Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 28. 1977
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Poultry feeding lecture
By DIETER KRIEG
LANCASTER - Poultry
feeding - more specifically
nutrition and management
during peak production - was
just one of numerous areas
explored last week during a
Poultry Management
Seminar organized by the
Ralston-Purina Company.
With close to 200 poultrymen
in attendance, the day-long
event was billed as an
opportunity for farmers to
catch up on the latest
developments on nutrition
and management.
Participants included Dr.
Bill Ragland, poultry
nutritionist at Purina; Dr.
Leo Eldridge, poultry health
specialist with the
Company; and Gary
Anderson, sales
representative. Held at the
Landis Valley Resort, the
various programs lasted
throughout the morning and
afternoon.
According to a British
study, a one per cent higher
peak in production signifies
an overall one per cent
increase in production.
Purina researchers, who
have verified these results,
therefore urge producers to
Safe play
HARRISBURG - Because
of the supervision, major
injuries are not com
monplace in Pennsylvania’s
State Parks.
Minor injuries caused by
falls are perhaps most
common and parents are
urged to watch their
youngsters at all times.
Also, they should never
allow the children to play in
or around fire rings for there
DAIRY HERD DISPERSAL
Fred & Charlotte Bosworth
Homer, N.Y.
THURSDAY EVENING, JUNE 2,1977
Sellin "t the farm located on East River Rd.,
7 mi. t Cortland, N.Y., 5 mi. west of
Truxton ' mi. from East Homer, N.Y. Turn
off Rt. 1. jiuo Youngs crossing to East River
Rd. Auction arrows.
73 REGISTERED & HIGH GRADE CATTLE 73
This is a stylish, good uddered, young herd. There
are 55 cows of which 3 were fresh in March, 3 in April, 6
in May, 3 are due in July, 9 due in August, 7 in Sep
tember, 7 in October, 4 in November, 5 in December, 7
due January, balance in various stages of lactation; 8
registered heifers due Sept, on, 9 registered started
heifer calves, 1 reg. service bull. 46 head are
registered. Many of the cattle trace to an Ivanhoe Son
that did a fine job here. There are some fine daughters
of a Selling Rockman Son. A son of Black Bart has
some lovely young cows. Some top A-I animals include
a very fancy Astronaut due in July; 2 Lassie leader,
very dairy; a nice black eagle due December; a milky
Robbie due November; a fancy Marge; a hard working
Comerset Centurion medalist; a nice Vinedale Frasea
pilot due m Oct. to 55 Rockman. You’ll be pleased with
the quality. Necessary cattle Vet examined. Vac
cinated with Leptomune - G.H.P. Accommodations for
interstate shipment.
Owners,
FRED & CHARLOTTE BOSWORTH
PHONE - 607-756-5093
Terms: Cash or good check. Lunch available.
NOTE: Mr. Bosworth says if anyone wishes to see
these cattle milked they are welcome to do so, milking
starts at 4 A.M. & 4 P.M
Jack Woods Livestock & Auction Service
Cincinnatus, N.Y.
Phone days - 607-863-2435
Evenings -607-836-6312
coordinate their feeding and
management programs to
bring about higher peaks in
their production graphs.
Showing graphs and
figures, Ragland pointed out
that pullets come into
production at various age
levels. That variation can be
as much as eight weeks,
which, “in an eggshell,”
does not make poultry
feeding as simple as one
might think. The variation in
maturity must be taken into
consideration.
Figures displayed by
Ragland indicated that an
average of four per cent of
the flock goes into
production at Week 21.
Average flock production at
that point is only two per
cent. By Weed 27 average
flock production has
increased to 92 per cent,
when all birds have passed
the “first egg stage.” Most
hens reach their peak
production in a matter of
days, then decline slowly as
the weeks progress.
“Remember, it’s the flock
as an average, not the
individual hen, that requires
eight to nine weeks to reach
peak production,” says
Purina.
is always the possibility that
a few hot coals may remain
from a previous user.
The Department urges
hikers to wear the proper
type of footwear which is
made for this purpose and
soled to prevent slipping and
falling, to stay on the
established trails and by
pass rock ledges where one
slip could result in a serious
injury.
7:00 P.M.
liagland recommends
altering the layer ration at
five per cent production
intervals, taking special
consideration of calcium and
phosphorus requirements.
Pullet records, which were
stressed ealrier in the
program (see related stories
elsewhere in this issue of
Lancaster Farming) play an
important part in managing
for peak production as well.
Purina researchers
maintain that the lighting
program and type of housing
the pullets were grown in
will have an effect on
performance once they go to
the laying facilities. A
farmer may therefore want
to consider adjusting his
lighting to those the birds
were used to as youngsters.
Purina research results
indicate that lighting pullets
at 18 weeks of age, rather
than 20, will cause earlier
sexual maturity, lower early
egg weights, and shift the
peak production period
within the laying cycle. The
total number of eggs layed
(comparing initiating of
lighting periods at either IS
or 20 weeks of age) will likely
be the same, however,
Purina studies indicate.
Ragland told his audience
that the nutritional needs of
the pullet will change
because of the influence of
the lighting program on the
hen’s sexual maturity.
That’s why he endorses a
concept of feeding a layer
ration by five per cent
production intervals, rather
than some chronological
age.
Body weights of the hens
PUBLIC SALE
SATURDAY, JUNE 11,1977
2:00 PM
REAL ESTATE
14th So’,’th :Bth Street Harrisburg, Pa.
Terms by
AUCTIONEERS: K- * STONE, JR.
Stone and Kilmer
Phone 71 367-3220
PUBLIC SALE
FRIDAY NIGHT, JUNE 3,1977
Clearfield County between Glen Rickey,
Clearfield Brown Crest Farm will offer complete
disposal of farm machinery.
FARM MACHINERY
Massey-Ferguson tractor 180 gas; 12 ft. Pittsburgh
disc, new; McConnell grain drill; single disc 16 hoe;
New Holland haybine; New Holland hay rake, year
old; New Holland baler Model 78 with' Wisconsin
motor; Hay elevator; corn elevator; 3 New Idea flat
bed hay wagons; 2 self-unloading New Holland
wagons; single row New Idea com picker; super 717
New Holland harvester with com head; 2 ensilage
blowers with pipe; fertilizer spreader; one Cobey
wagon hydraulic: small manure spreader; self
propelled Massey-Hams combine Model 82 with 10 ft
headl; 8 rolls of barb wire; one wagon of miscellaneous
items
This machinery is ready to go to the field. Was never
left to sit outside
Terms cash or good check
Auctioneer - Carper
aimed for peak
should be considered in
attempting to maximize
production, Ilagland offered.
Deciding how to feed for
increased body weights can
be a bit confusing however, if
producers don’t take time to
take a close look at the facts.
It’s true for example, that
pullets gain considerable
weight during the first few
- weeks that they’re in their
new surroundings. It is not
necessarily true, however,
that they are in need of
specially fortified rations at
that time. The reason for
that deduction, Purina
research explains, is that
most of the pullet growth
takes place prior to the time
that the first egg is laid. It is
not necessary to feed for
both egg production and
growth of the pullet at the
same time.
Purina research has also
revealed that approximately
80 per cent of the post peak
production gain in body
tissue is fat, not protein. This
further influences the
feeding program, Ragland
showed. Exceptions may
arise within these
generalizations, the
nutritionist points out, if the
flock came into the layer
house at unusually low
average weights due to
disease or management
stress. In this case, extra
fortification is in order,
Ragland advised.
Ragland and Purina
advocate using a layer ration
to build calcium reserves in
pullets, as to a pullet
ration with extra calcium.
“It is not just a percentage of
calcium or phosphorus in the
layer ration that is
at 6:00 PM
Owner
BROWN CREST FARM.
important but the actual
intake of available calcium
or phosphorus that is
critical,” the Purina
scientist says. In periods of
low feed intake, which may
occur due to high housing
temperatures or other
management stress, it’s
vital that proper nutrient
intake levels be maintained.
Rations with high calcium
levels should not be fed to
pullets prior to 18 weeks of
age because it could result in
kidney damage.
In choosing a ration
designed for peak
production, feed intake of
both layers and non-layers
are taken into consideration
to give a “house average.”
A final and important point
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Sheriff’s notices of land and properties (many with
buildings) to be sold by PUBLIC AUCTION for UN
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houses, farms, many to choose from. Good investment
opportunities. We LIST FULL DETAILS of property
location, total amount owing for unpaid taxes and
where to buy NEW SPRING 1977 EDITION now
available, copies limited Send $6.00 for your copy
to Canadian Publications. P.O. Box 712, Belleville
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COMPLETE DISPERSAL
Located just out of Austinville, Pa.. 6 miles
from Col. Cross Roads, 9 miles from Troy, 12
miles from Mansfield, Pa. Watch for auction
arrows off Route 14 at Col. Cross Rds. and off
Route Troy and Mansfield.
TUESDAY, (MY 31,1977
At 1:00 P.M. Sharp
42 HIGH GRADE HOLSWINS 42
Herd consists of 35 mature cows, 3 bred heifers, 4
from 3 months to 6 months, several fresh cows, one due
June, one July, four August, 14 due from September
through December. Balance in various stages of
lactation. Sire Power breeding for years, service sires
represented, Shrine, BB Lad, More, Birch, Jewel, Aim
High, Astro, Galaxy, Pencor, Interstate tested, preg.
ex., charts day of sale.
Oliver 1555 gas tractor only 1700 hours, a real nice
tractor; Cockshutt 550 tractor w/3 pt. hitch; JD 420
crawler; WD4S tractor w/loader and side mount
mower; NH 68 baler w/thrower; NI mow-ditioner.
Papec chopper w/pick-up and one row com heads;
Gehl self-unloading box w/heavy running gear and
flotation tires; 2 hay wagons w/kicker racks; White 508
serai-mounted spring loaded plows (new last year);
IHC 4 row com planter; Cockshutt 8 ft. disc; JD 2 row
com planter; NH 23 hopper blower; Ontario 15 hoe
grain drill; Hawk barrell spreader; 7 ft. rotary
mower; NH 327 spreader; Oliver 5 wheel rake; weed
sprayer w/tank; 4 section harrows; 50ft. elev. w/PTO;
Shaver hyd. post driver; 3 pt. hitch cultivator; cast
iron land roller; fertilizer sower; farm trailer; 3 sets of
ring tractor chains; cattle oiler; locust fence post; hyd.
cylinders; 2 and 3 hp. motors; log chains; grabs;
binders and a few other small items.
Milk House - Barn - Sflo Equipment
400 gal. Girton bulk tank w/compressor; Boumatic
pipeline complete w/milker pump 4 units, washer, vat
and 285 ft. line 2 years old; Badger silo unloader
presently in 14 ft silo w/elec. wench (new last year);
Badger 16 ft. elev. w/9 ft. trough (new last year); Patz
silo unloader fits 12 to 16 ft. silo; 670 bu. metal com
crib.
Sales Mgr. Note: Due to health problems, Mr. Raub
must discontinue his fanning operation. A good
producing herd w/good udders; just went on DHTA 2
months ago so records won’t be complete but will be a
good guideline. Selling order machinery at 1:00 sharp,
cattle at approx. 2; 00. See you Tuesday, May 31,1977.
Terms: Cash or good check. Lunch Available. Sale
under cover.
Owners,
PRESTON AND HELEN RAUB
Auctioneer - Artow Kiehl
Sales Mgr: Gordon Wood, Mansfield, Pa.
717-549-4901
For the most in advertising coverjage emd preparing
your sale, call Wood’s Auction Service. ‘ v ■
output
egg producers may want to
consider is that each change
of one degree Fahrenheit m
house temperature results m
an approximate change of
per cent in feed intake, it
points out the need to adjust
nutrient levels according to
temperature.
In conclusion, the Purina
seminar emphasized the
necessity of starting with
high quality pullets on which
thorough feeding, health,
and management records
have been kept. “Nutritional
programs and management
practices during housing and
through 36 weeks of age can
have considerable effect on
peak and subsequent
performance,” the Purina
nutritionist affirmed.
RAOB
MACHINERY