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
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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