Doctor in the Kitchen
MORS ON
DENTAL HEALTH
What Is dental plaque?
Many children do not realize
! that when they brush their
1 teeth, they not only are
removing food particles that
may be lodged between their
teeth and gums but also that
they are removing plaque
from their teeth as well
But now. in modem dental
education, the knowledge of
how to use “disclosing
agents” along with the time
tested practice of using
dental floss, is causing many
children to recognize the real
beginnings or conditions that
cause dental decay,
especially plaque.
Plaque is simply a sticky,
colorless layer of harmful
bacteria that is constantly
forming on your teeth.
NOWADAYS there are
tablets or solutions known as
disclosing agents that you
can chew or swish in your
mouth to stain your teeth in
such a way as to make
plaque visible. It is than a
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simple matter both to brush
your teeth and then use
dental float to remove the
plaque before it does tta
damage. Dentists recom
mend both daily brushing
and floesing.
Your dentist or dental
hygienist will instruct your
child in the techniques of
flossing.
Dental health, of course, is
not assured purely by
mechanical means. Diet, in
particular, is a most im
portant influence.
Dentists worry most about
fermentable carbohydrates,
such u table sugar, being
readily used by bacteria in
the mouth for acid
production which is
damaging to the teeth.
THE PROBLEM is not Just
the amount of sugar eaten,
but the frequency of eating
sugar-rich foods, the length
of time the sugar stays in the
mouth and whether the food
is sticky or not.
The “add attack” occurs,
they say, within 20 minutes
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It’s an Acpfact
It’« an air-fact. When we
talk about farm exports, we
usually refer to the major
items, such as wheat, com or
soybeans. Actually, the U.S.
exports more than 600 differ
ent farm producta, including
ginseng (medicinal plant) to
Hong Kong, licorice extract
to Denmark, beef liver and
tongue to France and feath
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Bull performance
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Breeders of Holstein csttle
now have an easy-to-use
screening guide for
evaluating Holstein per
formance.
Total Performance Index,
TPI, as it si commonly
referred to, combines
equally the predicted milk
production ability of a bull’s
future daughters with the
predicted conformation of
the daughters. Since TPI Is
an index number, It has a
value only when compared
with other index numbers of
the same measurement. For
Instance, a bull with a Total
Performance Index of 350
will sire better performing
Blooming
flowers
There's nothing like indoor
blooms to brighten up the
winter. You can have flowers
in three to five weeks with
very little effort by planting
some paper-white narcissus,
now, advises Donald' B.
Lacey, extension specialist
in home horticulture at Cook
College, Rutgers University.
Unlike tulips, hyacinths or
hardy daffodils, paper-white
narcissus are tender bulbs
which do not need to be
stored for several months at
low temperatures before
forcing.
Place them in bowls or low
pots containing sand, gravel,
pebbles or soil and set them
in a well lighted location at
60 degrees. Temperatures of
75 or more will produce weak
growth and loss of flower
buds.
Discard the bulbs after
flowering since they are not
hardy outdoors, Lacey ad
vises.
Amaryllis is another good
bulb for indoor flowering.
Place each bulb in a pot that
allows about an inch of space
around the bulb. Leave the
upper third of the bulb
showing above the soil.
Give the plants good light
and a temperature above 60
degrees.
Water lightly until the
plant flowers in about six to
eight weeks. Continue to
water the amaryllis plants
after flowering.
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daughters than a bull with a
TPI of 245. By comparing the
Total Performance Index
numbers of s variety of
bulls, the dslrymsn can
easily select tbe one with the
greatest performance
potential. Bulls with higher
TPI numbers will sire
daughters which give more
milk and will last longer.
Groups within the ar
tificial Insemination In
dustry have Incorporated the
Total Performance Index
into their sire evaluation
procedures. Several feel TPI
will be a useful tool for
dairymen and plan to use
Butterfat choppers
The following practices depress milkfat tests and may
elevate protein levels :
1. Feeding no hay when cows are on pasture.
2. Sudden changes in source of roughages or feed for
mulation.
3. Feeding no hay when cows are in the bam or free stalls.
Minimum of 5 lbs. of hay per day is recommended.
4. Fine chopping of hay, haylage and silage smaller than %
inch cot.
5. Fine grinding of grain mixtures.
6. Low fiber diets.
7. Pelletized feeds.
8. High n. isture roughages.
9. A combination of two or more of the above intensifies
the problems.
Milk regulations
revised
Revised standards for dairy products in Pennsylvania
were affective on November 29,1975. In general, they agree
with the latest federal regulations. The key one is a change to
11.5 percent total solids. This makes most milk from herds
and that sold retail meet legal standards. They are 3.25
percent milkfat and 8.25 percent solids not fat. In the past
much milk would need added solids to meet the 12 percent
total solids minimum.
Open dating of milk for resale was changed to 9 days
following date of processing. Month and day must be shown
on all containers or caps.
After September 1,1976 agitation and refrigeration on farm
bulk tanks must be automatic or a recording thermometer
must be installed. Interval timers will be required to agitate
milk at least two minutes each hour.
The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture must be
notified within 24 hours of suspension, reinstatement or start
of a new producer. This may be by telephone or in writing.
All farm milk samplers have received training on' proper
collection and handling of samples and will receive licenses.
Now only licensed samplers may collect samples for bac
terial or chemical testing from farms or plants.
A new requirement on adulteration was added to prevent
added water. Milk with a freezing point above -.525 degrees C
is considered to be watered.
indexed
TPI values In promotion and
marketing.
As one A.I. representative
said, the Total Performance
Index will ensure that the
Holstein dlaryman puts
some emphasis on sound,
functional type, as well as
predicated difference for
milk.
The Total Performance
Index will be featured in
future issues of Registered
Holstein Total Performance
Sire Summaries. TPI
numbers of all Ui>. Holstein
bulls which have production
and type Information
available will be listed.
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