—Lancaster Farming, Saturday. Dec. 7, 1974
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Committee Proposes
U.S. Horse Count
A complete study of the
U.S. horse industry and a
count of horses of the nation
was recommended by the
National Horse In
dustry Advisory Committee
in a recent meeting at the
U.S. Department of
Agriculture (USDA). Under
Secretary J. Phil Campbell
is chairman of the com
mittee and Frederick Van
Lennep, Lexington, Ky., is
co-chairman.
The Regulatory Work
Group of the committee
recommended:
-Relocation of USDA’s
Clifton, N.J., quarantine
facility to a better site.
-USDA continuation of
efforts to get equitable
reciprocity regarding export
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Zealand.
-A permanent iden
tification system for all U.S.
horses, since accurate health
certification and efficient
disease prevention
programs involving testing,
vaccination, and-or isolation
of horses are not practical
otherwise.
-More USDA information
through the Extension
Service, to be given to 4-H
and other clubs and all horse
industry and other
publications, on equine in
fectious anemia (EIA), and
the need to give the Coggins
(blood sample) test for EIA
to all horses, donkeys,
zebras, and other equidae.
The Research Work Group
said the two major priorities
for horse industry research
should be: (1) biological
management (housing,
breeding, feeding and waste
disposal) and (2) respiratory
diseases. The group also
supports efforts to channel
more federal funds for
animal research to schools of
veterinary medicine and
expanded USDA educational
service to the horse industry.
The Trails Sub-Group on
Lane Use recommended:
USDA aid to encourage the
public to make multiple use
of the 91,000-mile national
trails system, to assist in
development of new trails, to
provide horse camp facilities
in the system, to review the
system regularly for ob
solete or unneeded trails,
and to index all equestrian
trails in the nation.
The Urban Sub-Group on
Land Use suggested that it
should be recognized that
lack of suitable trails and
riding areas is a problem of
rural communities as well as
urban. The group also said
there is need to develop a
method of communication
among multi-users of trails
(back-packers, motor
cyclists, and others) in
cluding publication of
pamphlets on etiquette, self
discipline, and consideration
of the rights of all users.
Stretch Wool
Now Possible
Wool fabrics with com*
fortable two-way stretch can
be easily made by a new
chemical treatment recently
developed by the U.S.
Department of Agriculture
(USDA).
This process gives or
dinary woven wool and wool
blend fabrics the desirable
stretch properties that have
made the synthetic double
knits so popular.
Tests by the Western
Regional Research Center,
of USDA’s Agricultural
Research Service, here,
show that the treated fabrics
can have up to 20 percent
more stretch than ordinary
woven fabrics. This com
pares very favorably to the
stretch in double-knits -
about 10 to 25 percent. Unlike
the stretch in ordinary
woven material, this stretch
is two-way; both length and
width give.
The process for producing
stretch woven wools and
wool blend involves soaking
the fabric m a hot bath of
ethylene glycol. This
chemical is the principal
ingredient in antifreeze and
one of the dcomponents in
most polyester fibers. Cost
estimates run less than five
cents per pound of treated
fabric.
The treatment is variable
Fire Escape Plan
Heating systems in homes one, and stage some practice
run hard during the winter drills, urges the Extension
months. It is a good practice Service Education Safety
to take a little time every few and Emergency
weeks and review your Preparedness Committee of
family’s plan for emergency The Pennsylvania State
escape in the event of fire. If University,
you don’t have a plan, devise
so it should be easily in
tegrated into today's
manfacturlng techniques.
The fabric can be treated for
60 seconds at 285 degrees
F., all the way down to 10
seconds at 320 degrees F.
The longer treatment time at
the lower temperature will
require less precision during
manufacture.
Treatment of woolen or
worsted fabric can be con
tinuous process immediately
following weaving or at any
time after the fibers are
woven.
After the dipping in the
chemical bath, the material
is removed and run through
a cold water bath, rinsed and
dried.
Dr. William L. Wasley and
Dr. Allen G. Pittman,
developers of the new
process, say that the treated
wools have slightly better
wrinkle recovery than un-
treated woven fabric. Also
the treated fabric is more
resistant to abrasion than
untreated fabric.
An additional benefit of the
new process is the increased
rate of dyeing. Coloring time
is cut by 20 to 50 percent.
Even after 10 washings
and dryings, the treated
fabric is just as stretchable
and new looking as ever.
50-50 Cost for
Seedlings Offered
Landowners of Lancaster
County are reminded that it
is time to plan for tree
planting to be done in the
spring of 1975. The Glatfelter
Pulp Wood Company, Spring
Grove, Pennsylvania, will
share, on a 50-60 basis, the
cost of seedlings with in
terested landowners. Since
the inception of the Company
program in 1951, nearly IS
million seedlings have been
furnished to landowners in
these 13 southcentral Penn
sylvania counties: Adams,
Berks, Chester, Cum
berland, Dauphin, Franklin,
Fulton, Juniata, Lancaster,
Lebanon, Perry, Schuylkill,
and York.
Tree seedlings available
this year under the Glat
felter program are white
pine, red pine, Austrian pine,
Virginia pine, Norway
spruce, white spruce,
European larch, Japanese
larch, black locust, and
European alder. Orders are
filled on a first-come, first
served basis so it is im
portant to get orders in
Get big litters of
husky pigs... Feed
Purina Sow Chow
A sow is a pig factory. She has the big job of producing
and nursing two litters of pigs every year.
Like any other factory, she has to have raw ingredients
to produce the products (pigs) and maintain the factory
(her own body). If she doesn’t get proper nutrition, she
may actually resorb some pigs into her system, causing
you to lose pigs you will never even see; or she may
farrow weak, unthrifty litters.
Purina Sow Chow has what it takes to help the sow keep
her own body, farrow big litters and have plenty of milk
to start them right. Purina Sow Chow is available as a
supplement to your grain or as a complete sow ration.
Ask us for Purina Sow Chow soon.
James High & Sons fohii B. Kurtz
Ph: 354-0301
Gordonville
West Willow Farmers Assn., he.
John J. Hess, 11, he.
Ph. 442-4632
Paradise
Wenger’s Feed Mill Inc.
Ph: 367-1195
Rheems
Ph: 464-3431
West Willow
McCracken’s Feed Mill, he.
2 New Charlotte St., Manheim
Ph. 717-665-2186
early. All seedlings are
furnished by the Penn
sylvania Department of
Environmental Resources.
The Glatfelter Company
imposes no restrictions of
any kind, but landowners
planting these trees must
comply with state
regulations regarding these
trees. For example, they
may not be used for
Christmas trees, decorative
or ornamental uses, or for
windbreakers. Minimum
order acceptable is for 1,000
seedlings, which wUI plant
1% acres. All trees become
the property of the lan
downers who may cut them
at a future date for any wood
product.
If you are a landowner who
is planning to plant tree
seedlings in 1975, act now!
For information about
placing your order, see your
local County Agent, your
Bureau of Forestry District
Office or write directly to
The Glatfelter Pulp Wood
Company, Spring Grove,
Pennsylvania, 17362.
Ph; 354-9251
R.D.3, Ephrata
Ira B. Landis
Ph: 665-3248
Box 276, Manheim RD3