Marhurger Farm Dairy
(Conllnmd from Pago A 26)
group of 43 heifers sold to Califor
nia. The buyers had all the health
and ID information they needed on
the heifers and a printout of the
dam’s individual lactation pages
from the State DHIA office which
supplied the background
information.
“We don’t always sell heifers,
but when we do, we do it kind of in
a big way,” Cudoc said. “The heif
er management program basically
had the record work done before I
started. From a similar experience
six years ago when we sent 63 heif
ers to Florida, 1 know the program
saved several days work and elimi
nated a lot of head scratching and
digging in books.”
Cudoc has some definite goals
for the future of the farm he man
ages, not so much in production
goals because lop records are not as
important to him as profitable pro
duction. Much of the success in the
present operation has been from
placing the right people in posi
tions of responsibility and helping
them do the best job in their area of
responsibility. For example, the
herdsman only works with the
cows and does not do field work.
Another person manages the
equipment and feeding.
But as for being a good environ
mental neighbor, Cudoc has defi
nite goals. “With the urban expan
sion from Pittsburgh into our
neighborhood, we need to make
the farm environmentally friendly,
consumer friendly and friendly
with our neighbors if we are going
to be in a survival situation,”
Cudoc said. “We have a major
1 .Five (5) points of support on turntable
Four heavy duty rollers add stability
and support to the perimeter of the
turntable in addition to the main
central shaft. This allows Tanco
wrappers to safely wrap the heaviest
silage bales on rough or uneven
ground.
2. Single solid belt on turntable: The
single belt enables Tanco wrappers to
effectively wrap misshapen or soggy
bales providing a positive surface for
bale rotation.
3. Adjustable extendable axle: On trailed
models the extendable axle provides a
wide, stable wheel base when loading
bales. Eliminates the need for counter
weights.
4. Top rollers on turntable: Extra rollers
provide security to keep bates In place
when wrapping at high RPM's (25) or
on uneven terrain.
5. Unloading ramp on trailed models:
The ramp allows bales to be unloaded
gently. When a wrapped bale falls
hard It can “burp". Once it “burps"
the bale does not re>seal. The ramp
gives a smooth transition between the
ground and turntable.
6. Turntable braking System: When
unloading wrapped bales its Important
that the turntable doesn't move out of
position. A twisted turntable can
offload a bale crooked, exposing It to
possible tearing of plastic on frame
parts. Tanco machines are equipped
with a braking system that holds the
turntable In place when unloading
bales.
SEEING’S BELIEVING:
We welcome pre-eeaeon demonstrations to
interested customers
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and more Information on Taneo wrappers.
stream that runs through our farm,
and I would feel very badly if
somewhere down the line that
creek flows into another one and a
small town is drawing water from
the stream and finds it is unusable
from contamination that happened
here.
“You can farm profitably and
also be environmentally safe. We
switched to no-till com. In the past
three years we have not plowed an
acre of com ground. That’s a big
step to help the environment. We
don’t get leaching of nitrogen or
manure and we keep the soil. I
think that’s important The next
step is to go no-till on small grains
and alfalfa. I think if managed right
it can he done.
“You see how close we arc to
people, and we have a good rapport
with our neighbors. We try to do a
good job with the cattle to keep a
positive aspect to the dairy. Thou
sands of kids go through the farm
each year. It’s part of their educa
tion. We must start with the kids.
You can’t have a negative attitude
of what a farm is as a kid and erase
that as an adult. The attitude usual
ly grows worse.”
As a state director of Pennsylva
nia DHIA Cudoc, says he has
changed his view since he has been
involved. “I have always been a
true believer in doing what’s best
for the member,” Cudoc said.
“DHIA is not anything before the
member. The member is number
one. As to the discussion if DHIA
benefits only the member or all
dairymen, I think it should aid all
dairymen.
“DHIA not only gathers infer-
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COMPETITION
Competition uses one
central shaft to support the
entire turntable mechanism.
Competition uses either no
belts between rollers, or
multiple belts which can allow
bales to sag and slip.
Competition must add
counterweights or tandem
axles as options to effectively
handle silage bales.
Competition - None.
Tanco's features are the result of years
of experience and input from hundreda
of Individual, and commercial users In
Competition - optional drop . _ Europe.
mats are available. Io■ Prices: From a basic 3 point Model
AW2OO, to the trailed Model AW4OO
with automatic cut & start, bale and
batch counter, and tractor seat
controls, Tanco prices for 1993 are
lower than ever. Pay less for more
features and durability than any other
bale wrapper on the market. '
Competition ■ either no
system, or rely on hydraulics
to hold the turntable.
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mation, but also develops prog
rams to put that information to use.
USDA, Extension, bull studs or
breed organizations, it doesn’t
matter, all must benefit the dairy
men on the farm. The biggest
change has to be to the response to
not just the member but the dairy
men overall.
“Second, the system must
change. There has been too much
delegation of police type activities
to DHIA organizations. DHIA
needs to lead in programs that are
best for the dairymen, and they
very much have their hands lied if
they must spend their time deve
loping rules and regulations on
how to stop people from altering
records.
“All dairymen must be included
in the information system and vas
tly increase the statistical informa
tion. We need to have all the cows
in the system, not just the ones pre
sently on test. If you have all the
records in the system, the vastly
increased number of records in the
system averages out the bad
records that happen.
Removing state lines will help
that. More cows and dairymen will
come into the system. I don't see
anything wrong with including pri
vate testers in the system. Some
people don’t want to belong to a
cooperative. We have a lot of good
neighbors and friends who have
lost a lot of money dealing with
milk cooperatives. In some situa
tions, people are loyal to a local
organization. We are like that. We
try to purchase from people in our
county as much as we can, and we
hope they purchase back from us.
“I really think that as more of the
system becomes more open on who
7. Film indexing system: As temperature
rises, plastic stretches more. To
ensure proper overlap and complete
coverage when it’s hot outside, Tanco
machines are equipped with an ex
clusive, simple, Indexing system to
compenstate for those times. The
operator can eliminate potential
“windows" In the wrapping procedure.
O. Positive bale positioning: while being
wrapped, bales are rotated the exact
distance required to obtain optimum
coverage.
9. Durability: Tanco'e subframe la the
heaviest of any machine available In
North America. The low profile dealgn
keeps silage bales closer to the ground
with a low center of gravity for
stability.
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can be part of that system, you will
sift out a lot of the problems on
how to regulate it. When you regu
late people, you just make them
smarter on how to get around the
system.
... , said. "We have found, like most
1 don like my role as a person other farm need t 0
seumg policy on policing. I want to attention detai , S- someone or.
help make something more usable o.e farm needs to know how to cor
to the dairymen. As you do that, rect pro bi em before it happens,
more dairymen will want to belong You p)ay catch . up in
to the organization. ing . Yo u'\l never survive.”
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DAIRY FARM
A favorite two-year-old that classified VGB6 Is Polchin
Acres Wimpy Wyonna. Purchased at the Western Sale of
Stars last fall, Wyonna is projected at 20,686 m 796 f 662 p. In
the photo from left, George Cudoc, farm manager; Bill
Dehart, herdsman; and John Knox, equipment and feeding
manager.
Competition - None.
Competition uses continuous
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“The dairymen is the ultimate
gainer or loser with DHIA infor
mation. It doesn’t matter what
information you have, you take all
that’s available and find what
works in your facility,” Cudoc
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