6—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 18, 1961 detectives Pesi P esi Stopped Every 17 Minutes An inbound plant pest was stopped every 17 minu tes on the average at U. S. ports of entry m 1960, the U S Department o£ Agricul ture reported today. U S defenses against crop and livestock diseases, harm ful insects, and other farm pests were stregthened dur ing 1960, but even so some pests succeeded in invading this country. The African red tick was found in New Yoik and Florida, and the cattle fever tick was found in Florida Oriental fruit flies were' found in California And demonstrating the spe <=d with which an uncontrol led new pest can spread in, the jet age, the face fly had been found in 24 States by the autumn of 1960 Ths for eign livestock pest first be came troublesome in thell S only during the picvious \ear Regulatoiy agencies of the USDA's Agricultural Resear ch Service intensified efforts in 1960 to bar foieign pests from entering this country and to wipe out or control those that have alieady en tered -Their work is helping especially to prevent pest m vasions favoied mcieas.ngly by today’s speed of tianspor tation and iecoi cf-tareaking tiavel More than 800,000 animals and poultry -passed quaran tine inspection for entry into the United States in the year ended Juno 30, and 20 738 others were rejected More than 120 000 pounds of pro hibited or restricted foreign meats were confiscated from foieign ocean vessels or air ciatt or at points of entry and post offices Every 17 minutes, on the average, ARS inspectors stop ped an inbound plant pest at U S ports of entry There were about 161% million in spections of travelers enter ing the United States during the year—many of them re peats This was an increase of almost 4 million over the pi eceding fiscal year Plant pest conti ol workers inaugiu ated a cooperative pibgram to eradicate the gol den- nematode, potato and tomato post, from Long Is land, NY, where it has been kept under strict control for 19 years They also helped Illinois and Michigan halt the westward movement of the Japanese beetles and ap plied treatments to eliminate all known infestations of khapia beetles in the United States and Mexico The .national fight against brucellosis, costly disease of livestock, entered a new phase when New Hampshire was pronounced brucellosis fice the hrsi state to so qualify Modified - certified status, an intoarmediate step in the eradication effort, has been achieved hv 26 states Each working day, Federal meat inspectors kept about one milhc.i pounds of unfit meat from U.S dining tab les Duiing the year ended Juno 30, meat liom more than 107 million animals was inspected and passed at 1,- 396 mem-packing establish ments vi 572 U S cities About 40,000 labels and sketches for use on Fedcral 1\ inspected meat and meat products—both domestic and imported were reviewed to see that they contained the requned consumer m oimation and that no mis l(advii4 statements 01 sym bols weie included Neaih 500 moie than 06 per cent of the Fed ciallj inspected meat-pack ing plants thioughoul the U S aie now slaughtering one or more species of livestock CHAIN SAW SERVICE CENTER New & Used Suavely'<j Farm Service NEW HOLLAND EL4-2214 by humane meuio. . ac cordance with requirements of the Humane Slaughter law which became effective last July. / Corn Growth Is Much Faster On Windy Days Corn yields may be reduc ed if lack of air movement evaluating effects of for a number of sunny days light and carbon dioxide on prevents plants from getting corn growt iv the ARS scien sufficient 'carbon dioxide to tists compared measurements sustain maximum growth, ac- from p i an t s m a field with cording to research by the ot hers made by Cornell re- U S Department of Agricul- searc hers from field plants ture and Cornell Univerhity enc losed in a plastic growth Findings in studies direct- chamber The enclosed chain ed by R Lemon of USDA’s ber permitted accurate meas- Agncultural Research Ser- urements of environmental vice and Robert B Musgrave conditions temperature, of Cornell University, sug- humidity, and changes in the gcst that the rate of photo- amount of carbon dioxide A Canadian Layer IN PENNSYLVANIA The great Canadian-bred layer, Shaver Star cross 288, finished in the first quartile in the Pa. Random Sample test, topping all other interna tionally franchised breeds, with the following statistics - Eggs per hen housed 245.6 Feed per 24 ounces of eggs 4.2 lbs. Laying house morlaliiy 8.3% Percsniage large eggs last month of test 98.0% Net income over feed & chick cost $2.85 SHAVER ' SOLD BY P®,.oss' Greider Leghorn r Farms, Inc. Phone OL 3-2455 Mt. Joy R. 1. Pa. synthesis on sunny days Is determined largely by the rate of exchange, of' carbon dioxide between air and corn. About 80 percent of' the carbon dioxide needed by corn must be brought from outhide the held by air movement. Light, another important factor in corn growth, strong ly influences the use of car- 1 bon dioxide by plants. As light intensity increases, so does the amount of carbon dioxide used. The more car bon dioxide available, the more the plants use, particul arly when light intensities are high. used when light intensity the growth chamber and changed. The amount of sol- open field were small, •dr iradiation absorbed'Tjy the thte. rate "of photosynthehi crops was also mea'sured. both places increasing ' _ , . ~ - , light intensities increased Data from the field were Late in the naming ' compared with those from in- ra t e of photosynthesis in struments inside the plastic chamber stopped increaj growth chamber. On days when the maximum rate with little wind, environ- lowed by the carbon dioj mental .differences between level was reached. Stretth Your Gro with Sugared Schumacher Fe Its an W/ll Livestock Feed for DAIRY & BEEF CATTLE HOGS, SHEEP & HORSES YOU’LL LIKE YOUR FEEDING RESULTS when you feed Quaker Sugared Schumacher Feed to your livestock—either as the entire grain ration or in combination with other grains. You see, it’s a blend of grain products plus molasses, added proteins- and minerals —■ including important trace minerals. It’s nutri tious, palatable_and digestible. And it’s priced right . for economical feeding. ee or callus today for Sugared Schum H. M. STAUFFER * SONS, I WITMER EX 7-8412 IEEK, STRONG-Be i “ V on New FORMula Wayne Calf StaH ■fere's an ideal creep feed! New FORM—new FORMULA' ■ iew texture and formulation gets calves on dry feed early, j rith an antibiotic, vitamins, minerals and proteins, new n Vayne Calf Starter grows sleek, bright-eyed, strong-bone» New FORMula Wayne Calf Starter • Coerse, Uniform Texture Calves Like • 10.6% Foster Gain 14% Less Feed* • No Growth Lag After Weaning • Antibiotic Fortification Helps Prevent Scours •"'Tastier ®ets Calves On'Dry Feed Earlier *)n Research Farm tab tempered +• previous feeds. H. M. STAUFFER & SON'S, Inc. Witmer -- Ronks - Leola ROHRER'-S MILL J. K. STAUFFER & R.D. 1, Ronks ABERDEEN MILLS ROSS C. ULRICA R.D. 2, Elizabethtown R.D. 2, Peach MILLERSVILLE C. E. SAUDEB & 51 SUPPLY CO. r. d . i. East E*»' Millersville HERSHEY BROS. Remholds RONKS OV 7-6512 MOUNTVILLE FEED SERVICE R. D. 2, Column SUNSHINE FA*l SUPPLY Litits & Newmso sll LIME VALLE V MILLS R.D. 1, Willow Street 1 Conttiinsi GRAIN Pm from corn, oats when*, bar JKOIASSB ADDED Alim . . Including Irate mli ADDED PRO I LEOU OL j 261 < f> m — 'S' Lawn & Bella 11 *
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