Lancaster farming. (Lancaster, Pa., etc.) 1955-current, May 22, 1993, Image 23

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    Terry Worall,
seniors, Install
left and Chris Richardson, Pequea Valley
wiring at the Jacob Fisher farm.
PIG SAVER “DUTCH CRATE” Developed through looting In our rooooreh
forma tho gool woo to dovolop o onto that noarly ollmlnotoo cruohlng, duo to toy ono, unmotehod
durability and ba aaoy to work
around. All thia hao boon
achieved by a unique gravity
Dlprall that toreao aowa to lla
down alowty and ualng atalnloaa
stool for roar dooro and lege,
proven horixontal and aolld a tool
rod conatruetlon. All thla at a
rsasonablo 0001. Crate alao oan
bo Installed on an angle.
NURSERY PENNING
Nursery penning has baan Improved
by tha usa of an optional solid
stslnless atasl panel on the front
gates which keeps walkways
clean. Stainless steal verticals on
panning eliminates corrosion where
penning attaches to the floor.
Stainless steel drinker pipes fc
mounting brackets also Increase
durability.
FFA’ers
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and the plantings have on water
quality.
"We want to study exactly what
happens to the stream once we get
the animals out of it.” he said.
On hand last week to assist in
the planting were Jim Hickemell,
from the state Game Commission,
and Rich Skubish, land manager
for the Commission.
Dean Brubaker, of SCS, and
brother Omer assisted students in
installing fence posts as part of a
rotational grazing system at the
Jacob Fisher farm.
Seven paddocks are under con
struction at the farm to help replen
ish the grasses that have endured
CONFINEMENT
STALL
Developed recently In our RID farm.
Our goals were convenience, safety
and durability. The low back and
flat lop rails are easy to reach over
with no sharp edges. Stainless steel
rear legs and front feet along with
solid stsel horizontal rods through
punched uprights provide the
strongest, most durable stall svsr
produesd by Tri-County (21 "-24”
O.C. x 66”)
FINISHING PENNING
Optional stainlass stool vorlleola and
lastonaro olfor Improvod durability
ovor othor similar typas of panning.
Loop and fiappar latch arrangamont
allmlnataa tha uaa of drop pina.
Stainlass ataal fanoa Una (aadara
provlda axoallanl durability and a
minimum of wasta.
Help Repair Streams
heavy grazing.
A total of 714 acres are available
for grazing at the Jacob Fisher
farm. The posts were provided by
the Fishers, and the wiring from
Tipper Tye, which also supplied
the recycled plasdc posts.
Recently, electric fence was
installed to protect a heavily
grazed area near a stream. Areas
STATE COLLEGE (Centre
Co.) Inadequate water intake
by lactating daily cows will result
in a decrease in milk production
faster and more dramatically than
any other nutritional factor.
Depending on a particular prob
lem situation, it may be necessary
to determine how much drinking
water the milk cows are
consuming.
Normally, milk cows will con
sume 4 to 4.5 pounds of water
from both eating and drinking per
pound of 4 percent fat-corrected
milk (4% FCM) produced daily.
The following are the equations
and an example on determining
drinking water intake.
Total water intake (Ibyday) =
(4 x dry matter intake)
of 4% FCM + 25.6
Drinking water intake (Ib./day)
= Total water intake-ration water.
Holstein cows are averaging
1,350 pounds and producing 57
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Determine Water Intake
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near the streambed now look green
and healthy and arc ready to graze,
according to Dean Brubaker.
The students will study the
effects of the stream fencing to
determine if the bacteria count in
the water is lowered, what fish
now exist in the waters, and other
factors, according to die SCS
representative.
pounds of 4% FCM. Total dry
matter intake is 43 pounds. The
moisture content of the ration is SS
percent.
Total water intake
=(4x43) + 57 + 25.6
=254.6 pounds of total water
intake daily or
=30.5 gallons (254.6/8.34) or
=4.47 pounds per pound of 4%
FCM produced daily
Drinking water intake
=254.6 52.5**
=202.1 pounds of drinking water
daily or
=24.2 gallons (202.1/8.34) or
=3.55 pounds per pound of 4%
FCM produced daily
* Calculated using the modified
Kertz equation.
**Ration water is derived as
follows:
100 - 55 = 45% dry matter
43A45 = 95.5 total as-fed
pounds of feed
95.5 x .55 = 52.5 pounds of
ration water.
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