. Salt and Mineral* Free chdice of both salt and 1)0 Provided free choice and kept minerals ds still a good practice und «r roo * out of the weath . „ „ . , , r „ L . er. The mixing of these mater for al! livestock producers. Both ials in the fced is very c^on of these items are needed for but sbo uld not be their only top production. The use of block source 0 f sa n and minerals, salt is far too common on most farms because many of the ani- " mals cannot get enough salt be- Americans travel about 560 fore their tongues get sore. Both billion miles yearly. fii 111 ■bai i Plant PIONEER "New Generation" Hybrids Medium Season 3567 3571 Ask your Pioneer Salesman about these Outstanding Varieties * PIONEER. / l ' BRAND' ) SEED CORN — " v Lancaster Automobile Club During the month of December, a handsome new AAA front end plate will be awarded to the proposer for each new member he proposes. Qb iWi? fAi, JW -s.'sr n#iir PERSONAL EMERGENCY '■ ANn m*nv ftTwcpe ACCIDENT INSURANCE ROAD SERVICE AND MANY OTHERS COAST T 0 COAST BAIL BOND SERVICE TitftflMftr LANCASTER AUTOMOBILE CLUB f!fSoO^ y fill Ij'l [I 11 B| 34 N. Prince St., Lancaster, Pa. MAps Pleas# send o CHRISTMAS GIFT membership TRAVEL SERVICE LICENSE SERVICE * Thll >Mllcati«n>tff lIMrtlM NEW MEMBERS ONLY r# 1 MUST RESIDE IN LANCASTER COUNTY INDICATE (X) HOW YOU WANT DELIVERY MADE LEGAL Send lift packaga direct O Send te me O • ADVISORY SERVICE Sender"* Name MONTHLY MAGAZINE P."?* ,• , * No entrance fee for a per- Entrance Fee S 2so Addreil son residing with a present TOTAL $lO 00 member. FEB 17. M the salt and the minerals should For Christmas, give a membership in the 365 days of driving pleasure THE IDEAL GIFT EASY TO BUY-SURE TO PLEASE PACKAGED IN A COLORFUL HOLIDAY BOX Over 57*000 Members in Lancaster County enjoy these services.. • Full Season 3304 3306 3369 A Attitudes & Platitudes Jerry Marcu Driving after drinking is a major cause of highway acci- dents. Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 20,1969 Parasites To Control Cereal Leaf Beetle A seemingly simple washing process is helping the U.S. De partment of Agriculture im prove the chances of controlling the cereal leaf beetle by the use of biological control agents instead of pesticides. Thomas L Burger, of USDA’s agricultural Research Service told a Entomological Society of America meeting recently in Chicago about his method for removing insect eggs from plant leaves The eggs are used as host material for the production of natural enemies of insect pests, such as the tiny wasp that lays its eggs inside the eggs of the cereal leaf beetle The solvent wash piocess de veloped by Mr Buiger permits a 10-fold mciease m pi eduction of ceieal leaf beetle paiasites at the ARS parasite rearing laboratory at Niles, Mich The aim of this laboiatorv is to find and raise natural parasites of the cereal leaf beetle and other plant pests for iclease in infest ed areas ARS pest control workers hope that continued release and spread of the wasp, in addition to the release of other parasites and predators and other control measures, will eventually mini mize the damage being caused by the cereal leaf beetle. Th cereal leaf beetle in both adult and larval stages is de structive to oats, wheat, and barley. A joint Federal-State control program was started in 1963 to suppress the pest. This program has reduced the dam age to small grains, but it has not stopped the spread of the pest, which was found for the first time in the United States in Michigan in 1962 The beetle is now known to be present in Kentucky, Maryland, New York, Virginia, West Virginia, Penn sylvania, Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, and Michigan. Mr. Burger believes that this egg recovery technique can be adapted by other laboratories to resolve the problem of handling other glutinous insect eggs to be used for host or parasite rear ing. For the process, oat leaves containing eggs are cut in sec tions of about 3 inches from growing trays in the laboratory. The leaves are placed in a de sticking bucket, which is parti ally submerged in a tub contain ing a denatured alcohol held at 770 degrees F. and agitated for 80 seconds with an air jet This proceduie is repeated in a water bath at 90 degrees Eggs that have been loosened from the leaves are flushed through a series of screens and collected. The eggs are then treated with a fungicide and coated with gly cerine to prevent desiccation, and deposited on filter paper for drying There is no aparent differ ence in acceptability of eggs by the parasites whether eggs are recovered by hand picking or washing This new process is part of USDA’s continuing search for additional safe and effective methods for controlling pests. Income Tax income tax return time is ap proaching for the farmer and I’d like to announce that the 1969 Income Tax Guide for Farm ers is on hand, this booklet is revised each year to explain the many changes It seems that the tax retains becomes a more vital part of farm accounting each year and many transactions are related to income tax returns. All farmeis who are making their own leturns, or otheis mak ing the report for faimers, are urged to obtain their copy Two Income Tax training sessions'are scheduled for this part of the state late in January. 21
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