MILK PRODUCERS
Here Is Why It Pays To Use
GREEN PASTURES
Nutro - Sweet
A Dairy Feed Product developed by our Nutrition Depart
ment to aid in maintaining milk production when roughage
quality goes down.
It ECONOMICALLY replaces the nutrients you are missing
when your pasture suffers from the dry weather.
VITAMIN A IS ALL IMPORTANT
So is Vitamin D. NUTRO-SWEET adequately replaces these
essential vitamins which will not be found in a dry stemmy
pasture or poor quality hay.
MINERALS, especially phosphorous normally found in good
roughage now supplied by NUTRO-SWEET.
In Short NUTRO-SWEET is a very economical source of
nutrients.
A good top feed for heavier producers or show animals.
Cows really enjoy its bulky course texture.
Nutro-Sweet is palatable and d good appetite stihiulont.
9. Saves hay for winter feeding.
10. Economical to use saves money 4 lbs. Nutro-Sweet
equal to 6 lbs. of top quality hay or 8-10 lbs. good quality
roughage.
For better returns per feed
dollar contact any Miller &
Bushong Service Representa
tive for an appointment with
our Dairy Specialist, or call
us direct at Lancaster
392-2145.
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ROHRERSTOWN, PA.
Ph. Lancaster 392-2145
(Area Code 717)
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Tobacco Health ««•>«<>>» Marketing
a c , . Data To Be Reported
Aspects oubject Production and marketing in-
Of formation for the mushroom
“/2 * 1 • industry will be reported na-
The U.S. Department of Ag- Sa
riculture has awarded three con-
tracts to the University of Ken- M' 5- De P of Agiicul
tucky Research Foundation, Lex- tui ’ e announced this week
ington, for research on health- A da * a collectlon j =,l , an J
refuted aspects of tobacco. for mushrooms was tested last
* . . . , year in one location—the Ken-
J he contracts, totaling $277,- nett square area of Chester
903. will run concurrently for County _ by uSDA . s statistical
2%-years as part of an intensi- Reporting Service. This year,
fled research effort by Agn- na ticmal coverage will include
cultural Research Service to curren t annual data on areas of
determine what substances in mushroom beds, pounds of
tobacco or tobacco smoke may mus hrooms produced, value of
be injurious to health, and then production, quantities process
to prevent formation of or re- e( j an{ j so id fresh and the in
move such substances. tentions of growers for the
These studies will be con- year ahead,
cerned with the genetic make- Survey questionnaires for the
up and physiology, and culture new reporting program w r ere
of the tobacco plants them- mailed to growers and proces
selves. For example, phenolic S ors about June 29, for the
compounds that occur natural- period covering July 1, 1966
ly in tobacco plants notably through June 30, 1967.
chlorogenic acid, rutin, scopo- Requested by the mushroom
letin, and scopolin are sus- industry and funded by Con
peeted to be substances pro- gress, the new program is ex
ducing or inciting health haz- peeted to benefit growers, proc
ards. USDA research has al- essors, and consumers
ready identified tobacco breed- The program represents the
ing lines with high and low addition of a new crop to the
phenolic contents, and investi- more than 180 already a regu
gations are now under way to lar part of the SRS reporting
determine how phenolic com- schedule, as the agency enters
pounds are inherited by first its second century of continu
generation hybrids ous national crop reporting.
The next step in the genetic
investigations, to be conducted tices, environmental conditions,
under an $83,828 contract, in- a nd curing methods have on
volves studying advanced gen- t he concentration of rutin,
eration hybrids to obtain pre- quercetin, related aromatic ac
cise data on heritabihty of the ids> and selected sterols that
phenolic compounds and to de- are important to smoking and
termine the possibility of reg- health problems,
ulating these compounds by Under a $69,267 contract, sci
plant breeding methods. entists will study effects that
Under a second contract, for soil properties, fertilization, and
$124,808, researchers will in- growth regulators have on de
vestigate the metabolic process- velopment and chemical com
es of tobacco plants from green position of burley tobacco. The
to post harvest stages. This scientists also will explore the
will provide basic information possibility of regulating health
on the effects that differences related compounds through
between varieties, cultural prac- agronomic practices.
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Lancaster Farmin,
Saturday, July 1,1967 —
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