I Some forages may poison livestock COLLEGE PARK, Md. - Taking liberties with the mythical Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, livestock farmers can personify the dread quartet of riders as tetany, aflatoxins, nitrates and prussic acid poisoning. Stop at A.L HERR and BRO, and see why FEATURING FOR OCTOBER - MODEL 1830 Comparison of Case 1830 Uni-Loader with major skid-steer competition. p t Case Model Model Model eaiure 1830 A* B* C* Engine, cooling Water Air Air Air Maximum number of 2 3 4 4 sprockets per chain Cham adjustment. Recommended interval 200 hrs 50hrs 200 hrs 50hrs Separate oil reservoirs (chams-hydrauhc system) es ° ° 0 r . - 2 levers 3 levers 2 levers 3 levers uomros |2pedals|2pedals| 2 pedals ‘Names of competitive brands and models available upon request from dealers handling Case Uni-Loaders or by wnting directly to J I Case Com pany, Dept 951,700 State Street, Racine Wl 53404 A.L HERR & BRO. QUARRYVILLE, PA. 17566 (717) 786-3521 In terms of potential toxicity and even lethal effects, they probably have no equal among non contagious livestock maladies, notes Dr. William E. Kunkle, assistant professor of animal science FREE MOUNTING AND BALANCING - FREE VALUES Available m some size Michelm Snowtire Blems Call us for your Winter Tire Needs 4 WHEEL DRIVE ALIGNMENT » "FOR THE PROFESSIONAL" v WITHOUT CAM IS NO. 1 and Extension beef cattle specialist at the University of Maryland, here. The two non-contagious livestock maladies which are most likely to cause problems this Fall and Winter are nitrates and PRICES GIVEN ARE FOR MICHELIN BLEM 175X14 195X14 E78X14 FR7BXI4 215X14 HR7BXI4 205 X 15 HR7BXIS BENDING A .42.48 .48.30 .49.74 53.84 .56.84 61.00 55.29 59.90 BTSplrf if* prussic acid poisoning. Dr. Kunkle commented in a recent interview. He grants that nitrate poisoning is largely a late- Sununer phenomenon - and more cases usually appear in drought years like 1977 - but it could still cause problems in some silage fed to livestock through the Fall and Winter. Prussic acid poisoning produces symptoms in cattle very similar to nitrate poisoning. But it has a dif ferent cause. And it is the one non-contagious livestock malady most likely to be encountered at this time of year, the Maryland Ex tension specialist said. During Summer months, prussic acid poisoning can occur in cattle ingesting wilted leaves from certain perennial plants and shurbs. In the late Fall the poisoning is most likely to occur when cattle graze on new growths of certain annual plants which have been damaged by frost - particularly sundangrass and sorghums and their hybrids. Even green chop feed made from new growth of such plants can be dangerous to animals. But the prussic acid poisons are lost if the plants are cut and dried for haymaking, or chopped and stored in a silo. Forages with high nitrate content also lose some - but not all - of their toxicity when stored as silage. Since 40 to 60 per cent of the nitrate poisons could still remain in silage, farmers who suspect that they might have ensiled high-nitrate forages should have a sample of their silage chemically analyzed for nitrate content prior to feeding. incaster Farming. Saturday. October 29.1977 Forages with less than 0.15 per cent nitrate nitrogen are safe to feed. Those with more than 0.45 per cent are extremely toxic, and those containing more than 0.9 per cent are probably lethal. If the analysis falls bet ween the first two ranges, the forages can be fed to livestock on a restricted basis. They should be diluted with other feeds - par ticularly high-energy ls - Dr. Kunkle explained. For information on sub mitting silage or other forage samples for testing, check with your local county Extension agricultural agent. Such testing is done at Penn State University through a cooperative agreement. Nitrogen gases escaping from newly filled silos are toxic to humans, Dr. Kinkle warned. So provision should be made in upright silos to allow these gases to escape during a two or three-week period following ensiling. Prussic acid poisons, on the other hand, do not present this kind of danger to human health. In planning their forage crops for another year, Maryland farmers should take note that the agronomy department at the University of Maryland does not currently recommend Grange VIRGINVILLE - The Virginville Grange recently held their Halloween party. Pumpkin winners at the event were: Most original, Lillian Mengel; ugliest, Joan Dietrich, funniest, Debbie planting either sorghums or sudangrasses or their hybrid crosses. Instead, it recommends com silage and pearl millet as annual forage crops for most cattle. Pearl millet has growth characteristics similar to sudangrass, reports Dr. Neri A. Clark, professor of agronomy and Extension forage crops specialist at the College Park campus. And it does not cause problems with r ussic acid poisoning. But it should not be fed to dairy cows during their lactation periods. Major reason for the Maryland recommendation again st planting sorghums and sudangrasses is the fact that they hybridize so easily with johnsongrass, a troublesome perennial weed. These resulting hybrids produce a perennial sorghum or sudangrass, which closely resembles johnsongrass. The seeds from these hybrids are practically impossible to distinguish from those of the annual sorghums and sudangrasses. In addition, the seed trade obtains most of its sorghum and sudangrass seeds nowadays from Texas, where the problem of un wated hybrid crosses -with johnsongrass is especially troublesome, Dr. Clark commented. meets Sheetz, prettiest, Diane Gassert. In the costume contest, the winners in cluded: most original, Tracy Merkel; prettiest, Dorothy Klopp; ugliest, Brian Mengel; funniest, Charles Seidel and Lisa Dietrich. James Schlegel, ac companied by Mrs. Esther Stitzel won first place in the state vocal talent contest. He also won the best of show award at Danville and will represent Pennsylvania at the National Grange con vention held November 18 in Greensboro, North Carolina. 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