—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, Oct. 30. 1976 22 Tobacco compared to milk ROSEMONT, 111. Scientists at the university of Maryland are extracting high-grade protein from tobacco leaves, according to a news dispatch from the Washington Post that cir culated to other papers across the nation on Oct. 12. “It’s as good for you as milk,” Dr. Martin Schwartz, the university’s Dean of Science, was quoted as saying. Called Fraction-1- Protein, the tiny, white protein crystals from the tobacco are tasteless and odorless, “stable, easy to store and (are) so constructed that (they) can be manufactured in a gel-like form that looks much like soybean curd, a staple food in many coun tries. Fraction-l-Protein, as it occurs in raw tobacco, would be hazardous if smoked. “When you bum it, it gives off products like cyanide and nitrogen that are not good for you,” said Dr. T.C. Tso of USDA’s Beltsville Research Center in the article. But as a product to eat, Dr. Tso said: “Its nutritional value is comparable to milk and surpasses that of soybeans.” The protein exists in all green plants but can only be extracted easily from tobacco. However, normal methods of tobacco curing destroy the protein. Thus, Dr. Tso has been working on a process known as “Homogenized Leaf Curing.” In this process the tobacco leaf is chopped up and suspended in a liquid solution rather than being hung up to dry to cure. Removal of the protein crystals then is similar to the way sugar is crystallized no Mf; IT'S PORTABLE... Wherever you need heat you II find LP gas ready to serve you Its ideal for heating farm buildings brooding water heating incinerators as well as for regular home use You II find LP gas is both economical and practical Let us-show you the ad vantages there s no obligation whatsoever CALL (717) 665-3588 MYER'S METERED GAS SERVICE, ,1 i INC. Immi P.O. BOX 71 \ rW mi-* MANHEIM. PA 17545 from sugar cane and sugar chewing tobacco, one beets. wonders if this development Since the remaining material can be recon stituted for smoking or Safer spraying taught UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - Over six thousand Penn sylvanians have been cer tified to use restricted-use pesticides through a correspondence course developed by Penn State’s College of Agriculture. It is estimated by Dr. Fred C. Snyder, -director of correspondence courses at the University, that over 25,000 pesticide applicators in the state remain to be certified. The certification deadline is October 1977. The course, Pest Management and En vironmental Quality, is designed to assist in dividuals in preparing for certification as private or commercial applicators of pesticides. It provides basic information on management of common insects or mites, weed control and herbicides, plant disease control, pesticide labeling, safety, etc. Examinations for Penn sylvanians are administered through the State Depart ment of Agriculture who estimate that only .031 per cent of those taking the exam have failed, attesting to the thoroughness of information presented in the course and specific category from county Extension agents. Commercial applicators must also b$ certified. In formation for certification study includes the I V may drastically change the economics of the tobacco industry, and have an effect on the food industry as well. correspondence course and category packets, covering * such areas as fruit growing; plant, animal and aquatic pest control; forest pest control; public health pests; seed treatment; etc. To order a copy of the course, write Pest Management, Box 5000, University Park, Pa, 16802. Make.your check for $6.00 payable to Penn State. An application blank for education material packets is also available by writing to the same address. Lamb Club meets YORK, Pa. - The York County 4-H Lamb Club held their annual Halloween Party earlier this month at the home of Laurie and Lisa Dobrosky. That evening the election of club officers was held. The new officers are as follows: Chris Waltersdorff, president; Charla Janney, vice-president; Lisa Dobrosky, secretary; Deb Lau, assistant secretary; Laurie Dobrosky, treasurer; Judy Waltersdorff, news IF YOU HAVE BEEN CONSIDERING A NEW BUILDING, NOW IS THE TIME TO BUY. MORTON BUILDINGS OFFER YOU WINTER DISCOUNTS ON . . . 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He has a masters in animal husbandry, has managed a feedlot, been a range for the U. S. Soil Conservation Service, an editor for a livestock journal, a manager for a ranching investment service, manager of a Cattlemen’s Exposition and a student of the livestock industry in Hawaii, New Zealand, Australia, South America, Europe and Africa - before he affiliated with Ralston Purina. reporter; Nancy Eisenhart, assistant news reporter; Linda Waltersdorff, assistant treasurer. After the meeting, a hayride and hotdog roast was held. Wl nter DISCOU WINTER DISCOUNTS NOW IN EFFECT TO FIND OUT ... WRITE OR CALL TODAY! His presentation will be “The Growing Power of American Agriculture” - a dynamic investigation of protein in the diet and the importance of meat. | 1 I Send information on MORTON Square Post Buildings. 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