12—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 20, 1965
Garden Spot 1 YFA Tour
New Bolton Yet. Center
by Clair W. Zerby,
Student Teacher
Twenty-five Young Farmers,
their advisor Gene Daugherty
and two student teachers, Ro
bert Elmer and Clair Zerby
recently toured the New Bol
ton Center at Kennett Square.
The group was met by Dr.
C. J Hollister, the administra
tor of the Center, who briefly
gave a histoiy of the Center
and the facilities. The Center
is a part of the School of
Vetei inary Medicine of the
University of Pennsylvania. It
is maintained for teaching,
research, and services to the
public. Approximately three
hundred and fifty acres are
owned by the university and
an additional two bundled and
seventy acres are rented, giv
ing a total of six hundred
twenty acres.
A milking herd of twenty
seven registei ed, purebred
Guernseys is maintained for
Whatever your dairy -feeding program, you can
use new Wayne 32% Dairy Krums to good ad
vantage. Just balance this blend of high quality
proteins, vitamins and minerals with the nutrients
in your own -farm grains. Select the protein level
that is right for the roughage used. Each cow
will produce milk at her full bred-in milking power.
Ana, the texture of ground and mixed rations is
improved. Ask us for details,
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GRUBB SUPPLY CO. DUTCHMAN FEED
Elizabethtown MILLS, INC.
R. D. 1. Stevens
tester-cattle. The twenty-five
head milking herd of register
ed, .purebred Holsteins is used
for mastitis research. A recent
ly acquired herd of one hun
dred and fifty head of regis
tered, purebred Jerseys is be
ing used for leucosis research.
Leucosis in poultry and live
stock is closely i elated to
leukemia in humans. A small
flock of sheep, a small herd
of swine, and a few horses are
kept for research purposes.
With one exception, the facili
ties are financed by private
endowment and not by state
appropriations. The exception
is the Poultry Diagnositc La
boratory, which is state sup
ported.
The group was very interest
ed in the operating rooms, the
X-Ray room and facilities, and
a room to be completed for
Electro-cardiogram of the
hearts of livestock for heart
disease. An open fistula, used
in studying the effects of diff
erent antibiotic action in the
lumen attracted much atten
tion. The view of the actual
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heart pumping blood in a cow
operated on for the removal of
hardware was especially inter
esting. The hardware was lo
cated near the heart and the
incision was made in the side,
near the location of the heart.
The trip was very educa
tional and enjoyed by all. Most
of the men on the tour have
a better understanding of the
training, research, and facili
ties made available to the stu
dents in Veterinary Medicine
at the University of Penn
sylvania. The farmers in the
state of Pennsylvania and the
eastern part of the United
States send many animals to
the center for special treat
ment and/or study. This can and
is to be arranged for through
your local veterinarian. A
minimum charge is made for
room and board, plus the medi
cines used.
OPEN HOUSE
Tuesday & Wednesday
February 23 & 24
MANY SPECIALS ON NEW AND USED EQUIPMENT
Refreshments Movies String Band
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Lane. County SCS Staff
Euben Keesee of Nashville,
Tenn., has recently been hired
ns a Soil Conservationist by
the U.S. Soil /Conservation
Service' for Lancaster. County.
Euben graduated as an Agron
omist from Tennessee Agri
cultural and Industrial State
University and worked as a
Eesearch Technician in plant
Sciences for the University
for the past 13 years.
His work with the SOS will
be primarily helping farmers
and other landowners to de
velop complete conservation
plans for their land. Euben
plans to reside in Lancaster
with his wife and three chil
dren.
768-3501
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