12—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 9, 1966
Improved Treatment
Saves Stillborn Pigs
An improved method of ar
tificial respiration developed
by a U.S. Department of Agri
culture scientist is credited
with saving up to two-thirds
of baby pigs which are ap
parently stillborn.
Elmer Krehbiel, a geneticist
in USDA’s Agricultural Re
search Service, uses an ordi
nary soft plastic (polyethy
lene) funnel to adapt mouth
to-mouth resuscitation to new
born pigs.
The flexibility of the plastic
allows Krehbiel to fit the fun
nel tightly over the pig’s nose
and mouth. Then he blows
into the stem, forcing air into
the lungs of the nonbreathing
Pig
Kiehbiel, who is stationed
at the ARS Range Livestock
Experiment Station, Miles
City, Mont, attempts to revive
only nonbreathing pigs whose
hearts are beating Resuscita
tion must stait promptly
The complete procedure has
five steps (1) Hold - the pig
4-H Chib News
(Continued fiom Page 10)
in the 4-H Pledge and discuss
ed plans for 4-H Field Day
activities
A demonsti ation by Karen
Bushong and Sue Heishey
showed how to sew and pi ess
daits Following the meeting
the gills woiked on then les
pective piojects
Club membei Daune Palmer
attended the Pennsylvania
Leadership School at Hershey.
held July 5-7
The next club meeting will
be at the high school on July
12 at 9 a m
KOOKIE KOOKS PICK
NEW JUNIOR QUEEN
by Ellyce Jean Engle, reporter
The Penn Hanoi Kookie
Kooks 4-H Club elected Tern
Brenner of Conestoga R 2 as
the club s 3unioi queen candi
date, replacing Linda" Schock
who lesigned
Following this recent busi
ness meeting at the Penn Man
or High School home econom
ics 100 m, the gnls divided into
gioups and made white cake
with topping and a beverage
Dairymen!
CONTROL FLIES
with
CIODRIN
and
VAPONA
Combination Spray
Approved for use on
dairy cattle.
Alfalfa
FERTILIZER
0-20-20
3-12-12
0-15-30
Available in Bulk,
Bags or Spread
ORGANIC PLANT
FOOD CO.
GROFFTOWN RD,
next to Waterworks
Ph. 392-4963 or 392-0374
by its hind legs with head
down to drain fluid from its
nose and mouth; (2) Turn the
pig with its head up and place
funnel over its mouth and
nose. (3) Blow forcefully into
the funnel. (4) Remove fun
nel and allow the pig to ex
hale. (5) Repeat steps 2 to 4,
15 to 20 times per minute.
After several repetitions, the
pig should kick or show other
signs of life. Lay the pig on
its side or stomach and mas
sage its chest and mouth. If
ALL MILK PRODUCERS:
Three of the feeds in our Green Pastures dairy feed line
have been purchased by many of you in increasing
quantities.
This greater volume on these feeds enables us to put them
into mass production in a more efficient way.
The resulting SAVINGS are CONSIDERABLE and will
passed on to all dairy feed users who can handle, on
prompt-payment basis, five-ton loads of
The above applies to BULK DELIVERIES ONLY.
for a good appetite stimulant when pastures are dry & hay
is short
fortified with minerals, phosphorous and vitamin A. 4 lbs. of Nutro-Sweet equal to
8-10 lbs. good quality roughage.
Ask your Miller & Bushong representative or dairy specialist for more details or call
us collect at Lancaster 717-392-2145
f
it doesn’t start breathing nor- members and guests were Mrs.
mnlly in a few seconds, re- Loren Bucher and Mrs. John
sume artificial respiration. Swarr. , , .
Pigs have been revived up to Following group singing,
a half hour after treatment Mrs. Estella Fryberg and Mrs.
j! „ _ Helen Ressler were installed as
______ ’ new members by a former pre
sident of Society 11, Mrs. Ab
ner Musser.
Mrs. Freeda Huber, presi
dent, reported the county con-
Form Women No. 11
Entertain Group 12
vention will be held in the
The Society of Farm Women, Solanco Senior High School
Gioup Number 11, entertain- auc jitorium in November,
ed members of Society Number Mrs Bess Ressel gave a
12 lecently at the Funnel Lake humorous reading, and instru-
Farm home of Mrs. Jerome H. men tal music was furnished by
su°j ® s ' assisting Mrs.- t he Misses Cissie Bucher, Joyce
Rhoades in entertaining the 51
No. 506
No. 511
No. 518
(No. 518 in minimum quantities of two tons)
No. 515 Nutro-Sweet
v* Miller & Bushong, Inc.
Flo-Mor
Flo-Mor
Flo-Mor
ALSO
TRY
(available in bags only)
"Finest Service Anywhere'
ROHRERSTOWN, PA.
Huber, and Jean Wagner.
Miss Sarah Martin of the
Bell Telephone Company gave
an illustrated talk on "'Famous
Women of Pennsylvania”.
The July meeting of Society
11 will be held at the home of
Mrs. William P. Bucher, Quar
ryvllle Rl.
• Leukosis
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to research on the influence of
glands on the incidence of
human cancer. Possible anti
cancer agents have been
screened in chickens: none so
far is an effective preventive
or cure.
14%
20%
32%
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be