34 —Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 27,1978 * Forty Kindergarten and first grade children from the N.C. Schaeffer Elementary School, Laureldale, Berks County, recently visited the Rae Hix Farm, NORTHC 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. pp} \ I / JIM THOMAS \ 1 PHONE: (717) 656-2677 irs A TOTAL SYSTEM 57 W Mam St Leola, PA 17540 Mohrsville Rl. They had the opportunity to see broiler chicks, dairy and beef cattle, and hogs. i r lifi-p ' '« ; * M,f I •? , HI \ ~ V ' u.> t k* V\ tv;. \ ' *>% " ,j> •t'/. . s\ NORTHCO EGG GATHERING uses plastic coated contact surfaces to move eggs from the cage to processing equipment, gently and efficiently. NORTHCO f SYSTEMS pßOoucis or a n mo mumum company * ***** 5 * 'f «* * * 0(1 I | For more information complete this coupon and return to 57 W Mam THOMAS FARM SYSTEMS, INC Leola, PA 17540 I NAME ADDRESS | CITY Summer-stored grain needs to be warmed NEWARK, Del. - Grain in storage that will be held on the farm into or through the summer months should be warmed up to 70 degrees Fahrenheit by the middle of June. This will prevent moisture migration that can induce spoilage. According to University of Delaware Extension agricultural engineer Tom Williams, grain stored in bins of 2000 bushels or less usually do not require warming. Gram stored m larger bins, however, should be wanned five to 10 degrees Fahrenheit each month starting in April until the gram temperature reaches 65 to 70 degrees. One can begin wanning the grain with aeration fans on fair days when the average daily temperature remains 10 to 15 degrees Fahrenheit above the grain temperature. Average daily temperature is the daily high plus the daily low divided by two. Air flows of one cfm/bu (common for drying fans) will need to operate about 15 hours to change the grain temperature, says Williams. An air flow of one-tenth cfm/bu (common for aeration fans) will have to i__ ''“SCPf .iS^ . < iteag g£& i .4 f 9 J/fP’ 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 operate 150 hours or six and ohe-fourth days to change the grain temperature. Aeration fans moving one- tenth c£m/bu or less air should be operated con ' tinuously until all the gram is warmed. Once a warming zone has started through the grain, it must be moved completely through since moisture tends to condense on the colder com ahead of the warming zone. If the warm layer is stopped against the cool “wetted layer,” com m this zone may become musty and spoil. The temperature of the grain can be checked by holding a thermometer in the exhaust air stream if the aeration fans are pulling the air down through the grain. This is also a good .place to smell the condition of stored grain. Musty odors indicate spoilage. It is unnecessary to con tinue fan operation after the grain has been warmed. However, operating the fans 15 to 20 minutes every week will move fresh air through the grain. If there is a pocket of grain that is deteriorating, the fresh air will likely pick up some of the musty odor and one will be able to smell this m the discharged air. x* ft-*** s—l*9.' 9 ■ ZIP
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