Vertical Lift Parallel Stalls Available ELK GROVE VILLAGE, 111. Vertical lift parallel stalls are available from Westfalia, featur ing a vertical lift front end for fast release of all cows after being milked. The vertical lift from end index es to position cows for best milker application. The stalls are made of 2-3/8 inch OD schedule 40 galvaneal tubing and feature stalls on 27 inches centerline distance. The butt shield, gutter, and curbing are all stainless steel. The suspenders and the vertical lift indexing front Fencing Topic Of Meeting WEST CHESTER (Chester Co.) The Chester County Con servation District will be holding a public meeting on Wednesday evening, July 21, on the various aspects and advantages of stream bank fencing. The meeting will start at 7:30 p.m. at the Honey Brook Grange Hall south of Honey Brook on Rl 10, at the comer of Mt. Pleasant Road. This meeting is free and end is galvaneal. Self-closing auto-sequencing gates make sure the cows enter the right stall each time. The stalls fit under a 9-foot 2-inch ceiling. Parallel stalls have been shown to be very efficient as an operator can handle more stalls than with other parlor stall layouts. Thus, cow through put can be increased per man/hour with resultant im provement in milk harvested per man/hour of labor. Fast-exit stalls usually improve efficiency by half the total number of stalls per hour over a single exit gate. The West- open to all. Jeffrey Stoltzfus, Lancaster County Pequea Mill Creek Pro ject, will be presenting a slide show and discussing suggestions and results from farms involved in stream bank fencing programs. For more information, contact Lori Sandman, Chester County Conservation District, (215) 696-5126. falia vertical lilt parallel stalls take advantage of both these efficiency measures. With the indexing front end, the cow’s udder is closer to the opera tor for easier milker application. The milker is positioned from be hind and between the cow’s hind legs, allowing for even and bal anced milking. The 27-inch cen .terline stall distance makes for less walking, while the quick exit makes it easy to empty the stalls for expedient reload. The vertical lift parallel is an efficient stall for any parlor operation. For more information, contact Westfalia Systemat, 1862 Brum mel Drive, Elk Grove Village, IL 60007. • Stone Wall Repairs • Installation & Maintenance of Concrete Bunker Silos • PreCast Gunite Lined Water or Manure Storage Tanks We're f IfU "Concrete Specialists * MAR-ALLEN CONCRETE PRODUCTS. INC. Gunite Construction • Precast Concrete Products Bridgo RipUr • Tank Ftapolr • Holding Twki • hwtatadon • Pro-OunllM by PonnOol 20 Cocalico CrMk Rd. Ephrata, PA 17522 (717) 859-4921 pai .dtfalfa, featuring a vertical lift front end for fast release of all cows after being milked. The vertical lift front end indexes to position cows for best milker application. . TWO Convanlent Locations! SubaMlary of Saal-Crata Corp. Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 17, 1993-C9 • Dam, Reservoir & Spillway Repair • Slatted Floor Systems • Silo Repairs P.O. BOX 337 Ebensburg, PA 15931 (814) 472-8690 Aak For Mika Association Forms Youth Development Fund PORT MATILDA (Centre Co.) The Pennsylvania Cattle men’s Association, Inc., at a recent board of directors meeting, formed a special youth development fund which will accept con tributions to be used for several different beef cattle youth projects. According to Ray Grimes, president of the Pennsylvania Cattle men’s Association, (PCA), “PCA has gradually increased support of several dif ferent youth projects in volving beef cattle the 'st fr bi*' pest few years, but we want to do more. We re ceive many requests for support of regional and state 4-H and FFA club projects dealing with beef cattle, and have initiated a special scho larship fund for out standing youth who are also involved in beef in dustry activities.” The PCA Cattle men’s Queen Program is also being revitalized and needs additional support. The Cattle men’s Queen program involves relaying infor mation about the beef cattle industry to con sumers and producers: The directors of PCA hope that their new ex panded youth efforts will help further youth activities. More information about the Cattlemen’s Youth Development Fund can be obtained by writing to the Penn sylvania Cattlemen’s Association, R.D. #l, Box 83, Port Matilda, PA 16870. (814) 692-4208. OtfMOOOrti' owltl>MU