New ‘tool’ eases LANCASTER - Although calculators have been around for a while, a fairly recent use of them is now being incorporated into the livestock industry. Dr. Lester Burdette, livestock Extension specialist at Penn State, discussed the features m SEE YOUR CASE DEALER FOR LARGE FACTORY REBATES PLUS WAIVER OF FINANCE TILL APRIL 1, 1979 PARTS • SERVICE • RECONDITIONED TRACTORS CONVENIENT FINANCING • LEASING • RENTALS doing something about it. DEPENDABLE MOTOR CO. East Main Street Honey Brook, PA (215)273-3131 273-3737 STOUFFER BROS. INC. 1066 Lincoln Way West Chambersburg, PA (717)263-8424 E. W. BILEWiCZ C.&P. FULTZ EQUIP. EQUIP., INC. c r di. pA . .... Spring Mills, PA Elmer Rd., Richwood, NJ (r\a\ 422-8805 (609) 881-2692 ' C.N. WALTZ SONS, INC. RDI, Cogan Station, PA (717)435-2921 of a hand held programable calculator in determining the feasibility of a beef and swine feeding ration analysis. Burdette spoke at the Lancaster Cattle Feeder’s Day held January 23 at the Farm and Home Center, Lancaster. They’re In Demand CLAIR J. MYERS Lake Road R 1 Thomasville, PA (717) 259-0453 PAUL SHIVER’S, INC. 35 East Willow St. Carlisle, PA (717) 243-2686 beef management tty programming the calculator, Burdette said you could determine things such as ration analysis, protein and mineral analysis, net energy, various costs, income tax, etc. After programming the calculator, he said it would take one man, one half hour, to run an analysis. Without the calculator, it would take all day to run. “It has the potential for you to consider it as a management tool” he said. When speaking of nutrients, Burdette said that natural protein is broken down into amino acids. You can influence the break up of amino acids in the rumen by how the animal is fed. When the protein is relatively non destructive, it can be ab sorbed better in the rumen. If some soluable proteins are fed too much, the animal will build up too much ammonia in the rumen. This is wasted protein because the animal mil belch, and it NEVIN N. MYER BINKLEY & HURST BROS. & SONS, INC. 133 Rothsville Station Rd. RDI, Chester Springs, PA <7l7\ 626-4705 (215)827-7414 </l/)b4b-4AJD T&T SUPPLY, INC. RDS, Danville, PA (717)275-0927 2 mi. S. off Rte. 54 EDWARDS FARM EQUIP. 291 West Moorestown Road (Rt. 512 Clearfield) Nazareth, PA (215)759-0240 PEOPLES SALES & SERVICE Oakland Mills, PA (717)463-2735 will be lost. This is one of the reasons animals will not gain as much as expected. Burdette suggested that in the future, a better balance in types of protein for cattle rations be used. Studys showed that using a 9.1 and 10.5 per cent protein ration on cattle showed “no difference between starting and finishing rate of cattle. If you are having a problem with framey cattle that have had the major part of their growth, the problem is probably energy rather than protein, he said. Burdette added that “as cattle get about 20 per cent fat on their body, they are losing feed efficiency.” urn A. L HERR & 6RO. 312 Park Ave. Quarryville, PA (717)786-3521 ZIMMERMAN'S FARM SERVICE Bethel. PA (717)933-4114 Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 27,157 S AFBF discusses international wheat and feed grain agreements MIAMI BEACH, Fla. - Differing views of the potential value to farmers of international commodity agreements highlighted the conference on wheat and feedgrains, at the American Farm Bureau Federation convention here recently. Initial speaker, Morton Sosland, editor of Milling and Baking News, spoke of growth potential in the domestic consumption of gram in the food industry. James Layton, president of Farmers Export Com pany, illustrated the frustration in foreign trade that results from sub sidization and protec tionism. Thomas Saylor of the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service, chief grain negotiator for the U.S. in the Tokyo round of GATT negotiations now in NORTHEAST SEED SUPPLY, INC. Certified Soybean Seed Early Orders Volume Discounts Dealers Wanted Deliveries Available Call For Price Quotations 609-769-3730 or 609-769-2055 Wholesale Retail progress, spoke with op timism for an agreement by Spring. He pledged to settle for nothing less than a price range that would not in terfere with market func tions, yet be acceptable to the American farmers. Saylor said, “The main point of difference remaining to be resolved in the current negotiations deals with in dicator price levels.” The levels would trigger actions such as stock accumulation, stock release, production cutbacks or stimulation of production. In the discussion period, both Sosland and Layton were skeptical of the credibility of international trade agreements. Sosland said, “I think the American producers would take a chance on three dollar wheat, if they thought there was also a chance for six dollars a bushel.” 17
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