1 Cs. ; Work continues on New. Holland Sales Stables' new addition, which is expected tdTbe completed in about siVweeks. The building, designed to house calves and feeder pigs (a new category on the sales slate) i$ being built the way barns were made during the “good old days" - with mortise i and peg assembly. A hew set of scales and ah auction ring will also be part of the 132-by-196-foot building. , - ' ; - "/ ' NHstables expanding; old-fashioned NEW HOLLAND The New Holland, Sales Stables are expanding again in line with changing trendsJn. -If, - AO-- t r. This year Moyer's celebrates*29 years of supplying area poultrymen with quality chicks and started pullets. This quality begins with first rate breeding stock and chicks hatched in our quality - controlled hatchery.' area and serviced, graded; and delivered by our deliverymen in our own trucks, We'd like to have you join ourfamily of pleased and enthusiastic customers.: DEk'A'llß »■ " X ") - £ - u * Lancaster County agriculture. The new structure, which is expected to be completed in about sir CHICKS, INC 266 lost Paletown Rood Quakertown, PA 18951 (215) 536-3155 Started pullets ate grown by selected growers in this r'* , ’— -s weeks, will house calves, feeder pigs, and an auction ring. All that in itself is newsworthy. AT MOYER’S WE HATCH: Hubbard/White Mountain Broilers Brown & White. Egg Layers and 4,- _ . r«r TT-r Tfc- What makes . this development' even more' newsworthy is the way the . building is being constructed w X 4S* - Arpr > we;SW y<ch'.i(Tr £ r"7 s.r-*~ f . p ~ Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 1,1976—9 construction used with mortise and peg. It’s a construction principle which isn’t seen too often, except maybe in areas where the Amish are. The New Holland Sales Stables’ annex is being built by Amishmen. Much of the work is being done by hand. Abe Piffenbacfa, manager of the stables, expresses satisfaction and admiration for the way the work is being carried oik. The Amishmen cut joints into the beams, with amazing speed and accuracy. Then they Join them with, pegs. Nails are hard to find. '•'O't Hie new stable, measuring 132 feet by 18# feet, is' Peacefully grazing on pastureland. #*>» OUTSIDE CALF HUTCHES WAGON BEDS TAPERED LOCUST POSTS FENCE BOARDS— BARBED WIRE AND WOVEN WIRE FENCING. designed to hold 600 cattle, and has facilities for feeder pigs. The latter have not been sold at the auction before, and Is indicative of the expanding swine production in Lancaster County. It’s reported that the Stables have had “a lot of requests for feederpigs from feeders and buyers.” A new auction ring with a seating capacity for 100 persons will be featured in the center of the building. Five ramps will facilitate movement of livestock into and out of the Stables. New scales for the facilities are expected in about two weeks. MADE TO ORDER STOLTZfUS WOODWORK RD Gap, PA Box 183
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