The icply of ‘Uncle Dudley” in a recent edition of Nation’s Agriculture to an irate anti chcmical reader concerned about the future of her two children is woi th noting Dudley said of the two childien- “They are likely the healthiest little girls mankind has ever seen, with the possible exception of a few girls in Sweden, Switzer land and Norway. “They will grow up with little feai of diseases which once k lled a high peicentage of chil dien “They will live longer than hu mans have ever been puvileged to live (which has always been Strength, Performance, Dependability. You’ve got'em all with VAN DALE’S NEW TRAVELING BUNK FEEDER. Van Dale's SCF-1400 is the traveling r ”1 feeder to put you on the track to fast- } I er, more profitable operations. 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This frees people fiom glowing vegetables so that they can build cars, television sets, bathrooms “In view of this, can you really condemn oui scientists and our chemical industiy and our coun tiy9 It seems to me a pietty good place to live,” he said lie continued, “I am happy that organic gardencis don’t have to buy an ounce of fertilizer or insecticides No faimer will disagiee with the punciples of organic farming, but the idea that he could find enough vege tation to cover fields with three inches of compost is straight out ol fairyland ” While noting the benefits of having agncultural pests taken caie of by then natural enemies, he said, “If all the organic gar deners in the nation saved all their crops for the city of Chicago, people would be starv ing m the “windy city” within a week’s time I “I truly am glad that you and your neighbors aie interested in pi electing oui envnonment We just want you to examine all the evidence critically, and tiy to decide what is piaclical and true ” Apple Referendum Set State apple gioweis will vote on whether they wish to con tinue an apple maiketmg pro gram which they adopted thiee years ago The lefemndum will be held May i, with 440 pioduceis with 500 01 moie trees each receiving ballots Ballots must be returned to the department of aguculture, Harrisburg, by noon May 21 Producer s will vote on whether to continue the present assess ment of three cents per hundred weight on apples sold for the fresh maiket and one cent on apples sold foi processing for promotion of the sale and use of Pennsylvania giown apples , CALEB M. WENGER Drumore Center R. D. 1, Quarryville, Pa. Phone 548-2116 VAN DALE J Lancaster Funning. Saturday. April 2 r i. 1!)7D How to Stop Losses From Each Spnng, danymen acioss the state lose business because of the wild garlic plant which proliferates in open fields It is the largest icason milk is in jected for being off-flavor. The loss today often is com pounded because of bulk tank handling, and if gaihc flavois should get into the milk as much as two day’s supply can be lost Intel state Milk Pioduceis Co opeiative says the pioblem can be eliminated in two ways Fust, propei glazing manage ment, and second, eliminating garlic fiom pastuies Management tips inc’ude Keep cows off ot pasture un til glass and clovei aie five to six inches high Because gaihc comes up first, placing cows on pastuie too soon can cause tnem to eat gaihc because nothing else is available Feed plenty of hay, silage and giam just befoie the cows go on pastuie Keep hay in the lack in the pastuie at all tunes Clip tall garlic fiom heavily infested pastuies, and glazing with dry cows and heifers be foie tinning milk cows in to feed Keep gaihc eating cows and heifers out of the same bam as those milking The bieaths of the contaminated cows will effect milk flavor Allow milk cows on pastuie only a shoit time, increasing time out ovei a period of sev eral weeks Place milk cows removed from pasture in a two or three acre lot or well ventilated bam Feed milk cows a little diy, feed, with plenty of watei avail able. I Milk Garlic The only good alternative is to develop a longiange spiav ing progiam to eliminate gaihc fiom fields entnely If theie is any suspicion that theie is gaihc flavor in milk, it should be inspected carefully Even a very light flavor can cause the milk to be lejected. BIG SPRAYER PERFORMANCE BimnNUHEi Myers Du All Spray Pumps available in 2,3, 4, 6. 10 and 12 g p m sizes— pressure range 0 to 500 p s i —power takeoff or engine powered Positive displacement insures full capacity at all pressure settings. Let us show you the many built m quality features of the Myers Du All Spray Pumps, now on display ati LESTER A. SINGER Lancaster County’s Only Dealer Specializing in Sprayer Sales & Service Ronks, Pa. Myers 27 687-6712
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