Solar energy eyed for broiler industry COLLEGE PARK, Md. - Despite its relatively high costs, solar energy will reduce the amount of liquefied petroleum (LP) gas used in the U.S. poultry (broiler) industry, University of Maryland scientists say. The scientists are part of a multidisciplinary Maryland Agricultural Experiment Station team studying the STOLTZFUS MEAT MARKET RETAIL MEAT MARKET RIGHT ON THE FARM. • FRESH CUT BEEF & PORK • FRESH EGGS RIGHT FROM TIE FARM ★ OUR OWN COUNTRY CURED HAMS, BACON AND SWEET BOLOGNA Orders Taken For Beef Sides; Wrapped And Ready For Your Freezer Attention Farmers: We Do Custom Slaughtering For Your Freezer. PH: 768-7166 Directions: 1 block east of Intercourse on Rt. 772 Reg. 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His economic analysis of the heatmg cost of raising broilers under a solar energy system as opposed to a conventional LP gas heatmg system revealed that the cost per 1,000 birds was $54.43 under the first and $13.54 under the second. While preliminary fin dings indicate that solar energy is a costly alter native, Cain and his associates are convinced numbers which the entire 60 sets in the competition will be performing together. The Danish system of judging is to be used, which may result in more than one set finishing in the Blue Ribbon Class. In order to win cash awards, the sets will first perform enmass, then the judges will select the better dancers to compete for Blue, Red, and White ribbons in each division. Any number of sets may be placed in each category by the judges. DEALER INQUIRIES INVITED Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 5,1980—E19 that the use of the sun’s energy for poultry production and other far ming activities looms as a future possibility. “I think we can look for ward to the increased use of solar energy in agriculture” says research team leader Kenneth E. Felton, associate professor in the department of agricultural engineering. He says researchers working at the en vironmental research broiler facilities at the university’s poultry research farm near Salisbury, Maryland, are considering a number of approaches aimed at lowering the cost and im proving the efficiency of solar energy systems. Felton says skyrocketing costs and growing scarcities of conventional fuels are other critical factors that will speed the adoption of solar energy on the nation’s farms. The poultry-related energy research is funded by the Maryland Agricultural Experiment Station, the U.S. Department of Energy, and Delmarva Poultry Industry, Inc. The studies are a phase of a more than five-year effort by university researchers to find ways of stemming rising energy costs in poultry production. I The solid feed energy supplement block specifically designed for dairy cattle. Medication works more efficiently on stock in “sick” or “recovery" pens when administered in conjunction with an Industrial Molasses ENERGIBLOCK feeding program Remember - ENERGIBLOCK contains no salt. Maryland broiler producers spend 843.5 million on heat, light, and power to produce 397 million broilers in 1978. Energy added 11 cents to the cist of each broiler produced. University researchers believe energy can be conserved and used more efficiently in poultry production without sacrificing product quality. Earlier experiments at the Salisbury farm have im proved the functional ef ficiency of the experimental solar energy system. The system initially used hot water to store and transport collected energy, but has been modified to a heated rock storage and air tran sport system. Increased energy ef ficiency resulting in savings of more than 78 percent of the LP gas normally used by the facdity occurred when limited area brooding (raising the broUer in a reduced area) was combined with solar energy heating. Researchers also have experimented with modifying the energy used to light and ventilate broiler growing facilities. Some of the tests have resulted in substantial savings without adversely affecting the health or growth of the broiler.
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