18—Lancaster Farming. Saturday, October 21, 1961 Plans Announced USDA Maps Swine Bangs Plan A new phase of the bru cellosis eradication program —an intensified effort to eradicate swine brucellosis — officially gets underway to day, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced. > The nationwide Swine bru cellosis eradication program will be carried out jointly by the States and USDA. Three good reasons for the program were cited by Dr. C. K Mingle, who heads brucellosis eradication work for USDA’s Agricultural Re search Service. “First of all” he pointed out, “swine bru cellosis costs the swine in dustry about $lO million a year. Second this disease presents a threat of cross infection to cattle Third— and highly important—it is a serious hazard to human health ” In the past, Dr. Mingle ex plained, most cases of human brucellosis, or undulant fev er, were contracted from cattle infected with the bo vine form of brucellosis. “But now ” he said, “the main source of human in fection is diseased hogs ” Last year, for instance, 65 per cent of all the reported cases of human brucellosis were thought to be of swine origin—comoared to 40 per cent only three years ago (In 1959—the last year for which complete figures were available —there were 892 cases of human brucellosis.) “This points up the pro gress being made in eradi cating brucellosis in cattle,” he continued, “but it also indicates the need for doing something more about bru cellosis in swine.” The first stage of this in tensified swine brucellosis program is based on the “validation” of individual swine herds as brucellosis free. Validation is achieved by fblowing procedures re commended by the U. S. Livestock Sanitary Associat ion and approved by USDA and cooperating States. The herds are validated for one year after all adult animals pass two consecutive nega tive blood tests. When a herd qualifies, the owner is supplied with an appropria te sign bearing the symbol of validation identifying his herd as a source of bru cellosis-free hogs Dr, Mingle pointed out that such a herd will be known as a “Validated Bru cellosis-Free Herd.” This new term replaces th,e desig nation “Certified Brucellosis Free Swine Herd,” which has been used in various State swine brucellosis pro- Tax Short Course Offered By PSU Farm Income Tax and So cal Security is the title of a two-day course scheduled for December 11 and 12, 1961. at Tire Pennsylvania State University * The course will include a discuss'on involving the ap pl--cation of Hie Federal In come Tax law to farmers as well as the latest information concerning Social Security for farmers Staff membeis of the Un vcrsicy and rcprc -entativos of the Internal Revenue Service will present the material The course is designed pri marily for people who assist fanners wlh their income tax returns Accountants, bankers, lawyers, justices of the peace, faimers and any one else interested is wel come to attend Further information and application blanks can be ob tained by writing the Direct or of Short Courses, College of Agriculture, The Pennsyl vania. State University Uni- grams, “Reason for the change,” Dr. Mingle explained, “is that hog producers general ly associate the term ‘certi fied” with certification achi eved in production testing programs of purebred swine associations ‘Certified Lit ter’ and ‘Certified Meat Sire’ for instance. The word ‘vali dated 1 is being used in the swine brucellosis program to avoid confusion. - Eventual eradication of ever, to maintain the efficient the disease in all swine herds production that makes food is the goal of the new pro- such a bargain the farmer gram, Dr. Mingle said. needs to pour increasing a- take guesswork out of dairy feeding... / 5 •< .*--1 vs' m ® : # & ■l5 * ' ' ♦ * » NEW STEP FORWARD In Scientific & Efficient Dairy Feeding! This is what dairymen are saying about Farm Bureau's revolutionary "Maximum Profit Dairy Feeding" Program. Take time to discuss "M.P.F." with your FARM BUREAU FIELDMAN you'll Be Glad You Did. START TODAY... FEED THE FARM BUREAU WAY! FHA Program Is Broadened Farmers are borrowing and using more dollars today so that the families- of the nation may be assured of an adequate food supply in the years ahead, Richard W. Hoover, Farmers Home Ad ministration County Super visor said today. “Food is a bargain today. Only twenty percent of the consumer’s income goes for food. Most of the people -in other countries spend half of their income for food. .How- A*- ' • 9 WW • For Prompt, Courteous Service, Always. Call Lancaster EX 4 0541 MOhawk 5 2466 New Holland Quarryville ELgin 4 2146 STerling 6-2126 ‘f. ■' . i* U Manheim mounts of capital into his operations,” he said. The average investment per farm has climbed from $6,000 to $42,000 since 1940 a seven-fold increase, Hoover pointed out. Farmers are us ing the funds to acquire the machinery, fertilizer, land and other essentials for effi cient farm operations. 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