FamdnGi. 2l. 1259 USDA Reports : V.E. Has Been Eradicated Vesicular exanthema (VE), a serious disease of 'swine, has been eradicated fronv-the U. S. aS' the result of ar seven year State-Federal ' coopera tive campaign, Secretary > ol Agriculture Ezra Taft Benson announced “Getting rid of VE means millions of dollars to the livestock and meat" industries and eliminates a serious threat to our national meat supply,” Secretary Benson said. A Federal quarantine for the disease was lifted from the last area of the country under restriction, Deptford and Monroe Townships in Gloucester County, 'N. J , in August.- Ten countries have embar goes on United. States pork because of the incidence of vesicular exanthema The; are Canada, United Kingdom Colombia. Venezuela, Aus tria, Belgium, Sweden, Bar bados, Jamica and British Guiana. The.lifting of these embargoes will brighten the prospect for export pork sales. Seven years ago VE disease had reached epidemic pro portions, with 43* States re porting infected swine herds. Lancaster County swine breeders reportedrVE in epi demic proportions. The inten- ’ sive campaign , conducted 1 since that time by animal disease eradication officials' of USDA’s Agricultural Re search Service with the co operation of officials in the States, has achieved success. “Eradication of this dis .ease,” the Secretary said, ‘is a landmark in the continuing battle to protect-American Ivestoek from damaging dis eases and pests. .-The United ; States is second to none in preserving the health of Us farm animals.” The Secretary paid tribute J to cooperating State depart ments of agriculture, Stale livestock sanitary,- officials industry leaders," and .mem bers of a special advisory committee who assisted De partment officials in planning and carrying out the VE eia dieation program ' The eradication - effort in volved; (1 passage of laws forbidding the feeding- of raw garbage to swine; (2, quarantines, (3) .prompt dis posal -.of— infected and expos- CHAIN SAW ‘ • SERVICE CENTER New & Used Snctvely's Form Service new Holland el <-2214 , K Control.... CHiCKWEED In Alfalfa, Clover and Strawberries With CMoro IPC Spray now at the rate of 1 ql. with 20-40 gal- lon of wafer per acre. Get excellent control with cne application. “SMOKETOWN. » Ph. LANC. EX 2-2659 ■ /SlllllllllBBttlVHBHIIB? ed swine; and (4) thorough disinfection of all contamin ated- facilities. Because raw. garbage prov ed-a major source if infection and spread great stress was placed on passing laws requiring that all garbage to be fed to swine be cooked. Garbage cooking laws or reg ulations now are effective m of the 50 States. r Eradication . -officials say that inspection of farms that feed garbage to hogs will be continued by both State and Federal autnbnties to maitc sure that all garbage is cook ed and that no traces of the disease recur Federal inspec tors at public stockyards also will continue their vigilance against the disease. The fight against VE has also improved the control of other diseases of swine, in cluding trichinosis, since the cookmg of garbage kills many disease organisms Two County Dairymen Attend" Conference It was back to school again for Charles F. Prey and Wil liam J Deisley, just return ed from a week long school ing session with 17 milk deal ors hailing from all over the slate. Frey is associated with Turkey Hill Dairy, Conesto ga, Pa. Deisley is associated with The Moore Dairy, Inc, Lancaster, Pa. They attended an Executive Management Workshop for top level ex ecutives at Allenberry Inn, Boiling Springs, from Novem ber 9 to 13. Theme of the workshop was “Developing the Dairy Executive”. Each day from 9 00 a.m. to at least 10 00 p. m. the men studied manage ment problems. Communica tions, sales ability, and-tram ing programs were among subjects covered by lectures aftd group discussion. v . The workshop ' was’ spon sored by 'the Penna. Associa tion of Milk Dealers and pro duced by Penn State Univer sal \ The best time to order nursery material is in the fall for spring de'ivery. 1 \—" ~J * tfexteu . - Profitmakers the World Over Winner of National Egg Lay ing Tests . . . Random Sam ple Tests ... Winner of all THREE 1959 Belgium Ran dom Sample Tests. FOR MORE INCOME . . . . MAKE YOUR NEXT FLOCK THE INTERNATIONALLY FAMOUS HONEGGER LAY ER. Consistently good year after Special Early Order Discounts J. HOWARD MOORE, Sales Mgr. Second Avenue UTITZ. PENNA. Phone: MAdison 6-5408 Windie’s Hatchery HAROLD G. WINDLE COCHRANVILLE, PA. Phone: Atglen LY 3-5941 PA.S PETERBOROUGH, N. H. Third prize state herd of the 1959 National Junior Guernsey Show in Waterloo, lowa, was the Pennsylvania group shown above, according to the American Guernsey Cattle Club here Leff to right, Karl" Bender, Landisville; Janet 3VT; Witmer, Dalmatia; William F. Ferguson, Kirkwood; Ann: Witmer, Dalmatia; and Sherrill Smith, Bedford. .. Agric. Census Takers Begin Work In County Census takers for the Lan- Weaver, East Drumore Twp ; caster County area are now Dorothy M. Spencer, Fulton in the field taking the 1939 Twp.; Mrs. Emmaline J. Farm Census. Woods, Little Britain Twp ; , Forrest Reinhart, Bart and Lee Bowers, district super- Eden Twps. visor, asks that county farm- ’ ers, who have already receiv- William Lee, crew leader ed the questionnaire in the for the enumerators working mail, fill in as much of it as in the northeastern sector of possible before the emunera- the county, announced his tor calls. enumerators as follows “We want an accurate cen- George Javana, Clay Twp ; sus, but we also want to con- Mrs . Edith H arting and Ed serve as much of the enu- gar Eidemiller, West Cocalico merator’s time as possible. It Twp.; -John Hoffecker, East will help a lot if farmers Cocalico; Evan Good, Breek complete the form as far as nock Twp.; Ira Hartz, Caern they can before the enu- arvon Twp; Mrs. Margaret merator calls,” he said. Girvin and Wilson Foust Jr, Bowers expects that the East Earl Twp.; . Mrs. Brenda county agricultural census Book and Norma Oblender, will be entirely completed by Ephrata Twp.; Thomas Dun the end of December. lap and George Ranck, Earl Abner G. Musser, crew Twp; Mrs. Eleanor Young leader for enumerators work- and Thaddeus Bare, West ing in the southern and east- Earl Twp.; Mrs. Loda Gentz ern townships, announced ler and Mrs. Jacque’ino his enumerators as follows: Wheary, Leacock and Upper - Mrs Mae Tilton and' R. Leacock Twps.; Mrs. Esther Guy Wanner, Salisbury Twp. Overgaard and Parke Mow Mrs. Betty Jane Lichty and ery. East Lampeter Twp. Durwood Shirk, Leacock Mrs. Evelyn Neff, crew Twp.; Mrs, Sarah Barge, of leader for the enumerators Strasburg Twp.; Wm. Kinder working in the northwestern Paradise Twp ; Mrs Esther sector of the county, announ- Rodgers, Sadsbury Twp ; ced that her list of enumer- Clarence K. Keener, West ators includes the following- Lampeter Twp; Mrs. Ruth Harold Eckman, Lancaster H. Scott, Pequea and •. Cone Twp.; Mrs. Marian Kresge, stoga Twps; Mrs*. Alta- Zi -East Hempfleld Twp.; Benja- Grahanv Martic Twp.; Mrs. min Bushong, West Hemp- Ruth E. Hess, Providence field Twp.; David Shank, Twp.; Mrs Sadie Greenleaf, East Donegal Twp.; Beecher Colerain Twp; Aaron 11. Forney, Conoy Twp.; Mrs year !ll •aiIHHIIIUIIUIIIIIII lIIIIKSiIUI BUIHHIIHIIMI** I*ll 1 * 11 '■■iiiiiniHHiiiiimimiiiiiiiiiniiHimiiiiiuiiiHiiii It pays to feed PIONEER! Dairymen in every state east of the Mississippi have found that PIONEER increases both milk and fat production... and frequently, at the same time, reduces feeding costs. 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