Mercer County Farmer
Positive About Dairying
(Continued from Pago A2l)
-2) Be the lowest cost pro
ducer. Everyone gets the
same price for their milk.
The only handle you have is
to keep cost down.
3) Analyze your top five
expeditures. Only focus on
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DIESEX SKIDS!
off Belts, Pulleys,
Bearings, PTO, Parts, Flex
Couplings, Harvester Parts
Hydraulic Units, Pumps &
Motors, Qk. Couplers, Spool
Valves and many more...
WE INSTALL HYDRAULIC SYSTEMS
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GIOOQA 2 5 HP
GXI2OQX 4HP
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Shipping GX62OZADI 20 HP with gas tank
elec start and control panel $1250.00
Muffler Kits for 18 or 20 HP engine $90.00
EXTRA SPECIAL ON OIL!
Hydraulic Oil $2.85 per gal.
Heavy Diesel Oil $3.99 per gal.
(in your own container)
We will have a truckload of Oils (diesel, engine, and hydraulic oil) Also Additives, Cleaners, Degreasers
(Reps will be here Thursday to answer your questions.
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the costs that will really
impact your bottom line,
like feed. Then cut those
cost.
4) Don’t let a short cash
flow interfere with profita
bility. If you can save money
purchasing send in Febru-
-d Product^
CUSTOMER APPRECIATION DAYS
February 17th & 18th (8 am To 7 pm) and 19th (8 am To 3 pm)
Stop in or send order - Mail orders need to be here
(payment enclosed) by Sale Days.
FREE GIFTS will be sent with order!
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All Items On Special-
Throughout The
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DEAL!
Fieldmate Hydraulic Cylinders, Ag Style,
20-1/4“ Pin Centers
1 -9 10-24 25+
2xB ASAE $44.15 $42.45 $41.40
21/2xB ASAE $47.20 $45.35 $44.25
3xB ASAE $48.10 $46.20 $45.05
4XB ASAE $67.75 $65.15 $63.65
Special on Pressure Washers
PSI Engine Price
2000 5 HP Honda $465.00
2500 6.5 HP Honda $765.00
3000 10 HP TEC $735.00
'5OO 13 HP Honda . ..$1050.00
Many other models
to choose from
Hot or cold
Eloc or Gas Pumps
Cat, General, A K
and Comet
$230.00
$272.00
$290.00
$329.00
$457.00
$475.00
$588.50
$539.00
$642.00
$560.00
Welders - new and used Honda,
Hobart and Lincoln
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ary, consider a line of credit
to do it. Don’t cut corners
now that will cost you later.
5) Maximize your most lim
ited resource. If your barn is
full, maximize production.
If your capital is limited,
spend it on cows instead of
equipment. Every farmer
has a different resource that
is most limited. It’s up to
you to maximize it.
Sales and Service on Hydraulic Motors, Pumps,
Hoses, Accessories and Honda Engines
Ans. Service 1-610-593-2753
Feedlot QA: Blueprint
ANDY ANDREWS
Lancaster Farming Staff
LANCASTER (Lancaster
Co.) A new Penn State Col
lege of Agriculture Extension as
sistant position has been created
to begin the groundwork of a
feedlot quality assurance pro
gram called “Blueprint For Suc
cess For Feeding Cattle In
Pennsylvania.”
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Available in 110 Volt AC & 12 volt DC
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 5, 2000-A27
The program will be con
ducted with help from Wendall
Landis, who works as a beef nu
tritional consultant for Agri-
Basics, Elizabethtown. Landis
begins his work with the blue
print program Feb. 21, accord
ing to John Comerford, Penn
State beef specialist, Tuesday at
the Lancaster Cattle Feeder’s
Day at the Farm and Home
Center.
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uate of Penn State
with a degree in dairy
and animal science,
will be talking to cattle
feeders about the pro
gram. He will see just
how many quality as
surance programs are
being undertaken and
in what ways at vari
ous feedlots through
out Pennsylvania.
Landis will work
out of the Pennsylva
nia Beef Council office
in Middletown.
The 10-point bench
mark for quality cattle
includes:
1. Carcasses with a
USDA quality grade
of Choice or better to
reach and exceed con
sumers’ “window of
acceptability.”
2. A carcass weight
of 700-900 pounds to
help ensure tender
ness, quality factors,
and portion sizes ac
ceptable to consumers.
3. A yield grade of
1,2, or 3 to reduce fat,
make beef more visu
ally attractive, and in
fluence tenderness and
consistency.
4. No distinguish
ing dairy or Brahman
characteristics. Iden
tify breed and feeding
systems for premium
programs that address
eating quality, value,
safety, and nutrition.
5. Fed high energy
feeds for at least 120
days to meet consumer
demands for unifor
mity and flavor.
6. Healthy cattle
that produce safe and
desirable beef.
7. Free of carcass
blemishes that may
detract from consumer
value and ensure ap
propriate animal hus
bandry practices.
8. Less than 20-24
months of age at
slaughter to positively
influence tenderness
and high consumer
demand.
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9. High growth rate
with desirable feed
conversion to make
more efficient use of
feed, water, land re
sources, and reduce
production of animal
wastes.
10. Produced in en
vironmentally friendly
conditions that target
excellent animal wel
fare and positive com
munity relations.
The position is one
of extension to study
the impact that quality
assurance programs
can have on profitabil-