16 —Lancaster Farming, Saturday,' September 3, 1960 Stoltzfus, Red Rose Herds Make Top July DHIA Records A registered Holstein cow owned by Job Stoltzfus of Elverson R 2 completed the highest 305 day lactation, according to the latest re port of the Red Rose Dairy Face Fly Control Is Developed The face fly is a relatively new pest to livestock pro ducers in the United States and until new chemicals we re developed the flys have had their own way. Recently three materials have been developed to help take care of face flies, according to university entomologists. The three treatments in cude pyrethrms with MGK repellent, pyrethrins with tabatrex; and DDVP bait Application should be made as directed on the label of the matreial used specialists advise The flies are black and slightly larger than house flies They cluster on the faces, around the eyes, nose and lips of cattle. When large numbers of face flies attack cattle they can cause a serious drop in milk production with dairy cows or weight losses in be ef cattle Many cases of pink eye in dairy and beef herds in the county have been re ported recenty Evidence se ems to indicate that the in fection, as well as some other eye diseases, is spread from one animal to another by the face fly. Field Brome Is Good Coyer, Pasture Crop By M. M. Smith County Agr. Agent Field bromegrass is gain ing m popularity in this country and is adapted to southeastern Pennsylvania; it is related to smooth brome grass but is a winter annual instead oj. a perennial. Field brome can be used as a win ter cover crop or for fall and early spring pasture. It can best be compared to domestic ryegrass since they have similar growth habits and uses, it is more winter hardy in Pennsylvania than domes tic ryegrass. If sown in late summer or early fall, field brome pro duces a low-growing, dense, leafy ground cover before winter; this grass has a hea vy fibrous root system, hence improves soil structure when plowed down as a cover crop It will not form seed the year sown, so seed heads are not produced until late June, since most plowing is done prior to this time, it will not set seed and com pete with other crops. When seeded alone field bromegrass is seeded at 15 to 20 pounds per acre, in mix tures with legumes the rate is 10 to 12 pounds per acre It may be seeded in the last cultivations of corn, in Aug ust on a prepared seedbed, or after the removal of silage corn in early September The earlier the seeding in the fall the greater will be the ground cover, it should be seeded by Sept 20th for best results Local producers interested m stretching the pasture sea son might consider this crop; killing frosts or freezing will not make the forage toxic to livestock In addition, it is very important to keep the fields covered during the winter months with some cover crop Farmers who have been disappointed with the results of domestic rye grass might try field brome- Improvement Herd tion. Anna produced 19,110 lbs. of milk with a 3.9 per cent test for 752 pounds of but terfat for the year. The herd of the Red Rose Research Center, 226 Pitney Road, had the hi ghest buterfat average for the month with the 15 reg istered holsteins averaging 1,437 lbs of milk and 60 lbs. of butterfat with a 4 0 per cent test. The registered Guernsey herd of Raymond and Loui se Witmer, Willow Street R 1 was second with an aver age of 1,152 lbs. of milk and 58 lbs. of fat and 5.0 per cent test on 45 cows. Only six other herds in the association made over_so pounds of fat per cow for the month. They were Wil bur Hiestand 2.5 Holsteins; Hiram Aungst, 20 Holsteins Titus M. Hurst, 20 2 Holstei ns; J Mowrey Frey Jr. 32 7 Ho 1 steins, I Eby Hostetter, 19 9 Holsteins; and John S. Shelly, 26 6 Holsteins. Get Results Try a Classified Ad. JOIN THE SWITCH TO 14% THE FEED SAVE ORDER MILL-FRESH DARI-FLO IN BULK Qualified FIELDMEN are anxious to serve and assist you in designing a Profitable FEEDING PROGRAM. For Prompt, Courteous Service, Call . . . Judges Named For Penna. 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