150 Holstein Breeders Tour County Farms and Plants
About 150 Lancaster County Holstein breeders and their wives joined the annual association tour visiting Hershey Chocolate Company in Hershey Utz Potato Chip Company in Hanover Doubleday Publishing in Hanover Schmidt and Ault Paper in York Burdick Farm in York Sinking Springs Farm in York and the tour committee was Rob ert Groff Everett Benjamin and Elvin Hess Jr The group observed herd management artificial breeding and production metrics at each stop including a 480 pound herd average at Burdick and 450 to 460 pound averages at Sinking Springs.
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Lancaster County
Hershey Chocolate Co
Hershey
Utz Potato Chip Co
Hanover
Doubleday Publishing Co
Schmidt and Ault Paper Co
York
Burdick Farm
Sinking Springs Farm
RS York
Utz
Schmidt ‘and
Ault
Robert Groff
Quarryville
Everett Benjamin
Holtwood
Elvin Hess Jr
Strasburg
Bulky Ration Improves Carcass Quality But Raises Cost
Tests at the University of Illinois show bulky rations slow grain intake and raise feeding costs while increasing carcass length and lean cut percentage and reducing backfat. D E Becker notes profitability depends on seasonal prices premiums for quality and labor costs.
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University of Ihaos
D. E Becker
Swine Division
Illinois College of Agriculture
Becker
Red Rose DHIA Debates IBM System Changes and Fees
Red Rose Dairy Herd Improvement Association directors met at the Lancaster Post Office to discuss adopting an IBM record keeping system. The treasurer will pay testers directly to Penn State, and a ten cent per cow fee for owner sampler records was considered but opposed for cost reasons. The newsletter will be revised as some information will be unavailable under the new system, a post on fat reporting shifts, and the annual banquet will be delayed due to the transition.
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Red Rose
Lancaster
Victor Plastow
IBM
Penn State
Association
New Weed Killers Show Promise On Small Grain Crops
US Department of Agriculture weed control researchers report two new selective herbicides 4(2,4- DB) and 4(MCPB) perform well in seedling legumes and certain crops. Trials indicate post-emergence and possibly pre-emergence effectiveness with safe use and potential to double small grain underseeded acreages.
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Department of Agriculture
USDA
Agricultural ‘Research “Center
Beltsville
Agricultural Research Service
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New Holland Elgin
Terre Hill Hillcrest