When cows stop the beam of this “electric eye'* (see arrow) they pass through a curtain of spray. This device provided effective con tiol of horn, stable and horse flies m tests m 1956 by Dr. Tien-hsi Cheng at the Pennsylvania State University Agricultural Experiment [station. The livestock spray used coptamed pyrethrms and a fly le ipellant mixed according to manufacturer’s directions. Pressure was (provided by a small motor and pump. To decrease costs, this fly (sprayer could be connected to a tractor-driven weed sprayer Modem Water Storage Displayed At World’s Conservation Exposition PEEBLES,, Ohio Visitors from all over the woild will get a firsthand view of modern on - the-farm storage of our most val uable natural resource—water— as they tour the site of the 1957 World’s Conservation Exposition and Plowing Contests here Sept ember 17 18, 19 and 20 Among the many conservation attractions on the 2,500 - acie site, just north of Peebles, are farm ponds Six were specially built to show visitors how water can best be stored and used on the farm Livestock watering tanks also will be on exhibition Those ponds, ranging in size to more than an acre and a half of suiface, are led both by springs, and by runoff from sur- THE ONLY TRACTORS WITH ALL THESE FEATURES « FAMED MM VISIONLINING Visionhnmg gives the operator 360° visi bihty • TOP OPERATING COMFORT AND CONVENlENCE —Allcontiolsarc handily located around the comfortable scat. • EXCLUSIVE AMPLI-TORC Power can be boosted on the go with a flick of a lever. 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Slalc Issues Warning Bnlleliai On Wild Cherry HARRISBURG Rcpoils ol cat 'le killed irom calms' wilted wild black cheny leaves today piompled the Slate Department of Agriculture to wain launeis of the dangei Accouling to deputy Secrclaxy L H Bull, repoits ol losses aic scattered Death is caused by hy diocyanic acid, more commonly known as prussic acid, which de velops in wilted leaves of wild cheny and sometimes choke cheiry He attributed the immediate causes to cutting or spraying wild cherry m pasture fence rows, along power lines and highways where the wilted leaves are eaten by cattle Effects' of humeane Audrey also contri buted to the danger when branches and leaves were torn fiom tres, blown into pasture fields and allowed to wilt Prussic acid is not found in any dangerous quantity in heal thy growing plants, Bull explain ed To avoid trouble, he said farm ers should use caie in removing atl wild cherry cuttings, also sprouts killed by spraying for plants pest control, so that cattle cannot reach them The poison developed through wilting may kill an animal within a few minutes or several hours at most Symptoms include depres sion and paralysis, colic, stuper, difficult breathing and frequent convulsions Dollar for dollar and man for man , the submarine is this countij.’s most economical weap on Compiismg only 1 6 per cent of the Navy’s Woild War II pei sonnel, the submanne service ac counted for 55 per cent of all enemy shipping destroyed Kinzers, Pa. Lancaster Farming, Fiiday, July 5, 1957—U Radioactive Cobalt Being; Iked O 111 ( Rollon Utilization Research 18 RADIOACTIVE Cobalt gd RiJioactuc cobali 'Cobalt CO) will soon be use I Ijv enCsts Oi (he U S Dcpaitiucal ol Agucul I tine to speed up then inveshga i lions into now uses ioi cotton and otnci oops Putinc icscaich calls also loi ladialion trcai muits to help cieale useiul new products iiom pine gum, lung oil, and castor oil, the Depart ment says Dr Jett C -\ithur, Ji , ol USDA’s Southern Utilization Re search a ndDevolopmcnt Divismn in New Orleans is in charge oi the new research pioicct He has been specially trained and liccns ed by the Atomic Eneigv Com mission to use ladioactive matei lals A two-ounce supply of Co balt 60 has recently been receiv ed by Dr Arthur’s gioup It is one of the largest single supplies of this material outside of the AEC installation at Oak Ridge, Tcnn Cotton is the fust commodTy scheduled for ladialion study In the past few yeais, agucultuial researcheis have made muen progiess toward inci easing the demand for cotton thiough phy sical and chemical modification of cotton cellulose The scien'ists believe that Cobalt 60 will now pro\ide them with a faster and more accmate means of deter mining how \anous modifica tions affect the chemical reactivi ty and physical piopeities of Grain Feeding Needs Adjustment During P tn ring £5 o Now that most cows have been on lull pasture feeding for two or thiee weeks Associate County Agent Hrry Sloat says adpist nionts can be made in grain feed ing He recommends a gidin mix ture containing 10 to 12 per cent crude protein when cows have plenty of good quality pasture to graze By early July, when loiage becomes more matin e and less abundant, 12 to 14 per cent mix ture may be necessary In each case, the lower protein level is suggested with laigely legume pasture, while the higher protein recommendation applies to forage that is puncipally grass When small grams, like sudan or millet are grazed, they should be considered grasses Amounts of grain fed can also be i educed when a large amount of good quality pasture is avail able Grain to milk ratios of 1 4 to 1 6 should be more common for small and large breeds respective ly When the forage is moie ma ture and scarce larger amounts of grain may be required Feed enough grain to keep cows in “working” flesh. High producing cows can not be expected to get their nutrient needs satisfied on pasture alone Some cows frequently lose consid erable flesh during the early pasteure season, so they need ex tra grain later to maintain milk 1 flow When cows on good pasture refuse to eat all of their gram al lowance it is especially import tant to use a high energy grain mix A high fiber feed is often low in energy and is actually a “hotter” feed than a heavy gram mixture. Such bulky and low energy feerstuffs as wheat bran and brewer’s dried grams are not well adapted for use in summer feeding. Ice Cream, Turkey Plentiful in July Ice cream and turkey are fea tured on the plentiful foods list for July and they will receive extra promotion from the USD A. Emphasis on ice cream will be given during <the week beginning July 7, turkey during the weeks beginning June 30 and July 21. Other items on the plentiful foods list will be peaches and summer vegetables during the weeks beginning July 14 and 28 respectively. Lemons, limes, frozen straw berries, milk and dairy products, eggs, fresh fish, peanut butter and fats and oils are also listed. cokon It will also V used to imasme tlu .bso.pL'ou an 1 ad hesion ol cultou dvc'- a.id io ob tain othcu ml amnion about the Imhavioi o( the cotton libel uu doi \oiyuv, condiuons Radiation lescuch is also plan ned on cot'onsecd pioducts and iuuls and vegol dries, and scien tists sec possibilities toi cioitmg new materials fiom othci india tion liealccl rami piodnccd sub stances Farmers Need Not Stop Work for Social Security Many fanners, unlike the self employed man in town, will no doubt continue to live on their farms after they s'art getting social security benefits Social Security Admimsti ation officials remind that the law does not inquire such farmers to stop all work m older to get payments They may, if they wish, work pai t time or throught out the vear and get some or all their monthly social security benefits I£ rfhcv earn SI 200 a vear, or less, they get payments for each month, but if they woik all 12 months of the year and have earnings in excess of $1,200, they wdl lose one or moic monthly payments More specifically, a retired farmer will get a payment for each month in which he neither cams $BO noikmg ioi someone eLe, noi does work on his onn lum lie mil not be considered In hmc dme “sub stanc.al woik” it he his own hoes", loi ex implc, or laises ve»et iblcs, livestock, or poultij for home consumption some atiangcmcnts, the "SA offic ds s,n, lental income faimers get count as Gainings foi social socially puipoacs A Third Reason Why Pullets Pick Lack of exercise and not enough to do encourage can nibalism in laying pullets Heavy laying pullets have lots of energy, lots of ?ip and this liveliness has to be work ed off one way or another One reason poultrymen who feed their pullets on crumbles in stead of mash have trouble with picking is that the pul lets can fill up on the crumbles so quickly that they have lots of time on their hands they don t know what to do with it I, therefore, suggest that for layers you feed your laying ration in mash form because it takes birds several times as long to get their fill with mash as with crumbles or pellets I suggest that you not feed more than 4 lbs of fleshing pellets or supplemental pellets per hundred birds per day If you feed highei levels of pellets the birds are full for a number of hours and are more likely to pick Scratch grain should be fed in the litter which encourages exercise and the birds really like to scratch (scratching in the litter also helps to keep their feet cleaner and give you cleaner eggs) I believe, but I iiti not sure, all mash rations usually cause more picking than when you feed a laying mash plus scratch grain Pullets appre- ? ciate the diversion they get if you feed scratch in the litter t Pullets do not have maga- zines, radios or television Try j to give them a little variety of 1 activity The more personal f attention vou give the birds j the better they will lay for you You will find your Babcock Bessies very lively, ambitious pullets They are ambitious when it comes to eating and ambitious at the nest For literature and prices on Bab cock Bessies, write to Babcock Poultry Farm, Inc. 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