6—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 20,1971 Horses Need Yearly Dental Checkup, Veterinarian Advises Do your horses’ teeth need a check-up’ To pi event senous tooth piob lems, a horse’s teeth should be checked each year, accoiding to Dr RobertC Hammond, Uni versity of Maryland Extension veterinarian Horses’ teeth natmally wear off so unevenly that after a time chewing hay and oats may become a painful expeiience. Sharp enamel edges lemam on the outside on the upper mol ars, cutting the inside of the cheeks, while the lower teeth dvelop sharp points on the in side, cutting the tongue When this occuis, some horses refuse to eat, some eat only sparingly, while other hold their head to one side while chewing Colic and indigestion often follow impropei chew-. ing. A veterinarian can correct this situation by floating tor filing off) -the sharp enamel points and edges This is done with a special instrument call ed a float Usually no anesthesia and only a minimum of re straint is required, Dr. Ham mond explains For many years, horse-owners have used the incisor teeth to tell the age of horses. The first pair of permanent teeth come in at three years of age, exhibit ing cups in the wearing surface These cups last about three years By the time the second set erupts at four years of age, the cups in the first set aie ore third worn out. When the third and final pair show up at five years of age, the first set is two-thirds gone and the second set is one-third gone. An experienced horseman can thus tell the age of the horse quite readily At five yeais of gae, all the peimanent teeth are piesent sustain top production with the BABCOCK B-300 Keeping production up... costs down, .istheprotitkeyinpoultry operations And more and more records on commercial flocks of Babcock B-300's...“The Busi nessman’s Bird”.. showsus tamed production of top qualify eggs., often with an additional 20 to 30 eggs per bird housed over other strains. Come in... look at the records and the B-300 ...“The Businessman’s Bird”. BABCOCK FARMS, INC. Telephone (717) 626-8561 and the horse is said to have a full mouth As me norse matures and finally reaches old age, the in- AERIAL LADDER EQUIP! FARM PAINTERS WE USE QUALITY PAINT. WE SPRAY IT ON AND BRUSH IT IN. Free Estimates HENRY K. FISHER 2322 Old Phila. Pike Lancaster. Pa. 17602 Phone 717-393-6530 St > * I _|T-\ ’ \ ''* I , , ■-■; % f< Vvyv >wk w —•<>-- l -v-v--» J --i-.i- ,, frntt-‘i"^frmnr.ij*i l * 4* * M Vv’ , \''J ■Mf\W* J j.V cisor teeth meet each other at an increasing angle They also become farther apart This easi- (Continued, on Page 7) AVAILABLE! *» s V »*J'\* *wv «V/v. Now is definitely the time to buy that new car. Selection is great.., prices are attractive... dealers are anxious to do business. And with a Fulton L.C.A.L.—Low Cost Auto Loan—owning the car you want is a breeze. A Fulton auto loan doesn’t only mean low cost ’it means fast, confidential service . . . convenient repayment terms ... personal attention. Walk into any Fulton office. Say “L.C.A.L.". See how quickly they'll arrange the money for that new car... or used car, too. FULTON BANK Keysfone-Harrisburg Office / Third & Calder Sts. 1- It \ o*\ \ \ /Uo \ /vr\S\ r<\ T J Oy \ij . V -••" ‘ ,v ' . ; .C ' V a \ m SERVING LANCASTER AND DAUPHIN COUNTIES WE ARE YOUR DISTRIBUTOR FOR n. MATERNAL ROBOT Automatic Animal Feeding Systems HEISEY FARM SERVICE, Inc. Lawn, Pa. Phone 964-3444 Mount Joy 653-1568 'a i + Member Federal Reserve System / F.D.I.C. f a a a n