Animal Health Discussed
At Sol-Air Open House
Although the sun barely
made an appearance on
Wednesday, a number of
people gathered to hear
about its effects on animal
housing at the annual Sol-Air
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Feedlot Day Open House at
Caleb Wenger’s, RDI,
Quarryville.
Speaking to the guests
about comfortable housing,
Wenger explained some
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aspects of the Sol-Air
Feedlot System and the
principles involved.
“Air and sunshine are
important aspects for
animal health,” he ex
plained.
“Cows consume more air
in a day than anything else.
In fact a cow takes in 60
cubic feet of air a minute.”
“If the air is not pure and
fresh, the animal is liable to
come down with respiratory
diseases.”
Wenger went on to explain
that the purpose of the Sol-
Air building was to utilize the
sun’s rays to evaporate
much of the moisture that
accumulates in bams and
also allow the sun to warm
the inside building and the
animals.
The Sol-Air systems have a
sun sensor roof that uses
sunlight to control ven
tilation and atmospheric
conditions inside the
building. A series of louver
sections in the roof
automatically open to allow
sunshine in and close'when
the sky becomes clouded.
Wenger pointed out that
another feature of the Sol-Air
complex is that with
maximum evaporation
taking place and with the
bam area totally enclosed,
the manure pollution can be
handled much better than
with open feed-lots.
Also, low moisture levels
in the Sol-Air building results
in less bacteria and fewer
odors.
Along with Wenger’s
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Caleb Wenger (left) gave a welcoming address to
the many people that attended the Sol-Air Feedlot
Open House held on Tuesday. Everett Newswanger,
noted photographer of the area, served as moderator
for the program.
discussion of the Sol-Air
system other speakers for
the day included Max Smith,
Lancaster County agent,
speaking on the importance
of good farm management
and Dr. Samuel Guss, Ex
tension Veterinarian from
Penn State speaking on
animal health in relation to
building conditions.
Other speakers during the
afternoon session of the Open
House included Ken
Peterson, Vice President of
Vandale, Inc. speaking on
more profit from forage and
Mahlon Martin, a Madison
Silo representative speaking
on quality silage.
A panel that included
Richard Bowman, Staff
Accountant for Caleb
Wenger, Inc.; Robert
Bucher, Ag Relations Officer
and Lester Groff, Willow
Street Branch Officer of the
Commonwealth National
Bank discussed the
economics of expansion
J. Ralph Parrett, Jr,
Parrett
Appointed
J. Ralph Parrett, Jr., 306
E. Orange Street,
Elizabethtown, Pa., has been
promoted to the position of
Research & Development
Manager, at Victor F.
Weaver, Inc., New Holland,
Pa.
A 1968 graduate of
Elizabethtown College, with
a Bachelor’s of Science
degree in Chemistry, Parrett
joined Weaver as
Laboratory Services
Manager in 1970. In 1973 he
was named to his more
recent position as Quality
Assurance Manager.
He is a member of the
Harrisburg Section of the
American Society of Quality
Control, and serves as pre
sident of the Elizabethtown
Optimist Club.
In his new post as
Research & Development
Manager, Parrett will be
responsible for directing
activities in the Weaver
Product Development, Test
Kitchen, Research, Quality
Assurance and Laboratory
Service areas.
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, Dec. 21,1974 —
planning during the af
ternoon session.
Moderator for the event
was Everett Newswanger,
noted photographer in the
area and affiliated with the
advertising department of
Caleb Wenger, Inc.
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Carl Brown, General
Manager of the Lancaster
Farm Credit Association has
announced the appointment
of two new assistant
managers for the area.
Roger Rohrer is from RDI,
Paradise and attended the
Mt. Alto Campus of Penn
State. He will be responsible
for processing loan ap
plications and other related
work in the Lancaster area.
William J. Norton, Jr. is
from RDI, Bernville in
Berks County and received
an associate degree in Ag
Economics from Penn State.
Norton will be in charge of
an office to open in the spring
in the Dauphin County area,
although he is temporarily
working in the Lancaster
Branch.
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