Spotted Skunk Moves Northward
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I The flnpphmy spotted skunk, (left) formerly known In Penn
ylvama only In Fulton and Bedford counties, has moved,north-
Urd. T.iirp all skunks, the spotted species, of which there are seven,
ire anti-social. Smaller than striped skunks, (right) according
» Ward M. Sharp, leader of- the Cooperative Wildlife Research
toit at the Agricultural Experiment Station, University Park, they
efnend farmers by eating large quantities of insects. This speci
wn of spotted skunk was recently found dead on the road near
ine Grove Mills by Bruce B. Brenneman, forestry student at
ton State. If you must handle skunks, this is the professional
ray to do it.
wo Penn Stale Men To Judge
International Livestock Show
Two staff members from year history due to the addi
e Pennsylvania State Uni- lion ot purebred dairy cattle
srsity will be on the panel of which entries of nearly
54 livestock experts from 1000 head are reported. They
I states and two .Canadian predict the lota 1 of cattle,
ovmces who will name the horses, sheep, and hogs will
mners in- the competitions top the 10,000 mark Camdi
at will feature 39" breeds of ia ns are ' reported to be
rm animals at the 60th an- strongly represented with en
fersaiy International L.ve tries in three of the dairy
ock Exposition to be held breeds — Holstems, Ayshires,
I Chicago Nov 27 to Dec 3 and Jerseys -
the International Amphi- star show animal of the
■aUe Herman R Purdy, livestock show this year is the
#f Cattle herdsman wi’l grand champion steer of the
ice Aberdeen - Angus and International Show
lied Hereforcjs, while Car- He will be p eked this year
(ll S Shaffner, Shepherd at from hundreds of contenders
BU will place Cheviot for the title including
wep - scores of champion winners
[Show officials ant'Cipate from eorlier shows and Fairs
ft this year’s Exposition —by Stanley E. Anderson,
111 be the largest in its 60 animal husbandman at the
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S. O. TRUPE
East EarL B> D- 1
Texas Technological Co-lege,
Lubbock.
waiter Bigger, of Daibeat- Building A Dairy Herd
tie, Scotland, who was the
steer judge at 13 Internation ]§ A Long Time Task
al shows—from 1924 to 1946
—and Dean Weber who judg- Building a dairy herd is a
ed 12 shows—from 1945 to longtime task A few pnn
1958—in the r selection of ciples, properly followed,
winning steers, are credited will help substantially,
with shaping the trend to- Chester County Agent Rob
ward a beef animal yielding ert A Powers, Jr
.a higher proportion of lean A dairy man should like
meat desired by consumers cows and treat them gently,
All of the barrow judging feed m well
al the 1959 Chicago show &u] ~f they are ,
will be done by Bernard W and contenled - he empha.izes
Ebbing, of Waterloo, lowa, He must decide also on
whose selections wv 1 climax the breed he wants -and estab
with-his naming the grand hsh goals of production and
champion individual winner type for those cows He must
and the grand champion pen he determined to cull close
of three barrows over all ly to achieve his goals
breeds The dairyman who keeps
„ , ~ records knows what his herd
Rufus Cox, o£ Kansas , -, ,
State University, Manhattan is producing He has his
will officiate similarly in the
International sheep show, as Reford W Gardhouse, Mil
judge of all breeds of weth- ton, Ontario, who will judge
er lambs, his task culminat- Shorthorn cattle; T. Keith
ing with the naming of the Henderson, of Guelph, Ontar
grand champion wether lamb io, judge of purebred Suffolk
and the grand champion pen sheep classes, and T. P Dev
of lambs over all breeds In, Winnipeg, Manitoba, jud
, Canadians pn the list arc ging draft horses.
An Open Letter To Our Dealers
And Users Of WEEDAZOL
To Weed Control Research Workers.
I have just returned from Washington where I attended the press con
ference of Arthur S F emming, Secretary of Health, Education and Wei
fere No doubt you have heard and read some of the publicity following
this conference I feel it is important to bring your attention some of the
facts concerning the chemicaLand its relation to crops
From Secretary Flemming’s release, I learned that the minute residue
of ammo tnazole was found in some cranberries produced m the North
we't and was “a result of misuse of the chemical” If the label directions
' had been fol.owed, there would have been no residue and no consequent
difficulty-
Amchem faithfully comp’ied with all governmental regulations in in
troducing tliis herbicide, and detailed toxicological data was submitted to
the US D A and FDA with our label application As to the toxicity ot
amino tnazole, I 'a statement prepared by T W Tusing, MD , who supervis
ed the extensive studies of ammo tnazole at Hazelton Laboratories, Inc ,
is availab e upon request
The results of the toxicity studies, as well as manufacturing and use
experience show that ammo tnazole has not been a hazard to the health
of individuals handling and applying the chemical as a herbicide If we
our toxicologists or the government agencies thought otherwise, we would
never have put the chemical on the market In spite of the dramatic press
coverage, no facts have been established to change th.s attitude.
Toxicologists agree that the extreme’y small amounts present m the
cranberries could not offer any significant risk to the consumer They point
out that tumors were found in rats only after a lifetime of continuous
feeding on a diet containing many times as much of the chemical as had
been found in the contaminated lots of cranberries They further point
out that humans would have to submit almost entirely on a diet of these
cranberries for years in order to approximate the conditions which caused
tumors in test rats Further, dogs fed high amounts of ammo tnazole for
a year developed no abnormalities
We will continue amino triazole research, and wi'l appreciate your
support of this program. Your help m discouraging farmers from using
this chemical for purposes not on our label, or at rates or times different
from those officially specified, would be appreciated
736 - 38 East Chestnut Street
Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, November 21. 1959
(Ammo Tnazole) Herbicide
J. C. EHRLICH CO.
herd enrol 1 ed in a testing
program, preferably DHIA.
and also classifies his own
cows for type either official
ly or unofficially
This dairyman also takes
time to study his records and
decide for himself which
cows should be culled, what
changes in management prac
tices will pay off and what
bul s should be used to breed
what cows
Twenty milion toy guns are
manufactured annua 1 ly by
some 70 manufacturers
All-Weather Paved Manure Lot
Sincerely yours,
Robert H. Beatty
R H BEATTY
Director of Research
Agricultural Chemicals Division
AMCHEM PRODUCTS, INC
DEAD ANIMALS
REMOVED PROMPTLY
Will Pay Full Value
For Dead Animals
Dealers In Bones, Tallow
and Hides
FRY'S RENDERING
WORKS
Prop., John Fry
2114 Hollinqer RD.
Lancaster
Ph, EX 2-4815 If No Answer
Phone EX 7-0472
1. Labor Saving
Animals are easier to
keep clean when kept
on a concrete area.
Savings in Feed
Costly feed is not
1 ramped into the mud
and lost Animals get
all the feed.
3. Manure Is Saved
This valuable fertili
zer is easily recover
ed and carried to the
fields where it __ can
produce for you
EX 7-3721
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