Livestock Ledger (Continued from Pag* C 4) • Availability of feeder lambs is limited. • Traditional markets are lim ited. , The best way for Pennsylvania farmers to compete in this market is to buy local feeder lambs, util ize cheap feed sources (home grown forages or crop residue) and, most importantly, develop lo cal markets (niche or direct). Horse Boarding Facilities If you are to have a successful horse boarding operation, your fa cilities should make a favorable impression on your clients. For the comfort and convenience of your clients, you should provide ready access to clean restroom facilities, a telephone for use in emergen cies, and sufficient space to store tack and equipment The services you provide will determine the type of facilities you need for boarding horses. Site selection and the arrangement of facilrdes require careful planning. Your top priority should be the safety of horses and people. Other important considerations are cost efficiency, flexibility, mainten ance, and local zoning codes. Housing can be as simple as three-sided sheds to protect horses kept outdoors. Open sheds should face away from the prevailing winds. Provide enough space to minimize the chance of injury. Timid or less aggressive horses can become trapped in small, en- closed areas or comers. The re commended space for horses in loose housing is 90 to ISO square feet per animal. Individual box stalls are com monly used in boarding facilities and are preferred by many horse owners. The minimum stall size for most light horses is 10 feet by 10 feet but 12- by 12-foot or lar ger stalls ate better. All interior stall surfaces should be durable, free of projections and sharp edges, and easy to clean. Sanitation, comfort, ease of cleanup, and safety are the pri mary factors to consider when choosing floor and bedding mater ials. Tamped clay and stone screenings arc common surfaces for floors. Concrete or asphalt flooring is acceptable when used with rubber mats and traditional bedding, such as straw, wood shavings, sawdust, and shredded paper. Bedding must be free of harmful substances, such as black walnut shavings, which can be highly toxic to horses. Proper ventilation is critical to prevent respiratory problems and protect the health of stabled hors es. Well-ventilated bams allow a continuous exchange of air to maintain proper air quality and humidity and reduce odors. Suffi cient ventilation usually can be achieved with proper placement and use of windows, doors, vents, and louvers. Forced-air ventilation systems may be necessary in horse ■barbs that' do notbave sufficient natural ventilation. 't ' J V' Is Cattle Feeding For You? Cattle feeding in Pennsylvania has been a fairly stable business. In the past 35 years, the number of cattle on feed on Jan. 1 has ranged from 75,000 to 89,000 head. On Jan. 1, 1995, about 80,000 cattle were on feed in Pennsylva nia. or one percent of the U.S. to tal. The cattle fed are a mix of beef breeds, crossbreds, and Holsteins or dairy beef. Pennsylvania beef packers slaughter about three percent of the nation’s slaughter cattle. These packers supplement their slaughter needs by bringing in slaughter cattle from the Midwest Cattle feeding is a high-risk business. During some years, an operation may not recover out-of pocket costs. Entry into the cattle feeding business has few restric tions. Although facilities range from small lots with a few head to mod em facilities with more than 50,000 head, there are economies of scale in cattle feeding. The cost of feeding per animals drops as the number of animals in <he operation increases. Because of the high risks and the econom ies of scale that favor larger opera tions. beef-feeding enterprises are not as well adapted to small-scale and parttime farms as are beef cow-calf operations. 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W* ina 0n...m —2 Meets the challenge CONTACT YOUR BRILLION DEALER FOR DETAILS | l'l [ V AfN I a] ADAMSTOWN Adamstown Equip. Inc. ALLENTOWN Lehigh Ag Equipment BECHTELSVILLE Miller Equip. Co. CARLISLE Gutshall’s, Inc. DOVER George N. Gross, Inc. EASTON Geo. V. Seiple ELIZABETHTOWN Metaick Farm Equipment Co. INTERCOURSE C.B. Hoober & Son QREENCASTLE Meyers Implement Lancaster frmtog, Saturday, February M, 1996*0* Master Gardener Symposium Set LANCASTER (Lancaster Co.) The third annual Penn State Master Gardener Symposium is scheduled for Saturday, March 16, at the Farm and Home Center. Designed to service both novice and professional gardeners, recog nized horticulture experts are fea tured: Holly Shimizu, chief horti culturist and assistant director of The United Stales Botanic Gar den; C. Dale Hendricks, noted plant propagation expert and co founder of North Creek Nurseries; Gordon Hayward, noted Northeast landscape designer and author of ‘The Garden Path”; and J. Robert Nuss, professor of ornamental horticulture and woody ornament al expert from Penn State Univer sity. The all-day event costs $35, which includes speakers’ fees, up National Legislative Conference Set GETTYSBURG (Adams Co.) The 1996 National Legislative Conference of the Adams County Farm Bureau will be held Wed nesday and Thursday, March 6-7, at the Capitol Holiday Inn, Wash ington, D.C. Congressional spokespersons and members of the National Legislative Committee will be at tending the conference to meet with U.S. Congressman William Goodling to discuss agricultural issues before Congress. 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Seating is limited and regis trants will be accepted on a first come, first-served basis. Five hour-long presentations will further your knowledge on how to select or propagate, plant and care for trees, shrubs, peren nials and annuals whether you are landscaping an entire yard or creating a small garden. F-aeh speaker will allow ample time to answer your questions. The symposium is sponsored by Penn State Cooperative Extension and Master Gardeners of Lancas ter County. Call the cooperative extension office at (717) 394-68S1 for information or for a registra tion form. will meet with doodling at his Washington office and be host to a breakfast the following morning, sponsored by the Pennsylvania Farm Bureau. A special reception and dinner will be held Wednes day with a legislative guest speak er. 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