Special beef field clay slated
PARK - A - Harrison City and Export in .Association, and the Penn
- e cattle field day > Westmoreland, County, .on sylvania Grassland Council.
the South- Saturday,"July 31. This field _ m
day vrill.be cosponsored by . 3OO-acre farm, known
n f e SJ2 “S.The Pennsylvania State “ the as the Ryan
■ Be6 fi JS west University, -the Penn- Farm, has been under the
■JS brtiJSn sylvania Cattlemen’s supervision of Dr. Les
, en sburg, ociweeu j , , - - - Burdette, Penn State Ex
tension Animal Scientist for
I about three years. The farm
I is divided into three separate
I management systems." One
I section involves a high rate
I of fertilizer and pasture
I renovation,'and is used to
V maintain a herd of about 80
brood* cows, or one cow per
two acres.
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The second unit is using no
fertilizer or lime, and no
' pasture- renovation has been
done on this unit. This sec
tion of-the fann is used to
maintain approximately 15
cows, or one cow per five
acres.
The third unit involves a
"Leave baby birds
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where you find them
“One thing that bothers
me about this whole business
of finding a young bird or an
animal is that people will
sometimes encourage their
children to try to raise one as
an educational process.
But,” says Linehan, ”it’s the
wrong kind of educational
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moderate level of fertilizer difficulty in first-time
and lime and some pasture heifers, will be available to
renovation. It is a moderate see, and to compare with
level of management about calves sired by bulls of other
half-way between the other breeds,
two units. This'unit main- The Southwestern Penn
tains approximately 25 cows,, sylvania Forage-Beef Farm
of'one cow per three acres, management is provided by
The economics ol "a Committee composed of
producing cattle under these county extension agents and
three different management beef cattle producers in the
levels will be discussed, southwestern part of the
based on the records which state, in addition to
has been accumulated so far specialists from agronomy
in the project. and - animal science
In addition to the above departments at ?enn State,
three comparisons, special According to Burdette “for
demonstration areas will be many years we have needed
available on sod-seeding' of a demonstration-research
grasses and legumes, forage-beef farm in south
livestock watering systems, western Pennsylvania, and
large round bale harvesting we hope that the several
and feeding ,techniques, and different projects here will
different breeds and crosses.
An especially interesting set
of calves sired by Jersey
bulls, to reduce calving
process; It wpuld be much
better to leave the young
animal with its parento and
to find out from observation
and reading how these
parents raise their young. If
human parents are geneally
interested in fostering this
kind of learning, the right
message comes across and
children learn respect for the
ways of the wild. K they’re
more interested in just
letting their youngster have
a tactile sensation, they’re
making a poor educational
choice.’’ -
Resisting the temptation to
try to play foster parent to
some wild creature calls for
a certain humility. Each
person has to size things up
for himselTand use his own
conscience in making a
decision when the interests
of nature and his own in
terests conflict.
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 26.1976—17
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contribute to growth and
strengthening of the beef
cattle industry in this area”.
A special pit beef bar-b
-que will beavailable at lunch
time, and there will also be
many other demonstrations
and exhibits on hand.
According to Dr. L. L.
Wilson, professor of animal
science at'Penn State, “this
is the second annual summer
field day co-sponsored by the'
Cattlemen’s Association,
and promises' to be of in
terest to many people in
volved in beef production
and other agricultural areas.
We extend an invitation to
cattlemen’s associations and
individuals from surroun
ding states to join with us at
this summer field day.
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