Record Crowd Attends Annual Dairy Conference
Although freezing tem
peratures and the threat of
snow made Tuesday rather
bleak, a number of Lan
caster County dairymen and
their families assembled at
the. Guernsey Pavilion for
the 10th Annual Southeastern
Dairy Conference.
“Efficiency - A Must”
represented the theme of the
conference with speakers
emphasizing the need for all
types of efficiency in the
dairy farming business.
First speaker on the
morning’s program was
Jerry Schaffer, Agricultural
Consultant for the Penn
CONSIGNMENT SAIE
PUBLIC AUCTION
OF FARM TRACTORS, TRUCKS,
IMPLEMENTS, INDUSTRIAL
EQUIPMENT, DISCS, MOWERS,
BALERS, RAKES, PLOWS, ETC.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1975
starting at 10:00 A.M. sharp
LOCATION: Don Scheese Farm, approximately 15 miles southeast oi
Delaware Memorial Bridge; 3 miles west of Deerfield, N. 1.; 6 miles
south of Pittsgrove Circle [U.S. Route 40 and N.J. Route 77]. From
there take the road between diner and green Municipal Building. Sale
is directly across from the Friesburg Lutheran Church on Friesburg
•Aldine Road.
FARMERS: If you have any surplus equipment
you want to consign to this sale, equipment will
be received from February 1, 19Z5. If you are
looking for good equipment, plan to attend this
important sale.
Lunch available
t lnformation 609-455-3462
Auctioneer - Wm. Bragdon 609-358-8735
PUBLIC SALE
FARM MACHINERY
AND
HOLSTEIN DAIRY CATTLE
% mile Northeast erf Strasburg, along Fairview
Road from Strasbnrg to Paradise.
FBI. FEB. 28,1975
11:30 A.M.
37 Head of High Grade Holstein Dairy Cattle.
17 milk cows, 5 due Feb. & Mar., bal. throughout year.
4 bred heifers
9 breeding age
3 8-month old heifers
3 6-month old heifers
2 heifer calves -
AH A.B.S. Breeding, 30 day test with charts sale day.
A young herd with good udders. Sale held in tent.
Deutz 6006 diesel tractor with 1150 hrs
Minneapolis Moline 4 Star tractor (both have
good rubber).
Fox Industrial 546 forage harvester with 1 row
corn head & hay pickup; A.C. hopper blower; A.C.
forage wagon (like new); M.M. 3 bottom 16 in. trip
bot'tom plow; 9 foot spring harrow; cultipacker.
20 x 60 HARVESTORE (4 YR.)
International 990 mower conditioner 9 ft;. Farm
hand wheel rake; 18 ft. bale wagon with false front;
30 ft. SmokerJbale elevator; Walsh crop sprayer 200
gal fiberglass tank; John Deere flail-chopper; I H.C.
2 row cornplanter 3 pt.; flat bed wagon; Brilhon share
stand seeder 3 pt.; Darf flail manure spreader; 12 ft.
gram auger.
Not many small items.
300 gal. Mojonnier vacuum tank with 3 hp. Lehigh
compressor; Surge Model D vacuum pump; 1 50-Ib.
Surge milker; 3 45-lb. Surge milkers; S.S. strainer;
buckets & double wash tubs; 2 feed carts; Sunbeam
cow clippers; milk scales.
Terms by,
A. STANLEY GROFF
717-687-7982
J. Everett Kreider
Carl Diller, Auctioneers
sylvania Power and Light
Company. Schaffer
presented a slide program
organized in three portions.
The first part of Schaffer’s
program explained the
actual making of electrical
power by coal and nuclear
methods with the second
portion emphasizing the
different methods of con
serving energy on the farm.
The final portion explained
the company’s attempts to
utilize solar energy as a
means of conserving the
natural resources.
Miles R. McCarry,
Director of Agricultural
A large number of dairymen the 10th
Annual Southeastern Dairy Conference. Charles
Ackley (left) Adult Education Advisor for the Ephrata
Schools served as guest master of ceremonies with
the keynote speech being delivered by Eugene C.
Meyer, managing editor of Hoard’s Dairyman.
Relations for Curtiss
Breeding Service was second
of the featured speakers for
the day.
McCarry also presented a
slide program and related
the need for sound dairy
animals as a means of ef
ficiency in the dairy herd.
“Each year we strive for
more production and require
more efficiency also,” he
explained.
“Dairy cows don’t have to
look like water buffaloes,”
he stated, “with the use of
many sires to correct def
iciencies we can have good
looking and better producing
animals.”
The “No-Doubt” dairy
analysis program currently
being offered by the .Red
Rose feed company was
introduced by Richard Stein
the territory manager for
John W. Eshleman and Sons.
“More and More, With
Less and Less” was the title
of Dr. James R. Piotrowski’s
talk on efficiency at the
Dairy Conference.
Piotrowski is a .Technical
Service Veterinarian at the
American Cyanamid.
Keynote speaker for the
conference was Eugene C.
Meyer, Managing Editor of
“Hoardls Dairyman”, a
PUBLIC SALE
65 HEAD HIGH GRADE
HOLSTEIN DAIRY CATTLE
Sale to be held at the ABERDEEN SALES CO., INC. Livestock Auction
Market, dairy bam arena, located on Rt. 22 in Churchville, Harford
County, Ml, 6 mi. east of Bel Air, Md., and 6 mi. west of Aberdeen,
Md. on
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14,1975
CONSIGNMENTS: One load of top .fresh and close
springing'heifers and 2nd calf cows from Pan Dora
Farms of Virginia. These cattle are all sired by ar
tificial, proven sires; D.H.I.A. records available on 2nd
calf heifers.
One load of outstanding heifers and cows; fresh and
springing from .John Bell of Catlett, Virginia. If you
have seen John Bell’s cattle before, you know the
quality and type we will have to sell.
Sidney Peverley of Bel Air, Md. is selling 20-25
heifers due to freshen in February and March. Good
size and quality are available in these animals.
In addition, there will be other consignments from
local farmers. All cattle are T.B. Accredited and
Certified Bangs Free; tested within 30 days of sale for
interstate shipment.
ABERDEEN SALES CO. INC.
Livestock Auction Mkt.
Box C. Aberdeen, Md. 21001 Sale Managers
Phone: 301-734-6050
734-7105 Night
Consignments Welcome
dairy magazine published in
Wisconsin. Meyer spoke
from experience having been
involved in dairy herd work
as a 4-H member and a
college student. Meyer’s
travels as editor have taken
him on many tours of dairy
herds along with the work he
currently devotes to the
Indian Pudding
a For this early American fa
vorite, beat 3 cups milk until
bubbles appear, remove from
heat Stir in a small bowl %
cup enriched cornmeal, 14 tea
spoon salt, one cup unheated
milk Pour into scalding hot
milk, stirring constantly Bring
to boil over moderate heat, stir
ring constantly—cook 5 minutes
or until thickened Beat large
egg, stirring hot cornmeal mix
ture into egg Stir egg mixture
back into rest of cornmeal mix
ture, add Vz stick butter, %
cup dark molasses and V* cup
sugar Pour into buttered 1%
quart casserole, set into baking
pan with hot water within inch
from top, bake uncovered in
preheated 275 degree oven for
about three hours
8:00 P.M. Sharp
Trucking Available
magazine’s dairy herd in
Wisconsin.
Charles Ackley, Adult
Farmer Instructor for the
Ephrata Area School
District served as guest
master of ceremonies for the
program.
Along with the featured
speakers, booth exhibits
were provided by the
following companies:
PUBLIC SALE
OF FARM EQUIPMENT
Located six miles south of Chambersburg, Pa., one mile East of
Marion, East of Marion Exit off Rte. 81 on
IHURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13,1975
Sale at 9:30 A.M.
50 TRACTORS - TRUCKS ■
CONST. EQUIPT.
Tractors of various size and model, some with
loaders and equipt. including Int., John Deere, Fords,
Massey Ferguson, Oliver, Case and others; crawlers
and backhoes, several trucks.
BALERS - PICKERS - HARVESTERS - ETC.
Balers of various make, 1 and 2 row mounted and
pull type pickers, forage and flail choppers, blowers,
elevators, wagons, planters, drills, spreaders, plows,
disc harrows, grinder-mixers, new rotary cutters,
blades, post diggers and usual run of equipment, posts,
hardware, etc. >
FARMERS & DEALERS - Bring in your equipment.
If planning a spring sale contact me for terms and
dates. We cover a wide area and get the buyers for you.
Terms: Cash; Lunch at Sale; Closed Sundays.
RALPH W. HORST
Sale Manager
Phone (717) 375-2824
Marion, Pa.
PUBLIC AUCTION
OF DAIRY HERD,
FARM MACHINERY '
THURS., FEBRUARY 13 :£Si
10:30 a.m.
LOCATION: Go north on Rt. 72 from Manheim to Mt. Hope Mobile
Homes. Turn left onto Cider Press Rd., then left on Colebrook Rd. to
farm in the town of Mastersonville. Watch for Safe Arrows.
This high grade herd consists of 41 mature cows, and
is a relatively young herd, showing good size and dairy
i,ype. 4 cows fresh by sale date; 2 due Feb. The
majority of this milking herd are milking heavy and
due July, August, and Sept. This is a good opportunity
to buy top milkers due the right time. Also to be sold
are 22 bred heifers all due July, Aug., and Sept.; one of
which is a registered Astronaut daughter plus 18 open
heifers from calves to yearlings. All cows & bred
heifers will be checked for pregnancy. Held is on
Owner Sampler & individual cow records will be given.
Mueller 650 gal. vacuum milk tank with 4 hp. com
pressor. 4 DeLaval milkers; No. 75 DeLaval vacuum
pump with 2 hp. motor. Jamesway Barn Cleaner;
Mueller tank washer; Bender dumping station; 52 gal.
hot water heater; tubs; milker rack.
Dairy Sale Approximately 12:30
Under Tent.
15 Ton Ear Corn ' _ « U || irßV 7 Ton Straw
MACHINERY
N.H. 469 haybine; Grove chuck wagon with roof;
Kool blower; J.D. KBA 28 transport disc; 2 -18’ hay
wagons with 8’ sides; J.D. 246 4-row complanter 3-pt.;
Hawkbilt manure spreader; 200 gal. P.K. sprayer on
trailer, like new; M.F. No. 61 1-row mounted com
picker; J.D. 4-bottom 14” plow 3-pt.; 38’ Little Giant
elevator; M.F. front & rear cultivators; N.H. 717
Narrow 2-row harvester & grass head; J.D. grinder
mixer; N.H. 268 baler & Trhower; 2 bam fans 30” x 36”
with thermostats; mineral feeder; liquid protein
feeder; Calf stalls; fence & posts; feed cart, and many
other small items not mentioned.
SALE ORDER: Some small items; farm
machinery; milking equip.; dairy herd.
Terms by:
Alvin & Mary Good
jfy (717) 665-6133
A Randal V. Kline (717) 626-4975
' Lloyd H. Kreider, Auctioneers
Clifford Gibble - Records
LUNCH AVAILABLE
NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ACCIDENTS
" Lancaster Farming, Saturday, Feb. 8,1975
80 HEAD HOLSTEINS
American Cyanamld,
Commonwealth National
Bank, Cropstore Systems,
Electrogen, Inc., Frey
Brothers, Benny Haines,
Kendall Milk Filters, Merck
and Company, Penn Jersey
Harvestore, Charles Pfizer,
Pioneer Hi>Bred Inc.,
Production Credit Services,
Rockland Chemical Inc.,
Stanford Seed Company,
Tuco Products Company,
Weaver Star Silo, Caleb
Wenger’s and Black and
White Holstein Farm.
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