20—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 21, 1964
Pa. Secretary Of
Declares War On
HiAR'RiI'SB'UiRG State Seo
-1 etaiv ot Agriculture L H.
Bull today declared war on
gtailings and called upon ev
eiv able-bodied citizen to piarti
cipate w herevei possible in the
fight to eliminate them.
"These pestiferous birds are
canicis ol two dangeious -vi
ms diseases that particulailv
altect people, all cattle' and
swine ’ he declared ‘Tn addi
tion to being the souice ot a
disease which is known as his
toplasmosis in ipeople, they
spiead two vimses commonlv
called IHR and TG-B among
cattle and swine.”
"Stallings aie a menace to
faun and cm Their piesence
drives away song buds and
othei featheied fi lends that
aie beneficial to agnculitiue
and mankind,” Secietaiy Bull
said
‘ The problem they cieate is
paituulaiU acute lluough the
winter and eatlj spnng i cost
ing season when local s'tri
lings ate augmented b\ floths
of hundi eels ot thousands
which migiate here o\ei the
wmtei tiom Canada.
“We cannot use poisoned
■bans in mu fight against
them” Secietaiv Bull caution
ed “Theie is a stnet law
against the use of poisons out
side ot buildings The use of
poisons foi the extermination
of pests inside buildings is
pei nutted when applied bv
skilled exteiminatois,” he add
ed
“The poison law was enacted
to pioteit people, animals and
othei wildlite,” the agncultui
al official explained, adding
“we must also exercise ex
tieme laution in the use of
gurs and othei weapons as we
(battle this menace ”
To be'come affected, people
must come in contact with the
excieta of the birds, accoid
ing to Dr Samuel Guss, noted
x etei mai inn who has studied
the habits ot stallings because
ot the damage they cause
among Inestqck
Paients aie advned to keep
their rhildien tiom placing
iwheie dioppings of the birds
aie e\ident
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Agriculture
Starlings
where Bov Scouts and other
citizens undertook a jolb of
clearing out a park, four Of
the scouts became seriously
ill after working in an area in
which starlings were roosting.
The illness was diagnosed as
histoplasmosis and was defin
itely traced back to the birds.
"Since these birds most on
mianv of the taller buildings
in most cities and towns,” Dr
iGuss remarked, "their danger
to humans is evident The
strange thing is that while the
starlings cany these diseases,
thev are not themselves affec
ted bv eithei of the viruses ”
One of the muses infected
Bovine Rhmoti achiotis (IB'R)
cieates an acute inflammation
ot the an passages in cattle
It stiangles the animals and
often is fatal If the disease is
icaught in time, some cattle
can be saved thmugh proper
i accination.
The other thus, Transmis
sible Gastro-Ententis (TG'E)
produces violent teaction in
swine* paiticularlv in baby
pigs Theie is no knowm treat
ment for TGB Most cases re*
suit in fatalities.
Representatives of various
oi ganizations from all parts of
the state, in seeking counsel
on the problem with Secretary
Bull and other officials, con-
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Milk Production
Still Goes Up
In Pennsylvania
HAiRRI'SWORO February
milk production per cow m
Pennsylvania averaged 28 7'6
pounds a day. This compared
with 22 5'S pounds in January
and 22.50 pounds for 'Febru
aiy 1963, according to the
Pennsylvania Crap ' Reporting
Service.
Daily production reached the
20-ipound level in 1960 and
since then has been rising
steadily.
■Pennsylvania milk produc
tion dining February totaled
546 million pounds, 6 per cent
below Januarv and up only
slightly from February 19 63,
but 9 per cent more than the
Febiuary 1956-60 average
There were 828,000 milk
cows on Pennsylvania farms
during February, 1,000 fewer
cows than in the preceding
month, 24,000 below February
1963 and 60,000 less than the
Febiuary 195 6-60 average, yet
milk output was up 47 million
pounds from the February
19'56-60 average.
eluded the war on starlings
must take place if people and
animals are to be protected
With stailmgs gone, the great
er influx of other birds whll
take care of the problems
created by insects and other
smaller pests
L. H. Brubaker
Lancaster, Pa.
Stevens, Pa.
Conservation
Club To Meet
The Lancaster County 4-H
Soil and Water Conservation
Club will meet March 23 at
7 30 pm. at Elmer Sensenig
Food Market (basement meet
ing room), on Route 322, be
tween Blue Ball and Bphrata.
Larry Corson, acting work
unit conservationist for the
Lancaster County Soil Con-,
servation Service, will present
a program on the work of the
service and show a film on
conservation. In addition, sev
eral member demonstrations
are planned.
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friends to this meeting who
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