% Producers hear beef management advice BY LAUREL SCHAEFFER Staff Correspondent DOUGLASSVILLE jster junty ieht Chei jran ex- jturday. The group visited plains the benefits of performance testing to Herefords, a Berks County beef farm owned by the group of cattlemen who took part in the Jesse Terry, Douglassville. Berks County beef cattle workshop last LETSBM SUNNYPIGSDOFOR YOU WHAT THEY DID FOR DON. CALL NOW AND LET SBM PUT MONEY BACK IN YOUR POCKET. SBMB DOWNGOING HEAT AGRI-EQUIPMENT, INC. OFFERS COMPLETE SALES, INSTALLATION, SERVICE producers from southeastern Pennsylvania had the opportuijity to visit two top-line cattle Cattle $ m impressedwith I my fast SBM btoodec H \OOHIOJLM I cm now! CATTLE - HOG - POULTRY - GRAIN EQUIPMENT 54 CREEK HILL RD., LEOL*&f»A 17540 PHONE: 717-656-4151 * SERVING PA, N.J. and N.Y. At Berks Cattlemen’s Field Da operations and hear updates on beef management practices from several county agents and “I could see it worked well and would last,” says Don. “I compared SBM to 600 watt electric heaters using pigs the same age: pigs under SBM reached 40 lbs. when my other pigs were still at 35 lbs... with the “ hogs were clean they were on thi SBM” Dongoi SUNNYPIGS AGRI- EQUIPMENT, INC* Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 12,1981—A17 professionals in the livestock in dustry last Saturday. Sponsored by the Berks County Cattlemen’s Association and Cooperative Extension Service, the field day was held on the farms ot Henry Eynch, Vellow House, and Jesse Terry, Uougiassville. Tours were given at both operations, located within a tew miles ot each other in southern Berks County. Eynch’s operation is a 300-acre farm on which 800 head of steers are finished an nually. In addition, Eynch farms another 600 acres. Terry, owner ot JV Farm Foiled Herefords, operates a 300-acre cow-calf operation, with 82 brood cows and a total of 310 head. Clyde Myers, Berks County agent, discussed feeding tor profit and pasture management. Myers reviewed the necessary feed nutrients in beet cattle diets, reviewed ration formulation and balancing, and discussed growth enhancers. Myers stated that any beet producers not using growth enhancers and non-protem mtrogen iNFN) as part of their feeding program are losing as much as $5O per head on finished beef. Kumensm was one additive discussed, it is a feed additive Don Kauffman Columbia, Pennsylvania STORE HOURS: Mon.-Fri. 7:30 to 4:30 Sat. 7:30 to 11:30 widely used to improve feed et ficiency and increase rate of gam. Myers explained that it is a methane inhibitor, increasing the amount ot propiomc acid produced trom the feed stuffs by rumen microorganisms. He cautioned however that Rumensin should be ted only to cattle over 400 pounds, and that it is fatal to horses. Another additive, Melengestrol Acetate or iMGA) is for use on heifers only, and can not be ted with Rumensin. It inhibits estrous in heifers and will increase gains by 7-10 percent, saving 6-10 percent on feed consumption as well. Ralgro and Synovex implants were discussed briefly. Discussing pasture management, Myers noted that poor permanent pasture occurmg or unmanaged land can support only one cow and call tor every one to live acres ot pasture, if im proved by fertilization and liming, production can be easily doubled. By contrast good permanent pasture can support one cow and calf per every I/4-3/4 acre. Dr. Dennis HoshaU, V.M.D., discussed the importance of dewornung and preconditioning beef cattle. Stating that internal (Turn to Page A 18) Franklin dairy day Thursday CHAMBERSBURG - The annual Franklin County Extension Dairy Day will be held on Thursday at Kauff man’s Community Center. Philip Wagner, Ex tension Dairy Agent said that topics to be covered include on-farm use of computers, stray voltage, ultra high temperature milk and mastitis control. In addition a panel of three Franklin County dairymen will discuss how they use on-farm computers to feed their dairy herd. Businesses that work with dairymen are co sponsoring the event by having > displays at the meeting. Dairy Day begins at 9:00 a.m. with adjournment set for 3:00 p.m. All interested persons are invited to attend. Further details can be obtained by contacting the Franklin County Cooperative Extension Office at 283- 9226. I GEBHARTS I SANDBLASTING I & RESTORATION I INC. I Box 109 AA, R.D. 1 I Ahbottstown, Pa. I 17301 I 717-259-9868 I • Water Blasting I • Chemical Cleaning I • Brick & stone Re-
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