—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 2, 1973 46 Udder Washing Methods Explained Washing and drying the cow’s udder prior to milking is an important part of a farm sanitation program. It is the first step in assuring a good quality raw milk supply, says Sidney E. Barnard, Extension dairy specialist at The Pennsylvania State University. Use a clean pail made of rubber, plastic or stainless steel. Rusty tin coated pails may cause off-flavor problems Make up a proper strength sanitizer solution using an iodophor sanitizer. lodophors are less irritating to the skin than chlorine and have a color in dicator. Change the solution when the light brown color disappears, says Barnard. Sponges and cloths oc- - casionally cause high bacteria/ counts. Sponges and cloths remain wet between milkings, harboring bacteria and may contaminate the milk. Use in dividual paper towels to assure good quality. If you, don’t like paper towels, use a clean cloth each milking. Have an ample supply and put them in the household washing machine and dryer before reuse, urges Bar nard. Washing and drying the cow’s udder stimulates milk letdown It also provides a sanitized udder and teats for attaching the milfc ng machine. Consumer acceptability of fluid dairy products depends on raw milk quality. Properly wash and dry your cow’s udder before milking to assure good quality milk, adds Barnard Cull Low Producers To Save Feed Costs Dairymen facing short supplies of feed and high prices should look at the records of their dairy cows to help ease a critical situation, says County Agent Herbert C. Gilmore, Extension dairy specialist at The Penn sylvania State University Low producing animals will consume almost as much feed as profitable cows without returning any profits. Feed saved by cubing low producers can more profitably be fed to the higher producers Records of DHIA herds show that a minimum level for a profitable cow would be 10,000 pounds of milk or 400 pounds of fat per year Cows producing below this level will not return enough money after paying the feed cost to pay the other costs of production, explains Gilmore. Many herds will find this level of production too low so each herd ■' i er should set his own culling _./el by studying his production r icords carefully Feed costs are increasing very rapidly and more than ever it does not pay to feed low producing cows, adds Gilmore. ERTH-RITE MAXICROP (Formerly Sea-Born) ALGIT ZOOK & RANCH, INC. R.D. 1 Gap, Pa. 17527 Phone 717-442-4171 Over $8 Million for UNICEF Ten-year-old Theresa Navarro hands a check for $8,050,000, payable to the United Nations Children’s Fund, to UN Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim. Theresa and her fellow students at New York’s P.S. 173, Raphael Strauss (left) and Wendy Brumsey, joined millions of U.S. youngsters in the annual Trick or Treat collection for UNICEF last Halloween. Other contributions and income from the 1972 sale of greeting cards by thou sands of volunteers brought the total raised by the U.S. Committee for UNICEF over the past 20 years to more than $B3 million. MYER'S METERED GAS SERVICE, INC. |^Pgi PIG BROODERS CHICK BROODERS GAS SPACE HEATERS & FURNACES CHECK OUR PRICE ON AUTOMATIC BULK DELIVERY OF L.P. GAS WE HANDLE A COMPLETE LINE OF GAS AND ELECTRIC APPLIANCES Maytag - Caloric-Amana and Other Well Known Brands P.O. BOX 71 MANHEIM, PA 17545 Telephone (717) 665-3588 HERD BREEDING PROBLEMS LOSING YOU MONEY? SOLVE YOUR PROBLEMS TODAY BRAY MAGNETIC BREEDING CHART The Most Economical Effective and Complete Record Keeping System available anywhere! WITH A Tells You EVERYTHING You Need to Know about every cow in your entire herd at a glance! A Wise Investment For Any Size Herd *115.00 for 75 Cow Herd Enclosed Cabinet Available 130 ALREADY IN USE IN LANCASTER AREA Write or Call Today EDGEFIELD FARMS Route 472 & Edgefield Rd. Quarryville, Pa. Empty Plastic Containers' Not Safe For Gasoline Handy plastic bottles and jugs are now being used as containers for many household products. Most of these containers will not hold gasoline safely, cautions the Cooperative Extension Service Farm and Home Safety Com No Chance Overlooking ANY Cow. Ph. 786-3591 786-3897 mittee of The Pennsylvania State University. This is because gasoline can leak through the thin spots, especially during hot weather, causing these plastic containers to crack. Use metal containers for gasoline storage. Owners say they have saved enough to pay for the Calendar in Less then 1 year in herds of 35 or more cows.
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