Dl6-Lancaster Farming Saturday, October 27,1990 (Continued from Page Dl4) 5.25 square feet. Keep in mind that these estimates are for large trucks. For pickup trucks and small lives tock trailers, the space will have to be increased somewhat. Always use partitions in the truck to keep hogs from piling up. Feeding. Hogs with full sto machs are more likely to die during transport. If hogs are to be slaugh tered the same day as shipment, withhold feed for 12 hours before loading. This helps reduce death losses and will also reduce the inci dence of PSE (pale, soft and exudative) pork. If hogs are to be slaughtered the next day, feed only lightly prior to trucking. It’s a fact! Contaminated water can have a costly effect on your livestock and poultry performance. Our years of experience plus hundreds of farm related treatment systems has proven the validity and practicality of correcting con taminated water. 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Reading (2IS) 222-42 H n** WAT F R StSTFMS J New Milford, PA Joe 717-465-7506 Lancaster Co., PA Tom 717-354-8182 are too high amounting to more than $8 million per year. But it doesn’t take a lot of imagination to figure out why we load as many hogs on a truck as we do. It’s cheaper. Even with a zero death rate that might be associated with providing more space on the truck, the hogs that we save would not be enough to pay for the increased transporta tion costs of hauling fewer hogs on a load. So it becomes a moral issue. Is it right to overload trucks and save $.25 per head in the process, while the overcrowding contri butes to the deaths of 80,000 hogs each year?' is a Roger C. Garber Jemes M. Garber & Sons WE KEEP BUSINESS TALKING 740 E Lincoln Ave Myarstown, PA 17067 (717) 866-7555 Along Rta. 422 Union County, PA Martin, Jr. 717-966-1191 Somerset PA & Surrounding Counties Willis 814-893-5081 Virginia Ron 703-879-9958 Farm Century Nominations Needed LANCASTER (Lancaster Co.) Lancaster County Extension Director Jay Irwin has announced that applications for Lancaster County Century Farm nomina tions are being accepted by the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture. “To qualify as a Century Farm, the farm must have been owned by the same family for 100 consecu tive years,” said Irwin. “A family member must currently live on the farm, and the farm must consist of at least 10 acres of the original holding or gross over $l,OOO Beiler Hydraulics 252 N. 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Century Farm information and applications may be obtained from the Lancaster County Cooperative Extension, 1383 Arcadia Road, Room 1 Lancaster, PA 17601. Irwin said that Century Farm nominees whose applications are processed prior to November 5 will be honored at the Lancaster County Farm-City Ag-Chamber Banquet on November 20. Distributors: Services: Engineering Installations Trouble Shooting • Dam, Reservoir & Spillway Repair • Slatted Floor Systems • Silo Repairs Two Convenient Locations!
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