CLAY LIQUID MANURE INJECTION SYSTEM Bury odor and run-off problems. Twin 10" sweeps dig trench. Liquid manure is pumped into trench and covered immediately by spring loaded spoons. Unit will fit most Clay Honey Wagons now in use or can be ordered on new models. Save valuable soil nutrients and cut odor problems with the Honey Wagon liquid manure injection system. __jei Farming is Play When You Are iquipped With (lClAjt} JAY M. HORST DAIRY EQUIPMENT R.D.I Lebanon. PA Phone (717) 274-1242 Sales Rep. in Lane. Co. Bill Guhl Phone (717) 529-2569 2etc~ PIONEER OF FARM BULK MILK COOLERS PROSIL Jim Weicksel R.D 1, Christiana, PA JIM SAYS, ‘‘My cattle peaked between 4 and 5 lbs. better than before. Persistency level ran percent higher than DHIA average figures " BROWN & REA 120 Liberty Street Atgien. PA 19310 Phone 215593-5149 Silage Activator Here Is Have j RICHARD DOMBACHI UJggBIH BOJIE ! 58 South Duke Street j FERTILIZtK CO. Millersville, PA 17551 30! Park Avenue Phone 717-872-8641 Quarryvitte, PA!7566 ! I Phone 717-786-7348 Peggy Schott, Lebanon R 5, poses for a picture with Sadie, a purebred Nubian Goat Goat fanciers are invited to join in a tour of Amyr Farms with a group leaving from Lebanon. Dairy Goat Tour Slated While everyone knows that man’s best friend is his dog • the dairy goat might be a rival for the position. Why would anyone want a goat? To begin with goats are clean, intelligent, and af fectionate animals. They make excellent pets for the entire family. In addition to being personable, goats also are a very practical pet. A goat can thought of as a small cow. The feeding and management are similar, but the goat’s smaller size makes her easier to handle. The goat’s size also makes her attractive to people with only a small amount of land who could not keep a cow. Two goats properly managed could provide an adequate supply of milk for an average family. Most people cannot distinguish any difference in flavor between goat and What The PRO-SIL Users To Say About PRO-SIL BILL CRACUS NORM MYER RON ROMIG Seven Oaks Farms ' ' - * _ '*il BILL SAYS, "Our Pro-Sil treated corn silage came out of a trench better preserved and better conditioned than the regular corn silage that came out of an upright The preservation was terrific. Our beef cattle had no shelter in an open feedlot all year and the herd health was outstanding The palatability is excellent and we never had any trouble getting steers to clean it up.” cow’s milk. Goat’s milk is excellent for the making of cheese, yogurt and butter. There are people unable to drink cow’s milk that can drink goat’s milk. The reason goat’s milk is more digestible is due to the fat particles. The fat particle’s in goat’s milk are softer and smaller than the fat particles of cow’s milk. The goat is a ruminant (four stomachs). It chews a cud much the same as a cow and has an udder with two teats unlike a cow. A goat is milked for 305 days then dries up to build reserves for the two to three kids she will have approximately 60 days later. The gestation period is 150 days. Goats can give from four to eight pounds of milk per day which is two to four quarts. While cows are certainly CUT FEED COSTS - MAXIMIZE PROFITS WITH PRO-*Si THE SILAGE ACTIVATOR | MARTIN LIQUID | SERVICE { Box 716, Route 1 New Holland, PA 17557 Phone 717-354-5848 Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 14,1975 the mainstay of the dairy industry, goats are a feasible alternative to producing the milk supply for a family with a small amount of land. The Lebanon County Cooperative Extension Service is extending an in vitation to all persons in terested in goats to attend a tour of the Amyr Farm of Oxford on Wednesday, June 18th. The Amyr Farm is well-known for their goat herd. Included in the tour will be their milking facilities, care of goats, and PETER ALECXHI Herr’s Fruit Farm R.D.I, Mountville, PA PETE SAYS, “I'm very happy with Pro-Sil. I have already increased my order 30 percent for this fall over last year Just sold some of my steers fattened on Pro-Sil for top dollar The flavor is excellent.” NEVIN MYER & SONS, INC R.D 1 Chester Springs, PA 19425 Phone 215-827-7414 tips on showing and fitting dairy goats for a show. Transportation will be a car pool leaving from the Municipal Building the evening of June 18th at 5:30 p.m. Interested persona should call the Extension Office at 273-3748 by Monday, June 16th. u. s. CAR The average car in the United Stales travels about 10 000 miles m a tear consuming more than 700 gallons of gasoline SWATARA CREEK FEED MILL R.D 1, Route 501 Myerstown, PA 17067 Phone 717-933-4111 61
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