£ll I# fd J sonally responsible for j| breeding and developing an L ?| excellent guinea that was “well received by the in- V| dustry”. After the Hershey poultry s 4 farms closed, Meashey «leased it and has been | growing turkeys for Round Hill Foods, Inc, in New tjf Oxford Industrymen of year Ken Longacre, Franconia, and his wife, Cora, are presented with a plaque for being named Broiler Industryman of the year. John Hoffman presented them with the award. FLOOR FEEDING SYSTEM Complete Control With Two Adjustments 1. HOPPER ADJUSTMENT The amount of feed given t’o each pen at one time is regulated by simply raising or lowering the drop spout in each hopper Hogs are given just the amount of feed they will clean up The top auger is ac tivated by a feed-level switch in the last hopper \ Flex Auger Northco s flex auger gives flexibility to go up inclines and around ers By connecting the flex auger and core auger only one motor is needed to move feed from the bin to the feeder hoppers I p or more information complete thi S coupon and re t U rn to FARM SYSTEMS, INC. THOMAS FARM SYSTEMS, INC. 57 W Mam St, Leola, PA 17540 57 WEST MAIN STREET LEOLA, PA. 17540 [ ADDRESS THOMAS JIM THOMAS PHONE: (717) 656-2677 (Continued from Page 1) He has helped with the random meat production test conducted by the PDA's Bureau of Markets, and has served on the state Poultary Marketing Advisory council. Meashey is a Sunday school teacher, deacon, and former chairman of the trustee board at the Spring Creek Church of the Brethren r^XTX- Citing him for all his work and contributions to the poultry industry, a special plaque was presented to Hendrick Hank” Wentink, formerly associated with Pennfield Also honored was Bob Graybill, president of (Turn to Page 41) 2. TIME CLOCK ADJUSTMENT The time clock activates the bottom auger to drop a measured amount of feed on the floor of ear are fed 8, 10 or 12 The more frequently ho< more they will eat and will gam Fresher Feed Hogs get fresher feed The feed is gone before the next feeding No wet moldy or stale feed Floors stay cleaner too Named Turkey Industrymen of the year was Emerson Meashey, from Dauphin County. He is seem here with his wife, Candace, accepting his award from Robert Park, last year's recipient. CARLISLE - The Cumberland County Wool Pool which was combined for the first time this year with Franklin County, was held this week, with 535 poolers bringing their wool to be sold to Burlington Industries, Clarksville, Va. There were 57,465 pounds of medium wool reported with 1955 pounds of clothing, I CITY I PHONE Wool pool grosses $62,500 8165 medium wool rejects, (due to dirty wool, black fibers, weak fibers, or wool being tied with something other than paper twine, among other reasons), 266 pounds of low quarter, 842 pounds of fine, and 159 pounds of tags. Total wool receipts stood at 68,854 pounds. ! I 1 Hogs Can't Damage Equip ment —Equipment is out of reach of the hogs so they can t damage it Valuable floor space is used for more hogs not for self-feeders \\ Cor* Auger Northco s ex ''' elusive core auger mixes *nd re-mixes feed to insure that all the hogs receive the same ration Lett Stress The concrete floor under the feeding and sleeping area of the pen keeps hogs cooler in the sum mer and warmer In the winter And more comfortable hogs mean faster gain Northco’s partial slat floor plan gener ally reduces construction cost too SWE Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 23,1979—39 According to County Agent _ZIP. H 6-23 Duane Duncan, a gross value of $62,500 was put on the wool, and four tractor trailer trucks were needed to haul the wool. Last year, the Franklin and Cumberland County wool pools, which were held separately, had a total of 63,885 pounds of wool. MEMO HAY, STRAW & EAR CORN SALE EVERY MONDAY At 11A.M. NEW HOLLAND SALES STABLES, INC. Phone 717-354-4341 Lloyd H. Kreider, Auct. REGISTERED BELGIAN STUD SERVICE Excellent size & quality. White Mane & Tail Service fee $4O with return privilege EDWIN REIFF Lancaster Co., PA 717-656-6801
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