—Lancaster Farming, Friday, June 29, 1956 10 Huge Volumes Of Water Lost In Curing Hay ~ t/ PROGRESS REPORT No. 50 Pennsylvania Agriculture Ex periment Station The Pennsyl vania State University, Uni versity Park, Pennsylvania Huge volumes of water are re moved m curing hay They seem_ unimpressive and are unnoticed if the hay is allowed to dry out of-doors in a warm breeze and bright sunshine But the amounts of water which must be carried away in mow drying, a process now common on many farms, is startling to the uninformed. In a test m 1954 at the Penn sylvania Agricultural Experi ment Station, 53 tons of chopped alfalfa and clover of 40 per cent moisture content were loaded on a tiered air duct mow drying sys tem In ordei to reduce the mois ture to a safe storage level of 20 per cent, 13 tons of water had to be moved from the mow, accord ing to W L Kjelgaard, P M Andeison, E F Olver and A W Clyde, Station Agnctultui aj En gineers Similarly, in 1955, after the duct system had been improved, nearly 72 tons of chopped forage having a moisture content of 38 t per cent were dried In this op eration, nearly 19 tons of water were earned away A complete report of this exenmental work appears in Station Bulletin. lilllllllllllllilllllii H O&D Shavings Phone MANHEIM for clean, dry houses, excellent C QOA|“ fertilizer, and real savings for you ... A Ton of SHA. ViNGS goes twice as far . 0 & D Sawdust Co. m as 109 North Mam Street Silll lllllillllillllllll lililll *»♦»♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦*< 3> ISifl 1 XX H H I | HERR THE PIMP MAN § H 211 N. Ami St. Lancaster, Pa. Ph. 3-3694 a XI J n % u ■BiiiiiiiaßiaaißiiMimiiiiiimaiß CLOVER - ALFALFA TIMOTHY - STRAW - EAR CORN Delivered Anywhere in Lancaster Cj. and Counties PROVIPT COURTEOUS. SERVICE Ph. STRASBURG OV 7-3211 The Esbenshade Turkey Farm Paradise Lancaster Co, MHEEKKHBBiaOIBHBaaaBUaaKHBaiBHBBBHB Tomato Spraying Urged Right Now Presence of aphids, noted mov ing into many Lancaster County tomato fields this week, brought a warning from Associate County Agent Harry S. Sloat that spray ing should begin at once. Also reported were hornworm and po tato beetles feeding on young plants Early blight (alternana) is less this year, and it is still too early to determine severity of anthrac-- nose which strikes usually when tomatoes reach a diameter of one and one-half inches Spraying started sometime back in the Washington Boro neighborhood Recommended is two pounds of Ziram (Zerlate) and one pound of 15 per cent Parathion wettable powder to each 100 gallons of water Electrically driven tans were used to raise the air pressure in the ducts and move air through the hay Approximately 45 kwh of electricity pel ton of dry hay weie used The improved tierred air duct system provided air channels in to all parts of a 20-by-40 foot experimental mow filled with chopped hay to a depth of 15 to 20 feet The quality of the hay cured last summer was very good even in the corners of the mow. This is the time of year to en joy nature’s fresh fruits and vegetables and grow them. liilillllllllillilllli Prompt Delivery Service,! MANHEIM, PA. | lllilllilillilll ill illllill lilllilll PUMPS FOR EVERY FARM HOME AND INDUSTRIAL NEED Since 1890 lillfi Notices of interest and pre liminary proposals are to be in the hands of the Administrator of the Agricultural Research Service, Washington 25, D C, by Thursday, June 21 This deadline does not, 'however, pre clude consideration of other pro posals or presentations directly to the site committee. All pro l * posals and oial presentations 1 will be considered by ■'file ’ site ; committee at a meeting in St. Louis, Mo, beginning on June 27 at the Statler Hotel, jft 9 am. ! | Livestock Industry Leaders ! The site committee will con sist of leaders in the livestock industry representing Jfeef~'cS|- jlie, swine, dairying, sheep, and poultry, and lepiesenlatives of the Land Grant Colleges, the veterinary medical profession, State Departments of Agricul ture, livestock sanitary officials, and other livestock interests The site committee is to have full needom of action in mak ing its lecommendations but will be guided b> ceitam factors related to the lunctions and op erating economy of the laboia toiy, as follows I 1. Scientific center near a Land Grant College or Uni- Pa. And such is the case today, as the cher-' near New Danville, to “Pick-Them-Your ry harvest gets into full* operation self.” Hundreds appeared Tuesday morn throughout Lancaster County’s producing, and scores more will be on hand be tive orchards Here is one of the thou- fore the 1956 produce is completely all. sands who took H L. Shank’s advice, (Lancaster Farming Staff Photo). USDA Seeking New Site for Animal Disease Research Laboratories WASHINGTON (USDA) Secretary >of Agriculture Ezra Taft Benson Juna 6 took-initial steps toward selection of a site for construction of new facilities for woi k on animal diseases The action is in accord with sug gestions from leaders in both houses of the Congress. Originally, it was 'proposed by the Department that such facili ties be located at the Agricul tural Research Center, Belts ville, Md, and $18,915,000 was included in appropriation re quests for construction puiposas Congress, in considering this re quest generally favored the new facilities, but at a location other than Beltsville Near Livestock Centers The suggestion was made that the U S Department of Agricul ture in cooperation with the livestock industry and allied in terests select a site located close to centers of livestock pro duction, near or in coniunction with one of the State Land Grant Colleges having a strong veterinary medical program, and a way fiom concentrated metro politan centers The - Secretaiy, following these suggestions, in vited submission of site pio posals and set up procedures to consider them Danger, Man Worki: versity having a veterinary school or a strong animal dis ease research department, which would provide the advantages of library facilities and opportun ity for cooperation and associa tion with other scientific work 2. Human population near a community that could readily absorb 100-200 new families and having adequate personnel to fill 100-200 nonscientific posi tions; not close to an industrial, metropolitan strategic area 3. Accessibility near major railroad and airline connections on a site adjacent to permanent i hard-surfaced roads. 4- Land from 200 to 400 acres is , 5. Construction costs high cost areas will be avoidel 6. Utilities (a) Water 250,000 to 300,000 l gallons of potable water per day required. I (b) Sewage Provision foi dis position of 1'50,000 to 200,000 gallons of sterile and treated ef fluent per jday required j (c) Electricity 4,000 to 4,500 kilowatts per hour connected load requned. ) 7 Availability per year of 11,000 each locally produced cat tle, swine, sheep | After hearing all proposals presented at St Louis, the site committee will choose from three to five locations for furs ther on-the-ground consideration The members will then visit each of these proposed locations and will review the advantages of each of them. They will pre sent their recommendations to the Secretary'of Agriculture. Can Test 25 Simultaneously I The new animal disease facil ity as planned will include lab oratories for research simul taneously on 25 di eient animal diseases so arranged that there will be no possibility of expo- TRUCK FOR SALE MACK DIESEL E H T. 1950 E N P 451 Fngme Dpub e Reduction Reai End Duplex lians SHANK’S CARACE 2iS Net m St Lane Cushman Scuo e De^lei in Trees 1 sure of animals in one section to any of the diseases on which .work may be under way in another section Complete pro jection for laboratory workers against diseases that may be I communicable to humans will be included. Safety measures also will be adopted preventing the escape of disease organisms from the laboratory that might infect livestock herds and flocks or humans In addition to the [research, the facility will have space and equipment for testing 'and diagnostic work required in the livestock disease control and regulatory activities of th£ De partment The livestock industry and 'agricultural leaders consider the need for the new laboratory to be urgent as a result of the .necessary abandonment of 50- 'year-old inadequate facilities in I Washington on July 1, 1955. I This action, on the recommenda tion of an inspection committee jof three widely known research' experts on conjmunicable dis eases, resulted in the closing down of research on tubercu losis, anthrax, and other diseases of animals that also can affect humans Similar work at Au burn, Ala, and Denver, Colo, [also has had to be discontinued because of antiquated - and in adequate facilities IVT AST Saw Knife ITI/iO 1 Service 605 Marietta Ave. ..ancasier Pb. 24291
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