Mapagepdfij yia® io 3 *4arfi &o 17 at the iFaamjapji Homs Center, discuss ' manure handling systems and how to manage manure for maximum benefits. As a follow up to this meeting, tours and demonstrations have been scheduled to give dairymen an opportunity to observe systems and equipment m operation. Tour dates are Wednesday and Thursday, March 19 and 20. The public is invited to attend. As inflation drives fer tilizer prices upward, it also increases the value of the manure produced on the farm. Farmers want to manage their manure properly to get the maximum fertilizer value from it. Farmers are also giving very serious con sideration to systems that will reduce labor and fuel consumption and reduce the wear and tear on expensive machinery equipment These meetings, tours and demonstrations are being conducted to inform dairymen about alternative methods and equipment. On March 17, gravity flow systems will be discussed by Richard Guest, Cornell Agricultural Engineer. He, along with Penn State Agricultural Engineer, will update farmers on the production of methane gas (for fuel) from manure. David Matthews, Agway Bolens DIESELTRACTORS Enjoy a full range of Bolens developed matched add-on accessories 3-polnt rotary mower dozer. blade rotary tiller center-mount rotuy mower poet hole digger ALSO DISK HARROW. CULTIVATOR PLOW SNOW BLADE AND MORE' COffer expires March 31 1980) R.S. HOLLIN6ER & SON INC. 113 W. Main St., Mountville PHONE- 717-285-4538 STORE HOURS Mon. Thru Fn. 8 to 5 30 Sat 8 to 12 In York County Call Our Salesman CHARLES M. LEHMAN - 717-755-6486 Coinrftftf&fPun manure management tours moT , AgrowmUt, wife report on he-iijwwh JBeasuring crop response fp. various kinds of manures, and to manures stored in a variety of dif ferent ways and applied m different ways and at dif ferent times of the year. Soil conservationists will discuss earthen bank storages, proper sizing of storage facilities and proper application techniques. Guidelines for planning manure systems, and safety considerations will also be included. Different systems being used in the county will be shown, including systems that require no electricity. March 19 Tour Four farms m southern Lancaster County will be toured on Wednesday, March 19, and a variety of loaders, pumps, agitators, spreaders and injectors will be demonstrated. The tour schedule is as follows: 9:30 - Earl Neff farm, one mile north of Quarryville on Stone Road. Earl has a tie stall bam and the manure is rammed up grade to a treated plank storage, where it is removed with a front end loader. The Dale Herr farm. 4 miles southeast of Quarryville and one half mile northwest of Route 472, will be visited at 10:30. Alley scrapers and bam cleaner convey manure from his free stall bam to the center of an earthen bank pond. A variety of equipment will be demonstrated at this farm. At 12:30, the tour will arrive at the Robert L. s2qqoo Stop by your Bolens Dealer now and look over the complete line of powerful, eco nomical diesel tractors Available in 15, 17, 19 and 24 HP - 2 or 4 wheel drive - and turf or AG tires Select the one that best suits your needs and make your best deal With the purchase you will receive a direct rebate of $200.00 - NOW! POWER YOU NEED FROM PEOPLE YOU KNOW snowthrower Kauffman farm, located on Prowls Hollow Road, off of Route 272 about 5 miles south of the Buck. Here, a picket fence, earthen bank unit stores manure from his tie stall bam, his free stall bam and from his feed lot. Liquids dram into an earthen bank pond. A variety of equipment will also be demonstrated at this stop. A flushing and irrigation system will be featured at 2 p.m. at the Red Knob Farm owned by Henry Young and Sons, and located 2 miles south of Wakefield off Route 272. Five farms in northern Lancaster County will be toured on March 20. The first visit will be 9 a.m. to Glenn C. Hershey, 2 miles east of Intercourse and 3/4 mile north of Route 340 on the New Holland Road. Deep, wide, grated gutters in Glenn’s tie stall bam are automatically self-flushing - no cleaner, no scraping, no water! An exhaust fan in the outside, buried pit prevents odors from backing up into the stable. John Groff has a similar bam. He flushed his gutters with water and irrigates the manure. He is located on Prospect Road, 2 miles south of the Landisville-Salunga exit of Route 283 and will be visited at 10:30. Different irrigation pumps and nozzles may be demonstrated at his farm. About one-half mile southwest of John’s, on Pinkerton Road, is a very Rebate Sale rear-mounted box , scraper I 3-gang mower See your pan c patmg Bolens Denier March 20 Tour simple, low cost earthen bank, picket fence system on the farm of Moses Good. The tour stops there at 11:30. He has a tie stall bam. Robert H. Kauffman on Bossier Road, 2 miles south of the Rhsems exit of Route 283, has a springy meadow qnH r, stream near the end of Maryland dairy department names two new members COLLEGE PARK, Md. - Two new College of Agriculture faculty mem bers have joined the department of Dairy Science. Both hold the rank of assistant professor. One is Robert R. Peters, a lactation physiology specialist. The other new staff member-a specialist in cattle nutrition-is Richard A. Erdman. Peters will primarily be an extension specialist, with some research duties. He will have responsibility for the development and im plementation of an educational program related to the prevention and control of mastitis and efficient milking management. At Michigan State where SPECIAL PROGRAM .A Topic: BREEDING BULL MOTHERS & THEN Locations: • Tuesday, March 18-10:30 A.M. - 2:30 P.M. Shillington Restaurant - Lunch On Rt. 222 in Shillington, Berks Co. • Tuesday, March 18-7:30 P.M. -9:00 P.M. Willow Valley Farms Restaurant On Rt. 222 South of Lancaster • Wednesday, March 19 -10:30 A.M. - 2:30 P.M. Papertown Dairy Bar - Lunch On Rt. 116 (York County) on East Side of Spring Grove For More Details Contact Your Local ABS Representative Bangor, PA Bapttstown, NJ Columbia, PA Ephrata, PA Holtwood, PA Lebanon, PA Leola, PA Newburg, PA Port Murray, NJ Reading, PA Stewartstown, PA Thomasville, PA West Grove, PA Elmer, NJ Taneytown, MD Mt Airy, MD DBS his tie stall bam. His stable manure and lot scrapings are pumped into a Slurry Store unit. The tour arrives there at 1 p.m. At 2 p.m. the final stop will be the Noah Kreider farm on Indian Village Road, about 2 miles east of Manheim. he earned’his Ph.D., Peters conducted research demonstrating that day length has a definite effect on the amount of milk produced by lactatmg cows and the growth rate of maturing dairy animals. Peters has extensive experience working with dairy cattle, having grown up on a dairy farm m western Minnesota. He was also a 4-H member for nine years and a member of the Future Fanners of America for three years. His co-worker, Richard Erdman, will be involved in teaching courses in daily cattle nutntion and con ducting research on im proving the efficiency of feeding dairy cattle. PRESENTING Richard M. Clark Manager of Dairy Special Matings American Breeders Service DeForest, Wisconsin - \0 Eric Heinsohn Cindy Gordeuk James Charles Damn Yoder Paul Herr Paul Martin Lynn Gardner Jerry Baboms Robert Kayhart Robert Greider Tom Engle Ira Boyer Maurice Stump Cindy Hetzell JackL Klmg Allan Pickett Noah as two systems. Manure from one free stall bam is scraped mto a pit and is loaded out by gravity through a hydraulically operated gate. His other bam is completely slatted, requires no scraping, and the manure is pumped out as a liquid. As a graduate student at the University of Kentucky, Erdman did research evaluating buffers in the diets of dairy cattle and their effects on feed intake and milk production. In addition to his research, Erdman also coached the inter-collegiate dairy cattle judging team. Like Peters, he gamed experience with dairy cattle on the family farm. for 215-588-4704 201-996-2088 717-898-8694 717-733-0966 717-284-4592 717-949-2381 717-656-6509 717-423-6451 201-689-2605 215-378-1212 717-993-6836 717-225-3758 215-869-9187 609-455-8187 301-447-2742 301-663-4191 • ' f t f 11 i
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