Warburtons Adapt (Continued from Page 10) round baler purchased this summer, a diskbine and a bale wrapper. “It’s working,” said Jim. “In these northern coun ties, we can grow grass if we can’t grow anything else. We can pretty well feed the cows on pasture for six months.” Baleage and grass hay make up the bulk of the ration during the other six months. Throughout the year, the cows also, receive a commercial grain ration, which is carefully balanced to complement the grass the cows are eating. In the switch to grazing, herd health has improved dramatically and the culling rate has decreased. “Our vet expense is way down, and our cull rate is way down. We don't cull much for production. We‘re not very concerned about making records,” said Jim. Added Barbara, “We’ve been able to sell a lot of re placements, because we don’t need them. We’re trying to increase the Jerseys, so we’ve sold a lot of Holsteins as bred heifers or yearlings.” “We just sold a dozen to Minnesota,” said Jim. Of the 115 cows, 70 are Jerseys and the rest are Hol steins or cross-bred. “We bought about 15 Jerseys quite a few years ago from Bill Eick. We started to switch then because if memM Vertical Mix m MODELS 3000, 4100 & 5600 IN STOCK AVAILABLE FOR DEMO Features: • 5 year pro-rated warranty on gear box • Epoxy paint • 3 year warranty on Digistar Scales • Excellent Clean Out • Stainless steel conveyor trough • Made from North American Steel • Extra heavy duty frame • Easy loading with skid loader •46" wide door •4-16 ply tires Call Us For Demo and Pricing 8 Years Experience In Vertical Mixers Lebanon Valley 700 E. Linden Street, Richland, Calves are raised in a greenhouse barn and receive lots of tender loving care from Bar bara. anyone watched what was going on, they knew that we would be soon be getting paid for the protein,” said Jim “That was when Jerseys were cheap,” said Barbara. “The highest we paid was $650 and we had mainly first calf heifers and a couple of older cows. “The kids had always shown Jerseys too.” The Warburtons are making the switch to Jerseys and cross bred cows because of their willingness to graze. They also love the heartiness of the crossbred MODEL Capacity cu/ft. Overall Heii Overall Leni Discharge Height Conveyor Width Auger Fhtes Side Wall Floor Thickness Horsei tower 2 speed gear box Weight (Empty Implement Co., Inc. pa 17087 717-866-7518 (Turn to Page 14) 4100 3000 410 300 93” 82” 216” 192” 28”-54” 22”-48" 36” 36" 5/8” 1/2” 1/4” 3/16” 3/4” 1/2" 70 mm 60 mm option N/A 8,790 6,290 5600 560 100” 216” 28”-54” 36” 5/8” 1/4" 3/4” 80 mm standard 9,560
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