NEWARK, Del. The recent
heptachlor contamination in
Arkansas and surrounding states
points up the need for livestock
producers to take care to avoid
using treated seed or its by
products as animal feed. In this
incident, farmers used feed made
from treated seed. This led to
contamination of milk and meat,
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feet of waste. It is bottom loaded
by a 20 h.p. three phase electric
pump set in a 3,000 gallon reception
under the paved lot next to the
barn. Washwater from the dairy
gravity flows into a small recep
tion box near the milking parlor
and.is then pumped into the main
reception box to be mixed with the
manure.
Wine Swine
Farm
Gravity is used much more
extensively on the last farm visit
the producers made. There, swine
producer Roscoe Wine has a three
step gravity flow system that
handles all of the waste from his
700-animal farrow-to-finish
operation. The animals’ waste is
collected in storage pits under the
house and drained once a week.
The waste then flows into an
above-ground 54-by-ft-foot circular
concrete storage structure just
down the hill.
Wine removes the manure from
the structure at a loading station
placed still farther down the hill.
The volume of flow at all three
discharge points is regulated by a
system of mechanical valves.
Furthermore, the three valves also
guarantee that no manure will
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and to serious financial losses for
many farms.
Treated seed usually pink in
color is intended for planting
purposes, not for use as animal
feed. The chemicals on it are there
to prevent molds, insects and other
pests. A bright pink to reddish
purple dye is added to aid in
recognition and prevent accidental
escape if one malfunctions, Wine
explained, commenting that the
flow can become quite rapid.
During the tour, Dwight Sours, a
local representative for the
Virginia State Water Control
Board, told producers that the
nitrogen problem is coming from
inadequate waste storage
facilities, high concentrations of
farm animals in the watershed,
and over-fertilization of farmland.
Adequate waste storage and
proper management should
remedy the problem, he predicted,
but warned that farmers should
start cooperating with clean-up
efforts now “...or they will be
enforced later.”
The tour ended with lunch at the
United Methodist Church in
Bridgewater and a presentation on
‘Nutrient Management” by
Rockingham County Dairy Ex
tension agent, Harold Roller.
Roller pointed out the value which
stored manure has as fertilizer,
and the nutrients it represents.
“Nutrient management is one of
the major problems facing
agriculture in Rockingham County
and the Shenandoah Valley,” he
told the group, “And the
Chesapeake Bay Program is the
tool we are going to use to take
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use on livestock.
Richard Barczewski, University
of Delaware acting extension
livestock specialist, urges area
producers to be alert to the danger.
Here are his recommendations:
• Check the feed you buy don’t
buy pink, treated seed to use as
animal feed. It may look like a
bargain, but it won’t be if you lose
money later on your animals.
• If you have treated seed on
hand for seed-grain purposes,
don’t use it as a feed substitute,
even for a few feedings.
•If you buy premixed feed,
examine it for signs of pink,
treated seed. It’s harder to detect
in a mix, but you may be able to
see traces of the pink color.
• Buy from feed dealers you
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heifer, Ann Miss Celebrity of GU
sired by Premier Celebration with
LeMar Eileenmere Lad 549 the sire
of her dam. Anne Jones’ Cobble
Pond Misty Erroline was the
reserve champion junior heifer
and Heather Lamond had both the
grand and reserve grand cham
pion with Ann Miss Celebrity and
Cypress Creek Mayflower. The
grand champion bred and owned
heifer was Waynesboro’s Brian
Bowman’s White Hall Walhallo
daughter, Double B Miss Burgess
915, with NJO Fireworks, sired by
R&J Blastoff, shown by Jane Ogle,
the reserve.
Shorthorn Show
The champion Shorthorn of the
Junior Beef Roundup was a late
spring yearling heifer, Irish Rose,
shown by Jay Douthit of Union
ville. John Campbell, also of
Unionville, had the reserve
Animal Feed
know you can depend on.
• If you have any questions,
consult your county extension
agent.
Some farmers may find it
feasible to have feed samples
checked by a laboratory.
Cooperatives, which buy large
quantities at a time, may be able to
do this more easily, and Barc
zewski encourages them to do so.
He says it’s always a good idea to
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Three
new Charolais bulls have been
added to the prestigous Charolais
Roundup
champion with CRA Cowboy’s
Cowgirl.
Amanda Pierce from Abingdon
took the Charolais championship
with her junior yearling heifer, FG
Miss Paulette sired by Spains
Show Me Polled. Gloucester’s
Timmy Davis then won the reserve
with AC Miss Jollie, a junior
yearling heifer also.
Polled Hereford
The Polled Hereford show
concluded the Virginia Junior Beef
Roundup. The grand champion
female was Mohican Ms Anne,
sired by Gereli Gold-Bar Rifle and
exhibited by John Gefaell of
Lincoln. Genelle Ferguson from
Abington took reserve grand
champion female honors with a
Stick daughter, CCF Princess
Stick 76T. Another Abingdon
youth, Stacey Worley, had both the
grand champion and reserve
grand champion cow calf pair.
Lancaster Fanning Saturday, June 28,1986-05
Charolais Assoc.
Recognizes Royal Bull
Charolais Show
save a jar of feed from each
premixed batch, just in case
questions arise later about
whether the feed was con
taminated. Mark and date these
samples.
There are processes for
detreating com, but Barczewski
does not consider them
economical, and federal
regulations for feeding detreated
com are very stringent.
Roll of Excellence, according to
David Hobbs, AICA open shows
director. The recent additions
include RCC Royal Constructor I,
CCC Elevations Knockout and
Silver Creek High-Rise H 99.
Constructor is a 1979 bull sired
by HCR Expectation 269. He is
bred and owed by Royal Charolais
Co. of Greensburg, Pa. A many
time champion himself at major
shows across the nation, Con
structor has sired progeny that
fares as well in the show ring.
Another 1979 bull, Knockout is a
son of Riverwood Elevation 44. He
was bred by Canada Coal Co. of
Morehead, Ky.
The youngest bull ever to gain
ROE status, High-Rise makes it
four generations in a row for this
honor. Bred by Silver Creek
Farms, High-Rise is a 1982 son of
Knockout.
The Roll of Excellence program
was set up to recognize individual
sires for their progeny’s success in
the show ring. To date, 17 bull have
achieved the ROE status.
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