• Shipping Fever which lowers the animals nat- mals are brought in they
ural resistance and opens the should be housed in clean,
(Continued from Page 1) way for disease to move in. comfortable, well-bedded quar
there will be a swelling about ™ ere are als ° other important ters. and have plenty of fresh,
Je throat. If respiration be- ® t !f M “ > 11 s,,ch as “P 08 ”® to clean water Feed them light
comes obstructed, breathing ® h,lly t weather , or sudden ly at flrst - Some steer feeders
„,I1 be difficult and rapid If chan »? s m temperatures; over- have had success in helping
{ he animal is going to die, c ™, wd lin I in? -* f P° orly ventilated their animals make the change
will usually do so within f“ d d }’ afty h ? usin f' lo K n * and from a "early 100 per cent
94 hours inegular intervals between roughage diet to one composed
1 QtlP „ t 0 suddlv the feedl "S and watering, etc. of gram by starting them off
Stiess seems to supply the Wlth a few pounds of a special
fiiggenng action for this dis- ... ,
ease This is evident from ob- Aside flom avoiding the mis dauy booster feed which is
scivations of many cases of managements mentioned above, high in vitamins and minerals,
weakened or mishandled am- there are other precautions
mals being the first in a herd which may help avert, or at Some others have used a feed
lo contract shipping fever, least soften, the effects of containing an antibiotic The
Shipping itself is a stress shipping fever When the am- object of any of these ap-
r. - 1
See Your Hoffman Seed Man About
tHoffman
Zj FARM SEEDS
ALFALFA• CLOVER• OATS • PASTURE and...
THESE' HOFFMAN SEED MEN ARE READY
Frank Bucher, Rothsville
626-6504
Lester Erb, Elizabethtown
367-7112
Jason H. Mellinger, Sirasburg
687-6546
A. H. HOFFMAN SEEDS, INC., LANDISVILLE, WpJNA.
Serving farmers with finest quality seeds since J
"HPS" Formulas
High Capacity Funk's G-Hybrids
Lindsey 77F
Haymor Alfalfa
Trudan 1
10-19 Brand Alfalfa
"Pennscott" Clover
"Pennlate" Orchardgrass
"Climax" Timothy
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These are just a few of the “Key”
seeds that are discussed in the new
Blue Book carried by your Hoffman
Seed Man. Let him use this book
to guide you toward Higher-Profit
Farming in 1965.
Jonathan S. Shirk, Bareville
656-9302
D. Wayne Sweigart,
Elizabethtown. - 367-2280
E. C. Umble, Gap, Pa.
442-4525
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 10, 1964—11
proaches is to get some quick
nutrition into the animals and
thus help them bridge the
physical slump that often ac
companies such a complete
change in environment
During the first few days in
the feedlot the operator should
watch his animals closely If
they go off-feed, become list
less, develop a temperature, or
begin to breathe faster than
normal he should call his vet
erinauan without delay. Treat
ment may or may not be nec
essary, but when disease starts
working time is of the utmost
importance.
4-H Clubs build better citi
zens through leadership, serv
ice and achievement Ask the
county extension agent how
to get into 4-H work.
Try A Classified
m
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Checkerboard News
New Purina Pro-Lay Egger- offers savings of up
to $l.OO per ton in compam.n with regular Eggena.
In addition, Least-Cost lerformance Chows pro
duced eleven extra ca~ ,o of eggs per 1000 hens.
These results are baser" on 5 years o r .ests with light
breed commercial layers at tho Purina Research
Farm.
Combined with ” ;w Purina Least-Cost Performance
starting and g owing Chows the Purina Pro-Lay
program sa T ss just under Iji per dozen eggs pro
duced. Th l ’- new Chow is available now. Let us go
over the f. -Is with you today.
LDW COST PRODUCTION... 4
the reason why more farmers feed PURINA
John r. Hess, U
Paradise New Providence
John B. Kurtz
Cedar Lane
. —■TWP i
James High
Gordonville
John B. Kurtz
Ephrata
• Have You Heard?
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you must use them be sure
they are well-anchored or
have nonskid mats under them.
Take time to wipe up spilled
food or liquids A good rule
to keep in mind is ... if you
spill it, wipe it up at once
TO KEEP ALMONDS at
peak freshness, store in tightly
covered containei in the re
frigerator. For convenience,
you may chop some ahead to
use in cookies or cake
The 4-H member pledges;
“My head to clearer thinking;
my heart to greater loyalty;
my hands to larger service,
and my health to better liv
ing.”
•Katstwad tradamarks—Ralsto* furlaa Co*
Ira B. Landis
Vallej Road, Lancaster
Wenger’s Feed Mill, Inc.
Bbeems.
Whiteside & Weieksal
Kirkwood
S. H. Hiestand & Co.
Salunga