V -■-L . Your first dream after falling asleep usually lasts for 10 minutes. No carryover! Denver+ Lasso** herbicides Applied anytime after planting until 3-inch com/2-leaf weeds Now you con apply the Bqnvel- Losso tank mix frotn immedi ately offer plonfing fhrough eorly post . .when corn is no more thon three inches toll ond/or weeds/grosses reach the two leaf stage. For excellent control of brood leaf weeds ond grosses WITH OUT carryover to soybeans . Donvel + Lasso works os long as you need it. But not next year ... when you don't' No incorporotion! Chemical barrier in top layer of soil kills weeds os they germinate. We hove your supply Coll today. pcnnfleld corporation 717-299-2561 NORTH High Density Work VINYL DROPPING SHIELDS eliminate the headaches of dropping boards and dropping board scrapers. Manure slides off the dropping shields and into the pit. , . Owners of present Northco Slant-Back Systems are impressed with the way all components of the system work together to increase the efficiency of the total system. THOMAS FARM SYSTEMS, INC. fTh \ vV 1 \ / JIM THOMAS \ J PHONE: (717) 656-2677 Banvef Before using any pesticide read the label •Losso* is a registered trade mark of Monsanto Com pony The Oonvel + Losso tank mix is cleared for use in Colorado Illinois Indiana lowa Kansas Kentucky Michigan Minnesota Mis soun Montano Nebraska New York North Dakota Ohio Pennsylvania South Dakota Utah and Vis consm ITS A TOTAL SYSTEM 57 W. Main S*. Leola, PA 17540 Six Garden Spot seniors (Continued from Page 18) pigs reach 75 pounds, pig grower pellets until the pigs reach a 125 pound bodyweight; and then hog finisher until they reach market weight. Pen two,” on the ration Instructor Robert Woods, center, goes over some of the figures from the 40- day weigh in with (left to right) Michael Martin, Michael Witwer, Dave Stahl, and Terry Schaffer. NORTHCO EGG GATHERING uses plastic coated contact surfaces to move eggs from the cage to processing equipment, gently and efficiently. NORTHCO f SYSTEMS nooucß cmumo muFKrmm cmmr formulated by the seniors, will involve feeding the pigs 18 per cent medicated feed until the pigs reach 75 pounds of bodyweight; 16 per cent medicated hog feed until the animals reach 125 pounds; and 14 per cent medicated hog feed until the I j For more information complete this coupon and return to I THOMAS FARM SYSTEMS, INC. J NAME _ ADDRESS. | CITY i PHONE Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 8,1978—1$ reach animals weight. At their first 40 day weighing, the animals at tained a 1.42 pound rate of daily gain. The animals will now be individually weighed at market time and individual S * S r t y ,*♦ * ' ‘ JT „ ~ Sr \ t fr'mS!SS •jjL?. isiJp THE RELIABLE FEEDER FEED MIXING ACTION Northco’s exclusive core auger mixes feed along the entire feed line to help prevent feed separation. There are no hang-up spots where feed can become stale. Uneaten feed is carried back to the hopper and mixed with fresh feed. LESS WEAR The core auger floats on a cushion of feed. There’s virtually no metal-to metal contact which means less wear LESS WASTE A specially designed “feed-saver” trough maintains a feed level that is easily ac cessible to the birds from billing feed out of the trough VERSATILE Northco’s Cage Feeder can be adapted to fit nearly any cage or cage arrange ment even vertical or wall-row operations. : STATE pen weights recorded to determine which pen ac tually grew the faster and which had the highest feed efficiency. Financial records will be kept to determine which pen of animals earned the most profit per head. In their budget, the seven members estimated that their profits would be $161.04, which they will split seven ways. market Along with the money, the members feel they are learning valuable lessons. Says Joe Hoover, who has five breeding sows and 32 feeder pigs, “I’m not used to keeping records on weights and things like that. That’s something I might do from nowon.” Michael Martin, who used to raise breeding animals and market hogs, points out that he learned to watch the market for feeder pig and com prices, something he’d never done before. Instructor Woods also feels that this project is a worthwhile activity for the seniors to be involved in, and he praises the business of the community for their sup port. “Gehman’s and the Blue Ball Bank were really helpful in getting this project rolling,” he praises. And, according to Raymond Baxter, vice president of (Turn to Page 24) „1 < „ < v & * ! ! > ZIP 57 W. Mam St. Leola, PA 17540 P4/8
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