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THE ABSTA.R
SOW CASTLE
.. .the new, economical, plug-up-and-go
total farrowing environment
The new SOW CASTLE by AGSTAR provides animals with
comfortable conditions they thrive on a completely protected
environment just what any good pork producer needs to save
more pigs and boost income And. while your new SOW CASTLE
is cutting stress on animals it’s also giving you a comfortable
place to work
The SOW CASTLE comes complete with farrowing stalls,
feeders, waterers, slotted flooring, heaters, ventilators every
thing except the sows All you'll need to do when it’s delivered to
you by flat-bed truck is hook up water and electricity then start
saving more pigs Models are available in 12 and 24 foot widths
(24-foot model shown above), and lengths to 50 feet Combination
nursery/farrowing buildings are also available Call today for
complete information prices, and delivery date to your farm
Bank Financing & Leasing Available.
Qualifies For Tax Investment Credit
OUR CALF & HOG CASTLES ON DISPLAY
E, M. HERR EQU'PMENT, INC.
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it was a bit crowded on the 1,100-acre James
Willrett farm, and it wasn't just people which took
up the space. Here’s a few of the tractors and
implements which were involved in the activities in
the field. Machines were not exhibited but
demonstrated in action. The tractor in the
R.D.I, Willow Street
717-464-3321
foreground pulled a 12-bottom plow, while the one
in the middle had fourteen 18-inch bottoms behind
it.
High costs
worry farmers
“If I had enough money to
own all the resources I need
for fanning, I wouldn’t need
to farm.”
This remark of one farmer
reflects the thinking of many
farmers, according to David
L. Kantner, Schuylkill
County Agricultural Ex
tension Service. The growing
capital requirements of
agriculture have led an
increasing number of far
mers to ask whether it is
feasible or even desireable to
own all the assets needed to
farm.
Many successful farmers
no longer strive for full
ownership of the land,
machinery, money, and
other resources they use.
Instead, they rent many of
their inputs; custom hire
some of their services; and
make full use of credit
facilities. Some enter into
contract farming
arrangements which may
reduce capital and labor
requirements. Others often
incorporate or form part
nerships to bring in outside
capital.
Used properly, these
tactics can help a young man
get started in farming. They
allow for more flexibility in
farming operations. They
encourage farm growth.
They make more resources
available to the starting
farmer than he could have
available by outright pur
chase, according to Kantner.
But they also have their
drawbacks. The farmer who
now depends on others for
land, equipment, and market
may worry that for one
reason or other they may not
be available over a long
period of time.
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, Oct 4.1975
FREY FREE STALL
LIFETIME FREE STALL HOUSING
Cut bedding costs 75 per cent, reduce labor for
earn cleaning and cow washing, reduce teat and
jdder injury to the minimum house your
milking herd in f-ee stall housing Each cow
provided a stall for loafing She won’t be stepped
on, the rear curb forces manure out into alley for
mechanical cleaning or w mg A few minutes
twice a day cleans the stalls and curbs, bedding
lasts almost forever if your stalls fit the cows.
Popular sizes are 6’6”, 7’ and 7’6". Size 'em by
breed.
Our free stall partition may be mounted on wooden head
boards or we make a steel divider Set the l&gs m 3 to 10”
concrete curbs to hold and retain bedding Stall floor can
be soil, sand or gravel Bedding straw, sawdust,
peanut hulls, ground corn cobs, etc. Should be installed
with paved alley surface 8 feet wide for mechanical
cleaning or washing
- 8 Models all steel welded farm and feedlot gates
- 2 Models all steel welded head catch gate
For prices, contact: Fred Frey, Mgr.
(717)^786-2146'
FREY BROS.
,RD. 2
Quarryville, Penna. 17566
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