This blacksmith combines his work with hobby * byKENDACEBOERY MANHEIM About 14 years ago, John Brosey, Manheim R 6, was having difficulty in finding a blacksmith to shoe his horses. Not one to leave the problem unsolved, he decided to learn to do his horses himself. Then the neighbors started to ask him to do their horses, and their friends asked, and well, Brosey has been shoeing horses ever since. Serving his apprenticeship under Adam and Bill Beam, LARGE CONSIGNMENT SALE FARM MACHINERY, TRUCKS, NNIRACTOR'S EOOIFMEHT A TOOLS SAL MARCH 25,1978 At 9:00 A.M. Located at Sechrist Sales Co. Livestock Auction Grounds, Stewartstown, Pa. (near New Park). York Co. Watch for complete listing coming soon. SECHRIST SALES CO. Robert L. Sechrist, Auctioneer - Phr.3B2-4379 WHY?? SHOULD I CONSIDER A FARM DRAINAGE INVESTMENT COCALICO EQUIPMENT CO.? BECAUSE THEYARE LAND IMPROVEMENT SPECIALISTS USING ALL S.C.S. APPROVED MATERIALS Call 215-267-3808 ASK ABOUT THEIR USER BEAM GRADE CONTROL Drainage Pays High Returns Typical Investment Annual Return Land Drainage 21-46% (d) Farm Buildings 3-23% (d) Farm Land 11% (e) Stocks 7.4% (f) Bonds 6.1% (g) COMPARE Even with the conservative figures shown above, it’s obvious that land drainage should top fanners’ lists of investment priorities. COCALICO EQUIPMENT CO. LI C A Talmadge, he has been a professional blacksmith for 12 years. The same involvement with horses has given Brosey his latest hobby - photography. For the past year, the horse enthusiast has been doing his own photography and developing. Citing horses as his favorite and most usual subject, he has also done senior pictures for high school students, portraits, and wedding shots. He takes his camera wherever he goes, and never misses an opportunity to catch a shot on film. The two activities go well together and Brosey has many opportunities to combine his job and hobby. Owning his own four year old Reg. Quarter Horse, he not only shows it in horse shows, but also has used it for roping, cutting, trail riding, and pleasure riding. He also takes his cameras to shows, and has served as the blacksmith on call. In fact, almost all of his time is spent in some horse-related field, whether he be working or just relaxing. As a blacksmith, Brosey is a firm believer of the saying “no hoof, no horse”. “Every FROM DRAINAGE & EXCAVATING RD#3 DENVER, PA. 17517 (215)267-3808 horse heeds some form of corrective shoeing,” he stated. “You have to see the horse move, walk and trot. Each horse has its own balance tfiat must be dealt with. Also, how the horse is used must be taken into consideration.”' To deal with each of the 140 to 150 horses he sees every six to eight weeks, Brosey checks each horse before he starts the shoeing process. Not only watching the horse while it is in motion, he walks around the animal, examining its feet from every angle. Then he is ready to start his work. First each hoof is trimmed of the growth it has ac cumulated since the last visit, usually about 3/8 inch. Then he selects the proper shoe for the individual horse, and nails them in place, being careful to fit each shoe. “I believe in a natural foot on a horse,” Borsey ex plained. “I want to make the horse feel as comfortable as possible.” The biggest hoof problem Brosey sees in horses today is “thrush”, a foot fungus disease, caused by neglect of the owner. The fungus oc curs when the horse is allowed to stand in a badly drained stable which has not been cleaned out. To avoid thrush, clean conditions of the stable area should be maintained. The hooves of horses should be Ralph W. Horst Auctioneer Harshnum and Gossert Clerks DISPERSAL OF HOLSTEIN CATTLE & FARM EQUIPMENT The undersigned quitting farming will sell on the farm located 3 miles southwest of Newville, Cumb. Co., Pa. or 7 miles Northeast of Ship pensburg along Rte. 533 on THURSDAY, MARCH 16 Sale at 10:30 A.M 19 REGISTERED & GRADE HOLSTEIN HEIFERS 5 steers - from 200 lb. to 1,000 lb. nine heifers are fresh or close, two due in July, eight are from 2-11 mo. Tested and Preg. checked. Sires are Gay Ideal, Rocket, Jack, Snowman, Pioneer Optimist. Bred animals carry artificial service and with size and quality. TRACTORS - DUMP TRUCK - EQUIPMENT MF 165 Diesel P.S. and multi-Power, 1300 hours; Farmall H with loader; 1941 Chev. 3% ton dump truck; MH Super 2610 ft. S.P. combine; NH 479 haybine; JD 14 T baler with thrower; JD rake; Badger 160 spreader; NI 311 two row pull type picker; JD 1240 platless 4 row planter with insecticide applicator; JD 15 x 7 drill, has band seeder; Kneveland 3 x 14 in. automatic reset plow; JD 8 ft. disc; Brillion 9 ft. packer, 4 in. axle; NH 327 spreader; NH Smoker 36 ft. elevator; 20 ft. grain auger, 5 inch wide; 20 ft. mow conveyer; 16 ft. aluminum elev.; 4 wagons with bale racks; 2 wagons with Kil-Brqs. 350 and 275 gravity bins; fiberglass field sprayer; NH roll-way elev.; 2-20 tooth harrows; 1-24 tooth; NH self-unload unit; false endgates; hyd. cylinders, 3 feed carts. 5 elec, motors, % to % H.P.; 1,000 gal. water tank, 275 gal. gas tank and pump, hay fork, rope and pulleys, 1-3 ft. gamble sticks, 1 hole hand corn sheller, grain cradle, rake, pump jack, 6 telephone poles and insulators, some dated; com or coal chute, Western saddle; wheelbarrow, 2 wagon loads small items, scrap iron, etc. DAIRY EQUIPMENT - SILAGE Mojonnier 400 gal. bulk tank with washer; stainless steel wash tubs, stainless wash basin, 30 gal. water heater, refrigerator, 16 milk cans and strainer, DeLaval 73 pump with IV* in. pipe for 40 cows, 1 magnetic unit, extra 50 lb. pail, Surge pump, cow clippers, etc., 10 to 15 ft. com silage in 12 ft. silo. Terms: Cash; Lunch at Sale. BRUCE D. COHICK Phone (717) 776-5355 One example of his photography is this picture by John Brosey, taken of the covered bridge located near Landisville, in Lancaster County. cleaned every day. If a horse does have the problem, medication should be ap Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 11,1978 plied to the affected area. Brosey recommends hot iodine in the treatment of thrush. “Thrush requires moisture to survive,” he noted. “If the wound isn’t too deep, and the horse is kept in clean stalls, the iodine should do the job.” The blacksmith believes it is good for a horse to have a break from shoes, the ideal time being over the Sum mer. But because most horses have their heaviest use over the Summer months, many horses will go barefoot over the Winter which he agrees is all right. He added that there are some horses, however, which can’t go without shoes though, due to their tender feet. Brosey doesn’t like to put borium on his horses as a rule. Borium, which is sometimes used to give a horse traction on a slippery surface, is added to the bottoms of the shoes. “Borium can tear a leg up on a horse,” he said. “While it lets a horse grip on a road or gravel, it doesn’t allow the foot to give the way it’s supposed to. Therefore, it creates excess tension which travels up the leg. It can cause lameness.” (Turn to Page 122' KILLIGREW DISPERSAL Rte. 15 at Lindley, N.Y., 4 mi. from Lawrenceville, Pa. SATURDAY, MARCH 18,1978 Selling 24 good interstate-tested Holstein hfrs., 3 tractors and all machinery and small tools, all well cared-for and much like new!! IH “544 D”, JD “630”, Cockshutt “540”. IH “47” baler, like-new “82” com bine, very good 1-row com picker, and much more! Owned by: MR. & MRS. GERALD KILLIGREW Sold by: Rumseys’ of Bath, N.Y. "SPECIAL" FEEDER SALES FOUR STATES' LIVESTOCK SALES INC. IN HAGERSTOWN Wednesday-7:00 P.M. ★ MAR. 15 ★ MAR. 29 ★ APR. 12 ★ APR. 26 ★ MAY 10 The strong demand for feeders has already started this year in our regular sales. Be sure to market your cattle in one of our “Special” feeder sales this spring. These sales are always well attended by local and out of state buyers. A Top Sale For Your Young Cattle! For market information or a dependable trucker in your area, call: 301-733-8120 PLEASE SAVE THIS ADV. 119
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