Swine breeders tour York County hog farm by: Melissa Piper Swine breeders from both Lancaster and York counties toured the farm and hog operation of Jerry Rutt on Thursday evening July 10. The Rutt farm, which is located near Dover in York County, is a commercial feeder pig operation. Rutt keeps an average of 450 sows and 21 boars which produce some 5000 feeder pigs for sale each year. Over the past few years, At the Rutt farm, young pigs are kept with the sows in block pens until being moved to finishing areas. Two AVAILABLE NOW MUNCY-CHIEF HIGH QUALITY Seed Wheat Attend The MTTT\ Summer-National Tractor Pull pCEEs* Sponsored by MUNCY-CHIEF HYBRIDS, MUNCY, PA. AT KINZERS, PA. 12 Miles East of Lancaster on Rt. 30 SATURDAY NIGHT, JULY 12 - 7 P.M. Q|jp an( | M a j| r~ 1 i j i Please Mail Catalog Please Mail Fall and Spring Prices I NAME | ADDRESS ] PHONE Rutt has built an extensive hog operation which includes some of the most modern facilities. A new farrowing wing of Rutt’s buildings, is complete with farrowing crates and tile lined pens which aid in sanitation control. From the farrowing house, the young pigs - three days of age, are moved with the sows to block pens in another wing where they stay until four to five weeks of age. ★ Seed Barley * ★ Seed Grain For July Price List Seed Corn for Spring 1976 Ask □ Farmer LI Dealer □ Corn Acres MUNCY-CHIEF HYBRIDS MUNCY, PENNSYLVANIA 17756 TELEPHONE AREA 717-546-5981 Two sows and their litters occupy one pen area. Following their stay in the block pens, the pigs are moved to yet another area where they kept until nine weeks old. At 50-60 pounds the pigs are then marketed either at the Westminster Feeder Pig Sale in Maryland or at the Lancaster Feeder Pig Sales. Rutt uses several different breeds of hogs for W "I C 3 W sows and their litters occupy one pen. A manure pit is located under the slatted floors. The new farrowing facilities in the at Manheim Central, contemplates Rutt building has room for 20 sows. the tile lined pens and farrowing Glenn Spangler (center) Ag teacher crates. including Duroc, Yorkshire, Chester White, Hampshire and Spotted Swine. Although Rutt raises most of his replacement gilts on the farm, he buys different breeds of boars from area producers. TRY A CLASSIFIED AD! Seed Rye Lancaster Farming, Saturday. July 12,1975 s m Following the- tour of Rutt’s facilities, the swine breeders and their families were treated to refresh ments including pork bar beque sandwiches. 715 Combine 4 row corn head, diesel w/cab New Harvesting Equipment 430 Baler w-Custom Pickup & hydraulic thrower 74 Price 241 Big Roll Baler 990 Mower Conditioner - 74 Price 555 Harvester - 74 Price 650 Harvester, Demo. Special - 74 Price 105 & 110 Forage Boxes 56 Blower 35 Rake 1300 Balanced Mower NEW TRACTORS 1 -674 D Row Crop 1 - 100 Hydro 1 -70 D Hydro 2 - 1066’5, one w-cab 1 - 966 and Air 1 -574 D Row Crop Used Equipment Farmall Cub w-60” mower Farmall B N w-cultivators Ford 400 w-Sauder loader MM Super Jet Star 3 Diesel w-Loader 70 Int. 1600 with 16’ stake body, factory rebuilt engine, 2 speed rear, truck and body in excellent condition Int 125 C diesel crawler loader, 4 in 1 bucket, full power shift, extra clean tractor with good undercarriage. CHECK HERITAGE 74 TWINE PRICE BEFORE YOU BUY fOur Aim is to Serve You Better .j HEEITAGs INTERNATIONAL INC,. ■_ 1054 SOUTH STATE STREET ■H EPHRATA, PA 17522 ■ IP® PHONE 717-733-2283 Lancaster County’s Only International Full Line Dealer/^ Some 30 members from the Lancaster Association attended the event with a number of producers from York and Lebanon Counties also m attendance. 9 V -
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