Wilbur (Continued from Page A 32) milk production was 9568 pounds In 1980, the average has risen to 14,941 pounds of milk Houser attributes this increase to better management by dairy farmers, better sires available through AI, and better feeding programs through forage analysis One draw back to his job, Houser confessed, is the HORSE & FEED ADDITIVE 333 Mineral * Conditioner F <> r T °P Feeding ALSO AVAILABLE AT: CONTACT: PFQUEA iKS? SADDLE SHOP Gordo nville, PA 17529 Bachmantown Rd. RonKs, PA Keep your hogs healthy ajnd growing fast with proven products from Agway At the first sign of lice... TIGUVON SWINE INSECTICIDE The o ting down.„ jst squeeze out , proper dosage and pour it along the back line for weeks of effective lice control. Tiguvon is safe. So you can treat the whole herd at one time—including preg nant and nursing sows. As a bonus, treating your nursing sows cuts down on Houser irregular hours he has -to keep He said his earliest farmer milks at 3 40 in the morning and his latest starts around 6 in the evening “This variation wasn’t so bad in the early days because most of the testers then were single men and they stayed overnight at the farms where they were testing Now, nobody stays overnight anymore and there are two women always read and follow label instructions carefully. supervisors in-the countv There are hazards to his job, said the Lancaster County head supervisor. “There’s always a certain amount of risk of getting pinched, kicked, or stepped on when you walk in beside a cow to get to the pipeline for the sample,” he said Houser laughed when he said he wishes fanners would put their windows in quicker in the fall “I get cold quick ’’ His job almost would be perfect, too, if farmers would never over-sleep and they would all milk at 7 a m and 4 p.m., he grinned “The best part about the job though is meeting and working with people Besides, I can’t retire yet I can’t afford to,” Houser smiled. USDA plans technical analysis for FUEL YORK FUEL, the that the USDA has agreed to alcohol fuel cooperative do a technical analysis for started by leaders of York the cooperative County Farmer’s Union The study will survey several months ago, reports market potential, feedstock «# lice on nursing pigs. No mixing ordiluting. one quart treats 32 200-pound hogs. Be ready for lice... with Tiguvon, available from Agway. (aGWAy) Tiguvon Is a registered 'rademark of Cutter Laboratories Inc Wilbur Houser, left, discusses lactation records with John M. Harnish, Beaver Valley Pike, Lancaster. Harnish’s herd is the top producing herd on Houser’s circuit* His 163 Holstein cows’ record stands at 19,214 pounds of milk and 689 fat. Last year, one of Harnish’s top cows, Gladys, milked 29,045 pounds with 960 fat. Lancaster Tarring, Saturday, December 13,1980—A33 availability and the overall economic feasibility of alcohol fuel production in York and neighboring counties. FUEL president George Hoke announced Thursday that James Goff and Frances Yager, agricultural marketing specialists with the USDA Agricultural Cooperative Service, will be in the York area this week to begin the survey. Hoke has called a meeting of the cooperative for Tuesday at Pleasant Acres Ag Center, 118 Pleasant Rd , York at 7 30 p m The meeting will offer the opportunity to consult with the USDA on alcohol production “The primary objective of this farmer-controlled venture is to develop an alternative fuel option for people who do not want to ■ DAIRY DAY AT NEW HOLLAND SALES STABLES, INC. New Holland, PA If you need 1 cow or a truck load, we have from 100 to 200 cows to sell every week at your price Mostly fresh and close springing hols tems Cows from local farmers and our regular ship pers include Marvin Eshleman, Glenn Fite, Kelly Bowser, Bill Lang, Blame Hoffer, Dale Hostetter, H D. Matz, and Jerry Miller SALE STARTS - 12:00 SHARP Also Every Wednesday, Hay. Straw & Ear Corn Sale -12:00 Noon All Dairy & Heifers must be eligible for Pennsylvania Health Charts. For arrangements for special sales or herd dispersals at our barn or on your farm, contact - Abram Diffenbach, Mgr. 717-354-4341 OR .. Norman Kolb e 717-397-5538 remain dependent in oil companies,” Hoke said “Petroleum fuels are headed for two dollars plus a gallon," Hoke added. “Our Middle East oil sources are now dangerously vulnerable to a cut off by border wars. Pennsylvania family far mers cannot survive under these conditions unless they have their own in dependently controlled source of fuel for farm production.” “If we rely entirely on the big oil companies to supply us with alternative fuels (gasohol), we will pay captive prices for that fuel,” Hoke said. Hoke also announced that the cooperative is searching for interested people to in vest in the venture and make it possible, and that the public is invited to attend the Tuesday meeting
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