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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1958
Page
4
An English company builds a tractor pulled system that pumps chopped manure up to a mile. A concrete tank collects manure with water added to aid flow. An agitator blends, a straw mixer chops material, and a piston pump pushes the slurry through irrigation pipes over roughly an acre.
About 120 Flying Farmers gathered at the Logan farm for an area meeting as three officers set routes for the national convention to be held next week in New York City. L Logan of Kennett Square is regional director, Homer Maxon of Haley N Y is state president, and H Gail Kimmel of Enon Valley Pa is the national president.
The article describes pullet raising within a mixed farm including steers, layers, and crops. It notes the challenge of matching birds by age, the grower’s risk when buyers cancel, and a Tioga County grower who uses two separate farms to minimize disease and assist marketing. Hatcheries favor volume but warn poor growers hurt reputations. Key tips include dedicated equipment, thorough coop cleaning, consistent feed, and stress management to reduce mortality. The piece ends noting growing local development potential.
As farmers see potential savings from cutting equipment and facility costs, cage operations begin to grow. The trend suggests increased efficiency and larger scale in ongoing agricultural ventures.
A 22 year study of over 3000 daily cattle shows that about five percent of cattle exhibit false heat after conception. Dr. Rahlmann and S W Mead of the University of California found false heats within 45 days of conception in most cases and at 11 to 213 days after conception in others. Post conception heat is likelier during the first gestation. July shows the highest false heat numbers and April the lowest.
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