
The “1400” system is designed
especially for large operations.
The entire unit can be suspended
or floor mounted with speed and
low installation costs through Van
Dale's exclusive “snap-together”
construction.
All galvanized metal construc
tion means less upkeep and
maintenance. The motor and
drive unit remain stationary and
fully shielded for maximum safety
and minimum repairs.
Compare any large capacity
feeder system with Van Dale.
You’ll choose the workhorse
“1400".
Ask Your Van Dale Dealer About
The New Agri-Leasing Program.
Researchers Report on Poultry
- Extremely high or low levels
of calcium and phosphorous fed
to developing pullets might ad
versely affect egg production or
quality, according to Dr. E. C.
Naber, chairman of the Poultry
Science Department at Ohio
State University, speaking in
Washington, D.C., at the 20th
Annual Pfizer Research Con
ference.
Naber said calcium
requirements of the egg-laying,
production-type chicken seem to
vary from 2 % to 3V 2 per cent of
the diet. Higher calcium levels
may hurt feed consumption and
egg production rates depending
on their source. Some dolomitic
limestones have been shown to be
satisfactory for laying hens
although excessive magnesium
can still be a problem.
Naber noted that poultry
nutrition made strides toward
becoming a more exact science in
1971. New data have more
precisely defined chicken and
turkey requirements for several
nutrients. He cited the following
efforts in particular:
- Protein and amino add needs
CALEB
M. WENGER
Drumore Center, RDI Quarryville, Pa.
Phone 548-2116
of growing chicks and turkey
poults were studied.
- The replacement value of
cystine for methionine and the
total sulfur amino acid
requirements were reevaluated.
- The need for proline as an
essential amino acid for chick
growth was confirmed.
- The lysine and total sulfur
amino acid requirement of the
poult were refined.
Vitamin research indicated
that beta-carotene supports
growth as well as vitamin A, but
does not permit liver storage of
the vitamin based on its potency
for growth, according to Dr.
Naber. He mentioned conflicting
studies about the benefits of
vitamin D 3. Turkey breeders did
not respond to a biotin sup
plement nor did developing
pullets or layers respond to
choline supplementation.
Rapeseed meal, castor bean
meal, dried yeast sludge and
dogfish meals were among the
unusual products studied for
possible feed use. Other studies
THIS ONE AUGERS
Safety covers not shown
Van Dale Mammoth 14
Multi-feeder
Efficiency.
That’s the Van Dale Ml 4. It
can make your diversified live
stock operation a single system.
Because the Ml 4 can feed up to
four different lots at one feeding.
And, each lot can receive its own
special ration.
The Ml 4 has a massive 14'
trough and is fed by a bearing
suspended 12' auger. It can pro
vide you with up to 200 feet of
feeding and will dump rations on
either the left or right hand side.
Or it can carry feed all the way to
the end of the trough before
dumping.
For mixing concentrated addi
tives, the Ml 4 auger action is
unequaled. It provides consist
ently uniform rations all along the
trough.
Selective feeding of different
feed lots. High capacity feed line.
Uniform feed additive mixing.
That’s the Van Dale Ml 4.
Lancaster Farming, Saturday. May 27,1972
Dietary Studies
have shown that processing full
fat soybeans by infrared heating
and extrusion and their use in
growing rations for chicks are
promising alternates to con
ventional soybean processing.
Expansion-extrusion of grains
did not affect growth of the chick.
Dr. Naber also pointed out that
studies on natural and chemical
pigmentation sources confirmed
that there are a number of
satisfactory products for
coloration of skin and egg yolk.
Dr. Naber discussed studies of
contamination of feedstuffs with
micotoxins. FUSARlUM
contaminated corn adversely
affected egg shell quality.
Developments in other studies
showed that the protein, lipid
and antibiotic content of the diet
affords some protection against
aflatoxin to chicks.
BABCOCK
FARMS, INC
Mobile Laboratory Is
Seeking New Ozone Data
The ozone layer, the gas
that absorbs the sun’s deadly
radiation high in the sky and
makes life possible on eaith,
is being studied bj the Na
tional Aeronautics and Space
Administration (NASA).
From the truck-mounted
Satellite Photometric Obsei v
atory built by Goodyear Aero
space Corporation, NASA
scientists in Yuma, Ariz , arc
determining ozone height and
volume density by measuring
reflections from a 100-foot
diameter, balloon-type satel
lite called Pagcos. This meas
urement may give scientists
insight into the effect high
altitude air pollution has on
the environment.
Data are recorded on tape
and by an osci"ograph, both
being fed by a detection sys
tem on the mobile observa
tory’s 24-inch diameter tele
scope.
sustain top
production
with the
BABCOCK
B-300
Keeping production up...costs
do wn... Is the profit key in poultry
operations. And more and more
records on commercial flocks of
Babcock B-300 , 5..."Th0 Busi
nessman’s Bird”... show sus
tained production of top quality
eggs...often with an additional
-20 to 30 eggs per bird housed
over other strains. Come in...
look at the records and the B-300
.. .‘The Businessman’s Bird".
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