Swine Clinic Focuses On Nursery Design And Straw Use
At the District Swine meeting in Celebration Hall Roy Stroup of Fontana and Byron deFreese of Princeton described facilities and practices. DeFreese favors bedding straw over heat lamps, uses 2000 bales yearly for 1200 pigs, and relies on a motorized shovel for manure. Stroup notes heavy straw use in older facilities, stressing low-cost, practical housing.
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Joan Istas
Celebration Hall
Roy Stroup
Fontana
Byron deFreese
Princeton
deFreese
Franklin County
Bob Bozworth
Kansas University
Kansas City
Bozworth
Cargill
Smidley
Stroup
Farm hog farrowing setup with straw bedding and heat choice
The farmer Stroup explains a hog facility with straw bedding used for warmth, no regular heat, and a concrete pad for feeders. Pigs are weaned at five to seven weeks onto medicated rations, then shifted to grain with ASP. He relies on a 1951 tractor for manure removal and field spreading, noting hog manure boosts hay and grain yields.
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Stroup
Wildlife Photo Talk Highlights Dee 27 4-H Meeting
Dan Rockers, fresh Kansas State University freshman and former Berea Boosters 4-H member, will be the featured speaker at the 4-H photography meeting on Dee. 27 at 7 p.m. in the Courts Building basement. He will discuss wildlife and landscape photography and demonstrate barn board framing.
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Dan Rockers
The
Herald
Dan
Berea Boosters
Kansas State University
Scipio
Two Plans For Handling Young Calves
Two calf housing options from Midwest Plan Service Kansas State University describe open front cold barns and warm fan ventilated barns for calves up to six months. Details cover pen sizes stalls feeding, manure removal and heat costs with notes on water heating and winter drinking behavior. Also included are December weather outlook for Kansas and a 4 H horse club Christmas party timing.
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Bob Bozworth
Midwest Plan Service
Kansas State University
Extension Agricultural Engineering
ESU
Manhattan
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Tire Service Bureau
Scott Service
Gene Ward
Shields Motor Co., Inc
Osage City
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Herald Angels
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Saffron Glass Company
S. Walnut
Weather Outlook
Horse Club Party
4-H Horse Club
Hawkins Grange
Homer Caley
Rigid Form, Inc
Richmond
Glenn, Gary
Doug Underwood
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