Fescue Believed Cause Of Lameness in Cattle Fescue grasses resist dry, cold weather better than some other grasses and so appeal to foraging cattle. According to a report in the Journal of the American Vet erinary Medical Association, tall fescue, believed to be the cause of lameness in a herd of cattle grazing in it, proved to contain an alkaloid similar to ergot. CLEAN WATER TROUGHS ARE IMPORTANT Clean water trcfughs and fountains at least once a day. This is not to prevent disease. It is to encourage water consumption. Sura, a chicken will drink out of a mud-puddle. That tastes good But water \ out of a slimy, stinking fountain doesn’t taste good. I’ve seen clean fountains jump produc tion 20 percent in three' wdeks time. If you de beak your birds be sure the water is at least two or three inches deep in the fountain and easy to iget at. For literature and prices write to Babcock Poultry Farm, Inc. Route #3 Ithaca, New York Russell Mease Route 4 "" Mauheim, Pa. Local Representative Phone Manheim MO 5-4705 i Vi# ' M ina‘ dm p g oU ,erU* cf A Complete Line of Tires for CAR • TRUCK • TRACTOR Manheim New Holland Quarryvllle AN INEXPENSIVE PIG brooder was made from a bucket and a heat lamp by Donald Wenger, 17, as of his 4-H Electric Club work. Donald raises Hampshire hogs, is a sophomore at Solanco High School and is a member of the Future Farmers of America He is the son of Caleb Wen ger, R 2 Quarryville. (LF Photo) First and Second Year Members Tie For Top at 4-H Electric Roundup A first and a second year member of thej?arm and Home 4-H Electric Club tied for top ' Lancaster County Farm Bureau Dillerville Road, Lancaster honors at the club roundup at the Greist Building in Lancastex Tuesday night The two membexs, b'oth with 94 out of a possible 100 point score for the year, are Joanne L Denl mger, R 5 Lancaster and Ivan R Yost, R 2 Narvon Miss Denlinger, the second year winner is completing her sixth year of club work As her project, she constructed an infra red cluck bx coder She said that the brooder required about 10 hours of work Yost, 18, is completing his eighth yeaar of work in the 4-H club. He was game leader and also carries a dairy project As his project for the electnc club, he turned out a table lamp He said that more than 50 hours, of work were required to turn the base on a wood lathe and wire the lamp Other winners and their point score are J. David Lapp, Bareville 85, second year; Rodney Martin, R 2 Quarryville, 93; Barbara LOhr, 2050 Stonecrest Dr., Lancaster, ter, 9i; and Wilmer R Wenger, 76 Qreenfield Rd., 90; all first year members. Joseph McCurdy, Penn State extension agricultural engineer, judged the projects and gave an illustrated lecture on some of the newer developments in farm and home electricity . Assistant County Agent Victor Plastow and Extension Home Economist Miss Ruth Kimble were in charge of the roundup. Hardwood plywood squares mounted on a furring framework can be used to create the effect of raised paneling, giving added interest to a room Suh an ar rangement is most effective above <a fireplace or on walls which separate the living room from other areas, according to leading decorators. Lancaster Farming, Friday, May 10, 1957—7 HI A Life History Sheets Called [ost Important Herd Record Pennsylvania dairymen are be coming increasily awaie that there is no substitute for a sound record keeping program for a successful dairy operation says-County Agent Max M Smith In addition to herd unit re cords, it is important that jndivi dual life time records be kept on each milking animal, particularly for the dairymen who want to se leet the best animals in their herds as foundation females with which to breed cow families. These “family tree” or life time records are one of the ad ditional advantages that dairy men on DHIA receive. Smith continues. The DHIA program is the only production testing pro gram that provides for life his tory sheets. When life history sheets are kept up to date they show at a glance everything the cow has accomplished during her life time There is space provided for the animal’s pedigree or other in dentification information. In ad dition a complete record of all progeny from the cow is listed giving birth date, sue, barn and registration name, and disposal of calf - whether raised, sold, died, or any other reason A lactation graph is provided showing information for all lacta tions such as dates for breeding, dry, freshening, sickness, dis posal, etc One of the most important items on the life history sheets is the lifetime production record showing every lactation record the cow has completed. Life his tory' sheets will “become even more important under the new electronic record system County Agent Smith continues,-because they .will be the only place where SPRAYERS Cut pest -losses ...boost form profits Don’t let pests rob you of crop yields and livestock production. Visit your neighborhood Oliver dealer and see how an inexpensive Oliver Iron Age field sprayer can serve all your spraying needs and save you money. Two trailer models with 200-gallon tanks are avail able. Both have long-lasting nylon roller pumps and a full assortment of hand gun and mounted boom equipment. And you can have your choice of a stand ard trailer or a high-clearance, wide tread model for use in row crops. .An 8-way selector valve for com plete control of all three sections of the I boom is a special feature of these Oliver j sprayers. It saves time and spray —V"""^ material. G. Hershey & Son Manheinn RD. 1 N. Farmersville Equipment Co. Gphrata. R.D. 2 lifetime pi eduction records will be kept Present DHIA members who do not have life history sheets should ask their DHIA supervi sor about them Dairymen inter ested in DHIA apd life history sheets can get additional infor mation from the County Agent, A zoo is where animals look through the fence at some very strange creatures—Wall Street Journal. The Best Broiler Cross at its Best Martin fuses the work of the M> tion's leading breeders to give yow top quality chicks that mature early for quick broiler profits' I PLACE YOUR ORDER NOW MARTIN'S HATCHERY POULTRY FARMS, INC. Lancaster, Fa., Phone EX 2-2164 OLIVER E. L. Herr Peach Bottom Where
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