D6—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 25,1984
BUSINESS NE
Milking line
IS
ASHFIELD, Mass. New
England Cheesemaking Supply
Company is introducing a com
plete line of Fullwood milking units
for goats, sheep and cows. These
range in size from individual
bucket units for small herds, up to
complete milking parlor in
stallations.
The Fullwood bucket units have
a gallon capacity and are of
stainless steel. They come with a
high quality grade stainless steel
milking claw available in two
models (one for side milking and
one for milking through the rear
legs in parlour installations). Each
claw is fitted with a shockproof
rubber plug which allows access
for cleaning as well as providing
protection for the claw.
The teat cup cluster features
transparent shells and hard
working silicone liners. Besides
'bucket units, parlour installations
are available.
A complete line of vacuum
A Handimilker mobile vacuum pump, in background, and a
stainless steel bucket milking unit in foreground are among
introductions of New England Cheesemaking Supply Com
pany.
Soybean group to meet
SALISBURY, Md. - The Mid-
Atlantic Soybean Association will
hold its annual summer meeting on
Tuesday at the Adelphia Research
Farm in Adelphia, N.J. The
program will begin at 12:30 p.m.
with a tour of the Adelphia
research plots. A business session
PennAg speaker listed
EPHRATA Julius Uehlein,
President of the Pa. AFLrCIO, will
speak at PennAg Industries
Association’s 106th annual con
vention at the Host Farm 2,
Lancaster, from Sept. 23 through
26. He will be discussing the “Right
to know” and “Comparable
Worth” bills now being considered
by state legislators.
introduced
pumps is also being introduced.
These range in capacity from 250
liters of air per minute to 1800
liters per minute. The smallest
unit available is the Handi-Milker
which is mounted on two wheels for
mobility. The vacuum pump on the
Handi-Milker is a precision built
and powerful PF2SO belt driven
pump which can comfortably
operate up to 4 clusters at a time.
The pump can be driven by a 1
horsepower electric motor or a
gasoline powered engine for use in
remote areas. A Servac Air
Regulator insures a correct
maintenance of vacuum pressure.
The vacuum tank is self draining.
There is a complete line of
equipment to choose from for
milking almost any dairy animal
including, goats, sheep and cows.
For a free catalog and further
information write to: New
England Cheesemaking Supply
Company, P.O. Box 85, Ashfield,
Mass. 01330.
featuring a presentation on
soybean checkoff-funded market
promotion will be held from 2 - 3
p.m. followed by a crab feast and
social hour. Bus transportation
will be provided for those at
tending from Delaware and
Maryland.
Uehlein has been a member of
the United Steelworkers since 1936.
He has served in a number of of
fices including Secretary-
Treasurer. In 1967 he was elected
Secretary-Treasurer of the
Steelworker’s Pennsylvania
Legislatuve Committee until 1962,
when he assumed the presidency of
the Pennsylvania AFLrCIO.
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Select Sires adds 2 Pa. bulls
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Two new Pa. additions to Select Sires lineup include Len-Lyn Jerry Heston-ET, left,
and Ro-Ka-H Arlinda Star-ET.
PLAIN CITY, OH. - Based on
the July 1984 sire summaries,
Select Sires has included two new
sires from Pennsylvania in its
proven lineup. 7H1168 Len-Lyn
Jerry Heston-ET (Very Good-87)
was bred by Galen Crouse of
Stevens, Pa.
Heston is a new outcross sire,
being a son of Eng-Amer Ivanhoe
Jerry. His dam is an outstanding
(Excellent-91-2E) Gold Medal
daughter of Fond Matt that has a
tremendous test record of 4.4% and
over for all lactations. She has four
records over 22.210 M and 1,003 F,
as well as lifetime credits of
WEST WILLOW - “Livestock
producers must adopt the most up
to-date feeding and management
practices if they are to remain
profitable in today’s increasingly
competitive livestock industry.”
That’s the message area farm
consultant Barry Frank of West
Willow Farmers Assoc., Inc.
brought back to Lancaster County
producers after attending Ralston
Putina’s National Farm Con
sultant Conference in St. Louis
recently.
Frank was one of 470 Purina
farm consultants attending the
conference, which was designed to
help farm consultants and
producers meet the increasing
demands of the livestock industry
in the ‘Bos.
Frank is part of a growing
Master Mix boosts dair
&
Dairy product promotion received a big boost from Central Soya, manufacturers of
Master Mix dairy feeds, through the company's recent “Buck-A-Ton" program. Ac
cepting the check for $18,978.50 from Bob Galloway, far right, vice president of the
domestic feed division of Central Soya are, left to right, John Sliter, chief executive
officer of the United Dairy Industry Association in Rosemont, 111., Tom Camerio, chair
man, UDIA, and Leslie Winters, chairman, American Dairy Association. This donation
was made possible through purchases of Master Mix feed during May and June. Ad
ditional money will be donated to local dairy associations for promoting consumption of
dairy products within their areas.
139.420 M 4.6% and 6,349 F. His
grandam follows the fine type
pattern being Excellent (92-2 E)
with an Excellent Mammary.
Heston is a calving ease sire who
adds protein % to his list of
valuable traits. He ranks high in
both areas being one of “Select’s”
highest protein sires at +.05%.
Heston can be used to improve
udder support, add height and
width to the rear udder, and is
above average on teat size. Heston
daughters are medium-sized,
angular and deep-bodied.
7H1133 Ro-Ka-H Arlinda STAR
ET (Good Plus-82) was bred by
Frank attends Purina conference
number of Purina-trained farm
consultants working through area
Purina dealerships to help
producers over-come livestock
related problems. “Putina’s ef
forts to recruit, hire and train
more farm consultants like Frank
is in line with our commitment to
improve the American farmer’s
overall profitability,” noted
“Dub” Jones, president of
Putina’s Agri Products group.
“In addition to attending the
three-day conference, Putina’s
farm consultant program required
all farm consultants to participate
in regular training programs on
basic livestock nutrition and
health,” Jones said.
As part of the three-day event
several comprehensive seminars
introduced the latest developments
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Robert Henry of Union City, Pa
He is a Conductor son who comes
from a strong cow family. His dam
is a Very Good (88) daughter of
Penstate Ivanhoe Star. She has
four records over 32,D00M and
I.IOOF with a notable lifetime total
of 235.181 M and 8,378 F. Star’s
grandam is Excellent (92) EX-MS)
with 200,734 M and 7,181 F lifetime
record.
Star sires daughters that have
correct set to their rear legs,
strength to the loin and correct
pelvic angle. Star will correct teat
placement and is recommended as
a calving ease sire.
in swine, dairy, beef cattle and
horse nutrition and production, as
well as advice on how to improve
services offered to livestock
producers.
Most recently, Purina instituted
a five-step certification program to
increase the level of services farm
consultants can provide livestock
producers, Jones added. “To be
certified, dealer farm consultants
must complete and pass a com
prehensive study program in at
least one area of livestock
nutrition, health and
management,” he explained.
“We’re proud of the com
mitment our farm consultants
have shown to American farmers,
and confident producers will
benefit from their knowledge and
expertise,” Jones concluded.
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