—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 18, 1973 36 Electric Subject Prospects of a near-record feed-grain crop, the late planting season, memories of 1972 harvest miseries, and an impending shortage of fuels for harvest and drying operatmgs have combined to spark a high interest in electric gram drying. The first comprehensive book on the subject, Grain Ecology, is the result of years of research, evaluation and on-farm testing of all elements of gram handling, drying and storage. Authored by Sylvester L. Steffen, biological Washington / By U.S. Senator / Dick Schweiker Senate Approves As a new member of the Senate Appropriations Com mittee and its Public Works Subcommittee, I paid close attention to the recently passed 1974 Public Works Appropriations Bill to make certain Pennsylvania projects received their fair share. Although the overall bill reflects much-needed fiscal restraint by cutting appro priations $B6O million from last year, it contains funds for several important projects in Pennsylvania. Let me begin by mention ing one noteworthy project that was not funded —the proposed stub canal between Lake Erie and Youngotown, Ohio. The Public Works Sub committee, with my strong support, decided not to ap prove a $500,000 feasibility study for the stub canal. I oppose his proj'ect because it would be a waste of taxpay ers’ dollars—construction esti mates run upward to $2 bil lion—and it would divert jobs and business away from Erie, Meadville, Sharon and other sections of northwest ern Pennsylvania. I am more than willing to work for worthwhile projects in Penn sylvania, but the stub canal is not one of them. A project in the northwest that was funded is the Lake Erie Wastewater Manage ment program. The bill also contains funds for 10 flood control projects around the state. This is par ticularly critical in light of the damage caused by Hum can Agnes last year, and the serious flooding which struck 17 Pennsylvania counties just last month The funded flood control projects range from the Rays town Lake, Tyrone and Du- Bois projects in the central part of the state, to Blue Marsh Lake near Reading in the east, Tioga-Hammond and Cowanesque in the north, and Chartiers Creek, Wood cock Creek and Union City in the west. To give you an example of the importance of these flood control projects, the Army Corps of Engineers estimates Agnes flood damage would Grain Drying of New Book engineer and vice-president of Harvestall Industries, Inc., New Hampton, lowa, the new book draws practical conclusions from the author’s original research and the work of other authorities. Sub-titled “A Gram-Care Manual for Growers, Marketers and Processors of Cereal Grams”, the book takes a complete look at grain management from moment of harvest through ultimate use, with an eye toward preserving its maximum value. It explains why Flood Controls have been reduced by $345 million had the Tioga-Ham mand and Cowanesques dams been in operation last year. Also included in the new bill is money for the mine subsidence project in the Hill Section of Scranton, and for flood control studies of the Delaware and Susquehanna River Basins The most recent flood control study of the Susquehanna Basin was com pleted-in 1941, five years after the flood of 1936. We must update our knowledge to in clude the new flood of record (1972), which was up to 10 feet higher at some points along the river. Pennsylvania was devas tated by Agnes. It is impera tive that the federal govern ment take all actions possible to help prevent any recur rence of this disaster, and this year’s action by my Sen ate Appropriations Committee is a step forward towards this goal. new AUREOMYCIN SULMET SOLUBLE POWDER Drinking water treatment stops bacterial enteritis (scours) in pigs Two most effective and time tested products— AUREOMYCIN'* and nowcombined in a water soluble formulation Palatable: Readily accepted by swine of all ages. Easy to use: Conven ient drinking water treatment. AVAILABLE FROM YOU FAVORITE ANIMAL HEALTH SUPPLIER the high-heat drying systems in common use today are economically impractical, biologically incorrect and ecologically damaging. The book also explains how managing grain electrically, in grain conditioning bin storage, preserves the biological integrity of the grain, and thus its maximum value. Thoroughly documented with actual test results and more than 70 illustrations and tables, Grain Ecology, is must reading for those who seek maximum return from cereal grains. The 92-page manual is available from the publisher, Reiman Associates, 733 N. Van Buren, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202. Conklin Field Day Slated Conklin Garden Spot Association will hold an open house for farmers next Saturday, August 25, at the Guernsey Sales- Barn, Route 30 east of Lancaster. The open house field day rally will begin at 9:30 a.m. and last until 4:30 p.m. During the day, farmers will be able to witness tractor dynamometer tests, exhaust analyzer tests and small engine tests. Conklin manufacturers lubrication and sanitation products for the home and farm. In the Kitchen PEANUT BUTTER CAKE 1 Pkg. (ISVz-oz.) yellow cake mix 2 eggs 1 cup water I h. cup creamy or chunk style peanut butter Mix together cake mix, eggs, water and peanut butter in large bowl of electric mix er 5 minutes. 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