3 Guernseys
In Witmer Herd
Make Records
PETERBOROUGH, N.H R.
F. Witmer, Willow Street, is the
owner of three registered Guern
seys that have recently completed
Herd Improvement Registry pro
duction records, according to the
American Guernsey Cattle Club.
Zeitlers Princess La Traviata,
an eight-year-old, produced 11,795
pounds of milk and 521 pounds of
fat in 305 days She was milked
two times daily
Barbian Golden Dolly, a six
year-old, produced 16,956 pounds'
ol milk and 804 pounds of fat in,
365 -days She was milked two
times daily
Selects Prairie Bloom, a junior
three year-old, produced 12,697
pounds of milk and 573 pounds ot
fat in 305 days She was milked
two limes daily
A survey by veterinarians in
Geimany indicated that the type
of soil affects the incidence of
tetanus The disease occurs four
times as frequently in loam soil
as sandy soil, probably because
the tetanus spores easily pene
trate deeper in sand where they
are less likely to infect animals
or man
Red Vantress Chicks
Available Every Thursday
None Better!
Call
BOLTON'S HATCHERY
Phone 76-R-3
Schaefferstown, Pa.
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Limestone Sand Foi* Use
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Asphalt Paving & Crushed Stone
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THE ATGLEN BUILDING
AND LOAN ASSOCIATION
ATGLEN, PENNSLYVANIA
announces that you may subscribe to a new Series
of SINGLE, DOUBLE AND FULL-PAID SHARES
DURING JULY, 1957.
SINGLE SHARES Currently earning
maturing in 147 months
DOUBLE SHARES currently earning
maturing in 84 months
FULL-PAID SHARES paying per annum 3 1/2%
payable semi-annually
We suggest that you investigate the advantages we
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For information and service you may call at our office in
Atglen or contact any of the following directors:
George H. Eckman
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James E. Drown ...
Aaron Fisher ..
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John J. Hess ....
Reuben R. Hull
Byron R. Judy
Gordon B. Kingsbury
Zach H. Leamy . .
Mont Rutter
Joseph P. Wentz. . .
A WELL- KNOWN Champion lady handler of sheep dogs
is Mrs. Verla Fearn, shown Jiere with “Imported Lad.”
This dog carried home honors from the International
Sheep Dog trials last year. Mrs Fearn will be competing
for a repeat win in this year’s trials, to be held at the 1957
World’s Conservation Exposition and Plowing Contests
in Adams County, Ohio. That’s September 17-20, starting
at 7:30 a.m.
Penn State Develops New Dilutee
To Lengthen Usable Life of Semen
For Your
In, Dairy "Barns
Call
Quarryville, Pa.
4.88%
4.88%
~ Lancaster, Pa.
West Grove, Pa.
Atglen, Pa.
Paradise, Pa.
Quarryville,/ Pa.
. ... Gap, Pa.
Atglen, Pa.
Cochranville, Pa.
Coatesville, Pa.
. Pomeroy, Pa.
. Christiana, Pa.
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Dairymen can now select the
bulls they want for artificial
breeding every day of the year
and use liquid semen While froz
en semen also prolongs the fertile
life of sperm cells, liquid semen
is cheaper and easier to use.
Research at the Pennsylvania
Agricultural Experiment Station
shows the addition of glycerine
(glycerol) to a heated milk di
luter will prolong the fertile life
of sperm cells at least four days
after collection. Tests also show
that semen can be collected more
often than previously thought ad
visable, with no harmful effects
Extensive field trials by Penn
sylvania’s artificial breeding co
operatives have demonstrated the
practical use of liquid semen be
yond the usual one or two days
following collection The average
fertility of milk-glycerol diluted
semen used four days is about
equal to similar semen used only
two days Nearly 30,000 cows were
bred in these studies.
These developments have been
some of the major goals of the
Dairy Breeding Research Center
at Penn State Now a dairyman us
ing artificial breeding should be
able to select his bulls and follow
a line breeding program More
uniformity among cows should re
sult
Since the semen can be used
three to four days after collection,
not so much semen is wasted
Young sires can be proven at an
earlier age since more cows can
be bred in a shorter time.
Sun Powered
Fence Charger
Being Tested
Energy from the sun is being
harnessed to operate an electric
fence charger by G. W Isaacs,
Purdue University agricultural
engineer
Silicon solar cells, located in a
frame on top of a conventional
fence charger, collect radiant en
ergy from the sun and convert it
directly to electrical energy
Isaacs says the cows don’t go
through the fence when the sun
isn’t shining, either, because the
solar cells also charge nickel-
Cadmium storage cells inside the
fence charger When the sun
doesn’t shine, the storage cells
run the charger
The solar-powered fence charg
er could operate m remote areas
without the need for replacing
batteries or connection to elec-
Lancaster Farming, Friday, July 19, 1957
All Fruits
Except Grapes
To Be Plentiful
HARRISBURG All kinds of
fruit produced in Pennsylvania,
except grapes, are expected to be
more plentiful this year than
last, the State Department of Ag
nculture declared Monday
An II per cent increase in ap
ple production, a 10 per cent
boost in peach output, and three
times last yeai’s production in
sweet cherries are expected to
contribute to the overall avail
) ability, Federal-Slate suiveys
showed
The first estimate of the seas
on on Pennsylvania’s commercial
apple crop sets the total harvest
at six million bushels This com
pares with the 1956 production
ol 5,400,000 bushels but will be
an estimated 348,000 bushels un
der the 10-year average
Estimated sweet cheiry produc
tion, at 800 tons, is 500 tons above
the 1956 output, but well below
the 10-year average of 1,150 tons
The 1957 Pennsylvania peach
crop has been revised upward to>
2,s7s,ooo'bushels Last year pro
duction was 2,340,000 bushels
The 10-year average is 2,439,000
bushels
This years estimated red cherry
crop is listed at 12,500 tons This,
compares with last year’s 8,400
tons and the 10-year average of
8,200 tons
Pennsylvania’s grape crop is ex
pected to be 23,000 tons compared
with the 10-year average of 19,-
*7OO tons The July 1 estimate is
well below last year’s production
of 31,600 tons.
CROP
Tomatoes
Harry T. Hossler. Jr.
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Baby Pig Losses
Can Be Lowered
Veterinarians at the University
of Illinois say that the swine pro
ducer has only himself to blame
for many of his baby pig losses
Faulty care and poor sanitation
are two majoi reasons many swine
producers lose as many as 30
per cent of their pigs before*
weaning time Baby pig losses
could be loweied through periodic
cleaning and disinfecing of equip
ment that oilers hiding places for
viruses, bacteria, and worm eggsf
which cause common swine dis
eases
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Tobacco
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