C26—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 20,1980
Farm Business
News
Announces new ration
for stressed pigs
ST. LOUIS, Mo - Hog
producers concerned with
stress-related setbacks in
baby pigs and newly shipped
feeders now have the option
of feeding a new ration from
Ralston Purina Co. for
mulated nutritionally for
pigs subjected to adverse
weather or transportation.
Appropriately named
Stress Chow, the nutritional
formulation of this complete
17 percent protein ration
helps farmers compensate
for below-normal con
sumption by providing a
strong concentration of
amine acids, vitamins and
minerals in the highly
palatable Ett form, ac
cording to Bud Harmon,
Puma’s director of swine
research
“No matter what you do,
no matter how hard you try,
pigs are sometimes sub
jected to cold, wet and drafts
in conventional nurseries,”
Harmon explains “Stress is
also a problem with feeder
pigs coming straight off the
truck Shipping puts a real
strain on a pig’s system, and
can set you back a week or
more ”
Stress Chow has a unqiue
balance of fiber and energy,
AAM asks moratorium
on commodity sales
WASHINGTON, DC - Due
to what they call a “panic
situation” now prevalent in
the commodity markets,
Marvin Meek, National
Chairman of the American
Agriculture Movement,
urges all other farm
organizations to join the
AAM in recommending to
their respective members to
place a moratorium on all
sales of agriculture com
modities until such tune that
the market recovers to
levels prevailihg on
November 4,1980
It is evident that the
present agricultural policies
of this nation are a disaster
when the mere presence of
over-achievers
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Harmon points out The new
ration is also available with
optional antibiotics to meet
the needs of an individual
hog producer in combating
disease, he adds.
Purina recommends that
producers wait one or two
days after weaning before
introducing Stress Chow to
pigs to avoid changing feeds
the same day the animals
are Weaned and moved into
the nursery The ration
should not be fed to pigs
weighing less than 15
pounds
"When used as a receiving
ration, Stress Chow should
be fed free-choice for the
first 14 days after airival,”
Harmon suggests, noting
that pigs under severe stress
conditions can be kept on the
feed for up to three weeks if
necessary “In all cases,
farmers should keep the feed
fresh by filling the feeders
with no more than a one- to
two-day supply.”
Further information on
Stress Chow is available
from local Purina dealers, or
may be obtained by writing
to How Chow Marketmg
12T, Ralston Purina Com
pany, Checkerboard Square,
St Louis, Missouri 63188
Russian troops along the
Polish border, combined
with our asinine Federal
Reserve policy of outrageous
interest rates, can totally
destroy the confidence in the
commodity markets and
agriculture prices, AAM
said
This chaotic situation is a
direct result of Carter’s
agriculture and economic
policies, combined with the
high-interest policies of the
Federal Reserve Therefore,
the American' Agricultural
Movement is demanding the
immediate resignation of
Federal Reserve Chairman,
Paul Volcker, Meek said.
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MARTIN HARDWARE & EQUIPMENT CO.
Named sales
representative
MANHEIM - Clifford N
Gibble, of Manheun, has
joined the Select Sires
marketing team He will be
serving northern Lancaster,
Lebanon, Dauphin and York
counties in Pennsylvania.
Gibble brings to Select Sires
many years of valuable
experience in artificial in
semination, having grown
with the AI industry since
1951
In his new position he will
serve the dairy and beef
breeders in Pennsylvania
with Select Sires’ complete
program of semen and
supplies for genetic herd
improvement, and will
provide AI training and
equipment
To reach him, contact
Clifford N. Gibble, 325 W
Gramby Street, Manheun,
Pa 17545, phone 717/665-
4252
Sires inr' a
Offers medicated
cattle feed
CHICAGO, 111 - The A E
Staley Mfg Co will begin
marketing a new medicated
cattle feed supplement next
week following approval of
the federal Food and Drug
Administration for the
product’s distribution
The new product, Sweethx
with Rumensin, is the latest
addition to the company’s
line of Sweethx feed blocks,
and the first product to
combine Rumensin with the
ease of block feeding The
addition of Rumensin, a
registered trademark of the
Elanco division of Eli Lilly
and Co , aids in the digestive
process by improving an
animal's efficiency in
converting food
According to a spokesman
for the two companies,
Sweethx with Rumensin is
approved for use in pasture
feeding, allowing cattle to
make better dietary use of
feed, thus improving the
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federation of 11 farmer
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objective of this federation is
to serve the genetic im
provement needs of
livestock breeders
conversion ratio. Field test
results show average daily
gains increased 21 pounds
per head when stocker oi
feeder cattle received
Sweethx with Rumensin
The patented formula
helps cattle consume the
right amount of block each
'day to produce faster
average daily gains while
grazing on pasture The
addition of Rumensin to the
formula provides 80-200
milligrams of Monensin per
day to further encourage
weight gam for cattle
weighing more than 400
pounds It also provides a
calcium to phosphorous ratio
of 1.3-to-l which helps to
balance the mineral content
of many roughages while
supplying sufficient
phosphorous
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