10 Clitlieroe Advertiser and Times, March 29th, 1984


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Member of the Central Association of . Agricultural Valuers


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VALUATIONS for tenant right, sale and purch­ ase, rental, probate and taxation purposes.


MANAGEMENT of Agricultural Land and Farm Units throughout the North of England.


DRAWING SERVICES including preparation of plans and management of schemes for all Agricultural


Improvement Schemes including self-feed and parlour buildings and land drainage matters.


COMPULSORY PURCHASE matters handled diligently for Motorway and other acquisition, compensation for sewers, water mains and gas pipelines handled.


SURVEYS written reports upon all types of proper­ ty undertaken.


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2 PARSO.N LANE, CLITHEROE Tel. 25697


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FARMERS should always be prepared to learn something new which could- help to improve their busi­ ness.


! That is the view of


Waddington farmer Mr Isaac Moorhouse, chair­ man of the Bowland Far­ mers’ Training Group — one of 12 in the county set up under the Agricultural Training Board. The Board, established


in 1966, aims to provide well-organised training for everyone in agriculture. However, local training


groups, such as the Bow- land one, is the tool it uses to put the control of training into the hands of the industry. The Bowland group


comprises 23 farmer mem­ bers from Sabden to Slaidbum and Chaigley to Sawley. It is run by an elected


management committee, and the needs of the members are co-ordinated by training organiser Mrs Ruth Collinson, of Bell­ man Farm, Chatburn Road, Clitheroe. Throughout the winter,


courses are run almost every week to keep far­ mers up to date with new technology and to' help them to learn new skills and ideas. There is no age limit to


those who want to go on the courses and members send along their sons and daughters or employees. As long as two people are interested in a course, then one can be arranged. Short practical courses,


usually one-day, cover areas, such as ploughing,


Clitheroe 22324 (Editorial), 22323 (Advertising). Burnley 22331 (Classified)


COW milk yields have increased steadily through the years ana the concentrates eaten by the. animals to sus­ tain these higher yields have gone up accordingly. On most farms these


FEEDING THE COWS BY COMPUTER


sion has_to_beJustified on


By R o g e r T. A rm i t a g e , D a i r y H u s b a n d r y


concentrates are fed twice daily in the milking par­ lour, but two problems have occurred: Milking was slowed down- to enable the cows to eat their concentrates and secondly there is evidence to show th a t la rg e amounts can cause diges­ tive upsets with the cows unable to make the best use of them.


The answer on many


farms where they had feed mangers was to group cows according to yield and feed some of the concentrates outside the parlour. Unfortunately, many


farms do not have feed mangers or could not group the cows adequate-, ly. This situation led to the development of the


BOWLAND Farmers Training Group chairman Mr Isaac Moorhouse '(back, right) watches as his sons, Neil (on his knees) and John come to grips with a course in foot-trimming. His other sons, Donald (left) and Peter complete the family group


foot-trimming, calving and tractor maintenance. Une of the most popular


courses run by the Bow­ land group last year was for basic welding while another on first aid on the farm was recommended for farmers’ wives. Management and tech­


nical courses are also co­ vered, such as handling paperwork on the family farm, and improving silage quality. Mr M o o rh ou s e , o f


Lower New House Farm, says: “The ATB is basical­ ly trying to sell ideas to fanners, who are known as difficult people to per­


suade to accept new ways. “ But agriculture has


changed a1 lot in recent years and farmers have to make some attempt to keep up.” Mr Moorhouse added,


however, that it was sur­ prising how few farmers knew about training groups and the work of the ATBs. “ It can make you look


at your own farm with a new pair, of eyes,” he said. “No matter what age you are, you can still pick up new ideas.” The ATB believes that training through local


groups is much more ef­ fective because men are put at ease when fellow members and venues are familiar to them. Most of the practical


courses are run on mem­ bers’ farms, using special­ ist instructors. In L a n ca sh ir e , no


farmer is more than 12 miles from a training group base, so specialised training is on the doorstep for almost all of them. But the ATB, which


has its county base at Garstang, still has to work hard to put its mes­ sage over to as many far­ mers as possible.


■' controlled out-of-parlour concentrate feed dis­ penser. These consist of a feed­


ing station — a computer control which can be pre­ programmed to feed cows their individual rations — and transponders which hang round the cow’s neck.


f The transponders allow


the cow access to the feed station, and identify the cow to the computer which, in turn, instructs


the feed station to give the cow part of its daily feed allocation. Together they provide a


system where cows can be fed concentrates outside the parlour on a little-and- often basis. The cows do not require


grouping, the amount of concentrates allocated to each cow can be pre-prog­ rammed and they have to


A d v i s o r , A c c r in g t o n


make several visits to the dispenser to obtain their full allocation.


Low yielders and dry


cows do not have a trans­ ponder so, therefore, cannot feed from the dis­ penser.


1 Many advantages are


claimed for out-of-parlour feeders such as increased yields, improved butterfat percentage, simplified management (no group­ ing), fewer digestive upsets and more accurate feed allocation. Also, delays in the milking par­ lour are reduced because fewer concentrates are fed at milking time and when cows do not eat all the feed allocated, it can be an early warning sign of illness. The Agricultural De­


velopment and Advisory Service carried out a de­ tailed study of out-of-par­ lour feed dispensers from 1981 to 1983. It looked at them from two view points: Were the claims made


for them justified and was there an economic re­ sponse? The conclusions, very


briefly were: Yield re­ sponse was uncertain and was likely, to be influenced by feeding practices prior to installation of the dis­ penser. Butterfats which had


been depressed ’ by poor feeding practices should show a response. Metabolic disorders


caused by infrequent feed­ ing of large quantities of concentrates should be reduced.


The feed dispensers were found to be accurate


‘ and reliable and gave an effective way of managing cow-feeding. The price of installing


the system was shown to be £80 to £100 per cow, giving an annual charge of £23 to £28 per cow. Of the 20 herds surveyed, only five recovered the annual charges through increased performance. This lack of guaranteed


financial return on capital makes th e d e c is io n whether to install dispen­ sers more difficult.


It means that the deci­


the grounds of conveni­ ence, labour-saving, Cow- health, and accurate feed­ ing, and also on what is the alternative cost of providing a feed manger and grouping the cows, and what value can be put on other -facilities which can be provided by the dispenser’s control compu­ ter — i.e. herd-breeding, health and milk records. In c on c lu s ion , the


system, does offer an accu­ rate, convenient and auto­ mated way o f feeding compounds to dairy cows. It allows cows to be grouped without physical­ ly dividing them. It can help to avoid digestive upsets by little and often feeding hut does not gu a rante e e x tra net income or repayment of the annual charges.


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