N.J. state Holstein sale averages $1219 BY CURT HAULER than in past years, m part -’HILLIPSBURG, NJ. Reflecting a continuing le average at the New reluctance by farmers to 'sey State Holstein Calf commit big money on any [e last Friday was lower purchases. OPEN PIT PUMP Pumps any size lagoon with 2 1 slope wall so you dont need docks or loading platforms Delivers 5,500 gallons per minute Driven at 540 RPM from tractor PTO. Heavy-duty 25-mch impeller 25' length, with optional extension to pump the deepest pits Loading pipes and hydraulics included USED TANKS 1500 Gal Calumet with 2 Shank Injector V22soClay CALUMETS NESSETH DISTRIBUTOR F. ERNEST SNOOK RD3 - Box 84, Mifflmburg, Pa. 17844 Phone 717-966-2736 YOU’VE HEARD THE TALK. There’s a better way to dry gram It’s called CHILLCURING ’' because it means CURING without heat. Here’s what the talk is all about THE CRAIN Every kernel of gram is alive when it comes out of the field It is a seed, able to grow because it has the ability to take on moisture Likewise, it can be kept in a state of preservation by removing the moisture already in it But by heatmg the gram to dry it, the seed life is destroyed By removing heat and moisture from the gram, it becomes dormant, and stays alive Then it can ripen to full weight, losing only water while keeping valuable protein starches and sugar THE SYSTEM It’s simple Grain goes from the field right to the bin With the unique AIRFRAME v and AIRFLOOR ” the gram rests on a solid bed that allows maximum ventilation Clean d.y air is the best curing medium for the gram GRAINLAMPS” provide electric sunshine, cleaning and drying the air beneath the floor, before it passes through the gram Fans force air under the floor Rising through the gram this dry outs'de air carries away moisture and heat At the peak of the bin a jumbo 40 turbine, the WHIRLCOOLER" puts nature to work for you Wind and rising air Keeps it turning, venting the system naturally A special HARVESTAT “ Control System monitors the curing process A simple setting controls the GRAINLAMPS “ to make use of free, natural air The sale average of 86 Farm Rockman ivanhoe, a Holstein calves and bred PD sire heifers was $1219 Top selling animal was Excellent-92 The dam s two Makarevich Willow Kitty, year old record was 20,390 consigned by the pounds milk and 705 pounds Makarevich Brothers, butterfat m 330 days Columbia, N. J She sold for This year she is milking at $7600 to Charles Augur of over 100 pounds per day. She Maine. is contracted to a major stud Kitty, born December 3, and has a full brother in 1978, was sired by Willow stud. $3500 $3OOO /s|\ Old Guard Dmsraffamg© (^dqqcpsdd^ ‘Friend of Farmers since 1896 ” Is your farm sufficiently insured 7 With our low rates and broad coverage you can't afford not to carry adequate amount of insurance to protect against today’s inflated values See our agent in your area ALBRIGHT INSURANCE AGENCY 14 S 4th St, Hamburg, Pa JAMES R. ALLEN R D #2 Cochranville Pa MELVIN S. BINKLEY AGENCY 630 Spruce St, Denver, Pa W. H. BARTON INS. AGENCY Box 69 Somerset, Pa 2. “ has been tried and proven in 17 states on over 3000 farms The research is in CHILLCURING " WORKS' 3. The CHILLCURING " system uses only the electricity to power fans and lights, using about 1 1/ 2 KW hrs per bushel Compare that cost to other systems that use increasingly expensive fuels to get disappointing results 4. gram goes from the field to the bin and sfays there till you need it Save time and money at harvest with the one step HARVESTALL CHILLCURING" and storage system 5. If you’re in the market for gram storage, you owe it to yourself to look further into HARVESTALL GRAIN CHILLCURING Check With Us For Our Early Season Discounts Her dam is a Bootmaker daughter who classifies as Advanced Ag Products RD 2 Box 174 Elverson, Pa. 19520 215-286-9118 THE FACTS 1. You can’t beat Nature HARVESTALL GRAIN CHILLCURING “ uses the same elements that ripen and preserve gram if left to itself free flowing air and infra red rays (sunshine) Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 3,1980—D19 After Kitty, prices dropped off sharply during the sale which was held at the Warren County Fairgrounds near Harmony. The Fairgrounds is just north of Philhpsburg, and just across the river from Pennsylama. Top selling cow from Pennsylvania was Harlene Job Gumdrop, who was consigned by Harold Fabian, Bethlehem. Gumdrop sold for $1550. Among other price leaders was Tranquility Transmitter Irma, who sold for $2600. She was consigned by Freeborn Brothers, Allamuchy, N.J. Edwin Thompson, Jr. and David Walton, Newtown, Pa. consigned Tower-vue Gay Babe to the sale. When the bidding stopped she brought $l7OO. Highly touted FMS Top of the Ridge Linda sold for $l4OO From Floyd and Mane Schwab’s Top of the Ridge Farm, Rmgoes, N J , the calf was out of a cow with over 20,000 pounds milk Linda’s dam is FMS Leadsmen Elevation Laurie, with a record of 20,720 pounds milk as a two year old Her dam, m turn, was still churning out records of 18,142 pounds milk as a 10 year old The Linda calf was by Edeal Pmonia Matt Tippy, another high PD bull Keystone Job Paula, consigned by Don Seipt, Easton, and Keystone Farm, brought $1350 The sale, which was sponsored by the New Jersey f+A State Holstein Association, regularly attracts bidders from all over the United States and from as far north as Ontario, Canada. Most observers credited the hesitant bidding to the general economic climate and not to the quality of the animals in the sale, which m fact was up to its normal standards. Lower cow prices have been reflected at sales m Pennsylvania and New York m recent weeks, as well as at the New Jersey show. The price drop has sur prised some observers who say the dairy industry is the only segment of agriculture which is not extremely depressed by the current economic situation Co-chairmen for the New Jersey Holstein sale were William Teets, Lebanon, N.J., and Frank Gibbs, Allamuchy, N. J The sale managers were Charles and Horace Backus, Mexico, New York '-nf 4^^ter^^rjni n g ♦
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