20—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 23, 1962 Custom Work Rates Guide Is Compiled Farmers who hire custom operators to do then plowing, cultivating and harvesting can determine going aveiage late chaiges hy use of the 19G2 issue of “Machinery Custom Rates,” compiled bv the Stale Crop Reporting Service. The publication shows diff erentials between mountain and valley sections in the two geographical regions of the Commonwealth The regioiia weie selected largeh because ot itopographj, held size and ci op \ields. Custom lates iar\ shaiph within each of the two legions, accoidms to the lepoit In fact, the\ show a wide change within a single aiea withm Local conditions a region bv smv eying a cross-section generally account for the var- iations. The rates indicated in the publication were determined of custom operators through out the state. Copies are available with out charge by wilting to the Penns\lvama Crop Reporting Service, Department of Agnc ultuie, Hanisburg. State Vets Alerted For Screw Worms HARRISBURG Veterinar ians in Pennsylvania have been aleited to watch out for m testdtion-j of screwworms in livestock and to repoit cases piomptly. Warm weather in the south western United States has bi ought ideal conditions for the spread of this destiuctive pest, according to reports re ceived b> the Pennsylv ama Aetennaiy Medical Associa tion. Sciewvvorm flies, no longei confined to southern aieas bv cold vveathei, can be expected to head noith, west and east seeking wounded animals in which to lay then eggs The> noimallv spread noith waid tiom ov ei vvintei mg aieas as spung & summei piogiess Dining warm vveathei, thev be come established noithvvaid in the midvvestein states and cause senous injuiies oi death to livestock. In leeent years, they ha\e been found as tar noith as southeastern Pennsylvania. Early detection and report ing of such infestations are es sential to the success of the Federal-State-farmer eradica tion effort. Pennsylvania veterinarians have been urged to follow these precautions: (1) Thoroughly inspect ani mals immediately upon arrival from southern and southwest ern states. (2) If maggot - infested •wounds are found, send at least 10 maggots in a contain ed of alcohol or water to the University of Pennsylvania. School ol Veteiinary Medicine, •Pith and Pine Streets, Phila delphia (1) If the maggots aie iden tilled as serf ww onus coopet atc with I odeial-Staie officials in spiaving all livestock in the air a with letommendod in secticide-. One reason the courts don’t handle moie drunken dnvimr cases the undertaker gets them first, —Paul Holdcraft Dressed Meats At High Level Report Shows HARRISBURG -- Pennsyl vania slaughter plants dressed out 72 million pounds of red meat in April, according to the State Crop Reporting Service. Pioduction for the monlh indicated a 3 percent increase over April of last year. How e\er, a seasonal decline re duced output to 11 percent less than the 81 million SPECIA HiW McCORMICK’ HARVESTER-THRESHERS • Straight-Through Design • 3-Point Separation • Double-Shake Cleaning • Big Groin-Saving Capacity • Easy Adjustment • Models and Sizes to Fit Your Acreage and Your crops '// Your old combine is worth more as a trade-in NOW! McCORMICK’ No . 91 Combine With MAGIC CIRCLE Mjfrt C. E. Wiley & Son __ \ »' Quarryvlllo - Wakefield 'pounds in .March. Beef and Pork production were up dining April* hut a 10 percent reduction -in veal slaughter offset the increase. Lamb and mutton rose 8 per cent over Ihe previous month, but wer unchanged from a year ago. Average liveweights for all species except hogs were lower .than those of last month and last year. A cynic is a man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing. —Clifton Fadiman « « « » make big savings on our TlllllMl . 1 % *> > & f 5. % - % v% V » > *■< ♦4?*' < , f * > * &ts , ' < > > ’> - f jj »i- V 5, /V ’Wa** v Milk Production Hits Record During May HARRISBURG -- Milk pro duction on Pennsylvania farms during May shattered all pre vious records for any month, the State Crop Reporting Ser vice said today. A new monthly high of 700 million pounds was produced by 870,000 milk cows -- the lowest number since January 1941. Output per cow at 805 pounds also was the highest of record. Seasonally, production per Self-propelled or pull-type miviixi International Harvester Kauf£man Bros. Sales and Service MOUNTVILLE AT 5-9151 EPHRATA ST 6-2805 L Paul Nolt J. B. Hostetler & Sons GAP MOUNT JOY HI 2-4183 OL 3-3721 David Kurtz HORGANTOWN AT 6-5771 cow reaches a peak durin ß . and gradually tapers o f£ about December when Ul ' l starts on the upward The cost of milk c off en placements and mixed h r feeds remained relatively a J ady during May, but dairym received an average ot 15 1 ts per hundredweight milk. Thus, the m , lk * ratio dropped to 1 24 cornu, ed to 1.27 a year ago. P 'Soap and education are as sudden as a massacre they are more deadly long run, Come in and see the many grain saving features of McCormick Harvester-Threshers. Pick the model and size that best fits your acreage and crops. Ask about our special pre-season sale and our liberal trade-in allowance on your old combine. Buy on our IH Income Pur chase Plan—take up to three full years to pay. Hurry while the trainload lasts! Come in. We’ll deaf! RE 3-2283 Cope & Weaver Co. WILLOW STREET EX 8-2824 —Mark Tffi C. B. Hoober INTERCOURSE SO 8-3501 ******
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