Adams Co. sheep producers meet GETTYSBURG - Over 8600 pounds of wool produced by Adams County sheep producers was marketed through the Cumberland Cooperative Sheep and Wool Growers pool this year. According to the report given at this week’s meeting of the Adams County Sheep THE BOU-MATIC SYSTEM 2000... MILKING SYSTEM FLEXIBILITY Bou~Matic’s System 2000 offers a choice of models and combinations. Whether you’re interested in detachers only, detachers with meters, or the complete System 2000 detachers, meters and Agricomp computer, you can add further automation to the System as your operation requires. Ask Shenk’s Farm Service to further ex plain the System 2000. We’re equipped and trained to sell, install and service Bou-Matic’s System 2000 the latest innovation in dairy automation. THINKING ... OF BUYING A MILK TANK? The All New REFRIGERATION SYSTEM TEMP-MATIC BY DARI-KOOL dmwwmu JS®, 4*pOr}c „ SHENK S FARM SERVICE MILLPORTRO ■ AIrfRORT Producers, this represented 1175 fleeces for a value of $7,698 or an average of $6.55 per fleece. At the meeting the sheep producers made plans for their annual banquet to be held Thursday, December 6. It was also decided to pur chase a 4-H lamb at the THERMA • STOR SAVES YOU *4O To *l4O 7 / y/ iy / • PLANNING LAYOUTS • SALES • INSTALLATION • SERVICE T SHENK'S FARM SERVICE 501 E. WOODS DRIVE, LITITZ, PA 17543 PH: 717-626-1151 ;l * OUR SERVICE TRUCKS ARE RADIO DISPATCHED * 24 HOUR SERVICE {STAUFFER Iroad York-Adams 4-H Beef and Lamb sale and serve it at the banquet. In order to improve the profitability of raising sheep the group discussed ways to improve marketing lamb and wool. The group is ex ploring the idea of establishing a butcher lamb MODEL 2700 DETACHERS nanal t/r _□ PER LIGHT BILL CALL US FOR DETAILS LABOR SAVING „ AUTOMATION 5 Z* -* > L* 1 ’W WHICH MAKES IT THE NUMBER ONE COOLER! • MUIAMTATf THBMOSTATICTT ■■ ■ ■ coot wash MMrui or r Temp-mate ' 'S DARI-KOOL ■ i ir._. in ■ co«lmmmini USED TANKS 3000 Gallon Dan-Kool, Late Model, Like New, with 5 Year Warranty 1 (2) D-2 600 gal Girtons D-4 500 gal. Gm on D-2 500 gal. Girton 800 gal. Zero 1250 gal Mueller w/new compressors 600 gal Jamesway manufactured by Girton 625 gal Sunset 1(2) 1000 gal. Dan Kool 500 gal. Esco Ice Bank - $3OO 300 gal. Jamesway 600 gal. Mojonmer vacuum (2) 500 gal. Mojonnier vacuums 3000 gal. Dan Kool w/2 new compressors trade where people will be able to call a number and purchase a lamb ready for their freezer, breeders’ directory to help people interested in starting up a small flock of sheep and establishing collection points for fleeces to be taken to the wool pool. MODEL 2100 DETACHERS ‘MODEL‘M’ MILK METER CMLMCOU3 TCOUHMK 3COLO AOfTATV V ] IMONML mcouiihnw mI iHiami Dairy Paneling The low-maintenance way to high sanitation The Transflow paneling system is specially designed by Nono , Company, makers of Transflow tubing, to help dairymen improve sanitation and cut maintenance manhours Check these features • Cleans quickly and thoroughly • Stands up to sanitizers • Installs easily, no backing required EXCELLENT FOR ★ Dairy Barns ★ Butcher Shops ★ Milk Houses ★ Utility Rooms Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 28,1979 The next meeting will be held 7:30 p.m., October 18 at the Adams County Extension Service Office, Gettysburg. Dr. Larry Hutchinson, Penn State Extension veterinarian will present a program on health management for the small flock. All sheep producers in the area are encouraged to attend and participate in the group’s COMPUTERIZED DAIRY RECORDS ts_ _ AGRICOMP 2020 COMPUTER FEATURING: • Built-in recorder. • No Problems with Interval times. • Interval timer agitates milk 4 different times in one hour. • Built-in warning system - A horn or light warning signal is given when milk temperature two degrees or when milk temperature drops to 34 degrees. • Built-in automatic washer. NO CONTROLS C.' J TANK AT ALL, ELIMINATES SERVICE CALLS! jmmmmm mJMUm Transflow meetings and activities. More information may be obtained by contacting the Adams County Cooperative Extension Service at 717-334- 6271 or Wallace Murdoch, Gettysburg, president of the Adams County Sheep Producers. AGRICOMP 2020 PROD REPORT N P L U A R 0 M V 0 T B G D 2 235 80 9 02 0 1 103 75 8 75 2 1 190 71 Q 70 3 3 85 62 4 61 8 6 357 60 9 61 2 3 492 60 3 60 8 5 319 AS 9 50 0 4 3 24 52 A 49 3 0 72 38 2 40 2 6 410 40 3 39 0 NO OF COWS = TOTALS PROD TODAY = PROD AVG = AVERAGES PROD TODAY = PROD AVG = • Never needs pain*, j • Resists stains and suat:hes • Meets F D A , U S D A standards • INSTALLS EASILY • LASTS AND LASTS • AVAILABLE IN COLORS: White, Green & Beige After Business Hours Phone: Titus Burkholder • 717 853-1620 Paul Pjjilne - 717-828-2837 Mernn Nissiey ■ 717 872-4565 Curtis Cassady - 717 628 1065 25 9360 9450 52 0 52 5
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