20—Lancaster Farming. Saturday. February 7.1970 Lack Of Energy Triggers Livestock Health Problems N'umeious miirition.il health pioblenis affecting livestock aic caused by the lack of ample amounts energy intake. Lcstei A. Burdette, Extension animal scl ent. st at The Pennsylvania Stale Unitei sitv. reported heic during the annual Lime and Fcitilizci Confcicnce “Low levels of energy often tnggcis a boidei line mmeial or vitamin deficiency into an acute pioblem commonly known as ‘hollow bellv." " Buddette said Conditions which can and do often cause livestock deaths in dude low levels of magnesium and vitam.n E and high levels of mtiates, he pointed out "The most common and usual ly uniecogmzed animal health Heavy Applications Of Magnesium Needed Heac\ applications ol magncs mm a e lequued in o c!pi to an piecubh mu ease the magnes mm content of plants an E\ten sion agionomist at The Pcnna\l lama S,rte Umveisity po ntocl out duimg the iccent Lane and Feitihzei Conference Dr. Jlilfoid R Heddleson, who repoited the findings of liming and magnesium field expen ments. conducted by Penn State specialists, emphasized that w'hen dolomitic stone is applied on the suiface of peimanent pastuies, a long peuod of time is lequued foi plant uptake even though heavy rates aie applied “Supplemental feeding, dust ing or spraying should be earned out if soils and plants are known to be low in magnesium,” Hed dleson said Surface applications of magnes ium oxide appear to be more effective in increasing magnes ium content of plants, he added Dolomitic stone applied at noi mal liming rates works very well in building up plant magnesium levels when thoioughly mixed with the soil All faimeis aie uiged to give some attention to the U S Cen sus foims leceived in the mail The 1969 Agucultuial Census is to be taken by mail and the foims aie to be completed and letumed to the Buieau of Cen sus by Febiuaiy 15 Since agu cultuie statistics a±e impoitanl foi many leasons, I’d like to iuge that all faimeis complete these foims as soon as possible and letum them as requested Some folks may be reluctant to lepoit the information that is re quested, but accuiate facts are needed and could be of help to agucultuie DAIRY VAC FOR DEMONSTRATION CALL Paul N. 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