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450 COW FREESTALL BARN, MILKING CENTER WITH HOLDING PEN AND SPECIAL NEEDS AREA
Featuring: Subway Parlor, Epoxy Coated Walls with Glassboard. 14’ High Side for Better Ventilation, Curtain at Sides and Gable
Ends, Rubber Belting in Feed Area, Tile Feed Trough, Loose Rubber Mattress with 80 Ounce Top Cover, Norbco Freestall Gates
and Fencing and Tip Waterers.
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430 Springsville Road, Ephrata, PA 17522
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MILKING CENTER: Double 12 Expandable to 18 Surge MAG 90i Parallel Stall system; Surge Air Force Vacuum Pump; Subway
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Cows, Carrots And Heat Stress
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also were given 8 micrograms
GnRH gonadotropin about SO
days after calving, plus 25 milli
gram prostaglandin 7 days later,
plus 8 microgram GnRH gonado
tropin 2 days after that. On the fol
lowing day, timed A.I. proceeded
in all, 10 days after the initial
hormone injection.
The results published in ther
“Journal of Dairy Science” (Feb.
1998, pp. 390-402), were that
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timed A.I. increased pregnancy
rates significantly, to almost nor
mal rates, even during hot summer
months. In addition, cows supple
mented with carotene for more
than 90 days had higher preg
nancy rates and much-increased
daily milk production.
It was concluded that timed A.I.
can reduce the deleterious effects
of heat stress on reproductive
function of dairy cows. Also, sup
plementation with beta-carotene
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not only helped improve fertility
in heat-stressed dairy cattle but
caused a substantial increase in
milk yield as well, apparently by
the antioxidant promoting lacta
tion.
It would seem that the old say
ing about horses and cows still
holds true, which should result in
more net income for the embattled
dairy farmer.
Sale
Reports
LAUTHERS SALE
A Public Auction of
farm machinery and an
tiques was held June 27
by Q. Brooks Lauthers,
Hog Hollow Rd., Lack
Twp., Juniata Co., Pa.
Some items sold
were: 1974 Ford 52-50
pickup truck $225, N.H.
Super 68 haybaler
$3OO, N.H. 222 manure
spreader $450, N.H. 55
rake $650, A.C. Dl7
tractor w/loader $2600,
oak claw/ball foot par
lor table $1250,7-draw
er rolltop desk $750,
Mossberg 12 gauge
pump gun $l6O,
Springfield Mod. 1898
bolt gun $l5O, 1974
Chandler book “History
of Hunting in Perry
Co.” $l6O, Chandler
book “Pennsylvania
Gun Maker” $95,
Chandler “Firefighters
of Perry Co.” $l3O,
Chandler “History of
Perro Co. Railroads”
$450, Chandler “An
tiques of Perry Co.”
$125, egg baskets $ll
each, washer & dryer
$llO each, pineapple
bedroom suite $lOO,
round oak extension ta
ble $2lO, claw-foot
table $550, sideboard
$450, chest of drawers
$75 to $450, nursing
rocker $55 and old red
quilt $2O.
Bryan D. Imes was
the auctioneer.
MARTIN
ESTATE SALE
A Public Sale of real
estate was held June 25
for the estate of Joseph
H. Martin, between the
villages of Richfield,
Pa., and Evendale in
Juniata County.
The commercial
building on a 1 acre lot
was sold for $51,000.
Robert Leitzel con
ducted the sale.
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