14— Lancaster Farming, Saturday, JVlay 4, 1963
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Protect Livestock And Feed
From Radioactive Fallout
By. M. 51. Smith
Count* Afji'ifwltural Agent
Radioactive lallout from a
nuclear explosion could emit
radiation that would injure
or kill exposed cattle, sheep,
horses, pigs and other farm
animals Where the tallout is
hea\y, the main danger to ani
mals is external radiation trom
fallout particles lying on the
ground and root sin faces If
animals are not exposed to
laige amounts of this radia
tion. they Mill usually not get
enough to cause cntical injury
fiom skin contamination, or
tiom internal injury caused by
drinking contaminated water
oi eating contaminated Ic“d
Foi animals, as lor humans,
sheltei is the best pi creation
against fallout, it is usually
impractical to remove animals
iiom tallout aieas, theiefoie.
sheltei facilities should be pio
iided and kept in ieadmess, as
well as an adequate supply of
feed and water
A good shelter is a two-story,
basement-type barn with a hay
filled loft This type ot build
ing will reduce radiation as
much as 80 peicent Ne\t best
is the same type of barn with
out a basement Concrete
buildings give moie protection
than wooden buildings, how
ever, a good tight wooden
barn would i educe ladiation
hy about 50 percent Theiefoie,
most Pennsylvania bains filled
with hay or stiavv will provide
good piotection to animals
fi om tallout
' Poultiv aie more resistent
to ladiation oxposuie than are
other species ot taim live
stock, also, most poultiy aie
kept under sheltei and should
have a gieater chance of s.u
vn al than other livestock
Feeds should be protected
hv having a loot over it oi by
placing a heavy cover over it,
since tallout is like turn dust,
a covei will pi event it from
coming in contact or being
mixed with the teea. Gram
stoied in a peimanenr b.n or
covei ed silo would be well pro
tected A haysticc in an open
field could be piotecled with
a canvas taipaubn oi similar
covei mg The covering may be
removed after the danger of
tallout is over and the hay
would be safe to use Unpro
tected inateual= such bay or
stiavv out in the open fields
may be sate loi feeding, onlv
atter the outei layei (1-2 to 15
inches) was lemoved
■\Vatei ti om covei ed souices
such as spiings or wells, usual
ly would be iiee tiom oon.a
mniation and be sate foi us 3
both hv man and animals
s\atei stoied outside in open
tioughs 01 ban els should be
covei ed with any material that
w '! keep out the dust Fa. 111
ponds, lakes, and sti earns are
almost impossible to piotect
and this watei should not he
used unless 111 gently needed
Inestock taimois are uiged
to make plans foi piote-ting
thou animals in case or tail
cut jiroMde a good shelter lor
jll ot them and project their
teed and valei supplies Have
plenty ot teed ‘-applies handv
aid ha\e under coier
awav from the fallout dust
I'ieiention i, much bcttoi
than cuics, we uigenual lolko
to make plans toi the p 1 erec
tion ol their famih, anl then
tot their li\f>sto<k and feed
supplies We can survu s radio
active fallout, but we must be
prepared and we must ba\e a
plan of action
Beavers are Wie largest rod
ent in North America, weigh
ing irp to 60 pounds- with an
average weight o£ about 40
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