~tancAiter Farming, Saturday, March 13, 1976
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Editor's Note: The Life on the farm
columns are written as en
tertainment lor farmers and
educational material lor readers in
town. More than hall of the readers of
this column are town and city
residents.
By DIETER KRIEG
Bankers and other businessmen
from town frequently marvel at the
innovations and machinery they see
at work on the farm While the degree
of mechanization and automation
varies from farm to farm, the age of
whirring motors, electronics, photo
electric cells, and computers has
caught up to quite a number of them
The latest in milking procedures,
for example, involves a milking
machine which can sense when a cow
is milked out and the teat cups are
automatically removed accordingly
These same machines are also
programmed to stimulate milk let
down at the beginning of the cycle
and aid in the near complete removal
of milk during the final stages The
man running the equipment actually
works more with switches, dials, and
blinking lights than he does with the
cow’s udder
There are a number of ways by
which cows are "cycled” through the
milking process. Portable vacuum
operated milking machines are still
popular but the more efficient and
more dependable electrically con
trolled units are gaming ground
rapidly. Glass or stainless steel
pipelines are appearing on a lot of
farms thereby allowing the milk
from the cow to pass directly to the
cooler and eliminating the need of
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Deep Run Road
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T 11717
the farm
someone having to carry it to the milk
house
Milking parlors have been around
for about three decades, possibly
longer These specially constructed
and equipped facilities have cows
"coming to the milker" rather than
have the milker come to the cow It
involves mechanically operated
gates, spray nozzles for washing
udders, ropes or dials to control
feeding, and an automatic pipeline
and milk machine cleaning system
The latest development in the
"evolution" of milking systems is the
"carousel " Cows step on to a slowly
revolving platform to receive their
feed and be milked Automatic
washers clean and massage the
udder, a system of remote-controlled
gates assures orderly traffic patterns
Surrounded by a maze of pipes
carrying either milk, feed, water, or
vacuum, each cow on the “carousel"
completes one revolution before
getting off again.
Who knows, with the advances that
have taken place on the farm during
the last 50 years (especially the last
20), maybe someday we'll have cows
milked high atop a silo The rotating
"carousel” milking parlor is, un
derstand, architectually related to
the fancy roof-top rotating
restaurants which offer splendid
panoramic views
I’m not predicting the development
of such an extravagant milking
facility My point is that farming today
involves much more than a pitch fork
and milking stool. Sophisticated
equipment can be found on farms too,
and staggering investments along
with them
Badger Barn Cleaners are built to pro
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belt drive features a one-piece cast
frame and rugged drive gear built to last
a lifetime Husky box beam elevator is
leak proof and a full 12-inches deep
Whether you're thinking of replacing
chain or installing a completely new
system see your Badger dealer
RD2
East Earl, PA
Ph (215 J 445 5767
RDI
Cochranville, PA
Ph 1215)932-2934
Angus photo contest starts
There'* no belter time
than now lor photographers
to dual off their favorite
cameras and start shooting
for the top awards and cash
prizes In the US Bicen
tennial Angus Photo Contest.
The contest Is open to anyone
that owns a camera, either
professional or amateur, and
a total of $2,500 will be
awarded to the winning
entries In the event
The general theme of the
contest If the "Advantages of
Angus Cattle" and the rules
simply require that all en
tries have all or part of an
Angus bulls, cow, steer or
calf appearing in it. The
imagination, creativity and
originality is left to the In
dividual. Categories will
include both black and white
and colored transparency
divisions and the winning
entries will be selected in
both classes.
The entries will be judged
separately in two classes and
$4OO will be awarded for first
prize. There will be a $3OO
second, $2OO third and $lOO
fourth. Additional entries
that receive honorable
mention by the panel of
professional judges will
CONGRATULATIONS
PENNSYLVANIA CHAMPION
Donald Everitt, Mifflintown, PA
Muncy Chief 5X662, 188.12 bushel
per acre, in the 5 acre contest.
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or Town
If Student
Parents Name
Acres Farmed
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farmer farmer Grower
receive $5O. All winning
entries and honorable
mentions will become the
property of the American
Angus Association
Anyone wishing to enter
may submit a previously
taken or new black and white
photograph or color tran
sparency that has not been
previously published in any
magazine or newspaper. Do
not send polaroid snapshots
or colored prints. Entries
open immediately and end
September 1, 1976.
The entries in the black
and white contest must be
printed on 5x7 or larger
paper, mounted and sub
mitted with the negative.
There is no limitation to the
To this date we have received only a few program booklets
for the Farm Women Societies in Lancaster Farming’s
coverage area. We would certainly like to announce your
meeting dates and activities but cannot do this without your
help. Please be sending in either the booklets or program
dates. Two months of 1976 will soon be gone and the activities
are many for this year. We’ll be looking forward to receiving
your schedule of events! Send to: Women’s Editor, Lan
caster Farming, Box 266, Lititz, Pa. 17543.
MUNCY CHIEF 200 BUSHEL HYBRIDS
CONTRACT PRICES
NOW READY
1977
GOOD SUPPLY STILL AVAILABLE FOR 1976 PUNTING
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number of entries from any
one individual but all win
ning entries and negatives
will become the property of
the American Angus
Association. Color tran
sparencies, not colored
photographs, will be ac
cepted in 35mm, 4x5, 5x7 or
Bxlo.
To enter, send your name -
and address to the Public
Relations Department,
American Angus
Association, 3201 Frederick
Blvd., St. Joseph, Missouri
for complete rides and in
structions. All entries
require an official ap
plication blank from the
American Angus
Association.
TO
MARYLAND CHAMPION
David Vaughn, Darlington, MD
Muncy Chief 5X662,229.2 bushel per
acre in the 1 acre contest.
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