• Feeding Savings • Program Each Cow to receive the more dollars over feed cost amounts of feed as compared to • Improve Herd Health production • Simple Installation • Easy To Operate Efficient feeding = Higher PROFITS Group feeding is costly and inefficient. To maximize your profits, you’ve got to supply each cow with the exact amount of feed she needs to maintain her milk production level. The computerized Sell ecutive 8085 System lets you do just tha most dairymen find the system pays for feed bills and increased production in less It’s simple You determine a daily feeding allowance for each cow by programming the computer to dispense a certain amount of feed during each 6,8 or 12 hour cycle. You choose unique ration for each animal by mixing sup plement and base rations with the computer. • Each cow wears an inexpensive, reliable identification tag. • Cows can feed at any feeding station. • Feeding auger automatically stops when cow steps away. • Each cow receives only the amount of feed you have programmed for it. Money-saving management tool You can get a printout from the Executive 8085 at any time. Each print out gives you the valuable feed management information • Amount of feed programmed for each cow • Amount of feed dispensed to each cow, this cycle • Amount of feed dispensed to each cow, this month • Summary of previous cycle. You can quickly spot problem cows by asking the computer to print out all cows not eating 75% of their pro grammed ration. Total herd management system For a total dairy management system, connect your Selective Feeder System with our Zenith Farm Management System. Readouts are available in your office on the Zenith computer. Optional software programs allow ypu to integrate health, breeding, production and feeding management programs in one computer system. For more information write for free product literature. w 539 Falling Spring Road ■ Ryder supply Chambe^^2ol .^ —-CO. Phone 717-263-9111 MlM^—i ii I w mm *ll rn r~i~——— 0 Selective c p Fe eder (Continued from Page Al) project partly as a result of a $2OOO fine given a milk hauler who crossed a bridge with a load ex ceeding the weight limit. As a result of this fine, 14 bridges were eventually identifed as problems. According to Lebo, “If we (PennDOT) had to do all the work that was required on all the bridges in Pennsylvania, it would cost between |3 and 4 billion. That’s why we need programs such as this to identify those bridges that need the most work. ” Mirroring his statement, Linda Proctor, another PennDOT planner in attendance, said, “We need your farmers to tell us which bridges are too narrow or a problem because we can’t determine what your needs are without your help.” According to Lebo, PennDOT has already scheduled 29 bridges in Lancaster County for repair, to be completed within the next six years. These bridges were chosen because they fall on the “Priority Commercial Network” deter mined by the Bridges Bill, passed in December, 1962. Another 13 bridges in the county have been Milk security fund (Continued from PamAit At press time > the Milk continued from Page AH Marketing Board had not yet claims has been a topic.of recent received the papers on the appeal discussion among numerous farm from Efforts to reach groups in the state. Eastern were not successful. How long the proposed payments Reportedly, the Eastern Appeal by the Milk Marketing Board will may be on the basis that since it is be blocked by the appeal is not now was first in the fund, it should be toiovn- , _ the first to receive payment. But No date has been set yet for the observers say the fund act does not Commonwealth Court to hear the address itself as to who should get appeal filed by Eastern. payments when. The bio-engineered bacteria and enzyme team in Hoffman ' Silage Inoculator outscores the competition. Hoffman Silage __ Inoculator contains five staged-growth bacterial strains including patented Cemelle 68 bacteria. Each strain is selected for the temperature and acidity range in which it thrives. The highly advertised competitive product label shows only two types of bacteria. Two potent enzymes add more punch to Hoffman Silage Inoculator’s lineup by stimulating release of usable food sub stances for the inoculating bacteria to help them grow and multiply. The competitor’s label shows zero enzymes. ' More Eastern farmers each year are prof iting from the benefits they gain from Hoff man Silage Inoculator. They find it helps minimize spoilage, helps reduce seepage, helps control heating, and reduces nutri tional loss. It is easy to apply and is non corrosive to equipment. See your Hoffman Seed Man for reports from pleased users. Inoculating half your silage this year would be a logical way to find out what Hoffman Silage Inoculator can do for you. > -■■—in j tel HOFFMAN SEEDS, INC. I|al LANDISVILLE PENNSYLVANIA 17538 - Serving Eastern Agriculture Since 1899 Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 16,1983—A35 Ag bridges identified as ‘in need of repair. ’ Across the state, 979 bridges have been scheduled for im provement; 400 of these bridges are on local roads as opposed to state roads. Lebo said that, provided this pilot project proves successful, other counties can expect the same personal treatment from Penn- DOT within the next year. However, the order in which the counties will be chosen has not yet been determined. Speaking for the PFU, Mariam Schwalam, council and assistant executive director, urged farmers and agribusiness haulers to cooperate with the project. “We have to let PennDOT know we’re interested and concerned. We can write letters to our legislators and to PennDOT and let PFU know where the problem bridges are so that we can submit a report to them. If we do, there’s more of a chance that something will be done.” Anyone with suggestions and concerns about county bridges is urged to contact Lancaster Far mers Union president Forney Longenecker at 295-8914. AGRICULTURE: ITS YOUR HEARTBEAT,
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