Air Pollution Hits County Farmers
Air pollution, already costing
Pennsylvania farmers millions of
dollars a year, will almost ccr
talnly gel worse in the future.
And the impact of pollution i*
centered in southeastern Penn
sylvania.
Already Lancaster Count)
farmeis, particularly tobacco
growers, are suffering from air
pollution.
That was the warning of Craig
Weidensaul, of the Pennsylvania
Center for Air Environment
Studies, at the annual Lancaster
County Crops and Soils Day
meeting Tuesday at the Farm
and Home Center His comments
were based on a statewide survey
last year, the first of its kind in
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"A Registered Holstein cow owned by J. Mowery Frey Jr,
Beaver Valley Pike, Lancaster, completed the highest 305 day lac
tation. Julie produced 21,032 pounds of milk, 943 pounds of but
terfat with a 4 5 per cent test
Second high was completed by a Registered Hol
stein cow owned by J Mowery Frey Jr, Beaver Valley Pike, Lan
caster. Johanna produced: 21,153 pounds of milk, 908 pounds of
butterfat with 3 4 3 per cent test
The herd of Samuel F Sauder, Narvon R D 1, had the high
est daily butterfat average This herd of 35.0 Registered and
Grade Holstein cows produced 53 2 pounds of milk, 2 07 pounds of
butterfat, with a 3 9 per cent test.
The herd of Ralph Myers, Manheim R D 3, placed second
This herd of 55 9 Registered and Grade Holstein cows pxoduced
50 6 pounds of milk, 2 00 pounds of butterfat with a 4 0 per cent
test.
FIRST 305 DAYS OF LACTATION WITH 640 OR MORE LBS,
Owner - Name Breed
J. Mowery Fiey Jr
Julie
Johanna
Louann
Harry L. Troop
Abby
Titus B. Stoner
Wanda
Nancy
Hiram S. Aungst
Katy
Marty
Fred Crider
Cora
Myra
C Robert Greider
Kate
Sheila
Echo
Ethel
Pat
John C. Metzler
Pauline
Bonnie
Elmer S Myers
Reddie
Richard H Hess
Gracous
Della
Arthur P Sweigait
Sugar
Harry G Kreider
Josepha
Gay
Alta
Jay E. Landis
Kingpin RH
Nathan G Stoltzfus
Posch RH
Kay RH
Little RH
the nation, to determine the im
pact of air pollution on vegeta
tion.
Weidensaul said the state sur
vey was done after Leland Bull,
Pennsylvania agriculture secre
tary, wanted to know how much
crop damage results each year
from air pollution.
It was found such information
d’dn’t exist for Pennsylvania,
and it wasn’t available from any
other state
Weidensaul said his study pro
jected about $3 million a year of
damage to farm crops, including
vegetables and fruit. But total
damage to vegetation was valued
at $ll to $l2 million
He emphasized these figmes
OF BUTTERFAT
Age, Days
RH
RH
RH
305
305
305
96
14-3
7-4
RH
305
44
GrH
RH
305
303
7-5
62
RH
RH
305
305
RG
RG
, 305
305
4-
2-8
28
56
5-
GrH
305
305
305
305
305
RH
RH
RH
RH
6-11
85
305
305
RH
RH
GiH
305
10-1
7-8
305
243
RH
RH
GiH
305
6-
6-11
7-
305
305
305
RH
RH
GrH
3-4
305
7-6
66
9-2
305
305
305
LANCASTER
COUNTY
DHIA
MONTHLY
REPORT
Milk Test Fat
21,032
21,153
18,165
45
43
44
20,688
21,022
21,153
22,126
17,715
39
38
17,907
14,069
47
50
19,748
16,605
15,047
16,477
18,385
42
43
46
41
37
21,557
22,612
20,539
21,107
15,004
18,509
19,305
16,845
17,137
42
38
38
17,714
47
44
4 I
16 526
16,230
17,245
aie very tentative and based on
limited research A more thor
ough look after a more concen
tiatcd research effort might turn
up losses considerably greater,
he said.
The east coast is in about the
same condition in terms of pol
lution as the Los Angeles area
in 1948, he said. Los Angeles is
considered one of the most high
ly polluted areas in the country
In comparing the east coast to
Los Angeles. Weidensaul indicat
ed the future may hold the same
prospect for this part of the
country if something isn’t done
about pollution
Lancaster County and the rich
agricultural lands m southeast-
Breed
RH
RH
Loren L Zimmerman
Noima RH
Clarence H Harnish
Lois RG
Firefly RG
Lin Mae RG
David S Lapp
Naomi GrH
Owner
Locust
Ellen
Samuel F King
Janet
~ Brownie
M Irvin Eberly
Polly
Maurice F. Welk
Alta GrH
Stephen J Stoltzfus
Pearl GrH
Mervin Nissley
30
RH
Samuel M Martin Jr
Jill GrH
Elvin Hess Jr
Dot RH
Janice RH
Robert F & Joan B Book
Melody RH
Cora RH
Iris RH
Sandy RH
Lou RH
Levi K Stoltzfus
Mamie
Dale E Hiestand
Star
Albert E Fry
Iris
John K Stoltzfus
Ann
Lloyd Wolf
Maid
Silkey
Ezra M Martin
Gail
Daniel E Trimble
Blacky
Rose
Ellis D Kreider
Clover
Sadie
Linda
J Floyd Kreider
Queen
Jacob S Stoltzfus
Fannie
Ronda
V Feiry Rohrer
Ada
Nell
Clarence M Muny
Lass RH
Robert W Ulrich & Son
Ella GrJ
Glenn C Hershey
Louise RH
Harvey W Stoltzfus
Nettie RH
John P Lapp
Becky
Wilbur N Eib
21 RH
J Elwood Longenecker
Dewdrop RH
Jay C Garbei
E Cilee
G Yalta
Reuben Z Smoker
i Peggy
943
908
801
886
860
654
856
676
836
701
822
713
689
677
673
820
817
'Bl7
811
681
806
803
648
643
792
783
721
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ern Pennsylvania already are
hardest hit by pollution and if
the pollution level continues to
lise it could be "very detrimen
tal” to agriculture, he said.
Terming southeastern Pennsyl
vania "the best agricultural land
m the state and one of the best
potential agricultural areas in
the country,” Weidensaul indicat
ed the bright agricultural future
could be snuffed out by pollution
He said Lancaster County to
bacco already has been hit by
pollution. The study team “found
oxidant damage to every tobacco
crop” that was visited
Arnold G. Lueck, associate ag
ricultural agent of the county ex
tension service, who moderated
Days
305
305
Age
34
6-3
6-2
4-11
4-7
8-0
7-5
7-11
GrH
GrH
GrH
3-10
7-5
6-1
5-5
4-
5-
4-9
6-
7-11
RH
5 11
RH
RH
RH
RH
RH
RH
GrH
GrH
65
9-9
5-11
GrH
GrH
GrH
RH
GrH
RH
RH
RH
106
5.10
GrH
RH
RH
GrH 5-1 305 17,597
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 28,1970-47
SECOND SECTION
Milk Test Fat
15,704 4 5 706
17,740 3 8 676
305
19,820
305
305
305
14,788
12.802
13,148
52
52
50
19,268
305
305
305
17,736
15,393
305
20,299
305
39
19,257
18,531
305
20,950
305
16,614
305
17,725
15,035
305
305
41
39
37
39
41
17,969
18,544
19,238
18,066
16,642
305
305
305
305
305
16,300
305
16,197
305
20,911
305
17,865
305
17,843
17,003
41
39
305
288
18,838
305
18,163
16,371
40
40
305
305
40
39
46
18,190
18,314
14,713
305
305
305
21,831
305
19,742
17,876
301
283
19,798
19,569
305
305
20,104
303
11,799
305
16,153
44
305
18,867
305
39
17,967
305
18,124
305
17,853
305
18,324
15.023
305
305
the Crops and Soils Day program
and accompanied Weidensaul on
the tobacco surveys said eight to
10 county tobacco fields were
visited. “Every one showed some
(pollution) damage,” Lueck said.
Weidensaul conceded he
doesn’t know what the tobacco
damage means in terms of lower*
mg the grade or quality of the
tobacco 01 in terms of dollars
lost to farmers
That’s the kind of issue that
needs further study, he indicated.
Although there aie numerous
types of pollutants, including
chemicals, which can kill or
weaken plants, the particular
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Facts
Dairymen
Should
Know
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By: Victor Plastow
Associate Agricultural Agent
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By: Victor Plastow
Associate Agricultural Agent
WINTER DYSENTERY
Sometimes referred to as winter
scours. The contributing cause
of this disease is not clear, eith
er a virus or a vibrio are pro
bably involved.
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690
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676
The symptoms are sudden
acute diarrhea that spreads
through the herd Calves under
one year old are usually not af
fected.
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The means of spreading is pos
sibly airborne as droplet infec
tion and contaminated feed.
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It is a stress related disease and
almost non-existent in cold, loose
housing
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Ventilation should first be cor
rected when herds regularly
come down with the problem.
Anti-biotic treatment may be
useful.
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FREE STALL BARN VENT
ILATION Points to consider:
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708
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1 Keep barns cold to prevent
moisture condensation.
2. Insulation and ventilation
are too costly compared with ob
tainable results
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3 All aieas should be roofed
to protect against snow, rain
and wind
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4 Bains may be open on one
side (away fiom winds)
5 Or they may be enclosed, but
uninsulated with openings under
eaves and at loof udge
6 Eave openings to be at least
six (6) inches and continuous
fiom one end to the other on
both sides Windy side may have
to be restricted in size
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7 Ridge vent may be a six (6)
inch slot coveied with a metal
cupula Commeicial ventilators
may be used, but aie more cost
ly
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8 Fans set high in the gable
may be used in place of the ridge
vent Fan will be moie costly,
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