Many Weather Records Broken In Southeast During July, August HARRISBURG Dry weather ilunng July and August in South eastern Pennsylvania broke or threatened many weather records, the State Department of Agricul ture leported Monday in the Fed eral-State monthly crop summary In the Reading area, farmers have experienced the driest Janu ary-August eight-month period of record Only IS 6 inches of rain had fallen, according to U S Wea ther Bureau records During Aug ust 88 inch was recorded August rainfall in Harrisburg at 93 inch was the lowest since 1923 and the total Summer rainfall was the least since 1909 In the Allentown aiea the month was the driest since 1916 This continuance of drought conditions through the southeast and the spreading of dry weather to western counties prompted, Pennsylvania Crop Reporting Service statisticians to revise esti mates. downward for all Summer and Fall ciops Rainfalls in the southeast Aug 25 and 26 were too little and too late They helped some pastures but at month-end most were still far below normal for Fall grazing. The moisture was too late to help corn production which, for the entire State, is reported at 64 per cent of last year’s output Rains last week aided Eastern Pennsylvania farmers in prepar ing their soils for Fall planting of winter grains and benefited pas tures which were m the poorest condition since the keeping of records started in 1933 September 1 production esti mates for the principal Pennsyl vania Summer and Fall field crops were below last year’s output in all commodities Statewide corn yields were estimated at 19 bush els an acre under last year, soy beans, down 4% bushels, alfalfa, one-tenth of a ton below 1956, to Reasons Why Laying Pullets Pick No 2 Laying pullets are in a constant state of pregnancy and since they are developing eggs daily they have cravings for various types of foods and also have quite a craving for salt Your feed has to have just exactly the right amount of salt in it, not much and not too little. Overfeeding on scratch grain will reduce the amount of «alt Your pullets get to the point where they w ill pick one another to satisfy this urge Also feeding too high a proportion of scratch gram cuts down the protein and other vitamins they crave which frequently will get them to picking feathers and even flesh on other pullets Therefore, we suggest that jou not feed layers more than 10 lbs of scratch grain per hundred birds per day for White Leghorns and at the very most do not feed over 12 lbs per hundred birds per day in the cold, weather to heavily laying birds Reduce scratch grain in warm weather Feed, a top quality laying ration that is finely ground so that the birds cannot sort out coarse particles in the mash. Provide plenty of space for birds to eat and at least 3 sq ft of floor space per bird. Pul lets that are overcrowded In the laying house get awfully sick of looking at one another and may start picking just on general pnncipales Scratch gram should be fed in the lit ter in all parts of the pen'to provide exercise and give every bird an even chance at the feed This allows each pul let to get enough and none to get too much Babcock Bessies are not nat urally cannabilistic They will lay at a high rate of speed foi a long time and will come up m egg size rapildy You will like these Bessies For literature and prices write Babcock Poultry Farm, Inc. P. O. Box 286 Ithaca, New York ' Russell Mease Route 4 Manheim r Pa. Local Representative Phone Manheim MO 5-4705 bacco, down 350 pounds to the acre, and Fall potatoes, 30 hun dredweight under 1956 Check Tractor Before Adding Anti-freez6 Freezing temperatures can quickly disable even the sturdiest tractor built, unless a few simple maintenance precautic-’s are tak en to protect the cooluig system Failure to follow such a >t medure can mean a cracked iad ator or engine block, and expensive re pair bills „ For sate, winter operation, farm equipment authentic-, and cooling system experts of anti-freeze manufacturenn % companies re commend 1 Before adding anti freeze, drain, then flush, the cooling sys tem with a chemical cleaner This gets rid of accumulated rust - sludge which can clog up narrow engine and radiator passages causing an overheated motor 2 Check radiator and hose con nections for leaks Replace worn or cracked hoses, and fan belts When installing new hoses, clean pipe connections, then apply a thm layer of sealing compound 3 Check the thermostat and pressure cap for rust, and to see if they are working properly 4 Clean the leaves, dirt, and in sects out of the radiator fins to permit air to circulate freely 5 When buying anti-freeze, re member that the so-called “per manent” type anti-freeze, can be used in any tractor, anywhere, in any climate and altitude One shot lasts all winter, and is good for operating in temperatures even lower than 30 degrees below zero For average winter operating con ditions, however, a standard anti freeze offers safe, sure protection It costs less than permanent and you need less of it And it won’t boil away in modern pres ■sunzed cooling systems 6 Install sufficient anti-freeze according to the manufacturer’s instructions to obtain the desired degree of protection 7 Add enough water to fill the cooling system within an inch of the filler neck to allow for expan sion 8 After running the engine for a while, test the anti-freeze solu tion with a hydrometer to make certain your tractor is protected against freezing to the lowest likely temperature m the area. Here are a few other tips Make sure any water-filled tires are pro perly protected against freezing. Remember, too, that anti-freeze time also is time for an oil change and for a complete- grease job. And don’t -forget to grease the wheel bearings Protecting Sheep Against Vibriosis Oral inoculation of non-preg nant ewes was found to immunize them against abortion due to vibriosis for at least a year, ac cording to a report in the Journal of the American Veterinary Medi cal Association Also, following an abortion from vibriosis, veterinary authori ties said, ewes do not carry the infection and are immune for at least a year Only in the late stages of preg nancy are ewes readily infected with this disease and usually by contaminated feed and water. It is important, the Association said, to isolate those animals that abort their lambs and to remove all in fected material from the premises Vibriosis in sheep is not a ven eral type of disease as it is on cat tle.’ According to statistics from the Colorado State University's Col lege of Veterinary Medicine, Fort Collins, about 50,000 ewes aborted in one year in that state and about 5 per cent of the aborting animals died. Can Help More Whe You Give The United Way You Lancaster County’s United Campaign For 22 Red Feather Agencies, phis the Red Cross Needs $841,806 Give Enough For All! This ad contributed as a public service by «=£-=- lancaster parminq ' 1- - Lancaster Farming, Friday, Sept. 20, 1957 —1 3
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