Lancaster Farming, Friday, June 29, 1956
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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-
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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are struggling along with outdated electrical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
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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!
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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