6—Lancaster Farming, Friday, March 38, 1958 Home Garden Book Available Free from USDA A 1958 revision of the U. S. De partment of Agriculture’s manual on groing vegetables in urban hitne gardens is available to help twon and city gardeners with their planning for this spring. AH'phases of home vegetable culture are discussed in this 50- page booklet by Victor R. Boswell and Robert E Wester of USDA’s Agricultural Research Service. Included are sections on planning the garden, arranging crops, chos mg and caring for tools, prepar ing the soil, use of fertilizers, choosing varieties, planting, tran splanting, culticating, watering, Questions ' and N ■sj^-" 4 4 '■■■■■ -- 4 ' •■ ■ nstvers What is an H&N “Nick Chick” Leghorn’ Q- A. H&N “Nick Chick” Leghorns are the offspring of a cross between unrelated lines of white leghorns This crossing gives the chicks you get a good boost in performance be cause of hybrid vigor. How is H&N “Nick Chick” Leghorn livability’ Q- A. H&N “Nick Chick” Leghorns have earned a record of 85% livability in ELEVEN YEARS of OFFICIAL RANDOM SAMPLE TESTING compared to the test average of those years of 76% It is important to note that this record was established, not by one group of birds in one test but by ELEVEN ENTIRELY SEPARATE groups of birds, some purposely exposed to leukosis. Thus H&N provides long lange proof of high livability because one year’s test is never a reliable indication of true strain comparisons At what age can I expect H&N “Nick Chick” Leghorns to reach 50% lay 7 Q- A. Once again it is difficult to give an exact answer as matur ity depends upon hatch date and other factors. However, H&N’s are noted for coming into production rapidly H&N’s on an average hit 50% production at about 160- 180 days, or 5 to 5Vz months How well do H&N’s resist respiratory disease problems 7 Q- A. Field reports from areas with a high incidence of C.R D. show that management is a very important factor in pre venting and controlling this problem A sound vaccina tion program is essential. Protection from cold winds or other severe climatic changes also seems to be effective. Consistent with good management, H&N’s have relatively high resistance to lespiratory problems Proof is the many H&N’s which are being raised successfully in areas which have the reputation of being hot respira tory problem spots How about egg size 7 Q- A. H&N’s Balanced Breeding Program emphasizes profits for the poultryman This means we aim for an egg size which will permit high egg numbers, efficient feed con sumption, and the right sizes for highest earnings Obviously, there are many variables, but ordinarily H&N’s will be producing 50% large eggs at 7 months of age Her" are figures taken from the 6th and 7th Cali fornia Random Sample Tests Egg size averaged 25.3 ounces per dozen for the test period In the Bth Cali fornia Random Sample Test, the H&N egg weight was 26 1 ounces per dozen at approximately one year of age. H&N had 22 6% extra large, 44 5% large, 26 5% medium and 62% small for the entire test In the first two Wisconsin Random Sample Tests H&N’s were 2nd and Ist respectively in the number of large eggs produced. FREE BOOKLET contains the answers to questions you should know to boost your egg piofits. Write today, booklet and latest Florin Farms price list will be sent you free. controlling diseases and insects, and harvesting and using pro ducts from the garden. Written in an easy-to-under stand manner and well illustrat ed. the manual contains maps shoing frost dates for all sections of the country and a simple guide lor-determining the best time to plant various vegetables. Detailed suggestions on the cul tivation of particular crops are in cluded, along with hints to help inexperienced gardeners avoid some of fcheir commonest diffi culties. Single copies of this publica tion, “Growing Vegetables m Town and City,” USDA Home and Garden Bulletin No. 7, may be obtained free on request from the Office of Information, U. S De partment of Agriculture, Wash ington 25, D C. on Angus Breeders Study Grading, Management at Fresno Conference “Angus Design for Western Progress”, the theme of the fourth Annual American Aber deen-Angus Conference at Fres no State Colege, Fresno, Califor nia, March 9 through 11, was emphasized in the material pre sented by cattlemen, educators, and researchers to 300 -people from 20 states. Termed one of the most successful events of its kind, conference visitors heard discussed and saw demonstrated Angus herd classification, modern methods of herd management and merchandising, and steer grading and carcass evaluation. Prof L. E Kunkle of Ohio State University gave the opening ad dress in pointing out that it is time cattlemen do some careful planning if beef is to hod its emi nent position among the foods that get first consideration in the standard of living enjoyed in the United States He stressed the importance of breeding and feed ing animals that produce upenor carcasses efficiently. To illustrate Professor Kunkle’s talk Fenton O’Connell, Gilroy, California, and Robert Glim, Fres no State Colege, gave a demon stration of live grades of slaugh ter steers This was followed by the judging of a class of carcass steers on foot, conducted by E J. Kousek, Fresno State College, L E Kunkle, K F Johnson, Califor nia State Poytechnic College, and teuton O’Connell. , In reporting on Angus herd classification, Dr R H. Nelson of Michigan State University said type classification has more to olfer to a greater percentage of Angus breeders for the improve ment and merchandising of their j Illlillillllllllillllllllilllllllllllilll Hill GlyCamide New, Safer, More Active Coccidiostat Red Rose Feeds ASSURES HIGH POTENCY, SAFE PROTECTION AGAINST COCCIDIOSIS FOR CHICKS OF ALL AGES! Now . . Glycamide, the new Merck coccidiostat with all the assets of Nicarbazin can be fed with safety to broilers and re placement chicks for laying and breeding flocks. GLYCAMIDE CAN BE SAFELY FED WITH NO SIDE EFFECTS TO PREVENT COCCIDIOSIS OUTBREAKS IN BIRDS OF ALL AGES! When used at recommended levels. GlyCamide will not interfere with sub sequent fertility, hatchability, eggshell pigmentation or internal egg quality. GlyCamide is recommended only for the prevention of coc cidiosis in chickens. It is not recommended for controlling out breaks of coccidiosis or the prevention of coccidiosis in turkeys (Sulfaquinxaline is still recommended for this treatment). GlyCamide is available in these Red Rose starting and growing feeds! SEE YOUR LOCAL RED ROSE FEED DEALER and let him explain the benefits of GlyCamide to you, and show you how Red Rose Feeds containing GlyCamide offer complete coccidiosis protec tion for your flocks. 1111111111111111111111111111 llllllilliH cattle than anything that has come along for many years. Angus breeders have developed' - an out standing breed of beef cattle, con tinued Dr. Nelson, but when one does an outstanding job, compe tition usualy forces a person to look for better ways to continue making progress. Only after a period of years can the real value of herd classifica tion be realized by the breeder, stated Dr. John I. Miller, of Cor nell University, in reviewing the work in New York State. It is then that more complete records on the production of individual cows, family lines, and sires be come available for comparison. He believes that the herd owner who has, and uses, records which in clude accurate, unbiased apprais als of type along with other im portant information such as rate of gam or weights and feed effi ciency can do a better job for him sef and his customers The con ference participated in a herd classification demonstration con ducted by Fred C Francis, Wil mington, Illinois, Dr Nelson, and Dr Miller After a banquet Monday eve nmg, Dr. John F. Lasley, Univer sity of Missouri, reviewed all re search that has been done on dwarfism in beef cattle. He told of studies currenty underway to de tect carriers of the - gene. He staled that in the control of dwarf ism cattlemen should pay atten tion to pedigrees, progeny tests, and other methods of detecting carriers of the dwarf gene. Dr Nelson presented the recommen dations of the Association’s re search committee to the board of directors They included complete lIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIM lllililll now available in Red Rose Chick Starter Red Rose Starter & Grower Red Rose Growing Mash Red Rose Complete Growing Ration Red Rose Broiler Starter Ration Red Rose Broiler Finisher Red Rose 42% Starter-Broiler Supplement lllillllllllllillllllllilllllllli pedigree studies, A panel discussion on “Herd Bulls, Their Selection, Develop ment and Use” opened the Tues day morning session with Dr. Bruce R. Taylor, head of the De partment of Animal Science, Uni versity of Tucson, acting as mod-, erator Members of the panel in cluded Lee Leachman, Ankony Farm, RhinebecTc, New York; Dale M. Bly, Wesdale Farms, Har rington, Washington; L. B. Pierce, Woodlawn Farm, Creston, Illi nois, Les Ljungdahl, Essar Ranch, San Antonio, Texas, and William Vcrdugo, Fresno State College. “Cow Herd Management—Pure bred and Commercial” was moder ated by Dr. Dan Roberts, 77 Ranch, Wichita Falls, Texas. Panel members included John Ktrshey, Rivermere A-A Ranches, Oildale, California, William G- Volkmann, Jr, Selma, California, Prank Gwerder, Walnut Grove, California, Paul J. Carlson, Hoots Argus Farm, Grants Pass, Ore gon; and Tom Greenfield, Mar ana, Arizona. The final panel, “Selling Our Cattle or the Breeder’s Promo tion Problems”, moderated by W. W Brainard, Jr., Downsbragh Farms, Far Hills, New Jersey, in cluded Harod Rankin, Hermiston, Oregon, Ken Gross, Emerald Acres, Elk Grove, California, Dr. Paul Keesee, Ker Mac Angus 1. arm, Poteau, Oklahoma, and Lee I eachman Profesors Kunkle’ and Rousek concluded the program with an evaluation of the steer carcasses. General chairman was Frank Richards, secretary, American An gus Association. The group was welcomed by Dr Arnold E. Joyal, president, Fresno State College and the response was given by Lewis B Pierce, vice-president, American Angus Association imiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMiiiiiiiiiaiiiiiiil
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