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interfering with business, it
should be done.”
The Cost Factor
The cost of correcting agricul
tural waste conditions will be
heavy, Hetricfc pointed out, and
cannot be shouldered entirely by
the farmer.
“The. benefits of all agricul
tural waste management pro
grams need to be carefully
weighed against their costs,”
said Dr. Gilbert H Porter, direc
tor of research for Agway Inc.
“It must be' recognized that
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the close margins now being
realized by most faimers and
agribusiness fums will permit
minimal absorption of increased
costs. The consumer of the
products of agriculture must be
prepared to bear higher prices ”
New laws relating to environ
mental quality, he said, must be
based on sound research and
must be flexible enough to ade
quately handle emergencies.”
Richard W. Eldredge, a pro
fessional engineer of West Ches
ter, told the group that research
must produce “new methods or
products in such a manner that
waste quantities are not created
and the present waste burden
will be reduced ”
New concepts of solid waste
managemnt, he declared, must
be researched and developed to
mitigate the anticipated higher
costs required to reduce enyiro
niental impact created by the
generation of these wastes. Re
use and lecycle appears to be
the only alternative to wasting ”
Speaking at the closing ses
sion, Dr Robert White-Stephens,
chairman of the Bureau of Con
servation and Environmental
Science at Rutgers University,
cautioned that “for Amenca,
the hardest task in improving
the environment lies in the
radical changes required in its
sense of values Today, nothing
less than survival is at stake
The problem is to get enough
people to realize this blunt
truth while theie is still time to
act.”
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“dramatic reduction” in cholera
cases. Dr. Forney said.
But he cautioned local farm
eis not to ease up in their con
cern about hog cholera and to
continue to take the usual pre
cautions to avoid it.
Pennsylvania is still requir
ing serum for incoming swine
from other states. The serum
must be administered within
five days of arrival of the an
imals This requirement will
continue until it is felt that hog
cholera is under control in the
surrounding states, he said,
although the requirement may
be dropped after the disease is
under control in the neighboring
states
Recently the recommended
serum dosage was increased by
about 50 per cent to increase
the effectiveness and provide
for undei-dosage and seepage
The state is also asking that if
swine aie being imported from
areas known to have cholera,
such as Virginia, North Caiohna,
Missouri, and Texas, that per
mission be obtained before im
porting
If a case of cholera is found
in the future, the past procedure
of quarantine and destruction
of exposed animals would con
tinue
Di. Forney emphasized the im
portance to the farmer of re-
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porting suspected cholera cases
to avoid wholesale spread of the
disease If not contained, it can
spread like wild fire, he said.
He also noted that when cholera
is detected, the farmer gets
reimbursed only for those an
imals still living at the time
officials are called in to inspect
the animals.
Dr. Forney advised farmers
to contact a veterinarian or reg
ulatory person as soon as any
swine sickness of any kind
occurs Early detection is im
portant, he emphasized
Imported animals should also
be placed under quanntine The
isolation or quarantine period
was increased recently from 30
to 60 days because some out
breaks weie found to be occur
ring after about 45 days
Di. Forney said Pennsylvania
may apply to the USDA for
phase four status in its hog
cholera eradication program
soon If the state goes for one
year without choleia in phase
four, it would apply foi free
status
Any buyer having questions
about infected states or other
information can call Dr Forney
at Harrisburg 787-5333
Dr. J B. Stauffer, state vet
erinarian who works out of ‘Lan
caster and Middletown, confirm
ed Dr. Forney’s advice.
In addition, he suggested' that
buying pigs locally can “elimin
ate quite a bit of exposure,” but
he noted that there aren’t
enough local pigs to meet the
demand.
When buying out of state pigs.
Dr. Stauffer said, the buyer
should see a copy of the seller’s
cut-of-state health chart.
The 60 day quarantine period
should be observed, since farm
ers can now get the full price
of their animals reimbursed
when cholera is detected. Most
farmers now report the disease,
he noted.
■He concluded “If the individ
ual farmer goes about it right,
cholera shouldn’t be much of a
problem ”
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