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,6—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 27, 1963
County Agent Outlines Plan
For Atomic Fallout Protection
Editor’s noto: This is the fi-become prepared and familiar
i’st ol a soiios ot articles on the with tjie correct things, to do
tanner nml (allout prepared byto meet such an emergency
the count \ agent.
: M. IU. Smith
Count} .\grk uKuial As>cnt .difficulty of the farmer to con-
Nobody likes to think abouttmue to 'produce food and fl'b
v\ar and nuclear attack, how-ei if our country sutteied a nuc
cver, it is propei that everyonelear attack, or if our part of
HARRISBURG Pennsylvania Secretary of ter for everything to be protec-
Agriculture, Leland H. Bull, center, and NEPPCO ted from this fallout The more
(Northeastern Poultry Producers Council) officials dense materials such as soil,
Richard I Ammon, Executive Director, right, and concrete > steel, -wood msuiat-
Harry F. X. StuKs, Office Manager, both of Trenton, 10 ' 1 ’ , or fiber “ iat ma J, be pro ‘
Ne TnT7in C ° nf p X ° n P T? anS S NE ? P ?? Ex P° Sltlon hveßto 0 c V h! r a a nd
next Oct. 8-10 in Penna. Farm Show Building.. supplies will give the greatest
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flie country was faced with
considerable radioactive fall
out The fact is that there aie
definite and .practical measures
thait farmejs can take to pro
tect their families and their
livestock, feed, soil, water, and
crops We urge all fanners to
become acquainted with these
important measures
First, leit’s examine some of
the facts about radioactne fall
out, which thieatens the wor
ld’s population today. Fallout
is radioactive material, produc
ed by a nuclear explosion, ithat
falls to earth from the upper
air. The course particles of this
material fall close to the point
of the explosion The ifine par-
ticles may drift down wind for
many miles some for hun
dreds of miles before settling
to earth. Fallout is odorless
and may be as fine as invisible
dust.
'Particles of radioactive fall
out emit ladiattion (similar to
X-rays) that can change, dam
age, or destroy living cells If
an area weie to be highly con
taminated bv fallout, ithe rad
iation could injure or kill hum
an beings and animals 'Such
fallout could contaminate food,
water, buildings, soil, and cr
ops and make them unsafe for
various periods o'f time
The gieatest hazard from
radiation would exist during
ithe first few days following a
hazard would decrease with the
heavy deposit of fallout 'The
hazard would decrase with the
materials decayed and the in
tensity of radiation got lower.
The pioper course of attempted
protection is to provide sihel-
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Reorganizes
.Lancaster County Swine Pro
ducers Thursday night reelect
ed a full slate of officers for an
other year >
C Wanen Leminger, Denver
R 2, a breeder of purebred
Spotted Hogs, was returned to
.the office Of president. Leining
er a consistent winner in the
(Spotted Hog classes at the
■Pennsylvania Farm Show and
the Pennsylvania Livestock Ex
position, is also president of
the state Cooperative Swine
protection
You might ask how we will
know about the dangers of fall
out, when we should take co
ver, and when we should come
out Local civil defense author
ities are responsible to broad
cast this information to all cit
izens of the city and county.
Next 'Article . . . “How to
Protect Livestock, Feed and
Water”.
fcv'utf aoin Tgsra
Breidilrs Tip v |
•' Reelected vice* president Was
Richard JVlaule, Quarryville R 2,
a breeder of purebred Berk
slures James Z. Martin, Christ
iana Rl, a breeder of purebred
Yorkshires and Landrace, is
seci etary-treasurer.
Tihe association's board of
dnectors held ithe reorganiza
tion meeting in the exchange
room at the Lancaster Union
Stockyards.
Tree Suckers Need Pruning
Suckers should be removed
ifrom trees every spring, says
Craig Oliver, Penn State ex
tension ornamental horticultur
ist. Suckers sprout at the base
of some trees and from the
limbs of others. They are dom
inant in maples and fruit trees.
By removing suckers before
they form big branches, the
tree’s canopy is better aerated
and its health improved.
About one-third of all pig*
born never reach market. Cold,
drafty, wet farrowing houses
cause much trouble with baby
pigs.
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Save time. » money
kill mos,
soiummm
when you plant
with a
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granular weed control
and insecticide
attachment for your
PLANTER
Control weeds in 14-inch
bands over crop rows and
crop-damaging soil insects
in the seed zone. Cut your
chemical costs by as much. ■
as 50 per cent.
Will fit most any make or
model planter.
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