Tobacco will be topic of meeting
The raising of Maryland
609 tobacco and the research
Into growing a Pa. tobacco
variety resistant to black
shank disease will be the
-i ‘f
In September, 1973 an Agri-King serviceman approached me about feeding my heifers
the Agri-King way. At the time l-figured “this is just another salesman.’’ Being in agriculture
for many years'it got to the place where I didn't know who to believe. One man says, “you
put in this tank and it’s got everything your animals need in it,” another says “all you need is
in this bag,” and still another says "feed an ounce of this premix and all your troubles will be
over,’- However, Agri-King’s approach to feeding cattle was different than anything 1 had
heard before.
I had* used Silo-King on hayiage and knew that it did a good job, so I treated all my corn
silage with it that fall. It turned out to be the best corn silage I had ever put up.
The Agri-King serviceman came back and went over their feeding program again. It
seemed like good common sense to test my corn silage and hay and feed a balanced ration.
He explained to me all the problems I should be having because of using a lick tank; and by
gum, he'was right -1 was having every one of these problems. Some heifers aborted and the
calves that were born were too weak to live. So, I decided I would give Agri-King one year to
prove itself.
After changing to the Agri-King program the heifers stayed in good flesh, we had no
breeding problems and we had no abortions. In the fall of 1974 heifer prices dropped so low
that my son, David, suggested we keep them and he would start milking them himself. He
has had 39 heifers to freshen in the past year and there wasn’t a one that didn’t clean.
In seven months of DHIA testing the heifers have averaged 49.6 pound per cow per day
on all cows. We are very pleased with theway the heifers hold production. The majority of
the heifers only peak at 60 pounds but then they don’t drop off and by the time he is ready
to dry themoff they are still milking around 40 pounds.
No one can convince me that feeding a balanced ration the AGRI-KING way
to heifers is not a good investment
itheaslern Penna.
George F. Delong
Regional Manager
225 West Woods Drive
Lititz, Pa 17543
Call Collect 717-626-0261
Southwestern Lancaster Co
Eastern Lancaster Co.
Melvin Herr
RR2 New Holland, PA 17557 r . e . r .
Phone 717 354 5977 .Spindle
RDI Atglen PA 19310
Phone 215-593-6143
Northern lam
Leo Elliott Lebanon Co
313 Wynwood Dr Marvin Meyer
Willow Street, PA 17584 RD2 Box 157
Phone 717-464 4235 Annville PA 17003
Phone 717 867-1445
isler Co.
lestem
Earl 6. Cinder
RD2, Manheim PA 17545
Phone 717 665 3126
topic of discussion at a
meeting of the Adult fanners
for the Eastern Lancaster
County School District
Hie meeting is planned for
DOES IT PAY TO FEED HEIFERS THE
AGRI-KING WAY?
BILL WINDLE TELLS HOW HE GOT INVOLVED WITH
AGRI-KING
Southern Lancaster Co.
Henry Delons, Jr.
RDI Box 106
Quarryville, PA 17566
Phone: 717-284-2683
Ben Greenawalt
RD2 Conestoga PA 17516
Phone 717-872-5686
Monl
Cy Arnold
739 Rosewood Drive
Douglasville PA 19518
'Phone 215 385 6249
Nov. 2ft beginning at 7:30
p.m. at the Hinkletown
Alternative • School located
north of Rt. 522 east of
Hinkletown on Wanner
Road.
AGRI-KING
KEY TO PROFIT
& SE Berks Co
DAVE WINDLE
IS PROUD
OF HIS
FIRST CALF
HEIFERS
Northeast Berks Co.
Roger Heller *
RDI, Robesonia. PA
Phone 215-693-6160
iton Co.
& Northai
Thomas Heist
Mam Street
Alburtis PA 18101
Phone 215 965 5124
Belleville Area
Louis 3 Peachy, Sr
ROl #5B C
Reedsville PA 17084
Phone 717 667 3291
South Central Penna.
James L. Yoder
Regional Manager
RRI Box 81
Chambersburg PA 17201
Call Collect 717-264 9321
John Yocum, director of
the southeast research
centerfor Penn State, will be
the guest speaker.
All interested fanners are
urged to attend.
tern Franlttin
Eldon Martin
RO5 Waynesboro, PA 17268
Phone 717-762-3576
Adams Co. Area
Menno N. Rissler
RR4 Gettysburg PA 17325
Phone 717-528 4849 ,
Cumberland Co.
Marlin E. Ebersole
R 5 Carlisle. PA 17013
Phone 717-776-7324
Western Washington Co.. Md.
Charlie Campbell
.Newvilfe PA
Phone 717-776 7573
■astern Washington Co.. MD
Earl H, Moyer
RDS Box 277
Hagefstown MD 21740
Phone 301-739-5199
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, Nov. 22,1975
Com production
is a record high
HARRISBURG • Com
production is at a record
high in the United States but
has declined from last year
in Pennsylvania, according
to the Crop Reporting Ser
vice.
Pennsylvania’s 1975
production of com for grain
is still estimated at 86,400,000
bushels baaed on conditions
November 1. This represents
a three percent drop from
1974.
Potato production is
forecast at, 7,050,000 per
hundredweight (cwt). This is
two percent above last
month and four percent
above last year. Yield
prospects improved during
the month of October.
Production of Penn
sylvania seedleaf tobacco is
expected to total 21,875,000
pounds. This is three percent
higher than forecast in
October but still 16 percent
short of the 1974 crop.
Pennsylvania summer
snap bean acreage for
harvest for fresh market is
forecast at 700 acres, equal
to 1974 acreage. Yield is
forecast at 55 cwt. per acre,
also equal to 1974. Produc
tion for 1975 is expected to
total 39,000 cwt. with a total
value of $737,000 as com
pared to 1974 production of
39,000 cwt. with a total value
of $722,000.
Production of summer
cabbage for fresh market
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soybeans.
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from the forecasted 1,700
acres for harvest is expected
to total 357,000 cwt. Yield per
acre is forecast at 210 cwt.
for 1075, This is equal for
1974’s acreage, yield and
production. Total value of
the 1975 crop is forecast at
1737,000, up two percent from
1974’s $722,000 total value.
Pennsylvania sweet com
for harvest for fresh market
is forecast at 11,400 acres,
down five percent from 1974.
Yield is forecast at 55 cwt.
per acre, equal to the 1974
yield. Production for 1975 is
expected to total 627,000
down five percent from 1974.
Total value for the 1975 crop
is forecast at $5,192,000 as
compared to $5,280,000 in
1974.
Pennsylvania tomato
acreage for harvest in 1975 is
forecast at 2,300 acres, up 10
percent from 1974. Yield is
forecast at 110 cwt. per acre,
equal to 1974. This year’s
tomato production is ex
pected to total 253,000 cwt.,
up 10 percent from 1974.
Total value is forecast at
$2,606,000, down seven
percent from the 1974 total
value of $2,795,000.
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MERVHt MILLER
RD2, Keener Road,
Lititz, Penna.
Phone 626-5204
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