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Chemical
Ha> treated with
chemicals can equal the
quality of heat-dried hay,
research at The Penn
sylvania State University
indicates. Experiments
using propionic acid and
anhydrous ammonia have
been successful, as reported
recently during the annual
Forage and Seed Conference
at Hershey.
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Why is this feeder No. 1
with broiler men?
The Chore-Time feeder outsells every other floor feeder on the market for
one good reason It helps broilermen produce more dollars worth of bird
from every dollars’ worth of feed
How 7 By keeping birds supplies with fresh feed at all times Because
birds are not confronted with stale, picked-over feed, their appetites are
stimulated They convert feed more efficiently, gam weight faster and more
profitably
Fact is, Chore-Time is loaded with refinements and exclusive benefits you
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are just two that save on teed as well as on operating and maintenance
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Dec. 14. 1974
Treatment for Hay
"We Know from our
research that we can speed
up the hay-making process
by safely storing and
satisfactorily feeding hay
baled at 25 to 30 percent
moisture," stated Lynn D.
Hoffman of The Penn
sylvania State University.
Cattle and sheep accept
the hay treated with organic
chemicals and make
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desirable gains, Mr. Hoff
man affirmed. Chemical
analysis indicates the
product is equal in quality to
the same hay dried with
heat, he added. Chemically
treated hay does not have the
bright green color normally
associated with heat dried
hay.
Two of the most common
materials used to date are
propionic acid and
anhydrous ammonia.
Results ui 1973 indicated that
chemically treated hay and
silage were equal to or
slightly better than heat
dried crops. This was true
both for intake by animals
and efficiency of weight
gams. Chemical evaluation
showed a slight increase in
protein in the treated forage
over the heat dried product.
He described studies in
volving agricultural
engineers, animal scientists,
and agronomists of the
Agricultural Experiment
Station at University Park.
Mr. Hoffman is superin
tendent of the Station’s
Agronomy Research Farm.
Use of propionic acid or
anhydrous ammonia can
speed up hay processing by
as much as 5 hours, he
pointed out. This 5 hours
may be the only drying time
available daily when
haymaking conditions are
less than ideal, he added.
Second crop alfalfa was
sprayed in September of 1972
with a solution of 0.5 percent
and 1 percent chemical on a
wet hay basis. This hay was
first mowed, crushed, and
allowed to dry to about 40
percent moisture. The
chemical was applied when
the hay reached 32 percent
moisture.
The spraying was done on
windrows immediately prior
to baling with a round baler.
Storage quality of the
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treated bales was equal to
untreated balca which were
field cured to 15 percent
moisture content before
being baled with the same
machine. Animal ac
ceptance appeared equal.
In 1974 a combination of 80
percent propionic acid and 20
pci cent acetic add was used
on first crop alfalfa. The hay
was baled at 25 Percent
moisture. Water was added
to make the amount of spray
solution uniform over all
treatments where the
original acid levels were 0.5
percent, 1 percent, and 2
percent, respectively.
The propionic-acetic acid
was applied on the hay-baler
and-or as the hay came off
the crimping rolls of a
hayblne. There were no
differences in preservation
of the forage due to method
of application. When fed, this
hay was In the beat condition
of any chemically treated
hay to date.
Involved in the research
ore engineers W. U*
Kjclgaard and P. M- An
derson, agronomists J. b.
Washko. J. P- MueUer *nd
M. Hoffman; and animal
scientist I. L. Wilson.
Historically, farmers have
expressed in Intense Interest
in any machine or concept of
forage handling which
enables them to make better
quality forage In spite of
weather conditions in the
Northeast, Hoffman ob
served.
Several unanswered
questions still exist, he said.
Will costs of 85 to $8 per ton
be acceptable for a speedier
method of making hay? Will
farmers accept the odor and
corrosiveness of these
materials?
Farm Couple
Celebrate
Anniversary
Mr. and Mr*. Clyde Mc-
Sparran, RD2, Peach Bot
tom, were honored by
relatives at a family
gathering at the Robert
Fulton Inn on Saturday,
November 23 to celebrate
their 60th wedding an
niversary.
The McSparrana are
retired farmers and reside
on the farm where Mr.
McSparran was born. They
have both passed their 85th
birthday and are members
of the Fulton Grange for over
50 years.
They received a citation
from the House of
Representatives for the
Commonwealth of Pa. ex
tending their
congratulations.