Dr. Guss Conducts Dairy Management Meet in Lancaster
New treatments for IBR were
among the topics covered at a
lively dairy herd management
meeting Tuesday night at the
Farm and Home Center. Dr. Sam
Guss, extension dairy specialist
from Penn State, conducted the
meeting which was attended by
about 40 area dairymen.
Guss said that IBR can be an
expensive disease for milk
producers. New treatments,
especially a recently developed
nasal spray, can keep the
disease under control at a
minimal cost, he pointed out.
New Cooperalors
The Lancaster County Soil and
Water Conservation District
announce the following new
cooperators:
John H. Moss, West Lampeter
Township, 48 acres; Edward E.
Marshall, Colerain Township, 118
acres, and David S. Fisher, Earl
Township, 67 acres.
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These treatments are also ef
fective against shipping fever.
Heifers that were on pasture
last summer should be wormed
Guss said, whether or not they
exhibit symptoms. He pointed out
that it doesn’t pay to worm
mature cows. There are some
worming medicines that can be
administered through feed. Guss
noted, however, that these
wormers should be administered
only to heifers that have been on
a normal feeding programmer at
least several weeks. All animals
should be consuming an equal
amount of feed, so that all get an
equal amount of wormer. Serious
consequences could result from
an animal getting too much of the
medicine.
Anyone who hasn’t done
anything about lice and barn itch
for several years has a problem,
Guss said. He recommended
spraying to eliminate it.
Another problem Guss ob
served, especially locally, is a
high incidence of ring worm. This
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explaining them in the clearest terms.
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without any minimum balance.
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is an unsightly disease and it’s
one which people can contract
from cows. He advised the use of
rubber gloves for any dairymen
attempting to treat their cows for
ring worm.
A covered dish banquet set the
mood for the annual meeting of
the Southeast Pennsylvania
Ayrshire dub recently at the
Brunnerville Fire Hall. The 50
people present were led in
singing folk and patriotic songs
by Mrs. Earl Keifer, ac
companied at the piano by Judy
Young.
During the business meeting
the youth committee, Nelson
Young and James Esbenshade,
reported a successful 4-H
program with several members'
winning top places in regional
and state shows.
Clifford Day, vo-ag teacher at
Garden Spot High School, New
Holland, introduced three out
standing boys with Ayrshire
projects. Robert Campbell was
the Dairy Efficiency Award
winner" for the Atlantic region,
comprised of 13 states. Ray
Martin was the winner of the 1971
Ayrshire calf and Don Weaver
was the winner of the 1972 Ayr
shire calf. These calves were
given for outstanding dairy
projects in the Lancaster
countywide contest. All three
project winners told about their
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Milton Brubaker Ayrshire Club Pres.
Lancaster Farming, Saturday. December 2,1972
Touching on the poor quality
feed currently available locally,
Guss said it might be a good idea
to consider vitamin injections.
Freshening heifers, particularly,
might benefit from combination
progress as Ayrshire breeders.
Gary Rutter, Pennsylvania
Youth director, told of the state
wide work with the youth
program. Five calves donated by
Pennsylvania breeders put $BOO
in the Youth treasury, which
should enable Pennsylvania to
have a good youth program for
1973.
The club voted to pay for
subscriptions to the Ayrshire
Digest for 15 area FFA Chapters.
The group also voted to sponsor
the Ayrshire Junior Get-of-Sire
class at the Pennsylvania All
American Dairy Show.
Election of officers was held.
The following is the results of the
election:
Milton Brubaker, Lititz,
president; Charles Gable,
Elverson, vice-president;
Kennard Henley, Cochranville,
secretary-treasurer. Elected as
directors, were: Robert Camp
bell, Narvon; James Esben-
shade, Quarryville, and Albert
Wilson, Elizabethtown.
Highlight of the evening was a
slide presentation of the World
Ayrshire Conference held in
Finland. Mr. and Mrs. Earl
shots of A, D and E vitamins.
These should be administered
about three weeks before
freshening and again three weeks
after.
One precaution should be ob
served in giving injections, Guss
said. That is to give the shots in
the withers or other loose muscle
rather than in the rump. He
pointed out that if a cow should
for some reason end up in the
butcher shop soon after an in
jection, a black spot on the rump
could cause the condemnation of
the entire carcass.
Keefer and Mr. and Mrs. Nelson
Young attended the conference.
Ayrshires comprise about 80
per cent of the dairy population of
Finland. The Finnish Ayrshire
cattle are higher in butterfat test
than their U.S. counterpart.
Farms in Finland are rather
small in size, about 20 to 60 acres.
Dairy feeds grown are wheat,
oats and hay, with some grass
harvested as grass silage on a
few farms.
Fix-It Tip
Linseed oil is an old
fashioned item that can com
pete with the modern mir
acle products.
Linseed oil is an excellent
preservative for wood. Wipe
it on garden tool handles to
keep them from drying out.
Treat wooden hammer
handles with the oil and the
head will not become loose.
Mix two parts of linseed oil
with one part turpentine and
use this excellent preserva
tive on outdoor wooden fur
niture. This same mixture
may be used ojn window sills
to help them withstand the
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