SOUTHAMPTON (Berks Co.)
_ “Facing the Future With Confi
dence” is the theme of Atlantic
Dairy Cooperative’s 1991 annual
meeting, which will be held Nov.
21-22 at the Lancaster Host Resort
m Lancaster.
The 74th annual meeting of the
THE CLASSIFIED LIVESTOCK SECTION
HAS BEASTLY SELECTIONS!
“THE REAL PICTURE”
No gimmicks, no false statements, no outdated
drawings, no illusions. Just cold hard facts.
DESIGN...OURS AND THEIRS
Our chain feeder trough allows easy access to feed but keeps feed
levels further below the lip of the trough compared to drag auger
trough. Our chain feeder trough has a steep sidewall, discouraging
feed build-up. Their slope can allow a build-up, inviting mold and
disease. Our trough is ■ribbed"
for strength... theirs is built for
price alone. f
FEEDING SPACE
Actual feeding space with the
grind auger is skimpy. In fact
our chain feeder has 2V4 times
more feeding space per bird.
This allows the chain feeder to
run as few as three times per
day while the auger must run
eight or more times per day.
Chain carries feed and supplies
a uniform ration, with no feed
waste. With the drag auger,
birds turn sideways to eat
requiring more length of feeder.
Approx. Feed Level —►
FEED CONTROL
Our chain feeding system does
not dictate a feeding program.
You are in control, feeding as
little or as much as you want when you want
Drag auger feeders' frequent feeding interrupt
birds during peak laying periods.
REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE
The hardest part of repairing a chain feeder is remembering
where you left the hammer and chain breaker tool some
months back. With an auger system, the need for a welder,
torch and grinder is almost routine. Down time is up, and
repair hours and expense rise.
Most local egg producers have already seen The Real Picture and are rethinking chain -vs- drag auger
feeding. If you are feeding with a drag auger system, we invite you to take a better look at The
Real Picture. Our goal is to help you make a profit, and chain feeding plays the leading role.
HERSHEY EQUIPMENT
FI COMPANY, INC.
Atlantic Dairy To Host 74th Annual Meeting
cooperative will begin on Thurs
day, Nov. 21, at 9:45 a.m. with
reports by Atlantic’s officers and
management staff. Dr. Paul E.
Hand, general manager, will pre
sent his report to the cooperative
members during the afternoon
program, which begins at 1:20
p.m.
I'M
NOT
L10N...
We Take Customer Satisfaction Personally
Following Dr. Hand’s report
will be a presentation by Wayne A.
Boutwell, president of the Nation
al Council of Fanner Cooperatives
based in Washington, D.C.
The annual banquet will begin
Thursday night at 6:15 p.m. in the
Lancaster Showroom. Dr. Lamar
tine F. Hood, dean of Penn State’s
College of Agriculture, will serve
as master of ceremonies.
The guest speaker will be Col
onel Charles Scott, who was a pris
oner in the Iran hostage ordeal
from 1979-1981. Entertainment
will be provided by Atlantic mem
bers and Young Cooperators Daryl
and Brenda Crider of St. Thomas.
The business meeting will
resume Friday morning, Nov. 22,
at 7 a.m. with the Young Coopera
tor Breakfast Program. Speaker
Kent Tekulve, special assistant/
marketing for the Pittsburgh
Pirates, will present a motivational
message. In addition, Atlantic will
THE TEST OF TIME
Our chain feeder seems never to wear out. Some thirty year old
units are still performing, day in and day out. On the other hand,
some “short term” grind auger systems are beginning to show
their weaknesses. Time is the enemy of the grind auger system.
Just a little time.
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honor its 1991 Agricultural Com
municator Award winner and the
1991 Outstanding Young
Cooperators.
At 9 a.m., the delegate session
will begin with action on the 1991
annual meeting resolutions. The
session will be chaired by Harold
Moyer of Wyalusing, chairman of
the .Resolutions Committee.
Special activities have been
planned for those members and
guests not attending the general
sessions. The Ladies Program,
chaired by Elsie Musser of Mill
mont, offers a variety of educa
tional and fun programs. Activities
on Thursday include either a shop
ping trip to Vanity Fair in Reading,
EGG SIZE
- EGG
QUALITY
Birds that eat proper
ly lay larger eggs. Price on
large -vs-medium makes a
world of difference. Our chain
feeder allows an early feeding, then
ample time for the hen to lay before
the next feeding. With the drag auger
feeder, hens fight for feeding space many
times a day causing unwanted activity in the
cage. This results in more cracks and checks.
Grind auger feeders encourage smaller eggs
and more cracks and checks. Under fed birds
mean less large eggs. It also means less
profits. Put a pencil to it.
Bit j Dutchman.
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 9, 1991-Al9
Farm Leaders Asked To
Support Compensation Reform
HARRISBURG Agricultural Secretary
(Dauphin Co.) — State Boyd E. Wolff recently
urged leaders of Pen
nsylvania agricultural
organizations to support
Gov. Robert P. Casey’s
proposals to curb the
skyrocketing costs of
workers’ compensation
“a step ahead”
ora musical excrusion to the Dutch
Apple Dinner Theater for a buffet
lunch and the showing of “Sounds
of Christmas.”
Friday’s program will include
presentations by Doris Thomas, a
Lancaster County Extension home
economist, on “The Art of Micro
wave Cooking and Defrosting,”
and by Joyce Bupp, a York County
dairy farmer and columnist for
Lancaster Farming newspaper on
“Being a Farm Wife And Other
Hazards.”
For more information about the
meeting or reservations and ban
quet tickets, please contact Terri
Milinovich, secretary to the gener
al manager, at (215) 322-0200.
insurance.
Meeting with the
leaders of 14 organiza
tions, Wolff said the
governor’s plan
deserves support from
fanners.
‘The governor’s plan
shows us what can be
done to protect agricul
tural employers from
these extraordinary
costs,” Wolff said. “One
of the main points of the
governor’s plan addres
ses the special needs of
farm employers who are
among those hardest hit
by these escalating
insurance rates.”
The Workers Com
pensation Rating
Bureau, a private-sector
entity representing 317
insurance firms, has
filed a 52 percent rate
increase request with
the State Insurance
Department. Public
hearings on that request
began recently in
Harrisburg.
At the direction of
Governor Casey, Sec
retary of Labor and
Industry Thomas Foley
and Secretary of Com
merce Andrew T.
Greenberg recently
asked the Insurance
Commissioner to reject
the 52 percent increase
request
Gov. Casey’s reform
proposal would change
the law to permit small
businesses, such as farm
employers, to group
together to qualify as
self-insurers, thereby
reducing their premium
costs. The proposal also
calls for medical cost
containment, increased
workplace safety
efforts, and increased
premium competition
between insurance
companies.
Officials from the
Pennsylvania Depart
ment of Labor and
Industry and the Insur
ance Department also
attended the meeting.