>2- l-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, Septembers, 2001 ‘PARTICULAR’ DAIRY PRODUCERS SATISIFIED Ry PURINA PROGRAM At High Hart Farm in Sullivan County, the farmer and son team of Bill and Jeff Hart along with herdsman Mike Bedford put a lot of thought and effort into keeping the 250-cow Holstein herd healthy and productive. Besides employing good management practices such as fan and water droplet systems for cooling the animals, pasturing the cows on a seasonal basis, and hiring the regular services of an excellent hoof trimmer, the Harts rely on a Purina feeding program. “We’re fussy here,” Jeff Hart said of the High Hart approach to dairying. The farm has been in the Hart family since the mid 1800 s, said father Bill Hart. He remembers his own father using Purina feeds “when 1 was a kid” for the small dairy herd they kept on the farm. Bill points to the high level of attention given to the feeding program by Purina representative Josh Harvatine as a major reason for its success. I ' The team at High Hart Farm near Forksville in Sullivan County, from left, Purina representative Josh Harvatine, Bill Hart, herdsman Mike Bedford, and Jeff Hart. “We’re fussy here,” Jeff said. ANTHONY’S FEED MILL PO Box 212 Strausstown, PA 19559 610-488-6211 FARMER’S UNION CO-OP 30 East Walters Avenue Greencastle, PA 17225 717-597-3191 FRANKLIN FEED & SUPPLY 5458 Cedar St Williamson, PA 17270 717-369-3724 BROOKLAND MILLS, INC. McVeytown, PA 17051 717-899-6772 K & K FEED, INC. 23 N Park Street Richland, PA 17087 717-866-2324 WOODSTOWN ICE & COAL 50 East Grant Street Woodstown, NJ 08098 856-769-0069 ® Trademark of Ralston Purina Company y&lftAWMPvt. OLEY VALLEY FEED RD 2 - Box 271 A Oley, PA 610-987-3568 WILLIAM GOWER & SON Rt 1, Box 50 Williamsport, MD 21795 301-582-2818 UMBERGER’S MILL R D #4 - Box #545 Lebanon, PA 17042 717-867-5161 rHECKR-BOARD HIGH BROS. MILL 441 Centerville Road Gordonville, PA 17529 717-354-0301 H.C. SUMMERS, INC. NORTH GLADE FEED & SUPPLY 12435-A Woodsboro Pike Keymar, MD 21757 301-898-3414 239 W Mam St Knoxville, PA 16928 814-326-4178 4002 Jefferson Pike Jefferson, MD 301-473-8300 http://dairy.purina-mills.com Herdsman and recordkeeper Mike Bedford showing off production records for the milking cows on High Hart Farm. Harvatine visits the farm once a week to test the moisture content of the corn, alfalfa, and grass forages the Harts grow on about 600 acres. Along with regular protein testing, he uses the information to balance the rations for high and low production groups and the dry cow group. Replacement calves and heifers are also grown on a Purina program. The dry cows need special attention, Harvatine said. Since dry matter consumption decreases to about half the level of cows in production, it is an extra challenge to make sure they are getting all the nutrients they need. “I keep a really close eye on the dry cows,” he said. For the TMR fed to cows in production, Purina provides a custom concentrate tailored to the types of forages grown in the area. Herdsman Mike Bedford pointed out a daily average of 75 pounds per milking cow for the month of July. The herd is milked twice a day, without the use of any growth hormones. With about 1.2 million pounds of milk produced annually for each fulltime man on the farm, the Hart’s operation is running at a high rate of efficiency, Harvatine said. A big part of what makes the Purina program so suc cessful is that it helps keep the cows healthy and problem free, Bill Hart said. He noted that milk fever and twisted stomachs are rare events on High Hart farm. “Josh is a good feed man,” Bill concluded. “He’s better than a vet.” ■ ■ - n FRANKLIN FEED & SUPPLY BEDFORD FARM BUREAU 1977 Philadelphia Ave. Bedford, PA 814-623-6194 Chambersburg, PA Everett, PA 814-652-2313 717-264-6148 New Enterprise. PA 814-766-3328 MARTIN’S FEED & FERTILIZER, INC. Coburn, PA 16832 814-349-8787 GERMANSVILLE FEED & FARM SUPPLY, INC. 17130 Bake Oven Rd Germansville, PA 18053 610-767-9650 FARM CHOICE, INC. 297 Chesapeake Avenue Harrisonburg, VA 22801 540-434-4601 R D BOWMAN & SONS, INC Englar Rd Westminster, MD 21157 410-848-3733 WELLCO FEED RR 2, Box 1-A Wyalusmg, PA 18853 1-800-326-9651 717-746-3442 BERLIN MILLING RD #1 - Box 88 Berlin, PA 15530 814-267-4124 RITTER FEEDS PO Box 306 - LR 3008 Paxtonville, PA 17861 570-837-3606 EAST GATE SEED & GRAIN Reedsville, PA 717-667-6656 kssMus Paradise, PA 17562 717-442-4183 1-800-635-3592 KREIDER’S MILL, INC PO Box 146 Loysville, PA 17047 1 -800-789-M1LL(6455) 717-789-3535 Feeds designed with you in mind.
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