14—Lancaster Farming, Friday, March 22, 1957
Congress Expected to Act Soon
On Humane Animal Slaughter
House Agriculture Committee is
expected to reach decisive action
soon- on legislation to compel
pacing houses to use humane
rafethodS of killing animals, an is
sue that has been piling mail high
on Congressmen’s desks for more
than two years.
The Livestock and Feed Grains
subcommittee of the House Agri
culture Committee has scheduled
a public hearing, beginning April
2. on four pending bills that
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would require slaughterhouse re
form. The full Agriculture Com
mittee is expected to act on the
legislation soon after conclusion
of the hearing. Experienced Capi
tol observers say the legislation
has a good chance at enactment.
Four humane slaughter bills
have been introduced in the
House and one in the Senate.
Rep. William A. Dawson (R.,
Utah) told the House when he in
troduced one of the bills that
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Peach Bottom
Pressure-treated Wood
Effective On Termites
W. C: Krueger, extension farm
engineer at Rutgers recommends
use of pressure-treated lumber
for construction near or in con
tact with foundation walls.
There is evidence now, he says,
that metal termite shields
not effective even when placed
according to strictest specifica
tions. Termites can build 'their
earthen shelter tubes up over
the metal sheet to the wood stru
ctures above.
.“Anything we as members of
Congress can do to hasten the
end of collective cruelty to mil
lions of animals is well worthy of
our time.”
The Humane Society of the
United States is leading the drive
for slaughterhouse reform that is
backed by such organizations as
the huge General Federation of
Women’s Clubs and the National
Farmers Union, as well as by
more than 600 humane societies.
Several members of the House
Agriculture Committee toured
slaughterhouses after the 84th
Congress adjourned. The investi
gation of killing methods resulted
from mtei est in humane slaught
er legislation passed by the Sen
ate, but not by the House, last
year.
Members of Congress reported
in Senate hearings on slaughter
methods at that time that mail
urging enactment of the bill was
heavier than on any other mea
sure before Congress.
'On the slaughterhouse tour, the
Congressmen watch the shack
ling, hoisting, knifing and bleed
ing of conscious meat animals.
This is the commonly used
slaughter method and is termed
“inexcusably cruel” by The Hu
mane Society of the United
States. The Committee members
also visited plants that follow
the procedure the Society wants
all packers to use. The animals
are made unconscious by means
of a captive-bolt pistol or by car
bon dioxide anaesthetization be
fore they are shackled, hoisted,
stabbed, bled, scalded or skinned.
Sterile Cow Given
Hormones; Gives Milk
Following the lead of other
States, University of Vermont
scientists have turned a hope
less case of sterility unto a milk
producer by injecting homones.
Molly has never had a calf but
she’s producing 20 pounds of
milk a day at the University
Farm.
Dr. W. B. Durrell, UV animal
pathologist, says, “We have gain
ed some experience by trying a
new approach to the problem .
However, we don’t recommend
spending time and money on a
low milk producer or a heifer
with poor ancestry.”
Sales Dates
Sat., March 23, by~Cora Demn
ing estate, near Adamstown.
Farm implements, corn, hay,
household goods and antiques.
Sat., March 23, by Allen Stober
about one-quarter mile south of
Indian Lake. Livestock, farm im
plements, and household goods,
Mon., March 25 by Irwin Ham
mer, Hopeland. Farm imple
ments and dairy equipment.
Tues., March 26, Warwick
Farm Shorthorn Dispersal Sale.
Five bulls, 60 females and calves.
Mt. Joy Sale Barn. Sale starts at
1 p.m.
Sat., March 30 by Fulton Na
tional Bank, administrator of Dr.
Daniel Regan estate. Located at
31 Main St., Denver, Pa. Real
estate and household goods.
Sat., March 30 by A. L. Gehart
in Ephrata at the railroad sta
tion. Lot lumber, corn, barley.
Sat., April 6 by George and
Helen N. Boyer between Route
222 and Gring Sand Quarry, one
mile from Five Mile House hill
Refrigeration, ice cream equip
ment, tools and household goods.
Sat., April 6 by Mrs. Ester Son
non, exectriy of Harvey Pcifer
estate. Located near Fetters
school house, one mile northwest
of Mt. Airy in Clay Township.
Real estate and household goods.
Nearly 20 Million Acres Signed
Under 1957 Soil Bank Reserve
Close to 20 million acres of
cropland had been signed up by
farmers under the 1957 acreage
reserve program of the Soil Bank
through March 8, according to
reports which have been received
by the U. S. Department of Agri
culture from State Agricultural
Stabilization and. Conservation of
fices.
By crops, -the acreage reserve
sign-up reported included 4,473,-
024 acres of corn, 2,643,875 acres
of cotton, 129,979 acres of rice,
77,157 acres of tobacco, and 12,-
579,467 acres of wheat. The
wheat includes winter wheat
agreements signed last fall, less
cancellations, plus spring wheat
agreements signed through March
8. The tobacco acreage includes
all eligible types.
Deadlines for 1957 Acreage Re
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serve agreements were March 1
for cotton and tobacco and March
8 for spring wheat, corn, and rice.
Increases in acreages of certain
types of tobacco and cotton, since
the March 1 report, are attribut
able (to the “over-ithe-limit” acre
age of these crops signed up since
that date. In addition there have
been some corrections in reports
on certain types of tobacco. Since
March 8 “over-the-limit” acreages
of spring-wheat and rice are be
ing accepted. They will be report
ed later.
According to the March 8 re
ports from State ASC offices, 919,-
439 Acreage Reserve agreements
have been signed. If signatory
producers comply with the re
quirements of the program, they
can earn $549,276,640 on the 19,-
903,502 acres put in the program
so far.
S. H. Hiestand
Salunga
B* F. Adams
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