VERMONT DECLARED
JBRUCELLOSISFREE
Effective Aug. 12, Vermont was
declared modified certified brucel
losis-free by the USDA, which
means that not more than one per
cent of Vermont’s cattle and not
jnore than five per cent of the cat
tle herds in the State can be in
fected with the disease.
Vermont is the fourth State to
achieve brucellosis-free status
this year and the ninth in the
U S to have such status, the other
States being Connecticut, Dela
ware, Maine, Minnesota, New
Hampshire, North Carolina, Wash
ington, and Wisconsin
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THE AGRICULTURAL COUNCIL of Lan
caster County met Thursday at the South
east Pennsylvania Research Station near
Landisville. Workers at the station said
that their breeding and evaluation program
Volunteer Egg
Certification
Plan Adapted
HARRISBURG As an added
service to consumers, a new re
gulation to improve the quality
of eggs offered for sale in Pen
nsylvania was adopted Wednes
day by the State Department of
Agnclture
Secretary William L Henning
said the move provides for a
voluntary egg certification pro
gram to assure consumers of
high quality products and to
standardize egg grading. He de
clared the plan will be more
economical and efficient than the
present Federal-State plan which
it will supplement.
Under the new program, the
Department will license inspect
ors who will be empolyees of
the distributing plants that sign
voluntary inspection agreements
with the Department. Each must
meet Department standards for
licensing.
“With this regulation,” Hen
ning declared, “we are hopeful
that eggs will be marketed in
stronger competition and eggs in
wholesale and consumer lots will
be graded for quality.”
in tobacco was slowed up considerably this
year by the drouth. They did feel, how
ever, that they are making progress in
sucker control work and in breeding and
development of new varieties (LF Photo)
52% of Normal
Corn Crop Seen
In Drouth Area
HARRISBURG Ravages of
drought on Pennsylvania farms
that reduced August milk output
and brought major production
losses for the important corn and
hay crops were revealed today by
the State Department of Agricul
ture.
Hardest hit Southeastern Penn
sylvania normally produces a high
percentage of the state’s corn
crop but a Federal-State Sept 1
estimate shows conditions only 52
per cent of normal in that area
and in central counties, lowest in
nearly 30 years Drought condi
tions moved westward during Au
gust.
Statewide coin production is
now estimated at only 46 million
bushels, a drop of 25 7 million
from last year and 16 million
bushels under average. Corn loss
from July 1, when dry weather set
in, is estimated at 21 million
bushels. Yield per acre, statewide,
dropped from 54 bushels to an
average of only 37 bushels on
Sept 1
A hay shortage has developed
in southeastern counties Latest
statewide hay estimates are for
production of 3,359,000 tons, down
107.000 tons from last year and
600.000 tons under the 10-year
average
Fall potato output is now esti
mated at 6,142,000 hundredweight
1 5 million under last year and
the 10-year average of 1 7 million
bags of 100 pounds each Drought
cut yield per acre to an average
oi 15 bags, 30 below 1956
Numerous records for dryness
were broken or threatened in
Southeastern Pennsylvania By
mid-August pastures were dried
up in nearly all sections and most
dairy herds weie on winter feed
Condition ot pastures was down to
3S per cent of normal, lowest
since records were started in 1933.
.This compares with 91 per cent a
year ago and the aveiage of 73 per
cent. There was a 28 per cent de
cline in August.
Dairy farmers experienced a
diop m milk production and high
ei costs for hay. Many were haul
ing water for their livestock.
Although the same number of
milk cows were reported on Penn
sylvania farms during August,
milk production was 14 million
pounds under the 556 million
pounds output of July 1957. There
were 951,000 cows in milking
herds both months.
Wholesale milk prices during
August were up 20 cents a hund
redweight to $4.90 from the previ
ous month, according to preli
minary price reports.
Prices of feed concentrates
were about the same through Aug.
15 as they were for a month earh-
Lancaster Farming, Friday, Sept, 20, 1957
MECHANIED BEEHIVE
HANDLING
Mechanical handling of large
beehives may be just around the
corner, according to USDA engi
chmes are under study, all of
which lift and tip the hives hori
zontally for leisurely inspection,
and they all look promising.
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U.S. IMPORTS MORE MEAT
During the first half of 1957,
U S imports of meat and meat
pioducts were about 21 million
pounds above the same period of
1956, mostly due to much higher
imports of boneless beef
fiom Australia and New Zealand
and of canned beef fiom Argen
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