j p • washing and cutting away substances, especially radio
paT3> Kaln contaminated parts, but com- active strontium, by the
(From page 4) plete removal of activity crops.
jre must simply be taken canno -t b e guaranteed Hay What can the farmer do?
l a t the radioactive dust may s t a cks which have become Rake the upper soil surface,
[ve collected on the outside radioactive can be decontam- Dig over soil so that the up
( the container should not mated by 'removing outer per and contaminated earth
I)ie into contact with the i a y-ers of hay, though it is is ouned deep Plam crops
Intents or opening. unlikely that the danger will whose roots will not reacn
be completely eliminated radioactive layer then under
thereby neath Feed soil with a low
chalk content (low absorp
tion in chalky sol's) Prob
lems related to decontamina
tion of radioactive farm land
are far from solved. Many
are experimenting
Jn Ihe case of such vegeta
as cabbage or lettuce,
' c can be used by remov
outer leaves and washing
nei P arts thoroughly Peas
[(i beans are of course safe
' e chelled Apples, pears
() potatoes can be used af
‘ thorough 1 y washing
j n warhing and cleaning
jlioactive food rubber
ONCS must be worn, and m
j er to a/oid breathing ra
pine das' 1 , a mask is rec
omendec 1
Unprotected meat can be
taned to an extent “by
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Whereas -harvest produce
wll be contaminated only on
the outside, growing crops
will be*contaminated through
leaves and by absorption of
radioactivity in the soil thru
the roots If crops are harves
ted shortly after occurrence
of fallout, the effect will be
small and decontamination
can be carried out by the
aforementioned methods The
more time that elapses, ho-w
ever, the greater will be the
obsorption ox radioactive
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(The dangers of radioactive
milk are then discussed along
with the need for protecting
mi'k cows Advice is given
to stock a month s supply of
dried milk or other milk pro
ducts for children The Dan
ish article then summarizes i
Animals must have the
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J. PAUL NOLT
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 12,1961 —7
protection of a shed with
walls shielded by earth, sand
bags, as well as the roof
Milk cows should have the
best protected places Win
dows and doors should be
protected with sandbags or
other shielding
Provision should be made
for a stock of food and fod
der m house and cattle shed
Should the farmei have a
limited stock of uncontamm
ated forage, feed this to
milk cows, whose milk then
could be fed to the family,
especially the children
Cattle food should be cov
ered A covered water re
serve is necessary
Animals which cannot be
brought under -cover in time
shou d, so fai as possible, be
led under tiees or other pro
tected places
Available with
Husking Bed
Red,Black,Brown
Ants, That 5s
Black ants, red ants, ye',
low ants, big ants, or small
ants are often common pests
in many homes, and—they 1L
be actue fiom now until cold
weather next fall, University
entomologists warn ants .are
social insects that hve in
colonies Nests are usually lo
cated in the so’i nearthe
foundation of the hdyse/un
der sidewaikj or ( concrete
slabs, ci e\en m the lawn or
garden
To kill ants in tire home,
spec alists suggest treating
the baseboaids, window si Is,
and other areas where ants
are seen a household
type spiay containing 2 per
cent chloidane Apply- the
insecticde at weekly mter
va's until the ants disappear
There are a numbdr..of ant
bans that can be iaxedy m
the home, but be certain tc
follow the directions on the
container when using baits
Many of them contairTpolsor!-
ous matenals that -must be
used with caution
Ant colon.cs in the lawn
can be il minated by sifting
one teaspoon of 5 per cent of
clr ordane or 1 perent diela
rm d.ist over each nest
Local Feed Finn
- ~ 5! vr
Adds Personnel
Donald P Timmons, May
town Pa, has been-' narhea
b> John W Eshehnan and
Sons, Lancaster, Pa’,, assales
repiecenlatv e in eastern
Pennsj l van'a ~ T .
Mr Timmons is rejoining
the Eshclman organization
DONALD P. TIMMONS
after completing work . for
his Bachelor of Science /and '
Master of Sc ence degrees at
the University of Rhode Is
land, Kingston, R I -He re
ceived his Master ox Science
degree in Poultry Science in
June-of this year ty--'* 1 < * j
He was previously a sales
representative for the Eshel
man firm in New Jersey
@ Cor.? v»onresr
I i
(From page 1J
al hybrid vaneties gre, not
e igible for enrollment in
* \ i
the contest
A p ant population of less
than 14,0C0 plants'per acre
at time of harvest will dis
quahfj an entry as will the
use of irrigation during the
growing season
* •*
i <
The Lancaster County
Champion in 1960 was Clar
ence Keener Manheim Rl.
■who pioduced 170 bushels
per acre on his five acre plot j
. N
15 *
e %
rf I
The 1361 contest'officially
closes November 15__ Allien
try report forms and l—mois
ture samp'es must be.-in the
hands of contest officials by
that time ..
h
All farmers producing ov
er 150 bushels per acre will
be awarded a blue ribbon: a
red nboon will go
mers growing between-125 to
149 9 bushels and
ribbon will be awarded to
a’l contestants growing 100
to 124 9 bushels per acre