6—Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, June 12, 1965 posed modifications of toler-
—-— nnce levels are put into effect,
lions currently pendin'* wi’' ** make the necessary
if approved, result in the es- changes in product registra
tablishment of tolerances of ! T o'i. A an ? dliections foi use.
01 part per million for a has responsibility for
number of these commodities, H* >cgis ration of all pesti-
FDA said cides moving in interstate com-
No new tolerances would go merce
into effect until publication in FDA said the proposal adopts
the Federal Register of a fl- recommendations of a special
nal order Raw agricultural Advisoiy Committee of experts
pioducts properly treated be- appointed fiom a panel notn
foic publication of the final mated by the National Acad
order would be subject to the em y of Sciences National
old rather than new toler- Research Council Food and
ances Drug Commissioner George P
Thu tv agiicultural commodi- Larnck appointed the Commit
ties with a 0 1 pait per mil- tee to review previously es
lion tolerance lor aldnn and tablished residue tolerances for
dieldnn would not be affect- ,hese highly toxic pesticides in
ed by the proposal Neither the light of changing criteria
would there be any change in an d new scientific studies,
authorized uses of aldrin and . The Advisory Committee es
dieldnn for 109 other commod- timated that the total dietary
ities which are registered by mtake of aldrin and dieldrin
the Department of Agriculture 18 shout 0.01 part per million,
on the basis that no residue ar *d the more recent FDA find
is present on the ciop as mai- in gs indicate that the total in
jected. take is below that figure.
The pioposed order follows In the light of these find
extensive consultation between mgs the Committee concluded
the Food and Drug Admims- that an orderly transition to
tration and the U S Depart- new tolerances for aldrin and
ment of Agriculture. The De- dieldrin can be effected with
partment of Agriculture has out undue hazard to public
advised FDA that if the pro- health
FDA Proposes
Zero Tolerance
Some Pesticides
The Food and Drug Admin
istration (FDA) recently is
sued a proposed regulation to
reduce the residual amounts
of the pesticides aldnn and
dieldrm that will be permit
ted on 55 agucultuial com
modities
The present tolciance for al
drm and dieldnn foi most of
these 55 commodities is 025
pait per million The propos
al would reduce the toler
ances loi all these commodi
ties to zeio Howevei, peti-
All-American
Dairy Show Set
For Sept. 13-17
Dairy farmers throughout
the United States and Canada
have two more months to se
lect animals for the second
Pennsylvania All-American
Dairy Show, Sept 13-17 in
the State Farm Show Build
ing, Harold R. McCulloch,
manager of the show, remind
ed recently
Final date for entries has
Ibeen set. he said, for August
15 A premium list and entry
foims will be mailed early
in July to all exhibitors who
participated in the first show
last fall These forms may be
obtained also by writing to*
McCulloch, Farm Show Build
ing Hairisburg
At 1 the 1964 show nearly
2,500 cattle weie enteied
fiom sixteen states and Can
ada to make it the largest
known event of its kind in
the woi Id
An open international show,
it is sponsored by the State
Department of Agriculture,
its Faim Show .Commission
and the Pennsylvania Dany
and Allied Industnes Associa
tion
'Cuthbert Nairn, Douglass
vxlle, PDAI'A president, said
the show will operate on a
$92 700 .budget, of which $52,-
COO will be in Common
wealth funds, the remainder
coming from entry fees and
contributions by sponsors
and suppoi ters
The 5-day program will
open with the Pennsylvania
Junior Dairy Show, Sept 13,
when the blue ribbon cows
and heifeis from a dozen 4H
and FFA district eliminations
will compete for state cham
pionships
Again the show will em
ibiace the Pennsylvania Hol
stein Association’s state Black
and White exposition that has
been scheduled for Tuesday
Animals in the Junior and
Black and White competitions
will be eligible foi the main
All-American Show that will
occupy Wednesday Thursday
and Friday on the show bill
'lt requires approximately
12 million pounds of beef
to increase per capita con
sumption by one ounce
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NEW FFA OFFICERS OF GRASSLAND CHAP
TER were recently elected for the 1965-66 school
year. They took office on June 1, 1965. Shown above,
they are left to right (first row): George Zimmerman,
East Earl Rl, secretary; Glenn Weber, Mohnton R 2,
president; Sanford Gehman, Mohnton R 2,, vice-presi
dent; Adam Zimmerman, East-Earl Rl, treasurer; (back
row), Roy Bowman, New Holland Rl, sentinel; Ken
neth Zimmerman, Narvon R2,'reporter; James Musser,
Blue Ball, chaplain. Not shown in picture, Leroy Muss
er of East Earl Rl, newly-elected parliamentarian.
Second officers include: Robert Fisher, vice-president;
Dale Herr, secretary; Leonard Good, treasurer; Daryl
Weaver, sentinel, Larry Groff, reporter; and Galen
Yoder, chaplain.
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