*26—Lancaster Firming, Saturday, February 27,1982
York Co. holds Annual Dairy Day
(Continued from Page A 24)
haylage veteran of the panel trio,
having put up the grass feed for 15
years, using steel silo units. He
aims at swathing first-cutting
alfalfa at the bud stage, mowing it
in the morning and chopping after
a two-day drydown in good-sized
As part of their Dairy Day participation, Atlantic Breeders
Cooperative distributed handy, pocket-sized herd
management booklets. Dairyman John Krone, right, picks up
his copy from manager Dave Yoder.
FARM INSURANCE
* Farm Liability & Fire
* Fleet, Auto and Truck
* Long Haul Truck
* Filings and Fuel Oil Bonds
Free Survey
GOOD’S AGENCY
236 E. Main Street
New Holland. PA 17557
717-354-9641
PROTECT AGAINST
“RED NOSE” S “PNEUMONIA”
...without worry about causing infection
or abortion.
saf-t-w,.
FRANKLIN'S
BRD-4
ON SPECIAL
NOWI
♦ Guard against both IBR and PI3 virus
and pneumonia caused by Pasteurella
multocida and Pasteurella haemolytica.
*• Can be used on cows at any state of
gestation.
When used on pregnant cows, their
newborn calves will benefit from those
same protective antibodies thru the
colostrum.
ZIMMERMAN’S ANIMAL
HEALTH SUPPLY
3 miles West of Ephrata along Wood Corner Rd.
RD4, Box 140. Lit'itz. PA. 17543
717-738-4241
windrows.
While various methods of
starting altalfa stands were
debated, Stump holds out tor
nurturing his altalfa plantings
along in barley, sayuig it's the best
way he knows ot getting a good
stand. Stump is so pleased with
herd production and butter tat
SEE YOU
AT THE
DAIRY
DAYS!
results on his haylage program of a
decade and a half that he rarely
puts away a bale of dry grass at the
family’s jugging setup.
Dairyman Kalph McGregor
stores his chopped hayjage in the
most unconventional method ot the
panel tno, packing it away in a
trench. About 500 tons are piled
annually mto a concrete-bottomed,
block-wall storage.
“The only way to make good
haylage is nut to haul too many
loads,’’ quips McGregor, making
his point that the torage crop
absolutely must come off when it's
young and tender. Chopping is
dune at as close to 60 percent
moisture as possible with chopper
knives honed razor sharp, but no
screens installed in the harvesting
unit.
Keep harvesting haylage once
started, McUregor insists.
Practicing his own advice, on days
when he’s not adding new layers,
McGregor has run over the stack
several times continuing the
package to eliminate air pockets
and spoilage. A final cover of
protective black plastic sheeting,
held down with a “tire to tire”
topping, holds the haylage until
needed.
Consistent Winners!
In 1980 and 1981, The Milton Hershey School Farms won the grand champion hay silage award; they
also won the reserve grand champion alfalfa growing contest. In 1979, Daniel Schrack broke the 9 ton
barrier for the first time in Pennsylvania by producing 9.1 tons of dry hay per acre.
WL3II Resistant to Anthracnose. One of the highest yielding varieties a consistent winner!
WL3I3 New in 1981. Resistant to Phytophthora root rot and anthracnose.
Resistant to Verticillium Wilt, which is the new threat to alfalfa yields and stands.
AT WL22I A new winter hardy superior in yield and disease resistance.
▼ WL3IS Well adapted to the northeastern U.S., dark green in color with superior disease resistance.
WL3IB Phytophthora root rot resistance, designed for wetter soils.
WL22O Excellent winter hardiness and resistance to Anthracnose.
BEACHLEY-HARDY
Field and Grass Seeds
Camp Hill, PA 17011
(717) 737-4529
Yield Qualify
(From left) Dr.' Joseph *Graham, Plant Pathologist with W-L
Research, Inc.; Alfred Dugan, Director.of Research with Milton
Hershey School Farms, and Kenneth Beachley, President of
Beachley-Hardy Seed. Co. with the award for the 1981
Forage Silage winner, captured by WL 311 at the Hay Crop
Silage Show.
A Consistent Winner
All W-l varieties have multiple pest resistance
USDA raises meat, poultry
Washington, U.C.- ■ The U.S.
Department ot .Agriculture has
made permanent the mcreased
rates it charges tor uispeclmg
meat and poultry to reflect the
mcreased cost ot providing these
services.
Donald L. Houston, ad
ministrator ot USDA’s Food Safety
and Inspection Service, said the
higher rates were unplemented on
an mierun basis last October
because of the unniediale need to
bring inspection costs in line with
because a mixture of the layers
is ted as McGregor loads it out fur
daily rations, he doesn’t ex
perience the problem ot having the
herd adapt to slightly ditterenl
layers as sometimes occur m
upright units.
Uther portions of the dairy day
program included cash flow
management by Extension area
farm management specialist
Boland Freund, an update and
bnet discussion on the upcoming
milk promotion referendum, and
altalta management recom
mendations by Penn Slate
specialist John Baylor, see related
story .-J.B.'
THROUGH
Beachley-Hardy Seed Co.
Camp Hill, PA 17011
Please send more information on
these alfalfa varieties □
Name
Address
Town
inspection rates
expenses starlmg with the n**,
fiscal year.
At that tune, the public was
invited to submit comments before
Dec. 1 on permanent rate m
creases. The. one comment
received indicated concern that
the increases would be passed unto
consumers.
Houston said the mcrease ui tees
will nut have a major economic
uupacl on consumer prices fur
meal and poultry, and as a result
all of the uiterun rate increases
are being adopted as originally
aiuiounced.
The hourly rale tor inspection tor
ihe basic workweek is $14.64, up
troni $13.46. The overiune rale
paid lo USD A inspectors is $16.12
per hour instead ot $16.76 per hour,
and the hourly costs for laboratory
services is $27.28 instead of $26.24.
Under the Federal Meal and
Poultry Inspection Acts, USUA
must assume mspection costs
during routine workuig hows in all
plants producing meal and
poultry products tor interstate or
toreign commerce. USOA charges
the plant tor all inspection services
required alter an 8-hour day or 40-
how week.
Please send name of nearest dealer □
Stati