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A number of other consideration anly use a computer, they have it
were made to create positive located in a roomy bam office, just
changes for increased cow comfort off of the parlor area, so it can be
This freestall is apparently being used the way it was
intended: cows are either eating, or lying down to chew cud;
not standing in the aisles. The Hersheys used 300 pounds
of. shredded rubber bedding for each stall, covered by a
heavy tarp, to provide cow comfort.
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without having to go back into the
house, etc.
The computer is used for almost
all record keeping from com
plete pedigree, veterinarian care,
date-of-birth, production records,
and breeding records to all the
accounting bookwork and for
resource and reference work, such
as using the artificial insemination
bull search program put out by the
Holstein Association.
According to Steve, the compu
ter is an “IBM clone” (an Intel 486
DX microprocesser) with a
120-megabyte hardrive, an 8-me
gabyte internal memory, a
120-megabyte tape backup, and a
telephone modem which is
planned for use in the near future
as a direct link to Dairy Herd
Improvement Association records.
On the computer, in addition to
the Holstein Association bull
Sitting at a desk in the new barn office, Steve Hershey enters data on the brothers'
computer. They use the system integrally with management of their farm.
search, the brothers use a dairy help them manage and keep track
management software program of the farm operation,
and a variety of other programs to (Turn to Pago ASS)
This new addition to the Hershey brothers' farm appears
to enjoy the fresh, clean water in the freestall. The trough
can be tipped over to clean out any residue.
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EASY APPLICATION Apply the PROWL tank mix
preemergence, or early postemergence after the com is up,
but no bigger than the four-leaf stage. Weeds should be no
more than an inch tall. Do NOT incorporate PROWL in
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