who, with his. wile be managing the tion, is not new to le was raised near and practiced r medicine after g from Ohio State ty Veterinary last year as a af the team from nmal Hospital m I on his medical e, Trayer has i designing one of est housing ents for raising ng to deal with ijor problems loisture and en ,al temperature ited out that the *as designed with _ floors only in the WJ) and gestation area ; floors being m the four farrowing id six nurseries ited the sows and i concrete floors in tion and breeding irder to avoid teg roblems However, in the other rooms i ontrolling the al count and g bad knees in e Cocalico complex swing, explained -'■"S?! BEFORE »E O(J GRAIN niNl© I — you BUY! *»'e4° V~ —-g DRYER UIKIQ j AGRI-BUI LDER \&\ 50 witl F \&S tha with Galvan All BuildmgP (Buildings not Prices Bastdi Prices Could' ARE FIG >. E. SMITH, INC ifflintown, Pa 17059 PH 717-436-2151 O. A. NEWTON* & SON CO. * Seville, Delaware 19933 s PH 302-337-8211 Trayer, he will be "cleaning they are born and are raised out 20 sows from the in nurseries until they are 8 farrowing rooms every weeks old. week.” The pigs are weaned Then, it’s out mto the cold, 9 off the sows 3 weeks after cruel work for the pigs # 4: « %$' % Dr. Trayer explains the Fristamat ventilator’s ability to conserve energy, eliminate drafts and moisture, and its unique air intake and exhaust system. $7lOO xso'xl6' a'xlS'T" D/SDoor RMSTED 1 iiied Walls and Galvanized Roof $B5OO sso'xl6' pO'xls'3" D/SDoor RMSTED I %d Walls and Galvanized Roof •SAnnuille Pa Quipped as shown) n Survey ot Agn Builders tty With Each Agn Builder TING INFLATION four counties CONTRACTOR R D , Box 249 ‘ Coalport, Pa 16627 814-672-5751 ! WSKLIN STEEL KELLER BUILDING GLENN M. STAHLMAN TRI-STATE MARINE WALTER J I ' Address j BUILDERS SYSTEMS INC. R D #l. Cash Valley Road DIST. INC. CONSTRUCTION 1 County 301 N Broad Street R D. 1 Box 203 Cumberland, Md 21502 Route 256 RD 1 Box 403 J Grove City Pa 16127 -Lewisburg, PA 17837 PH 301-777-0582 Oeale, Md. 20751 Strasburg Pa 17579 J City 412-458-7243 PH: 717-524-0568 PH 301-867-1447 PH 717-687 8681 ' I Phone Various Sizes Height and Weight Available HASCHEN TRI-COUNTY AGRICULTURAL AGRI-SYSTEMS SYSTEMS R D #l, Box 55 P O Box 505 Swedesboro, NJ 08085 Chestertown. Md 21620 PH. 609-467-3174 PH 301-778-5800 'Ur IN STOCK FOR IMMEDIATE DELIVERY 1818 GRAIN BIN - 4173 Bushel Capacity LESS THAN s 2oso°° F. 0.8. Cash and Carry IN STOCK FOR IMMEDIATE DELIVERY 2718 GRAIN BIN - 9872 Bushel Capacity LESS THAN s 37so°° F. 0.8. Cash and Carry IN STOCK FOR IMMEDIATE DELIVERY WITH SPECIAL PRICES away trom the <tscepiu.-as possible conditions they were raised in at the com plex. Barrows will be fed to market weight by corporate members who have the facilities, and will be trucked to Hatfield Packing under contract. The gilts will be sold as breeding stock to Eugene Martin, taking their place in his shower-m-and out facility located nearby along Route 897 In designing the building, Trayer mentioned, the complex was purposely laid out to prevent possible contamination of the hogs from outside diseases He said he, along with everyone else who enters the complex, showers and changes into barn clothes before entering the building for chores. An isolation room separates the rest of the building from possible disease exposure during the tune when the pigs are being loaded on to a truck when leavmg the complex Trayer admitted however the cromplex was not per fect. He said the building does not provide adequate isolation for new sows or boars being introduced in to the breeding stock One area where Trayer said his philosophy on raising hogs differ from some hog farmers is in stressing sows into heat He was adament when he said he doesn’t believe in it AGRI BUILDER ABOUT ASCS FINANCING TAP ENTERPRISES INC. WEETER CONCRETE ] I m interested in more information on Butler products R D #3. Box 256 A CONSTRUCTION I Fleetwood, Pa 19522 P O Drawer V i PH 215-929-2553 Knox, PA 16232 Phone 814-797-5122 i I Name We feed the sow to her full capacity to get the condition for breeding and gestation. I don’t stress the sow to get her to cycle she gets enough stress just through weaning.” Trayer also said he believes in giving his young boars a vacation. He said he’ll be using DeKalb boars four times a week for breeding sows also from DeKalb “I give then 2 weeks off to let their sperm count build back up. But while they’re on vacation, I’ll be using them for heat deteition on mv pregnant sows He explained all the sows will be kept together as a group, from breeding to farrowing, with a specific color-coded record system keeping track of their in dividual feed rations, health care, etc. (If a sow comes back into heat, and she is re colored-coded with the group being bred at the tune). Feeding is another area where Hybred Pork Inc. differs from many operations Trayer pointed to an automatic feeding system that eliminates the problems that go along with hand feeding 400 bred sows. ‘With this system, all the sows get fed at once It takes the stress off them hand feeding crates they don’t go crazy waiting for the feed to reach the far end of the trough.” Trayer explained the only Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December6,l9Bo—*2l hand feeding done in the complex is done in the farrowing room. “Any irregularities here in feeding could throw the sows off, resulting in milk production problems. I don’t feed the sows the day of farrowing, and only give them one or two pounds the next day. I’ll increase the feed then as their appetites increase. Trayer pointed out there will be no heated floors m the farrowing rooms or nur series He said the building will be at a minimum of 65 degrees, with the nursery and farrowing rooms ranging in temperature from 70 to 95 degrees, depending on the stage and age of the baby pigs. The ventilation system throughout the complex comes from Denmark, said Trayer. The Fnstamat ventilator, he pointed out, is designed to help conserve heat and energy when needed by closmg a damper. And, instead of having fans pulling air from one side of a building to another (cold coming in and warming up by the tune it reaches the far side), this system brings air in from the ceiling, with intake and exhaust being done by one beveled blade. This system, said Trayer, removes the moisture in the building and eliminates the problems of drafts. The manure, in all areas of P. E. HESS, BUTLER MFG. CO. * Box 337. Oxford, PA 19363 * [agri-builder Buildings □ Bins □ Dryers C Bulk-O-Matics I the complex, is handled through gravity flow gutters. Trayer said at least six in ches of water will be on top of the manure to help keep down the odor m the building After the plug is pulled, the manure flows through a PVC pipe to an underground storage tank and then out to a lagoon. The manure in the lagoon, he said, will be covered over with straw to increase the nitrogen con tent and control odors. It will then be spread on Eugene Martin’s land, bordering the corporation site. When thinking about going into an enterprise like Hybred’s, keep this in mind. The cost of the complex equipment will run about $lOOO per sow, according to Trayer And he estimates the cost of running the operation to figure out close to this amount each year. By putting their heads and ideas together, the members and employees of Hybred Pork Inc. are off and running the race for profitable pork. I i^=N||a BUTLER (Include area code) State.
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