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—

Training Riding Horses

— A

^step-

by-step booklet that uses

good

pictures alongwithwordstohelp

you

doa

good

job of trainingyour Quarterhorse.Sug- gestionsbeginwith

how

togentleafoal atabout threemonths. Representatives

from

important ranches in the country relate

how

they have effectively

done

the job.

(American

Quarter Horse As- sociation)

53

—

Life

At

Its Best

—

This primer of practicalinformationis aboutselecting, breeding, raising, and marketing regis- tered

Angus

cattle.Itwillserve asyour blueprint for

Angus

progress. Topics include the value of pedigree,herdbull selection, feeding is an art, promote your herd,

show

ring do's

and

don'ts, terms

you

should know,

and many

more.

Has

80 pages

crammed

full of usefulfacts.

(American Angus

Associa- tion)

54

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Exterior

Plywood

in

Farm Con-

struction

—

^{Givesgeneralfacts}aboutuse of

plywood

for farm buildings, plus special emphasis

on

grain storage con- struction, swine production facilities, and poultry

and

dairy farm construc- tion.

Even

gives detailed specifications

and

drawings for

some

^ideas. (Ameri- can

Plywood

Association)

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— Haymaker's Handbook — The

whole picture of

haymaking

in one book.

Covers planningstages,production, har- vesting,andfeeding. Bringsout theim- portance ofsoil fertilityfor good pro- duction, facts

on

irrigation

and

insect control. Up-to-date information about

modern methods

of harvesting, includ- ing

how

to get the most out of your

hay

equipment. Alsogivesdetailsabout feeding hay in rationsfor sheep, dairy cattle,

and

beef cattle

(New

Holland)

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Top Poultryman

In the FFA

By Wendell R. Cochran

Robert enjoys a friendly relationship with customers.

FOR

_Moorefield

^{A LONG}

_has

_known ^TIME _what

^Robert_he

wantsto

do

inlife. His goal

—

^to

become

a full-time poultry farmer just like his father and grandfather before him.

At

18, he has

come

a long

way

towardthatgoal.

Robert's achievements to date have earnedfor

him

theNational

FFA Foun-

dation

award

in poultry farming.

At

present, he

owns

a 10 percent interest in the largest egg-producing

farm

in southeastern

West

Virginia.

He

plansto returnto the

farm when

hefinisheshis poultry sciencedegree at

West

Virginia University. HisbrotherDennis, 15,also has expressed an interest in joining the business.

Robert

was

onlyfive

when

his father decided to link

some

part-time broiler farming with his full-timejob as

man-

ager of a feedand supplystoreinnear- byBeckley. D. D. Moorefield

was

fol- lowing in the footsteps of his father,

who owns

theadjoiningfarm.

Four

years later,he

became

a full-timefarmerand decided to go into egg production.

He

raised

some

startedpullets and built a layinghenhouse.

The

Moorefields

now own

about 30,000layinghens and

grow

their

own

replacement pullets. Until recently, they grew 42,000 replacements a year for sale to other egg producers, but economicsforced

them

out of thatphase of theoperation.

The

Moorefields

own

eightretailegg routes with about 2,500 retail custo- mers. In addition,

some

25 to 30 area groceries purchase eggs

from

thefarm.

Average weekly sales are

500

cases a week.

At

30 dozen per case, that's

enough

for quite a few breakfasts

and

quite a lot of

work

for

somebody

be- sidesthe hens. Infact,theMoorefields havelatelyfound it impossible to sup- ply all the eggs they need.

They now buy

about 125casesper week.

"It's a full-time job for several of us,"

commented

Robert's mother,

who

keeps the records for the family busi- ness.In additionto their

own

labor,the Moorefields

employ

two truck drivers andsixotherworkers

who

feed the hens,

gather,wash,candle,and packthe eggs.

Eggs aregatheredoncedaily, cooled overnight,graded, candled, and loaded

on

trucks for delivery two days after theyaregraded.

The

operation is handled

on

a 12- acrefarm nearthe

community

of

Shady

SpringinRaleigh County,

West

Virginia.

Butit's the

number

ofnousesand

how

theyare used, not the

number

ofacres, thatcountina poultry business.

Three houses are

crowded

into the small acreage, two

more

are rented at a

farm

about one mile west of

Shady

Spring, and the Moorefields

own

an- otherhouse about 15milesaway. Rent- ed and

owned

floor space

comes

to

more

than60,000 squarefeet.

Size alone, however, cannot assure success.

The

Moorefieldsstriveforper- fection in every egg theysell. Robert's list of improved farming practices is

longandimpressive.

For

instance, all eggs are kept in a cooler, andrefrigerated trucks areused to deliver the eggs.Coolingretains the freshness of the eggs, Robert pointed

The egg-candling process on the Moorefield farm uses Robert

and

his vocational agriculture instructor, Mr.

mercury vapor lights. Eggs are kept cool at all times. Autrey Ritch, in thefully mechanized

egg

grading room.

out.

As

another measure to insure egg quality, all eggs are candled through a

modern

process so that no sub-stan- dard eggsslip into a shipment.

Disease, usually a problem

when young

chickens

and

oldhensarehoused in the

same

area, is controlled

on

the Moorefieldfarm by spraying andclean- ing houses between each flock.

Dead

chickens are destroyed immediately in anincinerator.

The

Moorefieldspurchase their feed directly

from

the mill about

200

miles

away

and use their

own

bulk truck to haul it to the farm.

Hens

average

240

eggs per year

and

require only 4.3

pounds

of feed per dozen eggs.

The

Moorefieldsspend an averageof$1.25 to raise a pullet to age

20

weeks.

The

mortality rateisverylow

—

onepercent.

Since Robert enrolled in vocational agriculture five

and

one-half years ago, he has remodeled one

hen

house, re- wired another,

and

installed cages in the

same

house.

To

facilitate record keeping, anofficehasbeenconstructed.

A farm

shop has been added tothe list of buildings, the egg cooler has been enlarged,

and

a

new

grading

room

has been built.

To

ease

movement

between buildings with the trucks, the farm's roads have been

improved

with lime- stone chips.

Whilethe farm kept

him

busy,

Rob-

ert did not neglect his

FFA

activities.

He

hasjustcompletedayearas astate vice president, after serving in several chapteranddistrict offices.

He

hasparticipated inparliamentary procedurecontests,soiljudgingcontests,

and ham,

bacon,

and

egg shows

and

sales.

He

attended several state con- ventions

and two

National

FFA Con-

ventions.In1967 he attendedthe

Ameri-

canPoultryInstitute'sJunior Fact Find- ingConference.

Other enterprises Robert has carried include commercial bees, swine,

and

broilers.

Robert Moorefield is another

exam-

ple of

how FFA

cancontribute to the future of agriculture.

He

is proof of what"learningtodo,"cando.

-H.STOBLER-

"O.K. I'm done. Let

me

outof here!"

April-May1968

Lee Riders

the "business suit" bred for action and rough wear.

When

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or ranch, he'll

look

like it,

and

feel like it,

with Lee Rider pants and

jackets.

This

isthe

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of

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suit" that

has

the

authority and

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things done

fast

and

right.

Carved out

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denim

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wear, Lee Riders

are

cowboy-tailored

to fit perfectly.

They

don't give

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or

hard work. Anything

a

guy can

do,

Lee can

take.

This "business

suit" really

means

business.

Look for thisbranded

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authentic western pants and jackets worn by working cowboys.

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43

Farm Shop Feature

Here's how ^to make

A ^{Small Parts Washer}

There

^{is alwaysaneed}for a small partswasher-cleanerfor a school or

home

farm shop.

Here

are plans forone

you

can

make

yourself.It is safe, handy, portable, and low cost.

Materials

Needed One

55-gallonsteel

drum

One-halfofa 30-gallonsteel

drum One

gate valve, plus two short nipples

One

usedgasoline

pump

withhose

Four

feetofpipetofitgas

pump

Steps forConstruction

1. Cut a 30-gallon

drum

in half longi- tudinally.

The

use of a metal cutting abrasive wheel

on

a

power saw

is a safemethod,leaving a

smooth

edge.

2. Drill and tap a hole in the bottom of the 30-gallon

drum;

adda short nip- ple, a gate valve, and a second short nippleasshown.

3. Place a screen overthe holein the bottom to prevent loss of small nuts andscrews.

4.

Cut two

holes inthetop of the 55- gallon

drum —

^{one for the drain}

^from

the trough,and thesecondfor the suc- tionpipe

from

the gas

pump.

5. Insertthelonglength of pipethrough the second hole, allowing about 6"

clearance above the bottom of the

drum

forsedimentation.

6. Screwtheotherendof the pipe into thesuction side of the

pump

andsecure the

pump

tothetop of thedrum.

7. Secure the trough tothe top of the 55-gallon

drum

so that the drain line inserts into the previouslydrilled hole.

8. Attach a short length of hose

from

the

pump

discharge into the trough.

9. Place a smallmoveabletray for small partsinone cornerof trough.

10. Drill several small holes in topof the 55-gallon

drum

to prevent

vacuum

formingwhile using

pump.

11. Fill

drum

abouthalffullwith

com-

mercial cleaning solvent.

12.

A

small door

may

be placed in

Hot*

UawF ^SO 6AU

DftOrt

Bft*ct

top of

drum

for removing sediment after several years of use, or

remove

solventand

pump

anduse asteamclean- ertoflushoutsediment.

Operationof Cleaner Fill troughto desiredheightto cover parts anduse brushfor cleaning.

When

finished,

open

gate valve and drain li-

quid back into drum. Solution will be clear aftersettlingeachnight.

This

farm

shopfeature

was

submitted as partof the

Exchange

of Ideas con- testheld atthe

NVATA

Conventionin December.It

was

submittedfor thecon- testbyMr.

Weston Weldon

of Florence, South Carolina.

He

received his idea

from

Mr.CliffordLudersofElma,

New

York.

Editor's Note:

How

aboutthat

good

shop idea

you

have been using?

Send

it to

The

National

FUTURE FARMER. We

pay

up

to $20.00 for ideas selected for publication. Submissions could include black

and

whitephotos orat leastaroughsketch.

Most

importantisa description of materialsused

and

afewpointers

on how

tobuild.

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