10—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, ;Fol?ruarspl6, Artificial "Breeders*! (Continued Irom Page 9) he writes up the receipt which includes the name ’and/or the ear tag number of the cow, the name of the bull, the date, whether it is a “first service” or a “repeat”, and whether it is a cash or charge service Next the mloi mation is entei ed on the barm chait for the danvman’s lecoid. A inbbei g'love washed in waim watei and suigical soap goes all the way to the techni cian's shoulder to pioteet both the cow and the insemmatoi A plastic tube a new onctoi, eveiv cow pi events the spread ot disease tiom one herd to anothei Clyde woiks quickly, but quietly, in the barn so that th“ cow is not unduly excited. He put a polyethylene bulb on'the end of the plastic tube and drew one cubic centemetei of diluted semen fioiu the cor rect three-c c test tube m his kit A different coloied dye in the semen ot each breed helps avoid errors With a clean pap- BEFORE THE DAY ON THE ROAD starts, every er t ° we1 ’ + ’ he remov , ed man : . . v ure from the vaginal area ot technician pitches in and helps prepare the semen tjj e COV r an( j qmckiy inserted cases for all the breeders Here Clyde Dubble checks to the semen make sure the insulated cases have just the right amount of refrigerant in - them to keep the semen between 35 and 40 degrees during the day. IN THE BARN a rubber glove protects both the technician and the cow A new plastic semen tube for each cow insures that disease will not be carried from one herd to another Bubble works swifty but quietly so that the cow is not excited unduly On Wednesday he inseminated 20 cows on 17 farms. L. F. Photo. t 'A < v BOOTS ARE WASHED EACH TIME before the technician leaves a farm The water contains a disin fectant soap which prevents disease being carried from farm to farm Cleanliness is the watchword with Dab ble as it is with all SPABC technicians. L. F. Photo. After a thorough washing ot the i übber glove and another spi inkling of the antiseptic soap, we were leady to go to the next farm, I thought, but one thing remained Clyde made sure I wore boots, and now I found out whv Betore we left each taini, boots got a thoiough sciubbmg in the same waim watei suigical soap solution, applied with a stiff biusli. The newspaper under the kit,, the used paper'towels and the polyethelene bulb stayed in the manuie guttei on the farm. The plastic semen tube went in to a special -container for later disposal, and we were on our m way Practicallj the same loutine, ■ the same meticulous care for sanitation and the same newsy visit with the farmer was repe atedated on each of the seven teen farms visited that day. Clyde’s schedule is seven da vs “on” and one dav off with al ternate Sundays fiee except in] busy periods or emergencies “It’s a good excuse -toi getting out ot teaching Sunday School class ” he, explained, but I got the feeling that he might rath ei have been in Sunday School sometimes. L F. Photo .1^ \ - *V “I may not have the best job in itbe world, and I could piobably make moie mone\ somewheie else, but the coop eiative has been good to me, and I enjoy the work. I beleive we have the best program, and the best selection of bulls of any breeding service m the cou nty ” be explained. Though Clyde made bis last assigned call sometime betoie five p m bis day is not always over when he breeds the last cow He is always on the look out toi new prospects and of ten calls on othei danymen in a public relations, eapacitv When a new daily business is started m Ins ai.ea, Clyde calls on the tarmei to explain the co op’s piogram and solicit new ousine&s He isastnctly on a sa lary basis, and no commission is invohed, hut he leahzes the stiength ot the oigamzation is the coopeiation ol all inembeis and emplojees Attei discussing the possibil ity of a 20-j-e-ii class leunion, we paited company I hoped he would get home satelv without a spaie tue in his ti unk and went on my way thinking how our \ocatinnal aguculture tiannng had taken us on such diveise paths I lealized anew r what a woild of opportunity theie is for farm bovs who can not or do not choose to iemain on the farm. This, too, is agriculture, I NEITHER SNOW NOR COLD NOR LACK of spare tire can stay the artificial breeding technician from the swift completion of his appointed rounds. Clyde Dubble awoke Wednesday morning to find a flat tire on his car. Undaunted, he changed the tire and completed the day’s business without a spare. CLYDE DUBBLE AND EDWARD SAUDER, tech nicians at the Southeastern Artificial Breeders Co operative pour diluted semen into the three-cubie centemeter test tubes for packing into the inseminator’s kits. Temperature in the room is kept at 38 degrees Fahrenheit, to keep the semen fresh and in good condi tion. ‘ L. F. Photo, SAMPLE COPIES FREE Copies of LANCASTER FARMING are not always easy to find they are not sold on newsstands and perhaps some of your friends may not be acquainted with our weekly service. 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