*26—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 27,1981
Poultry farm features automatic milling
BY DICK ANGLESTEIN
RHEEMS If it turns unusually
hot and muggy overnight, John
Wolgemuth can immediately cut
his overall poultry feeding ration,
but increase the supplement to
help maintain egg production.
And, he can do it automatically.
Suppose the tune comes m the
future that poultry operators will
subscribe to the continuing ser
vices of a consultant to closely fine
tune feeding rations to improve
production.
Wolgemuth will be ready and
he’ll be able to do it automatically.
What about the future possibility
that regulations are legally
enacted requiring the exact
weighing of rations containing
certain medication?
He’ll be able to meet that
possible requirement. And do it
automatically, too.
These are just some of the
feeding management options that
the Rheems poultry farmer has
since installing a Martin
Automatic Milling System for his
70,000-bird operation.
The milling system, designed
and installed by Ivan Martin, of
Martin Distributors Inc., of R 1
Lebanon, is the first of its type in
this area.
An electro-mechanical process,
the system features the automatic
programmed preparation of a
variety of rations, performing j o hn Wolgemuth, poultry farmer from Rheems, Lancaster
S h County ’ examines sca 'e. which measures ingredients by
systemsdoaSd mil£ P weight in his newly installed automatic milling system. As dial
In other words, with the setting (A) moves around programmed track, exact weight of
of a few dials and the press of a ingredient is measured for a particular ration. When it
button, the system automatically reaches read switch (B), the system automatically shuts off
SKg Se P First - co^ lders the saving about $ll to $l5 a ton as
weighing each accurately enn- preparation of a feed ration on a compared to the purchase of a
weight basis to be more accurate commerced ration.
transporting the feed to the thMonaydumebaus.
chicken house or other pre- Neit > ° f
selected location. mixing your own ration over the
Aodc.memcnumc.hetKK.llry
SS£££ ■**"" any r." Kt to
The-system at the Wolgemuth
farm, located just off Rt. 283 at the 1 “sed a proportioning-*ypemd}
Rheems exit, is capable of or some 15 years whcn we had jus
automatically preparmg three £ e . sma “® r ’ 12,000-bird house,
different rations from eight Wolgemuth said,
ingredients 14 took a lot more S oo * l
Full capacity of this type of management to be accurate when
system is five different
programmed rations from up to 12 For
ingredients, according to Martin.
Wolgemuth explains that he 50 “ i*®” but „ volume
decided on the Martin system for would stay die same. ,
several different reasons Wolgemuth estimates that he s
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one ingredient and starts adding another ingredient.' Up to
eight ingredients can be included in three different rations
programmed into Wolgemuth’s system. Overall capacity of
this type of system, designed and installed by Ivan Martin, of
Rl, Lebanon, are five different rations, including up to 12
ingredients.
“I used a commercial ration m
the new 60,000-bird house for the
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