Lancaster farming. (Lancaster, Pa., etc.) 1955-current, April 05, 1975, Image 14

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    14—Lancaster Farming. Saturday. April 5. 1975
►ffCLEANEp'S''
RC' Combines
give you extra-bushel capacity.
One of the reasons for the extra harvesting capacity and
efficiency of GLEANER Combines is the down-front cyl
inder An exclusive design that cuts the distance your crop
has to travel only 15 'A inches from the back of the header
to the cylinder And this reduces bunching, choking and
uneven cylinder wear All other combines have the cylinder
set up high
Other exclusive features
center-line design for bal
anced weight distribution
low center of gravity, all
around visibility two and
three-stage separation puts
more gram in the bin, safety
A ALLIS-CHALMERS
Nissley Farm Service Roy H. Buch, Inc.
Washington Boro, PA Ephrata, R D 2
717-285-4844 717-859 2441
L. H. Brubaker Grumelli Farm Service
Lancaster, PA Quarryville, PA
717-397-5179 717-786 7318
BHM Farm Equipment, Inc.
Annville, RD.I.PA
717-867-2211
A. J. Noss & Son C. J. Wonstdler Bros.
RD#2, Oley, PA RD#l, Quakertown. PA 18951
215-987-6257 Phone 215-536-1935
215-536:7523
concave door automatically
ejects rocks and other po
tentially damaging objects
that enter the cylinder and
concave area
All this is just a part of
what makes GLEANER
Combmessogreat Askyour
Allis-Chalmers dealer for
the rest
FACTS
FOR
DAIRYMEN
by
N. Alan Bair
Associate
County
Agricultural
Agent
From Bara to
Pasture
Dairymen all over Penn
sylvania look forward all
winter to these next few
weeks when we can get the
cows and heifers out on
pasture. There are many
valid and some questionable
reasons for this practice, so
give some thought before
opening the pasture gate too
soon.
On the list of benefits for
getting the animals outside
as soon as possible would be
exercise, sunlight and green
grass for vitamins, and
probably the biggest in
centive to the dairymen-just
getting the overcrowded
animals out of the bam that
is poorly ventilated and
desperately needs the
manure hauled.
But what about the
potential hazzards or
problems with putting dairy
animals on early spring
pasture? Your concerns
should include sufficient
nutrient intake, poisonous
plants, and on milking
animals also consider milk
quality and mastitis control.
Just yesterday I saw a
whole herd of cows on new
pasture-pasture that was
just starting to get green.
With a lawnmower and
vacuum cleaner I doubt that
you could have harvested 100
pounds of dry matter from
the entire 20 acres. The point
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L A
is r don’t expect animals to
maintain themselves on such
a pasture. You must con
tinue to supplement them
with at least some dry hay
fon young stock and a
complete ration for milking
animals. Even as pasture
becomes more lush don’t
overlook adequate nutrient
intake, including minerals.
A very real danger in early
pasturing is the possibility of
poisonous plants. Animals
don’t normally eat these not
too-tasty plants, but given
the proper circumstances of
hunger and craving for
something green can result
in real trouble. Some of our
most poisonous plants, like
the hemlocks, are already
several inches high and look
inviting to a hungry animal.
Milk quality probably
suffers more than anything
else during spring pasture
season. The grass and garlic
off-flavors are real
problems. The flavor
problems can easily be over
come with well known
management practices like
removing the strong feed
several hours before
milking. A reduction in milk
quality will probably hit you
in the milk check quicker
than anything else.
It has been the experience
of many dairymen that when
they do put the cows on
pasture the herd experiences
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284-4464
mastitis flareups. The cause.
i> usually given as cows
laying down on cold damp
ground. This may compound
the problem but the more
likely cause is the sudden
change in feeding and
management and the
resulting, stress. This is the
real key to all of the stated
problems and the solution to
these problems. Make a
gradual change from bam
feeding and management to
pasture feeding and
management.
This gradual change
means feeding animals
before putting them on
pasture, and removing them
from the pasture several
hours before milking. The
Call Your
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Mol-Mix.
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As your pasture changes from the lush, green grass of
spring to the dry, brown grass of fall, your Mol-Mix formula
tion can be adjusted so that your cattle constantly receive
the proper amounts of digestible protein, TDN, phosphorus
and other nutrients needed for a balanced diet.
Mol-Mix is the quality liquid supplement that promotes max
imum gams on growing cattle; faster breedback of cows;
and overall improved herd health
all for a minimum investment.
That s why we say feeding Mol-
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tccding program Ihould
gradually change os the
pasture becomes more
available and the animals
become more accustomed to
It. Observe new animals on
pasture often. Who knows,
they may find that hole In the
fence you forgot about!
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