Oakenbound Holsteins (Continued from Page A 34) Ixported to France through 'he American Marketing Service if everything goes all right Another Valiant son is going to Carnation Genetics,” Troutman says. Telephone calls, blood types okayed, ET expert lured is it worth all the trouble 7 The Troutmans’ answer to that question is an emphatic "yes” “Everything is worth while,” said Richard “The only thing is you’re fooling around with Mother Natufe and they say you can nun a cow ” ■ It’s a serious business,” added Nelson, “but it’s the best thing to happen to us We’ve had more of the right calves out of Fobes in two rears than her previous ifcnerhadin eight ” *Sut there’ll be no more calves out of Fobes for the Troutmans A freak mishap m the barn set the stage for the cow’s downfall, and she died this fall of pneumonia "She was in her tenth year and it would have been nice to have had 10 more calves out of her, but at least we have 10 on the ground better than if Fobes would have gone for hamburger,” Nelson mused Those ten offspring will hopefully be carrying on Fobes’ production traits Her lifetime record stands at 126,496 pounds of milk with 4961 pounds fat This Very Good-88 cow was in milk 2407 days during her lifetime The Oakenbound Holstein’s next ET calves PUBLIC AUCTION BUILDING LOTS, FARM EQUIPMENT, TRUCKS, WALNUT & CHERRY LUMBER SAT., JANUARY 3,1981 at 10A.M (8 miles north of Kutztown), go N. from Rt. 22 & New Smithville exit, follow Rt. 863 toward Stines Corner for 4 miles, turn onto rd to farm, Lehigh Co Pa. 1978 JD 2440 tractor w/roll guard, enclosure, 15 5x38 tires, 540 hrs , JD 146 heavy duty front end loader, & Meyers 8' snow blade; Farmall H tractor, culti for same, MC 203 combine w/10’ gram head & two row corn head, NH 469 haybme, JD 14-T baler, Athens 11’ livy duty tiansport tandem disc ; Dunham 9’ disc , three sec spring tooth harrow, 9’ single roll cultipacker, Ontario 16 disc gram drill on steel, JD F 145-A semi mt four bot 16” pi, JD three bot 14” 3 pt. pi, JD two bot 14” trailer pi; JD 490 four row corn planter, JD 290 two row corn planter; N Idea 12-A f manure spreader, Wood Bros 72” rotary cutter mew), Little Giant 22’ elev (new); Century 300 gal trailer weed sprayer (new), N Idea four bar rake on rubber, N Idea 7” trailer (PTO) grass mower, hyd. wood splitter, (2) four wheel rubber tire trailers, (2) two wheel rubber tire trailers, 1970 Ford ton pickup, 8 pickup camper cab; 1936 Chev truck chassis (running); Allis Chalmers 8 hp. 36” riding mower; 22” mower, 300 gal. skid fuel tank w/pump; 275 gal. oil stove tank, hyd. cylinders, Rem SL-4 chain saw; new bee hive & accessories; seasoned rough sawed lumber including approx 300’ walnut, 100’ cherry, 500’ oak, drum type poultry plucker; 3 hp two piston air com pressor; hyd jacks; carpenters elec, hand tools & equip , assorted hand tools; car & truck tires; approx. 100 wooden pallets; sand blasting gun & attach.; ABC nre extinguishers, plus many articles too numerous to mention Auct. Note: Above equip, in nice condition. Building Lots (3) 1+ acre lots to be offered separately, all perc tested, fronting on twp. & state roads Terms; 10% day of auction, bal. within 30 days or favorable financing terms available, call Auction Co. for details. For inspection of lots call 285-4171. Terms: Cash or check Refreshments served , Ordered by _ STERLING SNYDER Conducted by Ralph W. Zettlemoyer Auction Co. Inc, (215)395-8084 are due March 15 These calves are out of Faith and bred by Glen Valley Star “We supered Faith on Friday the 13th,” Nelson said, “and we flushed 13 eggs. One of those eggs was infertile and all but tour of the rest were dying So, we transplanted the four and got two pregnancies “We singled Farah as a two-year-old and got a bull calf by Bis-May Astro Jupiter He was born July 19 last year and will be con signed at the ET Invitational Sale in March at the Penn- Col Farm, Millville ” Nelson smiled when he said they hope to superovulate Faith’s Apollo Rocket heifer, calved January 3,1980. “We’ll single her and breed her to Persuader first. That way we’ll know if she’s cystic or if there are any problems before we superovulate her ” But Nelson cautioned others interested in trying ET that before any in jections are given to a donor cow, the farmer needs to have a market for the bulls “Make sure it’s a cross that someone is interested in buying and get as many sold before the breeding as possible You may find you will need to change your thinking on breeding your cow to Jet Stream if all the studs and breeders want are Chief sons ” Embryo transfenng requires good cycling cattle, record keeping, and an understanding of genetics and breeding before it is undertaken otherwise the end results could mean two to ten poor calves that won’t cover the costs of the procedure, Richard warned. It also takes recipient heifers (at least 10 to 15 for a super, said Nelson) with records on their heat detection, a senes of 12 in jections of follicle stimulating hormone to the donor cow, prostaglandin for both donor and recipients so their heats are syn chronized, and finally palpating the recipients and implanting done by a transfer technician. Nelson admitted the process takes a bit more time than the normal breeding program on most dairy farms, but he said ET is worth it Echoing his comments is brother and partner Richard R, Jr. and father Richard who started the dairy business with his wife Phoebe some 30 years ago “I started milking with 18 grade cows," laughed Richard “My dad didn’t let me buy purebred cattle because they cost too much Now we have 109 cows on test of which 95 percent are registered. “The only cows that aren’t registered are the grades we bought for recipient heifers and decided to keep after they calved otherwise we’d be 100 percent registered,” Richard says Not only has the size of the herd increased, but so too has the size of the farm. When Richard started farming, the farm had only 98 acres Since then more acreage has been purchased and the farm is now up to 125 acres Growth it seems to be a trend at Oakenbound Holstems Now, with their foundation stock and ET program, they’re growing PUBLIC SALE OF HOG & STEER FARM SATURDAY, JANUARY 24 Located 2 miles East of Mt Joy, 1 mile West of Rt. 283. On Manheim-Mt. Joy Rd. turn north onto Stnckler Rd. then left onto Bncker Rd. (near Pleasant View Estates), Rapho Twp., Lane. Co., Pa. more or less, with 67 acres under cultivation and the remainder in pasture & woodland w/runmng stream. BANK BARN with 2 dnve-m’s & a com barn at tached A 20 x 80 ft. silo with feed shed, 40 x 128 ft. steer barn with outside apron, 30 x 120 ft finishing house with pit, heated 42 x 64 ft far ro vying house with 36 crates, 2 hog houses, all with pits and other misc. buildings m STORY DOUBLE DWELLING with Asbestos siding Side #1 contains 3 rooms & bath upstairs and 3 rooms (modern kitchen) & half bath downstairs. Laundry room with shower is attached. Side #2 con tains 3 rooms & bath upstairs and 4 rooms (modern kitchen) downstairs. Laundry room with shower is attached. Oil hot-water heat (2 furnaces) and slate roofs. This property has approx 1319 ft of road frontage along Stnckler Rd and approx. 400 ft along Bncker Rd This farm has gravel land and is zoned agricultural Persons wishing to view property may do so Saturday, Dec. 27 or Jan 3 from 12-4 PM or by calling 717-653-4905 for an appointment. J. David Young, Attorney Terms: 10% Day of Sale with Balance on or before April 1,1981 Auctioneer: Rufus Geib (665-4136) and Raymond Miller The Troutmans use calf kennels for raising calves. Richard said he agrees with the experts that good ventilation and clean, dry air are the key to raising calves. Using materials around the farm, they constructed the kennels using the Penn State design. some of tomorrow’s Holstems proving the color of gold is production record breaking The Troutmans are sometimes black and white Why plants need magnesium LITITZ Magnesium without it we would not have a green world. Magnesium is a part of every plant cell Magnesium is the heart of chlorophyll, the green pigment in plants. The process of photosynthesis, by which the plant combines sunlight, air, water and certain elements to produce plant tissue, would cease without magnesium. Deficiencies of magnesium in the soil or the presence of magnesium in the soil in forms of very low availability results in reduced plant yields and plants of low nutritional quality A lack of magnesium in the diets of animals, par ticularly cattle and sheep, have led to health problems that are fatal under severe conditions This condition is called ‘grass tetany” or “grass staggers” Animals suffering this condition have at 2 P.M 93 ACRES Sale by. GLENN E. BRICKER ELAINE F. BRICKER Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, December 20,1980—A39 low magnesium levels in their blood serum. The treatment for the condition is injections of magnesium As magnesium is not accumulated in the animal system daily, intake of the proper amount of magnesium through the animal diet is important. Thus, good plant and animal nutrition begins with a good soil fertility program Most soils contain large amounts of magnesium However, very acid soils or sandy soils may lack adequate magnesium supplies for good plant nutrition Even though soils may contain adequate Land Bank interest to go to 12 percent BALTIMORE, MD - Interest rates on Federal I-and Bank loans will in crease to 12 percent effective February 1,1981 The announcement of the increase was made last Friday by Gene E Swackhamer, president of the Baltimore Farm Credit District Swackhamer said the increase is in response to sharply higher cost of funds experienced in recent weeks Market conditions are monitored closely and ap propriate adjustments to interest rates are made as soon as practical, he added HIGH TENSILE WIRE FENCING ★ Strong ★ Lasting Man-Ten 200 Wire 1800 lb. breaking string Expected life of 35-50 + yrs. Well under 2 e per ft. Koppers pressure treated posts to maintain a 40+ yr. expected life. Get Truckload Prices. Order now before January - pickup while at farm show. Save on 1980 income taxes both prices increasing January 1. Some as much as 20% Be'sure you have the materials when you need them. KENCOVE FARMS Rd 1 Box 111 Blairsville, PA 15717 412-459-8991 Look for us at the PA Farm Show! magnesium an unbalanced soi fertility condition may reduce the uptake of magnesium by plants. Very high soil potassium levels often prevent plant uptake of magnesium. Good magnesium nutrition for plants and animals is greatly dependent upon a sound soil fertility program beginning with the proper use of limestone Limestone should be applied to main tain soil pH above 6 0 which keeps magnesium in the soil available to plants If soil supplies are low, dolomitic oi high-magnesium limestone should be used in the liming program Swackhamer also said the Land Bank is imposing a three percent closing fee on new money loaned based on applications taken on and after December 1,1980 He said the three percent fee is being levied to alleviate the burden of having to charge an even higher interest rate on existing loans Christmas ★ Economical
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