Dr. Robert H. Dailies of Rutgers .iirei -*ty pl bee trap used to control fireblight of apples and pears. Bees Fight Firehlight by Carrying Antibiotic on Legs During Pollination To prevent orchard pollinating bees from spreading fire-blight to apple and pear blossoms, Dr. Robert H. Dames, plant patholo gist at Rutgers University has come up with the novel idea of making the bees carry the cure instead of the disease. -He powders them with a fire blight-killing antibiotic, strepo mycin, by means of a simple wooden trap inserted at the bee hive entrance. The bees can not get in or out without walking through the streptomycin, which <Jings to their bodies ready to kill or inactivate any fireblight producing bacteria they might pick up as they gather nectar. Dr. Daines and his associate, Use , 2MG HERE'S WHY farmers, nurserymen, arborists •nd estate owners favor MALL 2MG over oil other saws- —lt's faster, easier handling . . packs 5/2 brake horsepower into a but rugged 29 lb. unit. Swivels to cut ot any angle with engine level, IB" to 54' bars. Fells up to 4Vi ft. timber. Come in ... TRY ITI Models Low As $149.00' Snavely’s Farm Service Phone EL 4-2214 NEW HOLLAND THE EMBLEM Oh QUALITY and SERVICE \ Wolgemuth Bros., Inc Florin, Pennsylvania ; Phones: Mount Joy 3-9551 and 3-8311 ' Dr. Michael Szkolnik of Cornell, succeeded in reducing fireblight infection of pear blossoms from 40 per cent to less than one per cent in controlled greenhouse tests.' The bees did not do as well in preventing the disease in apple blossoms. The scientists attribute this to the difference in flower structure. The bee can land in the shallow nectar cup of a pear blossom feet first. The apple blos som, however,, is not so accomo dating. Unlike- pear- blossoms,-tipple blossoms have stamens that are tightly clustered together around a deep calyx cup, which makes it'more difficult for the beeto get rintd with-his streptomycin-cover- thiS -y Listless Cattle May Be Suffering From Listeriosis Drooping ears and a listless attitude in cattle and sheep at this time of year should alert livestock raisers that a disease known as listeriosis may be pre sent, according to a bulletin -by the American Foundation for Animal Health. Listeriosis appears to be an in creasing problem in some parts of the country. The greatest dang er season for losses from this condition extends from Decem ber through March, Foundation officials say. The'disease was first reported in cattle and sheep less than 20 years ago. It is primarily a brain inflammation, appearing first as a fever, followed by indications of stupor, circling movements, dropping of an ear, paralysis of the jaw and in some cases, in flammation of the eye. ‘‘Listeriosis may be more com mon than many livestock owners now realize,” the Foundation says. “Accurate diagnosis de pends upon laboratory isolation of the organism which causes the disease.” , Veterinarians have reported some success in combating list eriosis if treatment can be start ed early. In an outbreak, the Foundation advises that affected animals be isolated and the re mainder of the herd scattered over as large an area as possible. ed legs. The plant scientists are at tempting to solve this problem by nailing a cheese cloth net on the upper section of the trap and fill ing it with streptomycin dust. Now the bees will not have to. stomp through the stuff, they will, have to take a streptomycin dust ing all over. The method is scheduled to be tested in Merck & Co., which makes the antibiotic, will provide technical assistance and assay work as it has since the project began. If it works' out as well as it has in the greenhouse, pear and apple growers may ex pect considerable-saving over the present method which calls for at least three sprayings during the growing season. Several other bacteriocydes were tried, but streptomycin was found to be least harmful to pol len. Poultry PHILADELPHIA Feb. 6 Processed -poultry, ready-to-cook (ice packed) _ young chickens - Unsettled. More than sufficient supplies'Were offered. Most buy ing was on a reduced volume to meet a fair demand. Prices paid delivered ware houses, Philadelphia (cents per lb.) Grade A and U.S. Grade A, 2-3 lb. 34V2-36, mostly 34^-35. HENS: Ready-to-cook (ice packed) Barely steady. Demand fair. Supplies were more than adequate. Prices paid delivered ware house, Philadelphia (cents per lb.) Grade A and U.S. Grade A 4- 5% lb. 33-34. Receipts Feb. 5 Included other than turkeys: Maryland 87,000 lbs. Delaware 84,000 lbs. South Carolina 22,000 lbs. North Caro lina 22,000 lb. Virginia 18,000 lbs. it’s the law... “It’s the Law” with simple an swers is offered in cooperation with the Pennsylvania Bar Assn. Q. The name I have used all my life is not the' one oh my birth certificate. Since I have no desire to use my original name, how can 1 prevent any legal entangle ments at death?—H. E. B, A. To avoid any legal entangle ments it is possible for you to petition the court to have your name changed to the name you are now using. It is suggested, however, that you contact an at torney to determine if this would be feasible in your particular case. Lancaster Farming, Friday, Feb. 8, 1957—3 Fifty Counties in State Certified As Brucellosis-free Henning Says HARRISBURG State Agri culture Secretary William L. Hen ning has annnounced that the 50th Pennsylvnia county has been certified as brucellosis-free. Only 17 counties need to meet standards for listing on the state’s honor roll in the 20-year fight against the most bothersome dis ease of cattle on Pennsylvania farms, commonly known as Bang’s disease. Adams; Mifflin and Northumb erland Counties are the latest to be certified by the Federal and State Departments of Agriculture as brucellosis-free, Northumber land bringing the total to fifty. Sec. Henning said that 20 coun ties reached brucellosis-free certi fication status during the past two years, 16 of them in 1956. He anticipates that the entire state will be certified within the next 12 months. Crawford, Susquehan na and Potter Counties are m lino for early certification, he added. Dr. H. A. Milo, director of the State Bureau of Animal Indus try, today reported to Secretary Henning that initial testing of all cattle herds in Mifflin County was completed in 1946. At that time 23.4 per cent of the herds and 6.3 per cent of all cattle had the dis ease. Certification requirements are that no more than five per cent of herds and one per cent Baby Chick Bargains 1200 Started White Leghorn Pullets 310 1000 White Cornish Cross 120 Reich Poultry Farm R 1 MARIETTA Ph. HA 6-7123 of cattle may be infected. The latest test completed Dec. 28, shows only .72 of one per cent of 833 herds and less than .05 of one per cent of the 14,211 cattle in fected. In Adams County the first com plete test in 1954 showed 9 6 per cent of herds and two per cent of all cattle infected. In tests com pleted Dec. 21 the incidence of Bang’s disease was down to 2.3 per cent of 1,330 herds and .3 of one per cent of 19,229 cattle in fected. Northumberland County’s first complete test in 1952 showed 9.3 per cent of herds and 2.9 per cent of cattle infected. The latest test was completed early in January and showed only 2 5 per cent of 1,110 herds and .44 of one per cent of 9,875 cattle infected. Beef Cattle Herdsmen Short Course Offered Information on feeding, dis eases, breeding, management, and handling of beef cattle will ba presented at a Beef Cattle Herds men short couise, March 5 to 7, at Pennsylvania State University. LOANS For any farm purpose Made the farmer’s way LANCASTER PRODUCTION CREDIT ASS’N. 36 E. Chestnut St. Lancaster, Pa. Ph. Lane. EX 3-3921
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