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public has to make up then
minds to live homogeniously
with agriculture,” Mitchel
declared.
The other case that
evening involved a 100 sow
conefinment operation
proposed by Keith Zurin of
Mount Joy R 3.
Zurin planned to use a pit
manure system under the
facility. He would pump the
manure two times a year,
using a closed tank
spreader. “If smell is a
problem, we will treat the
manure chemically,” he
said.
At first, Zurin’s case was
said to be invalid because he
did not have a lease and is
not the owner of the land.
Sam Zurin, Keith’s father
and owner of the land, said
wanted to make sure it
was passed before we went
into other legal action.”
After Terra Grain Inc;
presented their case, Sam
and Keith Zunn testified that
they had agreed on a part
nership. The Zurin decision
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board 'meeting m June.
Meetings are held the first
* Tuesday of every month.
What suggestions did
said. Feeser uses hand mating in his breeding system. He
has a special breeding house which is insulated and stays
cool. He feeds his sows once a day in the evening. This
way, in the morning, Feeser has more time to check if the
sows are in heat. “None of us spend enough time in the
breeding pen,’’Feeser said. “We have to go back to taking
better care of what'we have, and having less of it.”.
An interesting feature ofFeeser’s outdoor pens, is what
they are constructed of...metal signs. The signs (depicting
High criteria
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Mucneil have tor tanners
wanting to build facilities
such as these? ‘A man has
to be prepared tor these
hearings. He has to take
time and figure out what
prudent questions they
would be asked,” he said.
Mitchell suggested the
person know his operation,
inside and out Also, to feel
out the surrounding area
residents. “Know what you
are going to be doing five -
years down the road,” he
added.
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year around.
Fresh, crisp celery should
have a solid, rigid feel and
stalks should have a glossy
light green or medium green
surface. You can freshen
celery somewhat by placing
the butt end in water, but
badly wilted celery will
never become really fresh
again, i
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and very inexpensive.
“Purebred breeders are researchers and developers,”
Feeser stated. He feels that swine producers need to
market a looser hog that is deep in the heart girth and rib
cage, real deep in the flank and long bodied. “A long neck,
flat bone, and long head” is going to make a productive
hog. “When they are deep and square in the rib cage it
gives the lungs more room to work. Once we lengthen the
neck, it leaves room for the shoulders to work, and that
will solve some of the soundness problems.”
Feeser is striving for flatter topped swine with a higher
head and tail extension. Hd explained it is easier for the
boar to breed and more pounds of muscle are up higher on
the hog.
“We still have to breed for production and go back to the
traits the swine once had as good mothers. We have to
work on the female hormones coming out in a female to
keep them productive.”
Feeser farms 425 acres, 40 of which he owns. He grows
most of his feed for the hogs and buys a complete cattle
ration for his dairy cattle and show calves. He is a strong
advocate of traveling to see existing ideas in farming
operations. “It’s a cheap investment. If you pick up one
idea, it pays for your trip” he added.
Feeser’s herd exemplifies his beliefs. He has brought in
new boars to develop the type of swine he believes in and
is striving for.
Feeling that the “Hampshire breed has been put down,”
Feeser has been breeding to make his Hampshires
productive. “We-have a card for every sow, four to five
years back. This way, we know what our sows are doing
•'or us at least three generations back. That’s what the
purebred man should be doing for the commercial man.
Our bread and butter is the commercial man,” he em
phasized.
“Purebred breeding takes a little more time then
commercial breeding.” Feeser felt that “too many
purebred breeders think the purebred area is a big joke,
but all they’re doing is kidding themselves.” He stressed
that a “purebred man should be as honest as possible in
business and give exact breeding dates.”
“Too many people try to feed grain for perfection rather
than breeding for perfection. We’re feeding a good feed,
but we try to work along the same lines the commercial
man is working.”
Feeser is a stong believer of the National Pork
Producers Council. He recommended producers par
ticipate and volunteer their dime or nickle for every bog
they market. “You have to promote what you believe
in...andthat’spork,” he concluded.
and New Jersey competing.
Loc: 10 Miles south of Lancaster
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