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In trials...
Seven veal feeding programs
were compared... and
you’ve got the winner!
In total gains, rate of gain and conversion rate,
one program stood out above all others. That’s
the one on which Agway Veal Pre-Starter, Starter
and Finisher are based.
The group on the winning program started
at an initial average weight of 111.1 lbs. And fin
ished at 349.00 lbs. An average gain of 237.9 lbs.
With a feed conversion rate of 1.66 pounds of
feed per pound of gain.
Agway Veal Pre-Starter, Starter and Finisher
are made from top quality products. From top
quality protein, 100% derived from milk prod
ucts. From 100% animal fat. Because Agway
6 to 65 H.P.
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October, during the Sunday
through Saturday period
that includes Oct. 9. This
date is the anniversary of
“The Great Chicago Fire” of
1871 which marked the real
start of community efforts to
prevent fires, instead of
concentrating only on put
ting them out.
This being Fire Prevention
Week, Extension
agricultural engineers at the
University of Maryland, in
cooperation with the United
States Department of
Agriculture, and the
knows that protein quality and fat source are
where performance is. As the trials showed...
quality pays off.
Every veal grower knows that prime veal
depends on the quality and vigor of the calves,
on proper housing, feeding management and
sanitation. Do all of them right, and the line-up
of Agway Veal Feeds can do a superior job for
you.
For more information on a most profitable
way to get into a most profitable market, call
your local Agway. FARM
ENTERPRISE
SERVICE
Fire prevention urged
National Safety Council, are
providing farmers with the
following tips for fire
prevention.
Keep your place clean
and get rid of unnecessary
fire feeders.
Keep your furnace,
fireplace and chimneys
clean and maintained.
Make sure portable
heaters are used away from
combustibles and placed so
they can’t tip.
Store flammable liquids
in sturdy metal containers.
Use them with extreme care.
Teach children to
respect fires and to not play
with matches.
'Watch smoking and
matches.
Don’t overload electrical
circuits. Add new ones if
needed.
Protect your family with
a sensitive fire alarm
system. Systems might also
be installed in barns.
Protect your home,
shop, buildings, and
equipment with proper fire
extinguishers. Make sure
everyone knows where they
are and how to use them.
Develop and practice a
(agway)
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 7,1978
home fire drill so that
everyone can quickly and
safely evacuate the house in
case of fire. Please have the
fire department’s number
handy and make sure
everyone knows how to call
it.
Have a good water
supply in case of fire.
“Observed” will continue
to be the right word for Fire
Prevention Week as long as
fires’ annual tolls remain at
astronomical levels.
In the U.S. atone, 3.1
million fires are reported in
a single year. Those fires
account for 11,800 deaths oer
Brown Swiss sold for $43,950
HARRISBURG - The
Pennsylvania State Brown
Swiss Association conducted
its annual invitational sale in
conjunction with the Penn
sylvania All-American
Dairy Show last week at the
Farm Show Complex.
A total of 37 calves and
mature females went onto
the auction block and
grossed $43,950, for an
average of $1,187 per head.
The first 10 head in the sale
averaged $l,BOO.
The top of the sale was a 5-
year-old cow, “Rea-Mor
Beautician Rebecca,”
consigned by Rea-Mor
Farms, West Alexander, Pa.
Ambassador Farms in
Texas paid $3,100 for the
animal.
Runner-up honors in the
Brown Swiss dollar
sweepstakes went to a four
year-old, “Harris Hill Betty
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year, and dollar losses of
over 4 billion.
The toll of The Great
Chicago Fire was
monumehtal in terms of the
young frontier city and of the
economy of those days; 250
lives lost, 17,430 buddings
destroyed, and an estimated
$l6B million in property lost.
Safety specialists con
clude; “When everyone pays
attention to ‘learn not to
bum’ then the annual costs
of fires - in terms of deaths,
injuries, suffering, and
dollars - will decrease
greatly.
D” of Washington Depot,
Conn. This animal was
bought by Rolf and Barbara
Paulson of Port Republic,
Va. for 12,575.
The Brown Swiss sale was
under the chairmanship of
Don Trimble of Peach
Bottom. Auctioneering was
done by A. Doty Remsburg
of Jefferson, Md.
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