UNIVERSITY PARK (Centre Co.) The extended hot, humid weather of the last several months has had an adverse effect on the reproductive performance of many dairy herds. As a result, extended calving intervals are projected for many gsrsagariaarßscss sat ear cajgasssx isa &ars«sa&s(. | FINAL NOTICE i i *nnunav i I PRODUCTION MU * I 8 70 Hi Grade & 8 | Registered Holsteins 70 8 \ Dec. 15,1995 \ | 11:30AM 8 8 Sale wiU be held at our Farm on Rt 392 1 mL 0 S east of the town of Virgil, (Cortland Co.) from s g Exit 10 off 1-81 take 11 South, B‘/j miles to Rt S S 392, go west 6'h miles to farm. R R ‘From Shoshinsky Bros., McGraw, NY R 8 13 Outstanding bred heifers due Dec. & January. 9 g g Registered 4 Grade Some fresh by sale calves will g m sell. Featuring an exceptional Hanover Hill Skybuck 5 ® due in Jan. from 3 VG dams. Walkway Chfiif Mark g 8 Grattr. from Ex9l dam w/3-8 23,470 4.6 1091 3.3 g g 779. Super set of heifers will please the most dis- g g criminating. g 5 ‘From Maplelane-Manor Farm, Apalia Station ® R Five 2 yr. olds all fresh by sale -milking to 90#, pro- g g duction packed pedigrees and popular sires. g g ‘From Larry Freeborn, Newton, NJ. g S 82 pt. Southwind just fresh w/second calf after mak- 5 ® ing 2-1306 2/843 4.0 877 3.3 714 she’U be VGr and ft g is from 87pt Hi-de-Ho with 1019 fat. Also a fancy g g fresh Paclamar J Benefit fresh and milking 100# g g from a fancy udder. g m ‘From Nelson Hector Swan Lake, NY 5 ft Sends a nice Cracen Royal from a VG Thor 8 R w/24,882 3.8 956, 2nd Dam GP & due Jan Bth to g g O’hara. Also a fancy choice bred heifer Sue right g 8 after the sale to Bellwood. m ‘From By-Acres Sussex, NY g ft comes 4 head all due or fresh near sale time - bred R 8 to milk! g SAT DEC 16 - 12 Noon g ‘An extra special group of heifers come from Fran- g You ng Fresh Holstein g cisSecrestAfton, NY S Cows & Close Springers! g Afancy Robthom Integrity just 2 yrs. old due in Jan. ft Stonehurst. Bto Polo - she’s big & fancy - maybe the 2 yr. old for g _ - g “96” - Dam GP w/25,000 2nd Dam Ex 160,000 LT., g g Also a huge Stardust due Jan. Ist. She’s fancy. A % m PAIIDIIWD A m Horace due 1/1/96 to Elvin and a Cubby due to IrUITII*U I 011 I Jurist ' AUCTION if g ‘From William Wright Preble, NY g 5 iIIRW ■ IURI 9 g Fancy 3 yr. old Jess fresh milking 100# from 2VG tW Thurs., Dec. 14,1995 i 1 ‘Cheflokie Farms §0 7:00 PM 0 8 send a fresh Wister ready to work. 8 B WILLOW STREET FIRE HALL, S g ‘Thomdale, Thompson Ridge, NY g M WILLOW STREET, PA B g sells a fancy fresh mascot from a famous family, g M (Sa i e should last approximately 3 hours) 0 g ‘Andy Couser • S W L0c.(717) 233-6650,800-666-9373 % « sends a fancy 3 yr. old Target due early Jan. to R ( Terms: Mastercard, VISA, Discover and 1 ft Andrew. g W approved checks. PA Sales tax will be Jl g *25 Real NICE Grades - Ist, 2nd & 3rd calvers g m collected. g from a group of Central, NY Dairies. All fresh & g Jm Special Mention: PC Parts Has extended 0 S look great. Many freestall trained. g j the warranty to 90 days on all computers 0 8 Sale Mgrs. Note: When accepting cattle for this g and components unless stated as is when W R sale emphasis was put on cattle that wouldimmedi- g V sold. & g ately enhance cash flow - many cows milking 80# g W DOZENS OF IBM COMPUTERS T g to 100# milk per day - some of the biggest, fanciest S r jjp pQR AUCTION A „ heifers ready to go to work. Dozens of complete computer systems, t ft All cattle inoculated and ready for immediate ft W mM pCs pTs j( Ts PS/2s 2 86, 386, 486 J B S 5 Printers, Monitors, Platters, Ingets, M g TERMS: Cash or good check w/posltive ID - g 0 Modems, Mice, Keyboards, Cables, B m Nothing to be removed until settled for. m fl Supplies, Computer Parts, CD-ROMs and gw H Lunch available. g 0 Hundreds of Software Packages - Plus B g William Kent Inc. assisting. (716) 343-5449 ft 0 much, much more. 0 I Ho.kingS.to I f waMKe*. 17x1 B Sale Managers & Auctioneer g ' ' w&v 0 5, g 1564Rt392,Cortland,NY 13045 g i W » Ibm & Brenda Hosldng S 0 5726 Meadowbrook Dr. 0 8 Ph. 607-835-6572 ft Bf Harrisburg, PA 17112 pc parts 8 Fax:6o7-835-6498 ft B Fall Is Time To Catchup On Reproduction become^ a 8 heat detection and arti- that heat detection and insemina ooncdvedurinff SexZnnT, f,cial insemination ? m S* m 10 tion can be limited to a certain specialist in detect most of these cows in *** number of days.” O’Connor said. onSculmS scfenS., during * e 06X1 or four “More cows are in heat simulta otiAgncultural Sciences recendy Wfeks> - said Dr . Michael neously> so heat detection "Since Ae weathor hoc ™ O’Connor, professor of dairy and becomes more efficient and Droved ■ eremiv Im ’ animal science. “This concerted accurate, should consider h^w"* 86 ” effort toward heat detection and “Such a program can be very oping an timely insemination is often useful and cost effective when referred to as an ‘AI blitz.’ ” properly applied to an AI blitz All resources are directed to program.” heat detection during this time, so The program should allow for the program should be imple- the introduction of those cows that mented before the harvest season become eligible for first insemina gets into full gear. tion after calving as well as those “Such a program includes more cows that do not conceive on the frequent, but routine, dedicated initial insemination, heal detection periods when cattle if this summer’s weather has are likely to express heat,” hampered your herd’s reproduc- O’Connor said. “A list should be tive performance, consider utiliz prepared daily of those cows due for insemination and those due to return to estrus after the last inse mination. This enables more heats to be anticipated.” Heat detection aids and prosta glandin products can be used dur- ing this period to enhance the pro gram’s efficiency. “Several programs using prosta glandin products have been deve loped to control cstrus and ovula tion in groups of lactating cows so Public Auction Register Closing Date Monday 5:00 P.M. of each week’s publication DECEMBER FRI. DEC. 11-12 Noon Restaurant Equipment Auction, Elby's Big Boy Restaurant, 2119 Broad St, Erie, Pa. I-90 to exit 7, rt. 97 N to Rt. 20 E. 2119 Broad St. Mark Baranows ki, auct. THURS. DEC. 14 - 7PM Computer Auction, Willow Street Fire Hall, Willow St., Pa. Mark Baranowski, aucts. FRI. DEC. 15-11:30AM70 Hi grade & Registered Holsteins. Holiday Produc tion Sale. Held at our farm on Rt. 392 1 mi. e. of the town of Virgil, (Cortland Co.) form Exit 10 off 1-81 ■ ’ t s [ unit, take 11 S..BK miles to Ht. 392, go W. 6VJ miles to farm. Hosking Sales. FRI. DEC. 15 - IPM Kish Valley Dairy Sales, comer of S. Walnut St. and Front Mountain Rd., Belleville, Pa. Monthly consignment dairy sale. Bryan D. Imes, Auct. SAT. DEC. 16 - 9AM Red ding Auction Service. Nice antiques, household, glassware, guns, tools, two tractors. Held at Redding Auction Service located taking Rt. 34,1/2 mile N. of Gettysburg, bear right at Y (at car wash) & continue 2 miles to Table Rock Road to auction site. Richar Galusha, owner. Redding Auction Service. SAT. DEC. 16 -10 AM For Magliocco Farms, 1214 Marshall Mill Rd., Franklin ville, NJ. T.J. SUllins, auct. Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 9, 1995-A39 From the left, Edward Brake, Raymond Shoemaker, and Lynn Eberly receive awards tor, respectively, high milk pro duction, low somatic cell count, and the county winner of the DHIA herd management award. Franklin DHIA Presents CHAMBERSBURG (Franklin Co.) The Franklin County Dairy Herd Improvement Associa tion held its annual meeting recently. Several members were recog nized for outstanding achievements. Edward Brake, of Oakleigh Farms in Mercersburg, received an award for having the cow with the highest lifetime achievement. His Oakleigh Farm Penstar Terrie Year End ANNUAL APPRECIATION 4 SALE 4 Dec. 26 thru Dec. 30 Details To Follow Check Dec. 23 Issue Closed Monday, Christmas Day and v Monday, New Year’s Day We Will Cose Dec. 23 At 12:00, Work ing an aggresshe heat detection program early this fall. “Act now to catch up on getting cows preg nant,” O’Connor said. “Butkeep in mind that this management strategy is not a substitute for rou tine heat detection during the rest of the year.” “Heat Detection in Dairy Cattle,” a video available from Penn State’s College of Agricul tural Sciences, details factors affecting estrous behavior, timing of insemination and management pracaces that optimize heat detec tion efficiency. The video is avail able for $35 from Ag Information Services, 119 Ag Administration Building, University Park, PA 16802. Awards made 269.706 pounds of milk in 10 lactations. Brake also received recognition to saving on the county DHIA board of directors for IS years. Also recognized were Raymond Shoemaker, of Chambersburg who herd had the lowest somatic cell count in the county and the state at 65,000, and Lynn Eberly of Mt Pleasant Farms, in Fayetteville, who was the winner of the county herd management award.
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