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.
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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. In addition,
less land is required for a cattle
feeding operation than for a cow
calf enterprise.
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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.
The members of the committee
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LANCASTER
Landis Brothers, Inc.
LEBANON
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LOYSVILLE
Gutshall’s, Inc.
LYNNPORT
Kermit K. Klstler, Inc.
NEEDMORE
Clugston Farm Equipment
NEW HOLLAND
A.B.C. Groff, Inc.
OAKLAND MILLS
Peoples Sales & Service
OLEY
Pikeville Equipment, Inc.
QUARRYVILLE
Grumelli Farm Service
to-the-minute gardening informa
tional handouts, lunch, and re
freshments. Registration deadline
is March 11.
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
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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.
Representatives of the legisla
tive body will discuss the results
from attending the sessions at the
Adams County Farm Bureau An
nual spring meeting to be held
Thursday, March 28. at the York
Springs Community Fire Hall.
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BRIDGETON
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ELMER
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