Maryland
Maryland has been'officially
certified ‘‘Hog Cholera Free” by
the United States Department of
Agriculture.
State Veterinarian Dr. T.A.
Ladson said the Hog Cholera
Free status means savings of
hundreds of thousands of dollars
a year, better prices for con
sumers, expanded export swine
trade, increased intrastate trade,
and improved and upgraded
swine herds for Maryland.
No case of the highly con
tagious, disastrous swine disease
has been detected in Maryland
for more than a year, according
to State Board of Agriculture
Animal Health Department (AH-
D) officials.
As recently as 1969, 91 herds,
totaling oyer 16,000 animals,
valued at over $600,000 gas to be
destroyed to prevent spread of
this dread swine disease in
Maryland.
The Maryland Hog Cholera
Control Team received one of
only 10 USDA “Distinguished
Service Awards” given in the
nation for its work in bringing
that 1969 outbreak under control
without a disastrous spread to
other states. The team was cited
for “excellence in service to
agriculture, the state, and the
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nation in averting a major
disease epidemic and agri
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-Maryland is the 26th state to
achieve the “free” status-well in
advance of the December 1972
target date for elimination of the
disease in the U.S. under the
USDA’s National Hog Cholera
Eradication Program.
Dr. Ladson said the ac
complishment of ridding the state
of this highly destructive animal
Apply Fertilizer in Fall
Lime, phosphorus and potash
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months.
This is because at this time of
year the soil is firm and suffers
less from heavy spreading
equipment, explains Max Smith,
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Since plant nutrient levels in
the soil are always low at the end
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disease “is a tribute to the out
standing cooperation and effort
of many people and
organizations—the swine
growers, the Maryland Pork
Producers Association, the
practicing veterinarians, the
Cooperative Extension Service,
the University of Maryland
Animal Science Department,-
and, of course, the State Board of
Agriculture and USDA Animal
Health Departments that
directed the program.”
However, Pennsylvania soils
vary widely in fertility. This
makes soil tests necessary for the
most efficient crop production.
The point is that your farm
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The best fertilizer recom
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test is low compared with the
increased profits from properly
fertilized crops.
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 23,1971
Egg Men, Heart Doctor Meet
“We generally had a very
satisfactory meeting with Dr.
Campbell Moses, medical
director of American Heart
Association. He listened intently
to questions we raised. He ad
vanced some explanations for the
AHA position. I’m sure neither
side convinced the other. But we
did develop a better un
derstanding,” commented
Blanton Smith, chairman of the
National Commission on Egg
Nutrition, following a two-hour
conference recently in New York
City.
The committee, through its
chairman, posed several
carefully structured J jestions.
Dr. Moses and his I itritional
advisors were first inf( med that
the committee in" no way
questioned the physician-patient
relationship.
The committee did express
deep concern over the braod
nutritional recommendations
made to the total population m
the absence of scientific proof
The committee did learn:
- Eggs are indicted solely
because of their high
cholesterol content and not
because of the saturated
fatty acids.
-- The National Dairy Council
has a “scientific observer”
who meets with the Nutrition
Committee of the AHA.
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- The egg industry might be
invited to also have an ob
server.
-- Recommendations on
dietary cholesterol (and use
of eggs) are based on “best
clinical judgment”
(physician’s observations),
as there is no absolute
scientific proof that dietary
cholesterol is harmful.
- Most dietary studies are
not structured to set dietary
intake of cholesterol out
separately from other known
risk factors.
- Intake of cholesterol above
900 ppm daily show no
measurable effects because
the intake is excessive.
The medical and
nutritional professions do not
yet know how to manipulate
body or systemic cholesterol,
but believe they can control
total cholesterol by
manipulating dietary
cholesterol.
Dr Moses said the Heart
Association disclaimed any part
in the Stamler appearance on the
Mike Wallace TV show of April
27. They had no prior knowledge
of the show.
Dr. Moses also expressed
surprise at the immediate effect
of such performances on egg
sales. When it was explained that
egg producers are losing $l3 to
$25 million dollars per week
because of the concerted
cholesterol attacks, he reminded
the committee that this was the
first time a group representing
the egg industry had brought the
matter to their attention.
“Moses assured the committee
that there would be a careful
review of AHA'recommendations
by their Nutrition Committee late
in October,” concluded Smith.
Feed Grain Program
To Be Outlined Early
Feed grain and cotton
programs for 1972 will be an
nounced very soon to give far
mers more time to make im
portant decisions about planting
and agricultural financing,
Under Secretary of Agriculture
J. Phil Campbell told the 11th
Annual State Convention of the
Texas Association of ASCS
County Employees recently -
Speaking during the morning
session of the convention,
Campbell said programs for
corn, milo, barley, and cotton will
be finally formulated after
program planners have had a
chance to review the October 12
Crop Report.
“As soon as we have had a
chance to look at the October
Crop Report and get a better idea
of the final production we can
expect during the 1971 crop year,
we can make necessary decisions
on what should be done next year
to control production where
needed, accelerate production in
some cases and stabilize prices,“
the Under Secretary explained.
“Announcing details of the 1972
program this early will give
farmers as well as local ASCS
office employees more time to
make vital decisions as to
acreages and production for the
coming year,” he added. “We
realize that last year the
program was announced late
because Congress was late in
passing the Agricultural Act of
1970 and this produced problems
for farmers and ASCS employees
as well.”
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