Page 4—Poultry Notes Supplement to Lancaster Farming, Saturday, Sept. 24,1994 Poultry Ambassador Is ' (Continued from Pago 2) the adjoining 16-acre farm that the family purchased and the acreage they rent, they have about 100 acres. They raise 22,000 broilers. The family lives in the home they built on the land and leases the farm house and a 500-head hog opera tion to a tenant farmer. The Stauffer family is best known locally for its top quality produce that they raise on 20 acres and sell from the produce stand erected on their farm. The farm has also been publi cized nationally for its U.S. geo logical water quality studies and its composting system. The water stu dies were discontinued last Octo ber from lack of designated funds from the government but the infor mation derived from those studies continues to influence nutrient management One of the most important experiments on the farm showed that it takes one to one and-a-half years for excessive amounts of manure to reach the ground water. While Clark is determined that farmers need to do their part in tak ing care of ground water and soil, he is disturbed that during the Michelle helps her dad load produce to enter In compete tlon at the Fair. Control Manure F Naturally Boolh ft\2 |lkl=l NCPoultry FLY PAFtASITE Y/O CALL: 315-497-2063 wS IPM LABORATORIES M LOCKE, NEW YORK 1 • Waxed Poultry . 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The composting system shows how easily and inexpen sively waste can be converted to compost. Dead chickens from the poultry houses are disposed in one of the four adjacent composting bins erected near the poultry houses. Stauffer throws about three shovelfuls of poultry manure on top of the dead chickens each day. Water is not added. It takes about three weeks to fill one bin before it is topped with manure and allowed FIRST STATE PACKAGING, INC. "Progressive Packaging For The Pennsylvania Poultry Industry" Service to all of Pennsylvania from our Chambersburg, PA location. Sister To Last Year’s Poultry Queen to go through a seven to 10-day heat cycle that reaches ISO degrees. After the heat drops to about 100 degrees, the bin’s con tents are dumped into an adjacent bin where it completes another heat cycle. The dumping aerates the compost to activate the bacte ria. At die end of the second heat cycle, the composting is complete and ready to be spread on the fields. No additional fertilizer is needed on (he farmland. “You can’t get any animal that is more efficient than a broiler,’* Clark said. Feed conversion can go as low as 1.83 to a pound of weight gain. It takes about six weeks and three days to raise a flock from start to finish compared with the 14 weeks required when the Stauffers first began raising broilers for the market. With so many responsibilities in the field and helping at the produce stand, Michelle’s chores in the Michelle discards her crutches while she helps customers at the produce stand. Si ■lt v WW 4 '\ir y poultry houses is relegated to help ing dump the baby chicks from the boxes whenever a new batch arrives at the farm. But Michelle is well aware of the need to educate people on the value of including poultry and eggs in their daily diet Here are two of her favorite recipes. HONEY BAKED CHICKEN Mix together: 'A cup melted butter '/i cup honey 2 tablespoons mustard 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon curry powder Baste a 3-pound fryer or five to six chicken legs with this mixture and continue basting every IS minutes while baking at 350 degrees for 114 hours. -Industry Speakers John Pederson, Poultry and Egg Fax Dr. Ed Mallinson, U. of Maryland Dr. Dave Henzler, U.S.D.A. Dr. Dave Fernandez, N.C. State University Jack L. Cooper, NTF/NBC Consultant Dr. Jim Arends, N.C. State University Dr. Wayne Schlosser, U.S.D.A. Dr. Jim Arends, N.C. State University -Exhibits <tV '' Banquet Tickets will be available Pennsylvania State Poultry Federation Sept. 28-29 Lancaster Host Resort 12:00-5:00 LANCASTER COUNTY POULTRY ASSOCIATION Affiliated With GOLDEN LEMON CHICKEN 4 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves 1 egg, beaten All-purpose flour 3 tablespoons butter 1 envelope Lipton Recipe Sec rets Golden Herb with Lemon Recipe Soup Mix 1 cup water 4 lemon slices,'optional Hot cooked rice Dip chicken in egg, then flour. In 12-inch skillet, melt butter and brown chicken over medium heat 4 minutes, turning once. Stir in gol den herb with lemon recipe soup mix blended with water; arrange lemon slices on chicken. Bring to a boil, then simmer covered 10 minutes or until sauce is slightly thickened and chicken is done. To serve, arrange chicken and lemon over hot rice, then spoon sauce over chicken. Makes about 4 servings. ■A> <i f
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