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have been
could
county
treated.
Stilbesterol is commonly
administered by one of the
two following methods:
1. A pellet of the synthetic
hormone is injected under
the skin of the bird at the
base of the skull.
2. Some farmers hire a
veterinarian to inject the
drug into the body of the
bird
The substance is absorbed
into the bird making the
meat soft and tender.
of the birds so treated are
not marketed for a period ot
6 to 8 weeks after treatment,
and all of the substance has
been absorbed
Sometimes however, if the
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price is low at the time when
the birds reach market
weight, the grower will hold
them for a rising market. In
the meantime the effect ol
the hormone wcais off and
the bird tends to become stag
gy. To prevent the male
characteristics from develop
ing and the bird from becom
ing rangy and tough, some
growers inject a second shot
Then if the price takes a
quick upturn, the grower un
loads the Capettes or Capon
ettes, as the tieated birds are
called, before all the hor
mone has been used up
Capettes or caponettos
are so designated by the
grower, buyer and proccs&or
Broilers and fryers have not
received any of the hormone
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York and Los Angeles la
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Pike county New Jersey and
Eastern Shore poultrymcn
are also large producers oi
capettes.
Many poultrymcn in th’s
area feel that the furor may
have been caused by abucts
of the use of the drug by
poultrymen who market
birds too soon after implan
tation of tlv* pellets
Buyers at the Lancaster
Poultry Center on Thursday
wcie not frightened away
from the ticated birds even
though the announcement oi
Secretary Flemming that the
birds might be banned was
made prior to the sale. Bird*
were bought, however, with
the proviso that if the ban
were forthcoming, buyei s
were not bound by the terms
of the sale The Auction
moved a total of 15,340 head
of the treated birds.
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best essays The boys agiee
to raise the calves m the ap
proved manner and when
these calves are grown and
produce their first female
offspring, the boy gives this
offspring back to the FF A.
Chapter and it is given in a
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duckweed m strawberries A
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is not yet available since it
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Dr Bittner reported that
1959 will be considered a
•-Vintage” year by grape
glowers in Pennsylvan a and
most ot the rest of the world.
Yields were not quite as big
as last year, but sugar cvn
tent is very high and quality
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said that grape growers have
developed a ready mixed
juice drink ready to use as it
comes from the can. Apple
orchardists are experiment
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juice
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will help the fruit giowcr
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