-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 12,1971 6 Anthrax Disease in Cattle Is a Thing of the Past - - Almost Small-fry cowboys may be dis appointed to learn that Main land's folklore never included the lomance of cattle trails in the Old West And modern-day writers of television Westerns pi obably aren’t aware that even real-life seasoned cowboy s on cattle drives often had to turn their heads the other way to avoid the ugly sight and stench of rotting car casses resulting fiom wildfire epidemics of killer diseases like blackleg and anthrax Except where conservationists (have preserved short stretches, the cattle trails have long dis appeared And the dreaded cattle-killer epidemics have been considered so well under control that vaccrnes for them are even somewhat difficult to obtain 4-H Calendar Saturday, June 12 Nebraska 4-H’ers visit Lancas ter County Monday, June 14 12 30 pm. Meiry Maids 4-H Club, Martin Meylm Junior High School Camp Kanesatake, June 14-18 Tuesdaj, June 15 Bergstiasse 4-H Club 9am meeting 7 pm—Gaiden Spot Commun ity 4-H Club meeting, Gir vm’s Greenhouse, 17 W Mam St, Leola, and J Donald Myer’s farm, 410 Wil low Road 730 p m —4-H Guernsey Club, ■ Clark Coates farm, Notting ham RD2 8 pm —4-H County Council meeting, Farm and Home Center. Elizabethtown Donegal 4-H Club, home of Harold Ney. Wednesday, June 16 10 am—4-H Strawbeiry Exhibit and Roundup, Farm and Home Center Landisville 4-H Sewing Club meeting Ayrshire, Jersey. Brown Swiss meeting, James Mai tin farm, Stevens RDI Thursday, June 17 Ipm —4-H Ti actoi tour of New Holland Division, meet at Farm and Home Centei Subscribe Now We know many of oui readers regularly read a fuend’s or relative’s copy of our publication. We don’t mind We appre ciate all our readers But we wonder if everyone realizes how easy it is to re ceive our publication On a yeaily subset iption in Lancaster County, the cost is less than foui cents a week On a two-year subscription in Lancaster County, it’s less than three cents a week Because mailing rates are higher for out-of-county sub scriptions, we have to charge more But out-of county read ers can get the papei deliver ed every week for a yearly subscription which costs less than six cents a week and a two year subscription for less than five cents a week Think about it In these times of high and rising costs, we’ie suie you can’t find a better bargain anywhere Call us at 394 3047 or 626- 2191 Or wnte to Lancaster Farming, P 0. Box 266, Lit- But, guess what’ Anthrax is still around And a one-farm outbreak of it has occurred twice in the last 3Vz years in an un likely spot like Maryland’s East ern Shoie far lemoved from the legendary cattle trails According to Dr Robert C. Hammond, University of Mary land Extension veterinarian, anthrax was diagnosed by a lo cal veterinarian recently in a Kent County dairy herd The diagnosis was confirmed by State Boaid of Agriculture ani mal health laboratories at both Cenh-eville and College Park The case was repoited to the Maryland State Department of Health, and milk from the affect ed herd was prevented from go ing into market channels for hu man consumption during a three week period. Anthrax in animals is a form of septicemia or blood poison ing causing an acute infec tious fever and malignant skin caibuncle. Dr Hammond com mented in a recent interview It is often fatal, but animals can be saved with antibiotics, if therapy is begun in time Anthrax can also be transmit ted to man One form of the malady in humans is wool sor ter’s disease, which affects the lungs, pioducing a fatal form of pneumonia Can a 1971 farmer afford 1920 buildings? s f - v Send coupon for more information on buildings I would like more information on: □ Dairy buildings □ Poultry buildings □ Horse buildings □ Equipment storage buildings □ Crop storage buildings □ General-purpose buildings □ Commercial buildings □ Garages v □ Agway Financing Plan How did anthrax get to Maiy land and particularly the Eastern Shore’ Dr Hammond believes the answer is found m the nature of the organisms which produce the disease These rod-shaped bacteria form spores which can live in the soil for hundreds of years When conditions of humidity, temperature and ground mois ture are right, they become ac tive. One theory holds that an thrax-producing spores are asso ciated with low spots in a pas ture where vegetation dies and becomes rotted The anthrax spores were, prob ably transported to Maryland in hone meal used for fertilizer July 5 Is Trading Dote For Egg Clearinghouse The Board of Directors of Egg Clearinghouse, Inc, met June 2 at Avalon, New Jersey. The Boaid announced the offi cial opening of the St Louis Office on June 7. Membership applications are being accepted for approval at this time Trading will officially begin July 5. 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There’s no obligation. prior to the advent of modernstrategic loations around the chemical fertilizers Bone meal country to maintain constants and tankage are still used b> vigilance. These exotic disease gardeners and livestock feeders, specialists have the mission of but modern heat treatment tern- keeping isolated outbreaks ol peratures used nowadays are old-time killer diseases like high enough to kill the organ- the anthrax outbreak in Kenti isms. County from ever again reach* The original Kent County out- e P ldemic Proportions, break in September 1967 was The federal veterinariai associated with excavation in an charged with such surveillance old site following a barn fire, for Maryland and surrounding Dr. Hammond noted. states is located at the USDA’a U.S. Department of Agricul- Agricultural Research Center tuie veterinarians are spotted m Beltsville. - - V Name Address County Send to 1027 Dillerville Road TRY A CLASSIFIED AD! ,0 yOU ’UMV£/l AGWAY, INC Lancaster Supply Center Lancaster, Pa. 17603 or Call 717-397-4761 Ask for Fred Kerim or Harold Kinsey Farm Systems Salesman . Student Q Post Office State Zip Phone ' ■*!( I, I 5
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