18—Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, October 20, 1962 State Agency Continues War On Oak Wilt HARRISBURG Oak wilt, baffling fungus disease, was found and treated in 386 areas in 15 Pennsylvania counties during the past summer, Dr Thomas L. Guyton, director of the Bureau of Plant Industry, State Department of Agricul ture, said today. Of the 386 known cases, 60 were single infections, invok ing only one tiee, 274 group infections ot moie than one tree each, and 52 breakover attacks that developed over the boundary of pievious'y treated aieas Trees that had died tiom the wilt totaled 956 and an othei Sb 7 weie djmg when the disease was located Tiees „ut as a conti ol measuie tot tled 5,054 Known infection this j-ear \as less than in 1961 when he state’s conti ol teams fought the disease in 433 aieas m IS counties [ Get the BIG silo unloader value! VmiDalo Delivers more silage faster • Double auger sys* / jk\ tom digs the silage /m \ taster and more / ■ evenly under all eon« / M \ ditlons whether sil age Is frozen, wet, or dry. • Exclusive, adjustable drive hub gives more positive traction, keeps the machine operating evenly, and requires less power. DELIVERS BEIT The double augers, operating In conjunction with the patented V-paddlt Impellers, digs the silage, mixes It thorouflhly, and then throws It down the chute. Your cows and cattle oet good, palatable silage ... not a powdered mash as so often happens with unloadtrs using blowers. CALEB M. WENGER R. D. 1 QUARRYVILLB, PA. Drumore Center KI 8-2116 iih Us When You’re Ready to Buy &faaxn. equipment, silo unloaders, bunk KjyTVxlujJLhJLs milk house equipment bars SINCE L H. BRUBAKER 350 Strasburg Pike Phone Lancaster EX 7-5179 R. D. 3, Lititz .Strasburg OV 7-6002 Lititz MA 6-7766 A disease known only in the United States, oak wilt was first found in Wisconsin where its fungus origin was determined in 1944, Mean while, it has been found in 17 other states, most of them in the mid-western and south vama it was first found in central sections. In Pennsyl -1950 near McVeytown, Miff lin County. None has yet been located in Lancaster County. Surveys, mostly with the use of low-flying planes, and control programs have been conducted by the Bureau of Plant Jndustiy each year for the last 12 years Control mea suies, regarded by Di Guyton as 85 pel cent effective, have consisted of felling diseased tiees and treating the stumps with animate a chemical npn poisonous to wildlife and live stock Stump tieatmeut kills the loots and checks tianstei ence ot the disease thiough loot giafts Outbieaks in iso lated places indicate, Dr Guy ton pointed out that the dis ease is spiea-d also in othei wavs, peihaps by spoies that aie earned by insects or wild life TWO SIZES: Standard—for »1 lo» 10’ to IS' Heavy Duty—for silos 1? to 30' WRITE OR PHONE US FOR COMPLETE INFOR. NATION AND PRICES. steps to a better barn new or remodeled * /V , I Have Us Call In the Starline Man He's planned hundreds of barns . • • new and remodeled. He's a factory and held trained barn-planning ex pert . . . backed up by Slarline's 75 years of experience in planning barns and building quality barn •p equipment. Get a FREE Starline Barn Plan , Build or rebuild your barn on paper 9 FIRST, before you spend cc cent. Start with a FREE Starline detailed blueprint and you'll £ni«h with the barn you want. In 1940, the average farm worker produced enough food to feed himself and 9 others. Now Available DIELDRIN In 5 * 30 and 55 Gallon Drums SMOKEXOAVX, PA. Ph. Lane. EX 7-333?) Pilot’s seat demonstration A Patented 3-polnl suspension keeps unloader level at all times and centered for more a((iclenteptratioi ■t Use-Test Demonstration m POWER TASK FORCE Service K3-Day Air Trip to the Land of Power; 1 1 ‘ \ (for limited time only) v to all models except M v Grumelli Farm Serv. BUY a new Allls-Chalmers farm tractor and get a 3-Day Air Trip* to Milwaukee and Chicago. Call today for full details on: ALLIS-CHALMERS <AC> ' SERVICE /' L. H. Brubaker Lititz, P«. Quarryville, Pa. .In 1954, he produced enough Reason: more-and %Bfctet*R»ols, for himself ind 14 others, hybrid seed, more For further information see.,. Joseph M. Good & Sons LEOLA QUARRYVILLE Suavely’s Farm Service New Holland. Pa. Nissley Farm Service Washington Boro, Pa. Lausch Bros. Equipment Stevens Feed RED COMB EGG MASH Equally With Scratch for Top Quality Eggs With Excellent Flavor.' N. G. Myers & Son Bheems, Pa. L H. Brubaker Lancaster, Pa.
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