C4—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 26,1982
Marvin helps
(Continued from Page C 2)
“Number one, you have to have to tell yourself you’re there to
remember that you’re on the help If you’re less than
farmer's property. Second, you diplomatic, you’ll pay for it,” he
Marvin finishes a routine inspection with the multi-item
sanitation report. A producer is scored on the basis of 100
points and is evaluated on everything from items which
directly affect milk quality such as equipment cleanliness to
those which have aesthetic importance such as clean walls
and ceilings.
SILO LINERS
The term “Dry Matter" is possibly the 1 -— u
most misunderstood term used m the
cattle feeding business, and many people
interpret the term to mean many things
“Dry Matter” is the solids portion of a
feed It is not a measure of the VALUE of
a feed. Cattle produce not on the dry
matter, but on the nutrients they con
sume. It is therefore important to know
how much dry matter a cow is eating, but
it is more important to know how much
digestable nutrients is in the dry matter
The term most often used to tell us this is
Total Digestable Nutrients, or T D N , for
short We know we can get more dry mat
ter per acre by letting crops get older,
but at early bloom for alfalfa, and early
dent for corn silage the dry matter yield
is a bit lower, but it has a higher T D N
yield The fiber, cellulose, leaves, cob,
stalks and the whole plant is easier
digested when it is green, succulent and
full of juice, making more T D N We must
measure our crops by the T D N per acre
and not by bushel, bales, or -
tons The next step is to retain more of the nutrients we cut in the
field by making a rapid, oxygen free ferment This can be done by
installing a MAY-CO PLASTIC LINER inside your silo This liner
will eliminate juice run off, air leaking at the doors, and the flow of
oxygen circulating through the silage By eliminating this oxygen
flow more lactic acid is created making a much better ferment
in an oxygen free ferment the silage will not freeze will not
shrink, will not spoil or heat between feedings in hot weather
and will produce more T D N and Digestable Protein without an
additive
For more information contact
MAY-CO SUPPLY CO. INC.
MAY-CO
430 Biscayne Rd
Lancaster, PA 17601
717-569-1011
says. "On the whole, most shippers
are willing to comply."
Following his graduation from
Penn State in 1953, Andy started
his inspector career. One of the
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