Poultry manure comes to the rescue for profits k DEKALB, 111. - Manure "problems can pile up fast on today’s modem poultry farms, in fact, 750,000 hens can produce up to 650 tons of manure in a week. And that’s not a problem you can simply scrape off your shoes. But poultry farmers have always known the value of animal drop pings and it was only a matter of time before one of themfigured out a way to turn problems into profit. - Joseph Brill was that man. Brill is a 'full time poultry farm manager and part time inventor from Snover, Michigan. Back in 1969, he began tinkering with ways to make use of poultry manure. After talking with a biochemist, he felt that aerobic digestion was the best way to go. Aerobic digestion is the breaking down of a substance by bacterial action. Brill thought he could use this phenomena-to his advantage in convering poultry manure into a marketable commodity. Finally, after eight years of experimenting, ihe got the digester to work. CALL THIS NUMBER FOR MANURE PUMPS, REDOING CHOPPERS, When you buy manure handling and barn feeding equipment, you want it to work. For a long time. With ease. That’s why you'll want to call this number. Bull-Stron! Manure Pumps In manure pumps, you want heavy construction. Fingertip hydraulic operation. Maneuverability. And fast pumping action. But most of all, you want-a pump with a large propeller to “stir up a storm” in your manure pit. In hours instead of days. A pump with the capacity to get all the manure out of your pit. Not just the liquids on the bottom. ih-Built Red Bedding Choppers TOO! In bedding choppers, you want a model just right for your operation. PTO. Gas engine. Or electric. And you want spiral-set knives to chop any bedding you have to give the machine. Corn stalks. Moldy hay. Straw. You want the chopper to give you fluffy, liquid-absorbent' bedding in your stalls. 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Call 301-398-2948 or write to: US Farm Systems of Pennsylvania 3053 Barren Road, Oxford, PA JF9363 The Brill Digester consists of two boxes, each about seven feet wide and four, feet deep.. The first box carries out the digestion process. It is loaded with manure and a carbon-based material like wood shavings, sawdust or chopped corn cobs. ■ Large paddle wheels driven by electric motors chum the mixture and begin the The process heats the mixture to 150 degrees -170 degrees Fahrenheit killing most pathogens and weed seeds within. It also evaporates most of the moisture and gets rid of any unpleasant odor. Once the mixture is digested, it is then transferred to the second box where it is more thoroughly spin dried. Once dried, it is ready to be packaged and marketed. The digestion takes only 48 hours and if the fanner has a ready supply of straw or sawdust, the cost of processing is only the cost of the electricity to run the motors. The digested poultry manure has the TANKERS AND SILAGE CARTS THAT WORK consistency of peat with an earthy Gram farmers are also in aroma. terested. Digested poultry manure Already there has been an ex- is in high stability nitrogen and plosion of interest m the machines, makes a good fertilizer for crops Cattle fanners are interested in when spread on top of the ground, the product as a supplement for Many poultry producers claim their cattle feed due to its high the value of digested poultry nutrient value. Nearly 40 percent manure will be their salvation, of the nutrients of chicken feed Over the last 26 months egg prices pass through the bird. have been below the cost of. What’s the pesticide’s MEDIA With cold weather . approaching, the use of pesticides is diminshmg and you will soon store leftover pesticides for the winter. Pesticides should be stored so that they will not contaminate food, animals or fertilizer.-These are toxic substances and special care should be exercised in the handling and storage of them. The following are some suggestions for safe storage: Be sure that caps are tightened I 1C farm I IX SYSTEMS of Pennsylvania Your Manure &nd Feed Equipment Distributor Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 31,1981—A19 securely on all bottles and cans. Eliminate leaky containers. Do not store weed killers close to other materials such as wettable powders, dust formulations or granular insecticides. Some weed killers, such as 2,4 D and 2,4,5-T are highly volatile substances and can contaminate other materials especially when confined in close quarters. Store wettable powders, dusts and granules of pesticide products in a cool, dry place. Hi HI HI HI please Clip & Mail Coupon to: HI HI HI ■ PENN DUTCH FARM SYSTEMS. INC. LF 10/31 1730 Hifhway 72 North. Lebanon, Pa 170*2 ■ lam interested in: " Q High Moisture Corn E Storage LJ Liquid Manure Storage r~| Please add my name to your mailing Rsk m NAME 5 ADDRESS | CITY STATE ZIP ■ TELEPHONE (include area code) NO. OF BEEF DAIRY HOGS g ■■■■■■■■■«■■■■■■ production and the industry has seen a shake-out never ex perienced before. “The Brill Digester has some producers feeling the real profit potential from their birds is in manure produced and not in the eggs, reports John R.E. Taylor, head of Agri-Products, the poultry division, DeKalb Agßesearch, Inc. shelf life Do not store liquid pesticides in a place where the temperature will fall below 40° Fahrenheit. Too low temperature may result in a breakdown of liquid material, and if the liquid should freeze, there is danger that the glass containers will break. Do not .parry over pesticide products whose labels have been lost or are not complete and legible. Above all, keep pesticide materials in a locked room or cabinet and out of reach of children and animals. Glass bottles should always be stored within a metal can, not necessarily closeable, .such as a coffee can. In the event the bottle breaks the spillage will be con tained. W(M Guard ffiOoaO(i]oO ODQ§GDt?@DQG@ Lancaster, PA 717-569-5361 -“Friend of Fanners since 1896." v Inflation requires-constant evaluation of your insurance coverage. Our agent in your area will gladly give you an evaluation of buildings, machinery and livestock. Consult him without obligation. JACK GRAHAM ASSOCIATES, INC. 15 N. Dorcas St., Lewistown, PA ARTHUR C. HALL, INC. 1020 N. New St.', West Chester. PA DAVID A. PETERS, CPCU R.D. ( N2, Northampton, PA McDOWEU. INSURANCE, INC. 9 N. Main St., Mercersburg, PA gJJR® PLANNING LIQUID MANURE STORAGE? 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