Veal Producer Pins Hopes On Climate Controlled Bam A veal producer in Kempton, Pa., hopes to rear his calves to market weight totally without medication. Chuck Dixon, general ipanager of Kammerle Farih, said he hopes to accomplish that feat in a new 5,000-square-foot, $125,000 barn with a sophisticated climate control system. Dixon designed the barn in conjunction with Air Engineers, Inc., of Allentown. One of the major aims was to provide the maximum amount of air circulation with the minimum amount of disturbance; to DO YOU REMEMBER BLACK-OUTS & BROWN-OUTS TURN ON WITH ELECTROMEC STANDBY GENERATORS |P ELECTROMEC 34 NORTH READING ROAD IjZ EPHRATA, PA. 17522 717-733-7911 Fall Panicum and the foxtails r % Fall Panicum P. L. ROHRER & BRO., INC. Smoketown, Pa. provide a continual soft blanket of fresh air without drafts. A Ceramaguard ventilating ceiling developed by Lancaster’s own Armstrong Cork Company, was specified for the new barn because it allows air to be distributed evenly over the entire area without drafts and because it is not affected by high humidity conditions necessary for the health of the calves. The entire area above the ceiling acts as a plenum supplied with fresh air from two giant fans located at the end of the barn. LASSO® + LOROX For effective control of in soybeans.. . Apply Lasso® plus Lorox* tank mix. It’ll get this broadleaf weed as well as others. Lasso plus Lorox also gives you good control of many annual grasses. A 'Lorox I* a registered trademark of E I DuPont de Nemours and Company Chuck Dixon, genera! manager of possible to hold calves for 14 weeks with Kaemmerle Farm, Kempton, Pa., stands in virtually no medication, his new calf holding barn which is making it The air is automatically heated when necessary, then mixed with water vapor to provide the required humidity. It then drops through thousands of tiny holes in the ceiling to provide an even distribution of conditioned air throughout the barn. Space between the barn’s inner and outer walls serves as both insulation and an exhaust chamber. The air is pulled through vents in the outer walls near the floor by exhaust fans. Fresh air comes down to the floor and is pulled out at floor level so that fumes are pulled away from the calves. This is expected to greatly ' reduce the possibility of lung problems as well as to provide a more relaxed environment that will keep the calves on their eating program. The new barn houses 216 calves, and replaces an old facility of the same size. Besides ' automatic climate control, the new barn was designed to reduce labor costs by a good 50 percent. 397-3539 Glint Foxtail ""‘“"Monsanto Lancaster Farmi Dixon said one of the problems in the old bam was the constant need for changing fan settings throughout the day in order to keep the air flow and tem perature even. Frequently changing outside conditions also created the need for closely watching the inside atmosphere. The new bam will let Dixon keep the temperature at between 55 and 60 degrees and relative humidity at 40 tc 60 percent. The air conditioning system includes intake and exhaust fans, pads that are wetted by pumps to cool THE POSTMAN He provides the service that enables you to Bank by Mail and to pay bills by check. (We provide the Bank.) Open your Account and Bank by Mail! BLUE BALL NATIONAL BANK Member of Fererat Deposit Insurance Corporation “GROWING WITH OUR COMMUNITY BLUE BALL 354 51(3 Mom ttuuW*i *1 OH a m lnumr Thun li f r«i iy <) 00 »m a3opn TERRE HILL 445-4741 Mon (hiu W*l UOO « m 200 p m 1 fnm A Fmljv 8 *K) m J (K)»» m Drt**-m J iVjlk l tV/nlci* S*nr*C9 S4iunj«v I 00» m H 00»m Satur and to provide moisture and automatically controlled louvers. The bam is warmed in cold weather by steam heat. A humidifier that can add water to the air is also contained in the plenum. Adapted Flag The District of Columbia has a flag consisting of two horizontal red bars on a white field and three red stars in the top white space. It is said to have been adapt ed from George Washing ton’s family coat of arms. We Salute Dn*r tn A Walk up Wind**/ Sarrtce Saturday* 00am 1100 am 29 12.1973 ’ £7i ******** I I
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