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prevention of plant di«- terrain© how well w© eat,
is one of the sciences what we wear and our ahil
to man’s survival, ac- ity to provide shelter.”
to Dr. John W. Heu- Plant diseases are
chairman of the de- new, Heuiberger says. They
(ent of plant pathology are mentioned several times
le University of Dela- in. the Bible as “blightings,
“How well plant dis- blasts, rusts, smuts and mil
are controlled is one dew.’’ One plant disease
major factor that de- played an important role in
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not
the development of the Unit
ed States. The “late blight”
disease of potatoes and to
matoes caused the Irish po
tato famine in the 1840’s,
which resulted in the deaths
of a million Irishmen and
encouraged the emigration of
a million and a half, mostly
to the United States.
The continuing world lood
shortage and population cri
sis emphasizes the need for
efficient crop production, Heu
berger stated. He believes
plant pathologists, worlring
With other pl'ant scientists,
will lead the battle against
plant diseases to protect the
food and fiber crops needed
by the expanding population.
Plant pathology is the sci
ence that deals with plant
diseases their nature,
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'65 Best Crop Season
In Several Years
Rains beginning in August
reprieved late crops from
early drought conditions, ac
cording to the Pennsylvania
Crop Reporting Service. Lat
er maturing crops such as
corn and later hay cuttings
were involved. Yields in
most areas turned out quite
well for su'ch a season, but
conditions did not complete
ly overcome the effects of the
dry months. Early season
crops such as winter wheat,
barley and first cutting hay
fared well benefiting from
rains which, while not abun
dant, were timely.
ALL CLASSES OF PA.
LIVESTOCK REDUCED
Numfbers of all species of
SEE...
LAWN, PA.
SECOND SECTION
farm livestock declined from!
January 1, 1965 to January
1, 1966. There were a total
of 2,398,000 head of animals
on Pennsylvania farms this
January 1 down about 4
percent from the 2,486,000
a year earlier. Cattle num
bers were down 3 percent or
56,000; hog numbers down 7
percent or 28,000; and sheep
numbers down % percent or
4,000 head; sheep numbers
at all-time low. Total inven
tory value was up 5 percent,
however, to $ 3 6(5,931,000 re
flecting higher prices for all
species.
CATTLE: Cattle and calves
kept for milk declined almost
5 percent. This was partially
offset by an increase in, other
cattle, beef type and bulls,
of about 2 percent. Most of
the decrease was in the num-
ber of cows and heifers two
years old and over kept for
milk. Most other classes
made smaller declines. The
number of bulls held steady
and only steers showed an
increase.
HOGS: Hogs and pigs on
Pennsylvania farms January
1, 1966 numbered 370,000,
the smallest January 1 num
ber of record. This was 7
percent less than a year
earlier and 26 percent below
the (1960-64) average of
503,000. Inventory value of
all hogs and pigs on hand
was $15,207,000, uip 44 per
cent from a year earlier and
4-6- percent above the 5-year
average This was due most
ly to the all time high value,
per head of $41.10.
POULTRY: The number of
chickens on farm® January 1,
1966 (excluding broilers) to
taled 16,907,000, a 6 percent
decline from 19'65 This was
the ninth 'consecutive year
ot declining numbers and
the lowest since 193'5. Among
the States, Pennsylvania
ranks third in total num.
bers Of the total chickens
on farms January 1, 42 per
cent were hens, 53 percent
pullets, and 5 percent other
chickens.
U.S. CATTLE NUMBERS
OFF ONE PERCENT
The January 1, 1966 in
ventory of cattle and calves
on farms and ranches in the
United States was 106;5i57,*
000 head. Dairy stock num
bers (milk cows and replace
ment heifers) continued to
decline and were 6 percent
below a year earlier. This
reduction was partially off
set by a 1 percent increase
in the number of other cat.
tie, mostly for beef. Janu
ary 1, 1966 marked the end
of seven years of record in
ventory highs for all 'cattle.
HOGS: The number of
hogs and pigs on farms and
ranches An the U.S. on Janu
ary 1, 1966 totaled 4 per
cent less than a year earlier.
Inventory numbers of hogs
decreased from a year earli.
er in all regions except the
South Atlantic which was up
2 pei cent and the S'outh Cen
tral up 1 percent. In the
Corn Belt (12 North Central
States) January 1 numbers
cere down 5 .percent from a
year earlier. lowa, the lead
ing hog producing State, had
2 percent fewer hogs on
farms Hog numbers were
down 7 percent in the North.
Atlantic States and 4 percent