Pasture Improvement Ag Progress Days At A pasture demonstration on the Ag Progress Day’s soil and water conservation tour will show that good grazing can be available throughout the summer season. According to Sid Bosworth, Penn State Extension Agronomist, full season pasture is possible with proper grazing management, adequate fertilization and the right choice of forage species and variety. Cattle will be grazing on warm season grasses on the demonstra tion area pastures. Cool season grasses will be putting on growth for fall pasturing. Cool season grasses include reed canarygrass and tall fescue. Reed canarygrass is very hardy and can grow on wet soils. Even though reed canarygrass can be as digestible as other grasses, it gen erally has a lower palatability. However, two new varieties, Pala ton and Venture, have been released and are commercially available. In limited feeding trials these varieties have demonstrated much greater palatability and increased animal gains, reports Bosworth. Tall fescue is a cool season grass which grows under a wide range of conditions. However, tall fescue has often been associated with poor animal performance and other health related problems. Recently research has found that much of the poor health perfor mance on tall fescue can be attri buted to a fungus which grows inside the plant - called an endphyte. An improved endophyte-free variety such as Kenhy, Johnstone or Festtorina offer a higher quality pasture plant. Warm season grasses such as switchgrass and big bluestem grow best in higher temperatures. They are most productive from mid- June to the end of August Warm season grasses are effi cient users of nitrogen and potash and are drought tolerant. The addition of warm season grasses to a pasture system more evently distribute forage over the growing season. This enables livestock producers to develop a grazing season that better meets the nutritional needs of beef cattle in July and August. More information about these grasses and other forages can be obtained on the soil and water con servation tour and at the forage tent at Penn State’s Ag Progress Days, Rock Springs Research Farms, August 18-20. YOU HAVE A PROBLEM JUST WAITING TO HAPPEN... You might not know it, but your lagoon system may be ready to become your biggest head ache. The solids in your lagoon can take over and leave you with a hard pond. Don’t wait until the last minute. Now is the time to contact U S Agri- Systems. The phone rings jnany times in a year with problems of wait ing too long - U S Agri-Systems sol ves those problems but wants to think about taking care of the potential problem before it costs you more money. Don’t hesitate - contact U S Agri-_ Systems Today Toll Free 1-800-222-2948. 3 Locations Serving Your Agriculture And Residential Building Needs. RESIDENTIAL , B TSn “We’ll be displaying 85 years of experience at Pennsylvania Ag Progress Days” Stop by our booth and visit with our Feed Management Representatives. They are looking forward to discussing with you the Young’s programs and products that are right for your livestock operation. For the dairy producer, we hav profiling, custom feed prograr a milk replacer-starter progra herd replacements plus a cor. line of mineral/vitamm premixt packs and supplements. If you are a swine producer, ask abdut our sow herd and market hog profiles, foundation feeding and complete line of premixes and packs. pennState WE DELIVER * WHELLIN6 PAINTED CHANNEL DRAIN * PRESSURE TREATED YELLOW PINE 'POLE BARN 'TRUSSES (WALL COMPONENTS 'INSULATION * ALUMINUM & VINYL SIDING 'BIRD ROOFING 'BRICKS 'FLUES 'GLEN GERRY BRICK * COMPLETE LINE OF HARDWOODS 'DESIGN (PLAN SERVICES * ANDERSEN ( MARVIN MILLWORK * GLIDDEN PAINT * BRAMMER KITCHEN CABINETS ‘PANELING (CEILING MATERIALS 'PIPE ‘COAL 'CLEMENT 'WHEELING PAINTED CHANNEL DRAIN For the beef producer, it is our "Full- Cycle" Cow/Calf program, prescription feeding recommendations plus a complete line of premixes and supplements. We have programs and products for horses,too. AGRICULTURAL ■ *1 L rOlllftg’S Hearing Spring P* 16673 •14-793-3701 Nutritional Services Y ‘SERVICE ‘FLEXIBILITY will look for you at PROGRESS DAYS 118, 19 & 20, 1987 1987 Young's
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