Harrisburg Approved As Livestock Pori March is The Time To: TOP DRESS SMALL GRAIN ' • Liquid Nitrogen - Applied by Skilled Custom Applicators TOP DRESS PASTURES • Liquid Nitrogen or • Complete Dry Mixes BROADCAST • Corn Fertilizer for early plowing BROADCAST - P & K for Corn • Where Anhydrous or Liquid Nitrogen is to be used A complete line of products and Services is Available from Organic to give you a Program for , ORGANIC tMmd. punt * l AMMONIA J FOOD CO. 2313 Norman Rd., Lancaster, Pa. Ph. 397-5152 «SSM^ Pump Size HP *New Zealand Standard; American Standard is 50% of N.Z. Come in. Write or Phone for Full Information! MARVIN J. HORST DAIRY EQUIPMENT R.D.I (Iona) ° Phone 717-272-0871 Lebanon. Pa Located on Rt. 897 Between Schaefferstown & Lebanon Zero Dealer for over 20 Years *ir Zg/UK Pumps Have: • Slow Speed. • Rugged Design. Operate at High Vacuum Levels. CFM* at 15 in. of vacuum 60 100 Animal handling facilities at the Pennsylvania State Fairgrounds, Harrisburg, Pa., have been approved by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) as a port of export for air ship ment of livestock. Officials of USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) said the facilities, located in the livestock portion of the Farm Show Building, meet federal requirements for handling and examining livestock prior to export. APHIS approval also provides for shipment of the animals through the Harrisburg International Airport. All animals passing through livestock export terminals must be examined by APHIS veterinarians to assure that they are free of' communicable disease and that they meet the health requirements of the receiving nations. APHIS officials have previously approved use of the Farm Show Building for livestock exports under special temporary permits; however, with steadily in creasing use, action was taken to formally designate Harrisburg as a port, of export for livestock. In recent years Harrisburg has become the principal export terminal for shipping Holstein-Fnesian dairy cat tle. During the six months from' July through December 1974, fourteen on Zvuy Vacuum * Pumps and Assemblies 2 Agitators For Better Butterfat Mix And Faster Cooling MY PRICE on Complete Assemblies Not Installed $635.00 $725.00 $950.00 shipments totalling 1,461 head of cattle were processed at the State fairgrounds and shipped out of the Harrisburg airport. APHIS officials noted that export operations" must be suspended when major shows are held in the Farm Show Building during four weeks of each year: the Pennsylvania Farm Show in January, the Eastern Sports show in February, the All- American Dairy Show in September, and the Keystone International Livestock Exposition in November. * APHIS standards for approved export facilities include: Proper lighting and restraining devices for veterinary examinations; paved, skid-resistant floors for pens and chutes; safe gates and fences; adequate space for handling each shipment; separation of different lots of livestock; and provisions for feed, water and shelter. In addition to Harrisburg, ten other locations have been approved for general livestock export by air: Richmond, Va.; Miami, Tampa and St. Petersburg, Fla.; New Iberia, La.; Houston, Tex.; San Fran cisco, Calif.; Portland, Ore.; Moses Lake, Wash.; and Honolulu, Hawaii. New York City and San Juan, P.R., have been ap proved for limited shipments of horses by air or sea. APHIS has also approved ten ocean ports, ten Mexican border ports, and about 50 Canadian border ports for the export of animals. Notice of this action will be published in the March 6, Federal Register, and becomes effective im mediately. TRY A CLASSIFIED AD Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 22,1975 27 TRY A CLASSIFIED
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