• FFA-Agribusiness (Continued from Page 1G) The agribusiness program is designed to meet present and future needs for more skilled people in non-farm agricultur al occupations. It is a fact that only 11% of our popula tion in the United States is employed directly in farming, RAYMOND BOWMAN, East Earl Rl, spent six MARLIN BENNER, Denver Rl, a senior Vo-Ag weeks at Victor Weaver’s Poultry Processing Co Here student, spent three weeks working at Sauder Bros, he is packaging fresh poultry. Ray spent one week Ford Equipment Co., and at Snavely’s Farm Equipment each with the poultry buyer, retail store, egg depart- Co. He is shown here learning the finer points of over men!, assembly line, maintenance dept., and in the hauling a tractor engine from Alvin Martin, Service recprds office. Mgr. at Snavely’s. but 40% of the population is employed in an agribusiness dependent upon farming. The time is gone when every rural boy interested in agriculture can find a place on his own farm, and people interested in agiiculture, with farm backgiounds, aie needed in the gi owing industries which sunound agncultuie. This work experience gives the boy an opportunity to personally explore some of the available opportunities. The cooperation of the par ticipating business people has been excellent, and there were moie opportunities than boys this year. It is hoped that the progiam will prove useful and will be expanded in the fu- Laneaster Farming, Saturday, March 27, 1965 ture. The seniors partioipat- 0 Water Belly mg in the agubusiness work 1 experience phase the past six (Continued from Pago 15) weeks were: William Fisher, , , , Robert Yelk, Robert Witwer, a basic diet ol soighum guuu, LaVeine Good, Fred Nolt, Jei- cottonseed meal and hulls, ly Tiout, Marlin Bennei, Ray- and molasses without am morrd Bowman, Wanen Good, nionu,m chlonde 38 per and Glenn Hoover. cont of thc ldmbs and 83 cent of the sleeis developed uunaiy caltuli When ammonium chlonde was added to thc basic diet, (he incidence ol stones was enlnolv chnnn.de'l among the -leeii .md ict.'ucd to 10 per uat among la" lambs The am.ecu mu dik''"*. r as fed at a ) i'c ol I’j oni’ Ci daik to the si. on ~mi 't ounce daily to the lambs Stones among those lambs still ..fleeted altei licalment wcie \eiy small and passed easily m the in me None of the test lambs led ammonium ohloude became ill or had stones In the urinary Uact when they weie slaughteied. Sodium chlonde (table salt) is added to the diets of faim animals in ceitain areas of the Southwest as a contiol measiue against uunaiy cal culi In the Texas tests, how ever, sodium chlonde i educed the incidence of the disease by only 7 peicent, and some of the lambs still became ill. Tests With othei susceptible animals aie planned In the 3 yeax test, 83 per cent of steei s on the basic diet had stones in their blad ders None of the steers sup plemented with ammonium chlonde had stones Ammonium ehloude is 'the best supplement found, to date, foi lambs and cattle Re search on other susceptible animals will have to be con ducted before it will be known if this supplement will univeisaily reduce incidence of calculi. Housewarming Drop fordrop,Texaco Fuel Chief is the best house warmer money can buy. Texaco Fuel Chief is the de pendable, economical heat ing oil that burns clean,burns completely. You'll get full value from every tankful. Give us a call; we’re always ready to serve you. Fuel Chief HEATING OIL I® We Give S&H Green Stamps Garber Oil Distributor Texaco Fuel Chief Heating Oil MOUNT JOY, PA. Ph. 653-2021 105 Fairview St. 17 Co.
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