Farm-City Exchange At Garden Spot High School
Garden Spot High School was
host to 35 students from
Springfield High School,
Springfield, Pa. last week.
The students visited classes at
the High School, also taking a
tour of the school conducted by
some of the teachers. The
students were interested in
comparing a "country” school
with their “city” school.
In the afternoon the students
visited three points of interest in
the New Holland area. First they
visited the Pork Chop Farm,
owned and operated by Tony
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Folker. The students were given
a complete tour of the farm as
well as a briefing on a few of the
high points of the business of
swine breeding.
The students also visited the
farm of Eli Martin. They were
informed of some of the
highlights of a dairy operation
such as how to milk a cow,
number of times a cow is milked
a day, where the milk is stored,
and how the milk is shipped.
Energetic students were given
the opportunity to milk a cow.
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A poultry health meeting for all
interested persons in
southeastern Pennsylvania has
been scheduled. j
The program will focus on the
control of Mycoplasma
gallisepticum (MG) infection in
multi-age layer flocks. The
meeting is being co-sponsored by
The Pennsylvania Department of
Agriculture, the Cooperative
Extension Service, and the
Pennsylvania State University.
The meeting is scheduled for
Wednesday evening, November
14, at 7:30 p.m. in the Farm and
Home Center.
Considerable interest has been
expressed by egg producers for
an “MG” inoculation program to
control this disease in layer
flocks of multiple ages. Dr.
Dwight Schwartz, Extension
Veterinarian, Penn State
University, will discuss the
various approaches available for
control of this infection. Then Dr.
E. T. Mallinson, Chief of Poultry
Health Division, Pennsylvania
Bureau of Animal Industry, will
discuss the possibilities and
responsibilities in establishing a
safe and effective inoculation
(controlled exposure) program
for this disease.
The program will conclude
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Poultry Health Meeting
To Be Held at Lancaster
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 10.1973
chickens arrived .to the time
they were processed and ready to
be shipped to stores.
with a report on the Exotic
Newcastle Disease outbreak at
the USDA import station at
Clifton, NJ. Dr. R. E. Yoxheimer,
Veterinary Medical Health Of
ficer, Animal Plant Health In
spection Service will give this
report
The meeting is open to the
public. Poultrymen, hat
cherymen and poultry flock
supervisors are especially en
couraged to attend.
Home Safety Cheek
Keep sleeping pills and aspirin
under lock or out of reach. Don’t
keep sleeping pills by the bed
side.
Have light switches by the bed
and flashlights at all needed
areas.
Store household cleaners or
kerosene in their original con
tainers or replacement con
tainers not usually associated
with food or drink.
Destroy plastic bags that come
from drycleaners--they are
potential danger items for small
children.
When disposing of harmful
objects place them in containers
that are not accessible to
children.
Store bleaches and other
laundry products out of the reach
of cbildren-even if the laundry is -
located in an out-of-the-way
place." ..
Keep steps
adequately lighted
Keep- pesticides in original
containers with labels intact - so
you always know what the
pesticides are, how to use them,
and what precautions to observe.
Avoid storing pesticides where
they might contaminate food
supplies or cooking utensils.
Keep floor coverings in good
repair Replace worn spots and
secure edges to prevent curling.
Store heavy objects on lower
shelves for ease in handling
them
Replace electrical cords that
are worn or fraying.
Equip the bathtub with a
nonskid mat and handhold.
Use scatter rugs which have
nonskid backings on wooden,
concrete, or tile floors. (Nonskid
materials are available for rugs
which do not have such
backings.)
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