Lancaster farming. (Lancaster, Pa., etc.) 1955-current, July 12, 1980, Image 21

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■ Box 61, RD4, Dillsburg, PA 17019
Phone: 717-697-0308
PENNSYLVANIA
HARVESTORE® , INC.
Burritts Rapids, Ontario
The Cropping program here is 300 acres
of corn for use on this farm and 150 acres
of alfalfa. Corn is a cash crop-sold as high
moisture shelled corn and dry shelled corn.
This is a free stall operation with all A.O.
Smith automation including a 16” brush
feeder, forage weigher, roller mill, con
veyors and augers. There are 230 head on
the farm with 120 mature cows. Herd
average is above 14,500 lbs. milk and
3.9 B.F.
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Al and Ann purchased their farm in 1975
and now farm 200 tillable acres. They have
60 stanchions and currently are milking
40 cows, with an additional 60 head of
young stock. Two 2070 HARVESTORE®
structures for haylage and one 2035
HARVESTORE® structure for high
moisture shelled corn. 630,000 lbs. of milk
were produced last year. With
HARVESTORE® system farming, Al & Ann
report they have cut their feed bill in half
before HARVESTORE® it was $26,000,
now $13,000 per year. Increased pro
duction has brought an additional $15,000.
All work is custom done.
I Call or write your local HARVESTORE®' dealership
i for more information on the “Canadian Holiday”
■I Dairy Tour
NAME
ADDRESS
CITY
STATE
PHONE _
Rideau View Farms
TREVOR FELTON & SONS
AL & ANN CARKNER
Athens, Ontario
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