B—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 2, 1973 June Dairy Importance June is dairy month throughout the US In Pennsylvania dairying is a billion dollar in dustry, second in dollar value only to our great steel industry, says Joe S Taylor. Milk tastes good, milk is good for your health, and milk is an economical food buy in Penh sylvania At 64 cents per half gallon or 16 cents per pound where else can the consumer purchase essential protein, calcium and vitamins that’s in milk for the same price 9 Milk is one of the best sources .MORE MILK* MORI TM£W •mode profit MADISON SILOS Div Chromalloy American Corp 1070 Steinmetz Rd. Ephrata, Penna. 17522 Ph. 733-1206 LOCAL DEALERS Frank Snyder Akron Caleb Wenger Quarryville Landis x>i os. Inc Lancaster Carl L. Shirk Lebanon Souenberger Farm Supply Centerport, Pa Ph. 215-926-7671 Month Emphasizes Of Dairy of high quality protein, calcium and vitamins that are essential for life and the well being of all ages. Some of the facts about milk: The American public gets about 43 percent of its calcium from milk; Milk fat is 60 percent saturated and 40 percent un saturated; An entire quart of milk equals the cholesterol of just Future dairy herds must depend on the present heifer raising program, reminds County Agent Harvey E. Shaffer, Ex tension dairy specialist at The Pennsylvania State University. Pennsylvania DHIA records show that within a breed, the larger two-year-olds outproduce the undersized ones. To have animals well grown at freshening time it is necessary to start to feed and manage them properly as soon as they are born. Adequate nutrients to meet their growing needs must be furnished each day throughout the first two years of a heifer’s life. Otherwise, Shaffer warns, they can’t be expected to repay daiarymen with all their inherited producing ability when they come into production. Most dairymen do a good job of feeding calves up to four months of age. Beyond this age, however, they are often expected to get most or all of their nutrients from forage. If they are fed top quality forage, they can make normal growth with little or no grain. If the hay is fair or poor quality, it is far better to feed the calves and heifers enough gram to keep them growing then to let them fall behind normal growth rate. This may require as much as four to six pounds of a 16 percent grain mixture per day Heifers and calves should be fed the best hay available The mature animal 859-2688 548-2116 393-3906 867-3741 Adequate Important I Industry one egg, Some seven million women are afflicted with osteoporosis, a bone deterioration disease which may result from insufficient calcium. The best source of calcium is milk because calcium must be combined with fats, preferably buttermilk, in order to be ab sorbed, adds Taylor. Nutrients dr Heifers can utilize poor roughage better than young stock because of their more highly developed rumen. But Shaffer cautions, feed alone won’t insure big, growthy two-year-old heifers. They must be kept healthy and comfortable if the most growth is expected from them Cleanliness and good sanitation is necessary in raising young stock. Dirty, crowded, poorly ventilated pens make ideal places for parasites and diseases to develop and spread. Dairymen should help their heifers make normal growth, so they will help make them more successful dairymen in the future. GREAT WAY TO STEP UP LIVESTOCK FEED*** PRODUCTION READ LANCASTER FARMING FOR FULL MARKET REPORTS STANFORD TRIPLE “S” Sorglmis-Sndangrass Hybrid Available through Stanford Seed Company Dealers STANFORD SEED COMPANY P. 0. Box 230 Plymouth Meeting, Pa. 19462 CHECK THESE ADVANTAGES All over the country there has been a booming demand for fast growing, high-yielding annual forage grasses to boost livestock feed production. TRIPLE “S” is one crop that is filling this need Here, in summary, are some of the advantages of this ex ceptional sorghum-sudan-grass hybrid. COMES UP FAST estabbshes easily, needs no special pampering SPEEDY RECOVERY can be pastured or cut frequently TREMENDOUS YIELDS up to 50 percent more forage than some common sudangrass varieties PALATABLE your livestock will love it NUTRITIOUS high in Protein, TDN value HIGHER CARRYING CAPACITIES big yields can mean more cattle per acre STRONG STALK stands up well to heavy winds USES FULL GROWING SEASON takes advantage of full yield potential when used for silage HIGH LEAF RATIO leaves are large, cover full plant height plentiful,
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