22—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 2] 1^73 Masonic Homes (Continued From Page 1) 12,416 pounds of milk with a butterfat content of 4.5 percent. Last year, two production trophies came to the Horae from the state Ayrshire association. One was for the highest producing cow in the Com monwealth, with 18,691 pounds of milk and 849 fat. The other trophy was for the highest aged cow, with 18,241 milk and 805 fat. Asked for the secret to his success, Wilson said, “We don’t have any special secret. It’s just care and management. Milking is the most important job on any dairy farm, so we try to be especially careful milkers. If you do a poor job of milking, all the breeding and feeding programs in the world aren’t going to do you much good.” Record keeping is an essential element in the farm’s success, too. Wilson noted that the Home’s Ayrshire herd has been on DHIA I DE LAVAL. I . TV SHOWS THE WAY TO FAST MILKING DE LAVAL STERLING OR MAGNETIC PULSATOR Easy-to-handle pails Here’s a brand new pulsator that brings you depen dable pulsation, hour after hour, day after day, for years and years. There are no adjustments to make. Not affected by heat or cold or humidity. Rugged and corrosion-resistant. DeLAVAL VACUUM PUMPS No. 74 - 16.8 C.F.M. No. 76 - 34 C.F.M. You get- □ More CFM per H.P. □ More CFM per operating dollar □ Cool-running, trouble-free service □ Metered fresh oil from visible supply □ Rapid recovery, constant vacuum Call us for a free pump inspection! 1. B. ZIMMERMAN g SONS Blue Ball, Pa. for at least 40 years. And it’s always been an Ayrshire herd. “We just feel Ayrshire milk is easier to digest,” Wilson said, “although I know a lot of people won’t agree with that.” Herd replacements are raised right on the farm, and there are 81 calves and heifers being reared at the moment. Artificial breeding figures into the farm’s program, but they also maintain three herd bulls. A first calf heifer from one of those bulls has produced 12,720 pounds of milk in her first 223 days of lactation, and she’s still milking 54 pounds a day. Wilson said he expects she’ll produce over 16,000 pounds in her first lactation with some 635 pounds of fat. “Looks like we’ve got a winner,” he noted. Wilson’s feeding program calls for some 40 to 50 pounds of silage a day, with free choice hay and some grain. All the feed, except for supplement, is grown on part SALES & SERVICE CALL 354-7481 1 Some 85 Ayrshires are milked daily at the Masonic Home Farm. These animals are being herded to the parlor past the of the home’s 1500 tillable acres. Some 300 acres are in corn, there’s another 115 acres in alfalfa, 70 in barley and 40 in wheat. Besides the dairy herd, these crops are used to feed 500 to 600 head of hogs yearly, and about 120 head of steers. In addition to its own meat and milk, the farm produces its own vegetables and fruits, and every year sells a great deal of surplus produce. Wilson has five full-time Handles all sizes and types of twines without knotter adjustment 400 AU-TWINE BALERS Forget about costly down time and missed bales with the International® All-Twine Balers with the knotter that ties a unique bow-type, double diameter knot that test up to 17 percent stronger than ordinary single di ameter knots and does it with all types and diameters of baler twine, with out adjustment • Heavy-duty power tram with extra large main drive clutch and precision spiral bevel and pinion gears • Optional deluxe pickup with up to 126 rubber mounted teeth picks up §hort hay and hard to feed crops • Economy-priced 420 bales up to 15 tons an hour, 430 —upto 17 tons; 440 —upto 19 tons. mCome in today and compare features. The 400 is the ® best baler buy around. MESSICK FARM EQUIP. ELIZABETHTOWN R. S. HOLLINGER & SON COPE & WEAVER CO. MOUNTVILLE PA " INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER and Service %9* • / • workers helping him run the dairy operation. Each works six days and is off one day. Milking times are 4:30 a.m. and 2:45 p.m., quitting time is 5:00 p.m. with an hour off for breakfast and an PHONE 394-3047 or 626-2191 367 1319 285 4538 EPHRATA • * ft t* • ♦ • * ** • " n f * These three bulls are an important part of the herd improvement program at the Masonic Home Farm. abattoir where meat is prepared for the Home’s guests. hour-and-a-half for lunch. Nearly all the farm workers live right on the farm, and there’s a lot of interest in 4-H. This year there were 11 youngsters with 4-H projects. C. B. HOOBER & SON INTERCOURSE NEW PROVIDENCE 733 2283 786 8231 786 7351
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