—Lancaster Farming, Saturday. Dec. 4, 1976
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PennAg committee
chairmen named
EPHRATA, Pa. - W. H.
Andrews has announced
PennAg committee chair
man assignments for the
year beginning January 1.
PennAg Industries
Association is a trade
organization of Penn
sylvania agribusiness firms.
Andrews, of W. H. Andrews
& Sons, Mapleton Depot, Pa.,
was elected president of the
association at their annual
convention in September.
The committees and their
chairmen are:
Convention, Roy W.
Naugle, Naugle Feed &
Supply, Berlin; education,
Dairy days set
Dairymen are invited to attend one of four Southeast
Pennsylvania Dairy Days during early December. Dates and
locations of the Dairy Days are:
December 7 - Berks County Agricultural Center, Leesport
December 8 - Holiday Inn, Routes 22 and 512, Bethlehem
December 9 - R & S Diner, Route 309, Montgomeryville
December 10 - Stone Bam, Route 842, Unionville
The program each day begins at 10:00 a.ra. and concludes
about 2:30 p.m. Lunch will be served to those who make
reservations with their County Extension offices in southeast
Pennsylvania.
Losses in milk production bite deeply into a dairyman’s
profits, especially if these production slumps occur during
the critical base-building period or in the early part of a
cow’s lactation. Many things can contribute to these
production slumps; improper feeding and sudden changes in
feeding programs, poor herd health, and mastitis are a few of
the major causes.
Changes in feed prices and fluctuations in the feed-milk
price ratios can also have drastic effects on profit.
Manure handling is another great concern of dairymen
because of its nutritive value to crops, the cost and in
convenience of storing and handling it, and because of en
vironmental regulations.
The Dairy Day program focuses on these critical concerns.
Donald Ace, Penn State dairy specialist will discuss
“Feeding for Profit, Production and Health” and “Making
Your Feeding Programs Work for You”. “Mastitis - Its
Costs, Causes and Control” will be discussed by Dr.
Lawrence Hutchinson, Penn State Extension vetenarian. An
update on “Practical and New Manure Handling Ideas” and
the new DER proposals will be presented by Gerald Bodman,
Penn State Extension ag engineer.
One of the highlights at each session will be a panel of local
dairymen, a speaker or a tour on a topic of local interest.
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FARM EQUIPMENT
Kenneth G. Beachley,
Beachley-Hardy Seed Co.,
Camp Hill; finance, John J.
Hess, n, John J. Hess, 11,,
Inc., Paradise; flour millers,
Morris E. Brown, Jr., F. M.
Brown’s Sons, Inc., Bir
sboro; law and legislative,
Warren Elfrank, Ralston
Purina Co., Camp Hill;
membership, Thomas L.
Johns, Master Feed & Grain
Co., Conneautville;
promotion and publicity,
Neil S. Andre, Andre & Son,
Inc., Montrose; tran
sportation, George W.
Robinson, Kreamer Feed
Store, Inc., Kreamer.
STAUFFER
DIESEL, Inc.
,312 W. Main St. New Holland, Pa.
Ph. 717-354-4181
Dairy
UNIONVILLE, Pa. -
Chester County Agricultural
Agent, Glenn A. Shirk, an
nounced that an all-day
Dairy Day will be held 10:00
a.m. at the Stone Barn on
Friday, December 10. Lunch
reservations may be made
by calling the Chester
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County Extension Service
(696-3500) by December 7.
The Stone Bam is located on
Rt. 842 about two miles west
of Unionville.
Donald Ace, Penn State
dairy specialist, will explain
some basic principles that
serve as the foundation f6r
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machinery?
COME IN, LET'S TALK IT OVER!
FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT
YOUR LOCAL COUNTY OFFICE.
any good dairy feeding
program. He will also inform
dairymen about how they
can get set up on a good
dairy feedihg program that
is designed for their specific
farm situation.
A panel of dairymen will
discuss how they handle
their dry cows and fresh
cows, and how they get their
fresh cows off to a good start
in their new lactation.
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Dr. Lawrence Hutchinson,
Penn State ' Extension
veterinarian, will emphasize
“Mastitis - Its Costs, Causes
and Control”.
Manure handling i
another topic of interest tu
dairymen. Gerald Bodman,
Penn State Agricultural
engineer, will present some
ideas about “Practical and
Approved Methods of
Handling Manure”
By Tom Armstrong