Lancaster Co. DHIA [Continued from Page 102] Naaman W. Stoltzfus RH 34 29.9 Irvin B. Weaver Mix 31 J. Wilmer Eby R&GrH 34 Moses M. Weaver GrH 26 36.3 John M. Weaver & Son Mix 31 Ressler & Stoltzfus Mix 31 David L. Landis R&GrH 31 Rohrer Brothers R&GrH Patz 988 alio unioader 150 cattlafaadar 400 cattla faadar 162 A circular faadar 101 Tapar*Pan Faadar Silo unloading - Feed handling - Manure handling Patz has the Equipment Patz has the Personnel Patz means confidence - depend on It ALEXANDRIA MAXISENBERG 669 4027 BALLY LONGACRE ELECTRIC 845 2261 BELLEFONTE LUCAS BARN EQUIPMENT 814 383 2806 BELLEVILLE MACLAY & SON 717 935 2101 CAMP HILL UOYDSULTZBAUGH 737 4554 EAST EARL ZIMMERMAN EQUIPMENT 445-6409 45.4 89.6 33.4 48.7 93.0 61.5 49.2 80.7 88.5 52.7 49.6 84.3 90.1 64.9 46.7 90.4 92.8 48.9 52.3 46.9 93.2 47.6 'A /' V / ' ' /■ / 7^' 182 A conveyor 155 A conveyor 166 overhead feeder 101 conveyor CONTACT YOUR LOCAL DEALER Christian Zook R&GrH 38 44.5 Ezra & Gerald Martin RH 30 46.8 Ray P. Bollinger R&GrH 35 45.8 Rufus G. Martin RH 39 25.4 Roy C. Neff 2.01 2.00 R&GrH 28 65.6 Benuel S. Stoltzfus R&GrH 24 42.5 Russel L. Kline R&GrH 35 41.3 Curtis E. Akers R&GrH 30 60.0 Harry L. Troop RH 31 44.4 1.98 1.98 1.98 1.97 1.97 1.97 8 166 conveyor 400 gutter cleaner p . ump .. 400 manure atackar 400 Swinging elide Modal 100 machantcal »• manura atackar manurap ump 286 llquldvator 181 manura apraadar HAMBURG H DANIEL WENGER 488-6574 KIRKWOOD LANDIS &ESBENSHADE 786 4158 ■EBANON MARVIN HORST 272 0871 McALISTERVILLE SANER FARM SYSTEMS 463 2606 [Continued on Page 1041 MILLERSBURG LANDIS LABOR SAVERS 692 4647 MILTON LANDIS FARMSTEAD AUTOMATION 437 2375 NEWVILLE PIPERSVILLE MOYER FARM SERVICE 776 8675 STREET. MD THOMASVILLE KENNETH L SPAHR 225 1064 81.1 47.6 90.7 49.4 84.7 46.1 85.3 46.7 92.4 47.3 51.9 95.5 86.4 47.2 87.9 48.2 88.9 47.8 '^L Model 200 FRED B McGILLRAY 776 7312 WALTER WEBSTER 452 8521 Lancaster Farming, Sati jijgr %€Br »T g^H|HH|^^Hpv 1.95 1.94 1.94 1.94 1.93 1.93 1.93 Two weeks ago, while working with a dairyman in the southern end of the county, our conversation finally got to the subject of free stalls. This dairyman had some free stalls - if you call wet, soupy, odorous low spots in the floor free stalls! No wonder he had questions about concreting or putting mats in his new stalls. Most dairymen that are not happy with their clay free stalls have not learned how to build and maintain them. 1.92 1.92 Clay free stalls must be properly constructed if you expect them to last and keep the cows clean. Proper construction, in my estimation, must include a bedding board, a back-up board or rail, and clay in ample quantity that is tamped into the stall while it is damp. The bedding board helps reduce tramped teats, helps to prevent gouging out of the stall, and helps to make it easier for the cow to get up. The board should be par tially buried in the clay with at least two inches extending above the clay. A back-up board or rail is a must. This simple device keeps the cow from com fortably standing all'the way m the stall, and thus greatly reduces the amount of manure that you must remove from the stall. This rail in no way makes the stall less comfortable for the resting cow. Normal placement is 18-24 inches from the front of the stall on the top rail. 0 ( A lot of materials are successfully being used to construct the bed in the stall, including concrete, asphalt, rubber mats, and ground limestone. If we give a cow a choice she will generally choose a well constructed and bedded clay based stall. To my way of thinking, a comfortable cow will give more milk than an un comfortable cow. Damp clay must be tamped into the stall and built up to the point where the cow is laying uphill slightly. Did you ever see cows laying downhill in a pasture? This not only makes the cow more com- CUSTOM BUTCHERING Hogs Processed the old fashioned way. Sausage pudding, scrapple. Hams and Bacon cured. ee \ d and f^ozen^^^^ Dried beef and bologna WE ALSO SPECIALIZE IN U S D A GRADED SIDES AND QUARTERS For Home Freezer Call PAUL A. HESS (717) 464-3374 or Home 464-3127 h shmk '} M 1 Ifc^ W :urday, March 5,1977 Facts for dairymen By Alan Bair Assoc. County Agent Lancaster, Pa. fortable but also gives the stall some natural drainage. Sure free stalls need some maintenance. In fact it only makes good sense to periodically - say once a year - clean out the old clay and bedding in the rear of the stall and start again clean. At our milking school held this Winter, a good dairyman from the Conestoga area made the remark that they do rebuild their free stalls every six months just to cut down on the possibility of building up mastitis organisms in the bedding and clay. I happen to know that those 350 stalls are in excellent condition to start with. If it’s worth it to their cows, I’m sure it would pay you also. No, clay free stalls are not maintenance free. Just like everything else on the farm that makes you money they deserve your attention. Clean, comfortable cows with less mastitis are your reward. To do a good job of milking, it must be a pleasant experience for you and the cow. This was clearly brought home to me last week at the East Earl farm of Clyde Martin. I generally try not to bother farmers at milking time but just as I arrived, the Martins were starting to milk. Clyde said we could visit because the kids would milk while he and I talked. If everyone did as good a job milking as those kids, I would have a lot less mastitis work to do. Admitting that they don’t always have four people to help milk, Clyde did say the routine is always basically the same. The secret is that each person washes his or her own cow so they can get that machine on within that tirst 90 seconds of letdown. This helps the cows milk out fast which cuts down on stress. With four very competent young people running five units in a bright, * clean bam with lots of good conversation, 73 happy cows were milked in just over an hour. Since they didn’t take the time to overmilk their cows like so many of your neighbors do, they got to supper on time - that even made Mrs. Martin happy! 103
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