26 —Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 7, 1972 LV* by MARY LEE THOMPSON If you’ve been turning your nose up at plastic furniture, do take another look, for plas tics are now ranging through all price lines. Students, newly marrieds, families on a budget, and lovers of bright modern home decor are find ing plastics more and more appealing. The plastics field is actu ally vast, including many types of products from the carpets on your floor to ac cessories throughout the home, as well as various types of furniture. The biggest problem is learning about the different types of plastics and what to look for when you shop. Fortunately, it’s not neces sary to be able to tell poly vinylchloride from ABC (short for acrylonite-buta diene-styrene) or any of the other complex names. Main things to look for are heavy gauge plastics (higher quali ties are heavier), smoothly finished edges, flawless sur faces, and even textures. Most homemakers know how practical laminated table tops and leather-look vinyl chairs and sofas are. They may be less familiar with the fact that some upholstered furniture has an interior shell of plastic. For these purposes and others, plastics are strong, durable, scratch resistant, and they won’t rot or mildew. MYER'S METERED Wgp GAS SERVICE, INC. PwS PIG BROODERS CHICK BROODERS GAS SPACE HEATERS & FURNACES CHECK OUR PRICE ON AUTOMATIC BULK DELIVERY OF L.P. GAS P.O. BOX 71 MANHEIM, PA. 17545 Telephone (717) 665-3588 Feedlot Heifers Feedlot heifers gain faster and more efficiently if fed an estrous suppressant. Estrous heifers attempting to mount one another is a main reason for their less efficient weight gain as com pared to steers under the same management. ARS nutritionist Hudson A. Glimp and geneticist Larry V. Cundiff conducted studies at the U.S. Meat Animal Research Center, Clay Center, Neb., that showed the addition of melengestrol acetate (MGA) to the diets of heifers improved their feedlot performance by 7 to 10 percent. MGA is a synthetic hormone which supresses heat. Five hundred and forth-seven yearlings and 2-year-old Hereford and Angus heifers were used to compare three treat ments: (1) an ear implant con taining 120 milligrams (mg) testosterone and 24 mg diethylstilbestrol (DES); (2) an ear implant containing 120 mg testosterone and 24 mg DES plus There are some 12 major plastics families, and they fall into two basic categories: Thermoplastic and thermo set. The former is extremely sensitive and can be melted , down and reformed. Finished products can be damaged easily if subjected to great heat. Thermosets, however, are not as sensitive and can’t be returned to the original form. The most common thermoset plastics are the polyurethanes used in both rigid and flexible forms, polyesters, melamine, and phenolics. 0.40 mg MCA fed daily, and (3) 0.04 mg MCA fed daily. Result showed that heifers fed only the MCA had a significantly faster rate of gain than those on the other two treatments. Cattle gained 3.10, 3.06, and 3.20 pounds Silver Spurs Reschedules Junior Show The Silver Spurs 4-H Horse and Pony club has rescheduled its junior show at John Click’s, Bareville, to Saturday, October 7 starting at 12 noon. There will be english and western classes. The show is open to all youths who are 18 years old as of January 1, 1972 and younger. Further information may be obtained by calling 626-7869. Hy Neighbors ”noO| (l* “You sent for me?” Tbpdress for profit with Agrico Agrico provides the right fer tilizers plus convenient spreading service to make your hay and pastures pay dividends. A century of service to grow on Call Now Your Local AGRICO OR STOP AT . . . LANCASTER AGRICO CHURCHTOWN AGRICO SERVICE CENTER SERVICE CENTER 1661 Rohrerstown Road Route 23 QUARRYVILLE A6RICO SERVICE CENTER v.y.v.v,v.v.vv.v.y.y,v.v.\v ’North cti Gain with MG A per day for treatments 1,2, and 3, respectively. Heifers receiving the testosterone-DES implant and MCA dressed slightly higher (60.60 percent) than did those receiving only MCA (59.75 percent). Differences in carcass traits did not show consistent treatment effects. Feeding MCA to heifers is a WALTER BINKLEY & SON 0 RD4 Lititz. Pa. 17543 WHEEL DISC Farm Tools Division PITTSBURGH 5 Ft. to 12 ft. Models WALTER BINKLEY & SON Fertilizer can give forage crops stronger roots, sturdier growth, plus improved regrowth and in creased protein content for better feed value. This means more yields, better feed and more profit for you. Call or visit your Agrico Serv ice Center for the right fertilizer and prompt spreader service. Do it today, and cash in on the po tential profit in your hay and pastures. _ Agricod Chemical Company One of the Williams Companies irqN Street . ' practical and inexpensive way of increasing efficiency when feeding large numbers of heifers penned together. However, Dr. Glimp does not recommend this method when feeding heifers penned with steers since they and feeds would have to be separated. MGA should not be given to steers. Ph. 717-626-4705 Dealer .VV* -V^Ay*-
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