A nd Frie Visit us online at: www.fertrell.com of Nature Since 1 94 6 Notes & Quotes Notes from Dave Mattocks A s you are reading these thoughts, another year is slipping into history. In two short months we will close the door on the year 2013. Each year we move through seasons and make day to day decisions: decisions that will influence our wins and losses. At the end of the day, memories will remain to serve us at another time. Life is so much like days and years, all with their beginnings and endings, always marked by seasons that come and go. Birth, adolescence, adulthood and “senior moments” all mark our movement through life. Each renders its own contribution to our space in this world. How interesting it is to note that, like the seasons of the year, preparation for the conclusion is necessary. For the farmer, making provisions for each season is so important. For the gardener, it is the same scenario. But consider often we make preparations for the conclusion of life? Just a thought… These final months of the year will move quickly, filled with hunting, holidays, and challenges associated with the season. Let us remember to be thankful for our blessings on Thanksgiving Day. Let us rejoice at Christmas time for the true meaning; the Great Gift God has given to whosoever will receive it. Luke 2: 13,14 says “There was with the angel a multitude of heavenly host praising God, and saying, Glory to God in the Highest, and on Earth peace, goodwill toward men.” My prayer for you is that this promise be in you this season for health, happiness, and peace. N ove m b e r / D e c e m b e r 2 013 INSIDE THIS ISSUE Feed Trial 2013 Field Trial 2013 2 Spa treatment for your girls Spring, it’s just around the corner 3 Frequently asked questions 4 New products for 2014 5 Upcoming Events Shipping reminders 6 New product announcement Retired Fertrell Co-owner Passes 8 Sensible planning for winter 10 Brassica and mustard cover crops 11 Why didn’t farming stay organic? Farmer to Farmer Marketplace 12 Deliveries during winter conditions 13 Animal Health Products Welcome new dealers Holiday hours 14-15 16 Feed Trial 2013 The main purpose of these field trials was to get a figure Field Trial 2013 Birds were fed for 7 weeks to a live weight of 6 lbs each on exactly how much feed costs per bird and also to monitor the actual feed consumption so that we could get a 5.5 lb live bird weight. We had three different groups of birds that were fed by two local farmers. They both went according to Jeff’s recommendations on space and feedings. Both groups of chickens were started in a brooder house and then finished out in a 10x12 poultry tractor. Gary Miller had two groups of birds, group one of one hundred birds being fed with ADM feed and group two of Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) – Group 1 - Completed by Gary Miller • 100 birds • ADM feed was figured at $16.90/50 lb bag • 11.29 lbs per bird actual consumption to average 6 lb live bird weight • Feed conversion of 1.88 to 1 • $3.82 / bird feed cost two hundred birds being fed with Fertrell feed. Group two was started in a brooder that met the space requirement and then moved to the poultry tractor. Unfortunately, they were moved six days too late and on day twenty-five and twenty six, eighty-five birds died due to overcrowding. He also lost several birds due to heat stress as we had temps 105 for about two days. Despite the loss to heat stress, Gary did mention that he noticed group two being fed Fertrell Fertrell – Group 2 - Completed by Gary Miller • 200 birds • Fertrell feed was figured at $17.00/50 lb bag • 9.59 lbs per bird actual consumption to average 6 lb live bird weight • Feed conversion of 1.6 to 1 • $3.26 / bird feed cost feed formula that was put out in the chicken tractor earlier was a much calmer group. Group three was done by Jon Helmuth and was fed with Country Road / Rural King feed. About three days into his trial, Jon started noticing small lumps appearing on the right side of the bird’s neck. By the fifth day, the bird’s head was starting to go to the left. Don at Fertrell, recommended to put mineral oil in the water to clean up the gizzard which Rural King – Group 3 – Completed by Jon Helmuth • 300 birds • Rural King feed was figured at $16.79/50 lb bag • 12.75 lbs per bird actual consumption to average 6 lb live bird weight • Feed conversion of 2.13 to 1 • $4.28 / bird feed cost is where the lumps were forming. After about a day or two of adding mineral oil to the bird’s water and also adding a little grit to the feed, the birds looked healthy again and one couldn’t tell they were even affected several days earlier. As I mentioned above, we had several days were the temps reached into triple digits and we lost about thirty-five birds due to the heat. The feed prices were calculated for retail per fifty pound bag with the prices at the time of the trial. Conversions charts throughout this newsletter are provided by Peggy for your convenience. Convert feet to acres: Example: Field size is 300’x850’ = 29,750.00/44,000 = 5.79 acres An Acre is 44,000 sq. ft. Raymond Beachy, Stutzman’s Feed & Supply, Arthur, IL 61911 Notes & Quotes 2 Spa Treatment for your Girls, Poultry Dust Barrel By Don Brubaker Back in the spring of 2003, my first assignment with the Fertrell Company was to figure out why a farmer’s laying hens quit laying. On my first visit we decided to change the feed source. After a week or two I visited again, and there was no change in the production numbers. Upon further evaluation, we discovered that the hens were infested with mites and lice. I instructed him on how to build a dust bath Spring - It’s Just Around the Corner by Don Brubaker Many of us may be wishing for some snow to play in. For others, snow is just another word for more work. Any way you look at it, winter is a time to reflect on the past year and learn from it, vowing to do a better job next year. There will be seed catalogs in the mail, trade shows and meetings to attend, and before you know it, spring will be at our doorstep. and went on my way. A week later I stopped in again to see how the dust bath was working for him. He informed me that he had not gotten the ingredients for a dust bath – that instead, his grandma had instructed him fill a five gallon bucket with kerosene and dunk each hen into it. I went out to look at the hens. We have all heard the phrase Now is the time to fire up the wood stove and order the parts that are needed to be sure your equipment in working order when the soil is warm and the sun is shining. Think of how much easier spring will be if all the equipment is in working order. “having a bad hair day”. Well, those hens were having a VERY bad hair day. The kerosene did work, but I am here to tell you that a dust bath will be easier on you and much better for the hens. The Fertrell Company is now offering a dust barrel to make it convenient for you to have a place for you hens to dust bathe themselves. If you watch hens long enough, Now is the time to spend a little more time with your Fertrell representative, sharing your goals for 2014. We have the products and knowledge you need to help you reach your goals. We can go over your fertilizer needs, discuss which pests were a problem this year and come up with a new plan for 2014. you will notice that they will scratch holes in the litter or into the earth while out on pasture, all for the sake of dust-bathing. This helps, but it does not kill or deter the mites and or lice for long. In the barrel, you can make a mixture of 60% peat moss, 30% wood or coal ash, and 10% diatomaceous earth. You will see your hens bury themselves up to their neck sometimes - this is all good. The peat moss acts as a fluffing agent, and the ash, along with the DE, kills and/or deters the mites and lice. You will not For those of you who grow in greenhouses, now is the perfect time to clean them, especially on those sunny days when the house is warm from the sun. You will want to get rid of all unwanted plant residue inside and around the outside edge. This will help to control unwanted insects along with other diseases next year. Remember - now is the time to lay a good foundation for a profitable 2014. ever regret buying a barrel for your hens. We are offering them for $10.00. Notes & Quotes 3 Frequently Asked Questions from the Field: How do you figure the price for hay by using the hay test and relative feed value (RSV)? Sometimes they use the term RFQ for relative feed quality, but I usually figure RFV x $1.50 for hay value. If it is high moisture hay or balage, then it needs to be moisture-corrected to dry hay value. Example – 100 RFV x $1.50 = $150 per ton If it was 40% moisture, then you would reduce the price by 25% for the extra water. $150 – 25% = $112.50 We had you out to our business during the summer and we were extremely impressed with your plethora of knowledge and advice on a wide range of Notes & Quotes agricultural spheres. It is accordingly that I thought of contacting you when I saw that one of our bull’s eyes was a ghostly whitish blue. I have read a little about it but I could not find any sort of natural cure. We all would be most grateful if you could give any advice. Sounds like the results of pink eye, is level of blindness. Calendula rinse is usually what is used. Get some calendula which is a flower, make a tea with it, hot water and steep until cool. Rinse or irrigate the eye a couple times per day with the calendula tea. I would also keep him in the barn or full time shade. Direct sunlight worsens pink eye and onset of blindness. Also consider finding high levels of carotenoids, vitamin A from Beta Carotene. Or all of the carrots and alfalfa he can eat. This supports eye healing naturally. 4 New Product Feature for 2014: Due to demand, starting January 2014, Fertrell will be offering the following new products in 5 lb foil bags: Tomato Grower 4-3-7 Derived from: Aragonite, Blood Meal, Bone Char, Crab Meal, Feather Meal, Kelp Meal, Seaweed, Peanut Meal, Sulfate of Potash, Sulfur, Sulpomag. Application: Apply the following rates of fertilizer in the spring and during the middle of the growing season. Water your plants after fertilizing. Container gardening: 4# pot = ¼ cup, 6# pot = ½ cup, 12” pot = 2/3 cup Mix fertilizer and potting soil together in the spring. Apply the fertilizer at the surface of the potting soil mid-season. Traditional gardening: 1.5# per 10 row ft or 2/3 cup per plant. Apply fertilizer 3-4 inches from plants at planting and repeat during the middle of growing season. Notes & Quotes Vegetable Blend 5-3-4 Derived from: Aragonite, Blood Meal, Bone Char, Crab Meal, Feather Meal, Seaweed, Kelp Meal, Peanut Meal, Sulfur and Sulpomag. Application: Apply in the spring and during the middle of the growing season. Water after fertilizing. Container gardening: 4”pot = ¼ cup, 6”pot = ½ cup, 12”pot = 2/3 cup. Mix the fertilizer and potting soil together in the spring. Apply Fertilizer at the surface mid season. Traditional gardening: 1.5 # per 10 row ft or 2/3 cup per plant. Apply the fertilizer 3-4” from the plants at planting and repeat during mid season. 5 Upcoming events: November 6th – 12th 2013 - Texas Poultry workshops, Austin TX – We will be holding a series of beginner level backyard poultry and advanced pastured poultry workshops in the Austin Texas area. We will be coordinating these meeting dates and times with Coyote Creek Organic Feed Mill, 13817 Klaus Lane, Elgin, Texas 78621 Voice: 512.285.2556 Fax: 512.237.7350 info@CoyoteCreekFarm.org December 12th - 14th 2013 – Acres USA Conference and Tradeshow, Springfield IL, Optional Pre- Conference Intensive Study, Dec 10-11, 2013. Prairie Capital Convention Center, Springfield IL. Info: 800.355.5313 or www.acresusa.com December 21st 2013 – Advanced Poultry Workshop, Stutzman’s Feed & Supply, LLC., 85 E County Road 250 North, Arthur IL 61911 217. 543. 2195 Preregistration is required. January 10th – 11th, 2014 – Minnesota Organic Conference, St. Cloud MN, Info: 651.201.6012 January 24th - 26th 2014 – 32nd Nofa NY Winter Conference, Saratoga Hilton and City Center, Saratoga NY Info: 585.271.1979 ext 502 or Tanya@nofany.org February 2nd – 5th 2014 – 23rd Annual Farming for the Future Conference, State College PA, info: Kristin Hoy 814.349.9856 or www. Pasafarming.org Shipping Reminders: Please remember to give as much information as possible when asking for freight quotes. Delivery requirements: Please be sure to inform us regarding the following: notify call, delivery appointment, pallet jack, short truck, lift gate, limited access, Notes & Quotes etc. Please remember to be watchful what you are signing for at delivery. Do you see any signs of possible damage? Also, please check that none of the above accessorials have been added that were not requested by you or by Fertrell. Product information/weights: Those Poultry NB & Swine grower bags make a difference, especially when ordered by the pallet (not to mention the actual pallet weight itself). Plan ahead: Please remember, we DO NOT have any control over the weather patterns that may delay our incoming commodities and your outgoing Fertrell products, both of which can cause delivery delays (causing you to be out of products). Remember to keep the way clear into where your products will be delivered. Freight company drivers will determine whether your products can be delivered safely in and out of your facility. If not, there will be redelivery charges incurred, which are very costly and not negotiable for reduction with the freight companies. Thanks so much in advance for your help to ensure that your product delivery is as timely and cost efficient as possible. Screen sizes to sift grains being milled for rations: 3/8” conventional ½” broiler ½” sheep ½” swine 3/8” layer ½” dairy 6 Volume Measurement – Liquid 2 pints = 1 quart 4 quarts = 1 gallon 7.4805 gallons = 1 cubic foot 3.785 liters = 1 gallon (liquid) 9.309 gallon (liquid) = 1 bushel We would like to hear from you! If you submit an article for the newsletter and we use it, you will receive a $50.00 Fertrell Gift Certificate towards any future purchases. Notes & Quotes 7 New Product Announcement Fertrell is venturing into new product development all of the time. We will field test the new products for up to 2 years before releasing it to our loyal customers. Well we have done it again! We are fermenting organic cheese whey with beneficial probiotics to make a lactic acid fermentation feed supplement. This product is used for any animal that is off feed, slow eating, stopped stomach, colic, and other digestive issues. Over the years it has been well established that foods like yogurt, kefir, sour cream, and other fermented milk products are extremely beneficial for overall gut health and digestion. We have developed a product that is many times more fermented thus enabling stomach recovery and health much faster. This first product we made will be called Whey-Ferm due to lack of imagination and legalities set forth by the FDA. The second product is Whey-Ferm Plus! The bland names are still due a lack of imagination and legal constraints from the FDA. Whey-Ferm Plus is Whey Ferm that has had Garlic, Echinacea and Cayenne added to it. We add the herbs to the Whey-Ferm and cold brew it for 72 hours to extract the goodness from the herbs. Afterwards we strain off the larger solids and package into quart containers. The Whey-Ferm Plus with the added herbs is still used for all of the same purposes as the Whey-Ferm. But now we can provide a positive impact on more serious conditions of infections and fever like coughs, respiratory distress, mastitis, metritis, etc. Both products are to be used orally at the rate of 1 - 2 oz per head per day. It is best used in its original form. Diluting on feed or in water the beneficial effects will be reduced. Both products will be sold by the quart for now. For more information, product availability and local pricing please contact your local Fertrell representative. Notes & Quotes A township is 26 sections, each one mile square. A section is 640 acres A quarter section is ½ mile square – 160 acres An eighth section is ½ miles long (north & south) & ¼ mile wide – 80 acres A sixteenth section is ¼ mile square – 40 acres Retired Fertrell Co-owner Passes W. Reuben Gantz, 77, of Elizabethtown, passed away on Thursday, September 19th at the Hershey Medical Center. He was the husband of Louise N. Fink Gantz. Born in Londonderry Twp., PA he was the son of the late Walter S. and Alma S. Heisey Gantz. Reuben was a graduate of Hershey High School. He was a U.S. Army veteran, serving during the Korean War. Reuben was Co-owner of the Fertrell Co., Bainbridge, retiring in 2000 after 40 years of service. He was a collector of many things specializing in toy tractors. He also enjoyed farming, fishing, auctions and flea markets. He was a member of the Seniors Bowling League at Clearview Lanes, and of Christ Church UCC, Elizabethtown. Surviving in addition to his wife are three children, Jennifer L. Gantz, wife of Victor Eisenhower, Jr. of Bainbridge, Annette M. Gantz of Harrisburg and Patrick W. Gantz, husband of Kim of Hummelstown; four grandchildren, Dylan and Alex Eisenhower, and Damon and Brynn Gantz. He was preceded in death by a son, Walter R. Gantz, Jr. 8 Notes & Quotes 9 Sensible planning for winter by Jeff Mattocks For over 16 years now, I have been continuously amazed at how little planning and preparation is done for the season between the grazing season! I have found it extremely advantageous to do a complete feed and forage inventory at the end of the growing season. This inventory, with a little help from your Fertrell salesperson, will soon let you know if you have enough feed stock to make it through until the next grazing season. If a cow weighs 1350 pounds (an average Holstein), she will need over 40 lbs of dry matter each day. That’s equivalent to 1 small square bale of hay per day. She will need that from October 15th until April 15th most years. That is 185 days on stored feed. You can pray for a late fall and an early spring, but on the average year these dates will be our guidelines for stored forages and grain. Granted, you can go a little later into the fall most years on pasture if we get fall rains and sunny days. However, for those 180 days, that milk cow will still need 3.7 tons of good quality feed. That’s the little number. When you look at it in pounds it is over 7400 lbs of feed. So if you have 40 cows milking, you would need 296,000 lbs of feed to get just the milking cows through the “off season”. Dry cows would need about half of that. The average 40-cow dairy has 6 dry cows most of the time that need 25 lbs of dry matter per day. So now there is another 27,750 lbs of feed to keep the dry cows going through the winter. Let’s not forget the heifers. If you are keeping 25% of your heifers for replacements, that would be 20 heifers of an average body weight of 600 lbs each. They are going to eat 20 lbs of dry matter each per day. That would be another 400 lbs each day for 185 days, which is 74,000 lbs for the winter. When you add it all up, you get a total of 397,750 lbs of feed stock just for the “off season”! Whew! That’s 200 tons of completely DRY feed. Notes & Quotes The typical winter rations that I prepare for farmers consist of 35 lbs of corn silage, 20 lbs of balage, and 10 lbs of dry hay plus grain supplement. Let’s add up the dry matter. The corn silage is approximately 35% dry matter. So 35 lbs as fed would give us 12.25 lbs of dry matter. Balage is typically 50% dry matter. This would provide 10 lbs of dry matter. Dry hay is 87% dry matter. That would add another 8.7 lbs of dry matter. This would get us up to 30.95 lbs of dry matter from forages. Most grain mixes are 93% dry matter, and the average 60# milk producing cow would get approximately 15 lbs of grain. This 13.95 lbs of dry matter would get the dry matter total up to 44.9 lbs of dry matter. Perfect!! This sounds all too easy, yes? Well it can be. With a little forward planning, a few math calculations, and help from your Fertrell representative you figure it all out. In under an hour, you will know whether you have enough feed to get you through the winter. The reason for doing this in the fall is that it is easier to find good quality hay, corn silage, balage and grain at a better price at that time of year. If you wait until January, February and March like most farmers do, you are now stuck with what is available and usually a farther distance away. Many times you get lesser quality with more trucking cost and a higher price. Go figure! Now if you have done your inventory, you have several choices: 1. You can buy more forages and feed in the fall. 2. You can sell off cows and heifers to match your feed inventory. 3. You can waste money paying for higher priced hay and balage in the late winter. 4. You can pray for a late fall and early spring. 10 I have been in many barns in the winter, looked at the hay stack or the balage pile and asked the farmers “Do you have enough to get you through winter?” You’d be amazed at how many guys say “I think I’ll just about make it” or “I am hoping to make it”. I am here to tell you folks, hay stacks don’t grow in the barn during the winter. If you need hay, you’re going to have to buy it. Let’s take the guesswork out of “Will we make it?” Add up those bales, measure the height in the silo, calculate the corn crib and let not be guessing. The Fertrell team is here to help you be a better farmer. That includes helping you with your feed inventory and the best way to make it through the “off season”. We will thank you, your animals will thank you, and you will see the rewards of a little preparation and planning. Happy Thanksgiving and Merry Christmas! Brassica and mustard cover crops by James Schiltz Controlling a menacing pathogen in a cropping system will be difficult no matter the scenario. The advent of chemicals has helped to suppress a pathogen very instantaneously. However, in an organic cropping system, chemicals are not an option of choice and are even strictly forbidden. Turning to nature’s weaponry is the only option left. The use of green manure crops for controlling pests is an option often overlooked. The brassica and mustard crops have been researched for their disease suppressing characteristics as well as the ability to scavenge nutrients. Brassicas provide 80% soil coverage, which reduces erosion. Up to eight thousand pounds of biomass per acre is produced depending on the location planting date and soil fertility. Their late fall growth pattern is ideal for nutrient scavenging and storing Notes & Quotes these nutrients over the winter for release in the spring, ready for the next crop. They must be planted earlier than cereal cover crop in order to maximize biomass production. Disease management is another added benefit of brassica and mustard cover crops. A study in the Pacific northwest evaluated soil microbiology populations following fumigation; fumigation with a mustard cover crop and mustard with ryegrass as a biological control without fumigant. The resulting bacterial and fungal populations of the cover crop were the same as the fumigated. However, the fumigated treatments resulted in higher populations of Pseudomonas bacteria. From personal experience with Pseudomonas, once it enters a water system and then a digestive tract the rumen is turned upside down, and digestion is greatly handicapped. In conclusion the article stated that the pathogenic populations of bacteria appeared to be reduced in a beneficial manner, yet more research is needed to understand the “why” of this occurrence. In today’s cropping systems, particularly with conventional potatoes, fumigants appear to be detrimentally affecting the soil microbial balances. The use of good cover crops in a rotation is not only beneficial from an added fertility perspective, but also to improve the soil’s microbial health. To incorporate cover cropping into a rotation, the first and foremost important point is that a paradigm shift on the grower’s part is imperative, even if it is a slow one, as no one should ever make sudden or drastic changes to their operation. Volume Measurement – Dry 2 pints = 1 quart 8 quarts = 1 peck 4 pecks = 1 bushel 8 gallons (dry) = 1 bushel 1.24 cubic feet = 1 bushel 11 Why Didn’t Farming Stay Organic? By Seth J. Epler For centuries there has been farming. “For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from Heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the Earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower and bread to the eater” (Isaiah 55:10). We, as humans, have always had the natural tools to create food for the world. In other words, organic and natural farming has been around since the beginning of farming itself. There was a time when unnatural chemicals were not used in agriculture, at all. Simply, this was because they did not exist. The use of crop rotation, cover cropping, composting, and manure to boost soil health was all that was available to man. It was through the use of these tools, along with hard work and knowledge passed down from generation to generation, that farming remained a success for so many years. Recently, I have wondered why farming has not always been this way. This is an easy question to bring up for me, personally, because I grew up on a conventional dairy farm. And now, I am deeply involved in the world of organic agriculture. When my father and uncle were milking cows, from the 70s through the early 90s, the term “organic” did not really mean anything to them. So I ask - “Why is this?” Through my research, I have come up with a very simple answer. The answer is World War II. This great war happened, and with it came along amazing advancements in technology. Mostly all of the focus was on new and powerful weapons that could shape the outcome of the war itself. This was a war that, in the minds of certain men, had to be won, no matter what the cost. Therefore, all sides made sure to have enough weapons to do so. The war did eventually end. And when this happened, there was an enormous amount of weapons left over. So instead of wasting all of these chemical Notes & Quotes weapons, they were put to use. For example, I learned through an article from Iowa State University that ammonium nitrate was used in these weapons during the war. And this later on was developed into fertilizers. There also were nerve gasses that were later made into pesticides. And at the time, the economics behind these uses were great. They were cheap. Frankly, they worked very well. It was just that people did not know what they would do to the soil and water long down the road. In conclusion, organic farming has been growing rapidly in the recent years. People are learning more and more what happens to the soils when chemical farming goes on year after year. The loss of top soils, along with the depletion of minerals, and the leaching of harmful chemicals into our water systems has done its damage. Therefore, everyone in the organic agriculture world is doing their part to fix these problems. Even though the war was some 70 years back, many farmers still rely on chemical usage in their farming systems. And it is safe to say that the natural way of farming is coming back strong, but it still has a long way to go. The Farmer to Farmer Marketplace Hay, Forages, Grains and Livestock: Small herd of certified organic Angus cattle: 1 bull, 15 cow/calf pair and 6 heifers. All animals are under the age of five, organic for slaughter. Price range $12002500. Prairie Rose Organic Farm 701.228.3338 prairieroseorganicfarm@gmail.com (T0913) Equipment: Poultry Processing Equipment - Ashley, Pickwick, Featherman, Poultryman pickers and scalders. Vacuum packing machines, shrink bags, knives, kill cones 12 and any equipment for poultry processing. We ship anywhere; Jim McLaughlin, Cornerstone Farm Ventures, Norwich, New York 607.334.9962 or on the web at www.cornerstone-farm.com (P0107) Edible Processed Products: Certified organic garlic - German White, extra hardy for eating or seed. Aaron G Miller, 523 Valley Road, Quarryville PA 17566 717.806.0392 (voice mail) (T0912) Wanted: Looking for a farmer to supply 1000-2000 head of certified organic chicken monthly throughout the year. Might you be able to do so? If not, do you know anyone who might? Contact Devora Kimelman-Block devora@kolfoods.com or Phone: 888.366.3565 (T1113) It is that time of year when we pause to thank the people who helped make us a success! Thank you to all our customers for your continued loyalty and trust! Have a wonderful Thanksgiving! Notes & Quotes Local deliveries during winter conditions In order to assure deliveries and avoid injuries, consider the following prior to your delivery: Please consider ordering enough product for an extra week, in case road conditions would delay your delivery. Open your driveway wide enough to allow the truck ample room to enter, exit and to turn on your farm. For the safety of our drivers, we will not attempt to deliver to an unsafe lane. Clear the pathway to where your minerals are to be delivered. Please remove or mark any obstacles that may get covered by snow, thus causing damage or injury. If necessary, mark ditches, culverts and lane edges to avoid getting stuck in soft ground. If possible, have some kind of material on hand to provide traction in the event of icy conditions. If we cannot make it to your farm to get your order, please call it in by Monday at 9 AM on the week of your delivery. Thank You! We will do our best, to keep our regular schedule during the cold season months. Please consider these suggestions, as this will help get your minerals to you on time. Also for our long distance customers, please consider that transit times may be longer during bad road conditions. Please keep some extra product on hand. If you have road restrictions in your area (and we are arranging trucking) we need to be made aware when you place your order. THANK YOU! 13 Animal Health Products The winter months are coming just a reminder that Fertell carries a full line of animal health products. We have listed these to help you with your animals needs. GARLIC OIL - 2 oz. and 16 oz. - Used to soothe the ear and as an antibiotic. The Fertrell Company has taken certified organic garlic and steeped it in certified organic olive oil and aged it to perfection. Garlic tincture can be used on any species of farm animal. Bottom of Form Recommended Daily Dosage: Shake well. 1-2 ml a day; ARAGONITE POWDER – Superior form of calcium that will safe for external application. Refrigerate after opening. benefit both livestock and poultry. NUTRI ZYME - Best used in any animal diet where alternative BREEDER MIX - Feed mix in addition to grains and forages at the grains replace corn and soy. Formulated to be used at a rate of 2 rate of ½ oz. per head, per day. Contains: calcium, phosphorus pounds per ton of complete ration for lactating dairy cows. selenium, vitamin E. Do not exceed dosage amount. HERBAL SUPPL. POWDER – 1st purchase should be original kit BLACK WALNUT HULL POWDER - A dietary supplement used with 3 packets and syringe. Then use refill packets (10 to a pak). to correct digestive tract abnormalities caused by parasites, Coc- For the supplementation of organic livestock feeding programs. cidiosis, E-Coli form, and Salmonella type organisms. Typically given at the rate of ½ or 1 teaspoon per day depending on the size HERBAL SUPPL. CAPSULES - for Cows. Directions for Use: · of animals and level of infections. *Foil Pac (1lb) *This statement has Use at the rate of 3 capsules three dosage periods. Administer 3 not been evaluated by the FDA. This product is not intended to diagnose, capsules on day 1, day 8, and day 15.100 CT treat, cure or prevent any disease. INVIGORATE - Invigorate is a “super duty” vitamin booster to be CAL-MAG BOOSTER - Replace calcium and vitamins when a used anytime an animal is not acting or feeling right. Used to help lactating animal is deficient. Give just before birth and after. It animals with high SCC, mastitis, off feed, poor breeding . 5# bag. can be administered twice. Pkg wt. is 12.5 oz. IMPRO® DIRECT FED MICROBIAL, DRY – Concentrated package of IMPRO-TEC 500 beneficial bacteria. Promotes better digestion and overall health. Designed to provide key trace minerals, vitamins, energy and For dry use only. 1# Foil Pac other nutrients in a water soluble form to newborn and young calves. Also recommended when decreases in appetite occur due DIRECT FED MICROBIAL, W/S – Provides all the benefits of stress or ration changes. Feed one packet per feeding for three the dry formula above in a through-water source. 50 gm Foil Pac days or as desired. Available in: 2.5 lb. FERTRELL UDDERSOL 16 oz. and 32 oz. - A Natural Topical Solution for Udder Care. Directions for Use: Apply 15–20 ml. per IMPRO Environ 1 application to the affected area. Rub in briskly. Whey Blend for dairy cattle is designed to provide nutritional support for maintenance of teat and mammary tissue. Feed 50cc FRESH START - The first few hours of a calf’s life are crucial. per cow at calving.. Give them Fresh Start (colostrum whey product). The antibodies in Available in 118cc (4 fl. oz.) bottle this nutritional supplement protect newborn calves from disease. Notes & Quotes 14 IMPRO Opti Start IMPRO Environ 2 Opti Start is a water-soluble nutritional supplement for calves Whey Blend for dairy cattle is designed to provide immune sup- which may be mixed with water, milk or milk replacer. Formu- port for animals exposed to adverse environmental conditions. lated for newborn calves and calves needing a nutritional boost Feed 50cc per cow at calving and as desired. during times of stress. Recommended Usage: 1 level scoop equals Available in 118cc (4 fl. oz.) bottle one ounce. 1 ounce per feeding for first seven (7) days. 2 ounces per feeding IMPRO Environ 3 for calves showing signs of nutritional deficiencies. Whey Blend for dairy cattle designed to provide immune support Available in: 1 lb. sample size and 2.5 lb. for animals exposed to a hot, humid environment. Feed 50cc per cow at calving. IMPRO Dairy Formula Available in 118cc (4 fl. oz.) bottle Dairy Formula provides a source of condensed when soluble for dairy cattle. Give orally 3 to 10cc per day for up to 10 days as IMPRO Fresh Cow ‘C’ Caps needed. Fresh Cow ‘C’ Caps are primarily recommended to provide nu- Available in 118cc bottle. tritional support to the fresh cow. Give 1 capsule orally every 12 hours for 3 consecutive days fol- IMPRO Dairy ‘M’ Caps lowing calving and other stress conditions. Dairy ‘M’ Caps are designed to provide an additional source of Available in 25 count jars nutrients essential for the proper functioning of a healthy immune system. Especially beneficial during stress situations such IMPRO First Formula as dry off, calving, etc. Give 1 to 2 capsules every 12 hours for First Formula provides a source of condensed whey soluble for 3 consecutive days, as needed. Do not exceed 12 capsules in a newborn and young calves. Feed orally as soon as possible after three-day period. birth and again at 12 hours. Feed 8cc per calf per feeding. Available in 25 count jars Available in 4 fl. oz. bottle IMPRO Dairy ‘R’ Caps IMPRO Second Formula Dairy “R” Caps contain additional vitamins A and D. Designed to Second Formula provides a source of condensed whey soluble for provide an additional source of nutrients essential for the proper young calves. Feed orally 3cc per calf for 7 days. Second Formula functioning of a healthy immune system. Give 1 to 2 capsules can be added to milk, milk replacer or water. every 12 hours for up to 3 consecutive days. Do not exceed 12 Available in 4 fl. oz. bottle capsules in a three-day period. Available in 25 count jars IMPRO MVP Dairy Boost MVP Dairy Boost for dry and lactating dairy cows is designed IMPRO Uterine CARE to meet the periodic increased nutritional needs of your dairy Uterine CARE is a non-astringent uterine flush for dairy Infuse cows. For lactating dairy cows, feed ½ to 1 oz. per head per day. intrauterine 2-4 oz. after calving. Available in 50 lb. bag. Available in 118cc (4 fl. oz.) bottle Notes & Quotes 15 A nd Frie of Nature Since 1 94 6 Visit us online at: www.fertrell.com PRSRT STD US POSTAGE PAID ALABAMA MAIL SERVICE DECATUR, AL 35602 Notes & Quotes PO Box 265 Bainbridge, PA 17502 Phone: 717.367.1566 Fax: 717.367.9319 67 ! s r Yea INSIDE THIS ISSUE New Dealers: Nolin River Hardward, Cubrun, KY 42729 Phone Andy: 270.524.4285 Fax: 270.524.4286 R.H.Rohrer & Sons Inc, 16 East State Street, Quarryville PA 17566 Phone: 717.786.3372 Fax: 717.786.0937 www.roherfeeds.com email: rob@rohrerfeeds.com Kirby Family Farm, 227 Lee Road, Marion Center PA 15759 Phone: 724.840.8969 email: amanda@kayagproducts. com Springfield Seed & Garden, 105 Springfield Road, Springfield SC 29146 Phone: 864.993.2141 Homestead Gardens, 3765 South Fork Ridge Road, Liberty KY 42539 Phone: 606.787.2622 email: homesteadflowers@gmail.com Holiday Hours The Office and Plant will be closed for the holidays: Thanksgiving - closed Nov 28th and 29th Christmas - closing at noon Dec. 24th, closed Dec. 25th New Year’s - closing at noon Dec. 31st , closed Jan 1st 16