Lancaster Farming, Friday, June 29, 1956 6 Penning Seeks Animal Disease Lab in State ST LOUIS Dr. William L. Henning, Pennsylvania State Secretary of Agriculture, Wed nesday headed a delegation of six from the Keystone State in a bid to locate a proposed new $l9 million federal animal re- ♦♦ I Used Equipment | Truck spraver with 5- ;j gal. per minute pump, 500 g gal. tank, 14- row boom £ 300-gal.lronAgePTO sprayer with 30-gal. per minute |J pump, 10 row boom. K Small portable power spray ers of various sizes. - H Lester A. Singer I RONKS OVerUnd 7-3226 | Mye-s Weed Sprayers, Trail- J| er-Typt & Tractor-mounted j| ARE YOUR ELECTRIC HIRED HANDS Most of today’s farms and farm homes are struggling along with outdated electrical wiring systems. In other words, service en trances are inadequate, lirhiting the amount of electricity which can be brought into the farm and farm home . . . they’re short on the number of circuits . . . and they’re lacking in the number of electrical outlets. Electrical equipment and appliances are starved for power and they can’t do their best work. Furthermore, already over loaded wiring systems leave no room for the addition of other work- and time PENNSYLVANIA POWER & LIGHT COMPANY search 1 center at or near the Pennsylvania State Umvrsity at University Park, Pa. The group presented its case here late Wednesday before a scheduled meeting of the ten member site selection commit tee appointed by U S. Secre tary of Agriculture Ezra Taft Benson. Delegations from a number of other states also are to appear during the 4-day meeting of the site committee, including Cornell University, Ithaca, N. Y. and Ohio State University at Columbus. Non-Strategic 'Area Dr. Milton S. Eisenhower, president of the Pennsylvania State University, according to Secretary Henning, has express ed desire for location of the re search laboratory in_ the non strategic University Park area In addition to Henning, thjp Pennsylvania delegation includ ed Dr. M. A. Farrell, director of the Agricultural Experiment Station at the University; Dr H. A. Milo, director, Bureau of Animal Industry, State Depart ment of Agriculture; M W. Forsythe, Greensburg, repre senting West Penn Power Com pany; Milburn Forth, represent ing Secretary William R. Dav hn, State Department of Com fiierce; and Eugene M. Fulmer, secretary of the State College 1 STARVED FOR POWER? ' *>*>'» .“4- * > w • ‘ " #*• - ■ r- «? **« ,v .>. z*.** > jy&x ♦*'v?« <*, v * /ft.-; ■ ‘*„ ..\jvsv ■ '< < ,i' w v, -• * -"V" ’ 1 *v f X *>• Borough Chamber of Com merce. In addition, David J DelMar eelle, secretary of the Lebanon County Chamber of Commerce, is to speak for a site in that county and R. >T. Jones, Allen town, representing Pennsylvania Power and Light Company, plans to offer a site in the Mifflmtown area within 30 miles of University Park. I saving appliances or equipment. Top-profit farming and enjoyable farm living require modern wiring- With the proper wiring system you can be sure enough electricity is being brought into your farm and farm home and distributed safely and efficiently to your electric hired hands. Make sure your wiring meets- your re quirements, See your farm and home wiring contractor or electrician today. He can tell you what you need in the way of wiring to help you LIVE BETTER, FARM BETTER . . . ELECTRICALLY! Barn on Experimental Farm ♦ >x • \ '* v* Nuclear Reactor Cited A point stressed by Henning was the presence of a nuclear reactor in operation at Penn State which could contribute to research on the nuclear value in control of livestock dis eases and genetic changes in animal breeding. Dr. Farrell told of new facilities and exten sive research -in diseases of j livestock and poultry already underway at the University Dr. Milo reviewed Pennsylvania leadership in control and eradication of such livestock diseases as bovine tuberculosis and brucellosis. At the close of the hearings the committee is to select sev eral sites for immediate per sonal inspection by members. Farm Crops in State Advance; Soil Is Moist HARRISBURG Pennsyl vania farm crops, under favor able weather and soil condi tions, during the past week be gan making up for lost time caused by the late arrival of spring, according to the weath er and crop survey for the week ended Monday, announced to day by the State Department of Agriculture Weather was cool at the start of the week but warmed up to ward the end. There was ade quate soil moisture and all vegetation advanced rapidly. Temperatures were above aver age for the second consecutive week Thunderstorms were fie quent. Corn Being Cultivated While field work was restrict ed in some areas by wet fields, farmers made good 'progress in cultivating corn, making hay and spraying for weed and in sect control Showers replenish ed soil moisture in areas that were becoming dry. Harvesting of barley has started on a limited scale- in southern Pennsylvania counties. Corn made good progress and wheat is beginning to color and oats are forming heads in the south Cool weather at the start of the week was beneficial to oats, the Department said. First cuttings of hay are nearly completed in southern parts of the State and .getting underway in the north. Yields are reported generally good. Some difficulty was encounter ed in curing hay cuttings due to showers and cloudy weather, i Pastures are generally.good and, will benefit from recent show ers Good stands of potatoes are reported and growth" is satisfac toiy. Early cobblers are in bloom in the southeastern coun ties. Some Cherries Ripe Setting of tobacco plants is about completed and fields are making a satisfactory start Harvest of strawberries is declining m the south, well underway in the central areas and starting in northern coun ties. A few early sour and sweet cherries are ripe in the south east Other fruit sized rapidly. Some early beets, broccoli and cabbage appeared on the fresh
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