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More light hours may boost milk production
GETTYSBURG - It’s possible
to have 7-10 percent more milk
without increased feed costs ac
cording to Adams County Agent
Thomas Piper.
With $3O to $4O investment you
can expose cows to 16 hours of
continuous light.
The recommendation of 16 hours
of continuous light per day is the
result of research done by Allen
Tuoko'- at Michigan State
University. Although research is
continuing in this breakthrough,
the following facts have been
shown in the effects of light on
cattle:
Cows to 16 hours of
light produce 7-10 percent more
milk than cows on 9-12 hours of
light per day.
During early lactation, the
cows produce this additional milk
without increasing their feed
consumption.
During late lactation, long
day cows ate more than others.
Ridomil
in the soil
For More Effective Control
Ridomil controls blue mold and black
shank in your tobacco. But for Ridomil to
do its best work, it should be applied to
the soil before transplanting.
Ridomil destroys diseases present in the
soil. Then it is absorbed by the roots and
moved systemically throughout the plant
to protect your tobacco as it grows.
For the best two-way action against blue
mold and black shank, follow your label
directions —use Ridomil in the soil.
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P.LROHRERURO., INC.
SMOKETOWN, PA
k* Holstein heifers exposed to 16
hour days resulted in a 10-15
percent increase in body weight
gain.
These heifers also came into
puberty at an earlier age.
Mercury vapor lights give
about the same results as
fluorescent lights (The lighting
used in most of the studies.)
Low intensity lights work-as
well as high intensity lights,
lighting at reading level is suf
ficient.
No undesirable side effects of
16 hour lighting have been ob
served, except the loss of cow’s
long winter hair.
•> 24 hours of light does not
result in increased milk produc
tion. Give the cows 8 hours of dark.
Here’s what you can do:
Add an inexpensive time clock
($3O-|4O) to a string of lights in
your bam. Set it for 16 hours light
and 8 hours dark.
The production increase will not
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