A24—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 29,1983 LANCASTER - Covering all there is to know about silage in 30 minutes was no easy task for Penn State Extension Beef Specialist Les Burdette on Tuesday as he addressed the participants of Lancaster County Cattle Feeders’ Day. But the big Penn Stater en capsulated his yean of knowledge into a small statement: “Silage increases beef per acre.” Addressing the difficulties of ensiling forages, Burdette ex plained that forages, like alfalfa, lack the carbohydrates needed for silage fermentation. He recom mended that forages be wilted to W-70 percent moisture to equal 700 pounds of dry matter per ton. Burdette suggested that if beef feeders add 5-6 pounds of grain to their alfalfa silage, the nutritive level would equal one pound of soybean meal plus corn silage for a 500-650 pound steer. The best time Is preconditioned calf worth cost? LANCASTER - Feedlot death losses in feeder calves can be cut substantially if cattle breeders precondition the calves before selling them to cattle feeders. This idea, although not new, was reinforced Tuesday during the Lancaster Cattle Feeders’ Day. Penn State’s Les Burdette ex plained that a preconditioned calf is one that: is weaned for at least 21 days; I- is ear tagged; is vaccinated for IBR, PC, blackleg, and optionally BVD, clostridial, and H. Somnus; is degrubbed and deloused; is introduced to dry feed; ha« a veterinarian’s tificate CONESTOGA SPRING 1983 TRAILER TRUCKLOAD PRICES Analysis 4- 5- 6-12-12 6-18-6 7-21-7 8-16-8 10-10-10 Note: If weather or available space is a problem now, your pre-payment locks in the price and we can deliver or you can pickup whenever you want, as late as May 15,1983. ** Delivery Charges - Add NOTHING for our delivery of a minimum of 18 tons to any farm in Pennsylvania or Delaware within 70 road miles of Gap. Pa. Call for prices on other blends, bulk discounts, customer pickup discounts, and delivery rates for orders of less than 18 tons if you don't go together with a neighbor. WALKER COMPANY GAP, PA 17527 P<hone (717) 442-4169 v ' ■■ r '.-' : a Everything you always wanted to know about..jsilage to “shovel” forage silage into cattle is during the lightweight, growing period, said Burdette under 700 pounds for the English breeds and under 800 pounds for the exotics. "When alfalfa hay is above $BO a ton," emphasized Burdette, "it’s more profitable to sell the alfalfa Burdette said that farmers who buy calves that are suffering from deydration should provide them with unlimited water, good hay, and 2-3 pounds of feed as soon as they’ll eat Good quality silage can be added to the diet after the first day. Burdette cautioned against feeding nonprotein nitrogen to young calves, but pointed out the feed should contain salt, calcium and phosphorus. He stressed visually checking feeder calves, keying in on any calves that are "hollow-sided,” or that display drooping ears or rapid and labored breathing. When handling newly arrived cer- Bags/ton *166.00 139.00 150.00 161.00 172.00 163.00 155.00 Terms - Cash upon delivery Lester Burdette (Turn to Page A 25) FERTILIZER Bags/ton *183.00 167.00 142.00 159.00 185.00 163.00 181.00 Analysis 10-20-10 12-12-12 16-4-4 16-8-8 20-10-10 0-10-30 0-10-40 than feed it to steers.” Com is a “natural silage fer menter,” said Burdette, adding that preservative additives are “seldon justified.” However, Burdette reviewed the addition of non-protein nitrogen to com silage, citing a 4-5 percent improvement in protein value as a result. He recommended adding 7- 8 pounds of anhydrous ammonia per ton of com silage of 60-72 percent moisture. Other additives mentioned by Burdette included minerals, such as limestone and dicalcium phosphate at the rates of 10-15 pounds per ton and 10-12 EM. 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Burdette recommended one part sulfur be added to every 15 parts NPN. “Don’t feed lightweight cattle under 000 pounds NPN until all their protein needs are met naturally,“cautioned Burdette. He advocated leaving part of the com silage (15 feet, or so) in an upright silo untreated so that cattle will have a period of adjustment until the silage unloader hits the NPN treated layers. Limited SALE *2995°° *3l9s°° •594000 Stock On Hand Reg. •399** •459** •499** •689** •879** $469.95 $539.95 $599.95 $769.95 $969.95 SALE •179*5 *3B9 ,s $239.95 $499.95 *269” *299” Burdette told the cattle feeders that they will realize the greatest average daily gain in steers when the ration contains only 25 percent roughage. With less roughage in the diet, the ADG drops back, but Burdette noted there will be a sayings on feed handling and bulk. 1 “Overhead costs, such as price of interest, dictate feeding 25 to 50 percent of the ration’s dry matter as grain,” said Burdette. 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