Brucellosis
WASHINGTON, D.C. -
The U.S. Department of
Agriculture has increased
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PP&L approved Energy Efficient Homes must
have either double-pane insulated windows
or storm windows as a minimum requirement
All exterior doors must be the “insulated"
type or have storm doors installed.
Equally important, is what goes around
window and door frames Cracks must be
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This is but one example of the quality
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covering everything from wall and ceiling
insulation down to the heating system and
fireplace.
That’s why, if you're thinking of a new
electrically heated home, it'll pay you to
look for one that qualifies for the Energy
indemnity payments raised
the brucellosis indemnity
rates for cattle by a max
imum of $l5O. The new rules
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also require the initiation of
payment for certain female
calves.
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The federal government
indemnity rates are now $250
for registered cattle, $l5O for
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non-registered dairy cattle
and $25 for heifer calves
destroyed because of
brucellosis - up from $lOO,
$5O, and zero respectively.
The $5O rate for non
registered beef cattle re
mains unchanged.
Paul Becton, director of
brucellosis eradication foi*
USDA’s Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service,
said the rate increase for
specified non-registered
dairy cattle was necessary
because their value exceeds
that of cattle not included m
the raise.
“This action will help
soften the economic blow felt
by producers whose herds
become affected with
brucellosis,” said Becton.
“The new indemnity rates
more closely reflect fair
market value of lost
animals,” he said.
For the first time, indem
nity is available for certain
female calves. Becton said
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READING - The Reading
Fair will return this year in
its true agricultural
tradition of the past when
gates are opened Sept. 11.
Activities continue through
the 16th.
For the-22nd year one of
the major events kicking off
the “Great in ’7B” Reading
Fair will be the awards
banquet honoring the Out
standing Farm Family of
Berks County plus 4-H and
F.F.A. winners. Of the 104
state sanctioned fairs in
Pennsylvania, the Reading
Fair is the only one that has
' maintained the farm family
selection for this length of
time.
The Outstanding Farm
Family for 1978 will be
selected from entries
nominated by the 13 Sub-
Granges of Berks County.
Deadline for these entries is
August 18th. As in previous
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 26,1978
Reading Fair to
honor farm family
this policy has been in
stituted because those bom
from infected dams may be
potential earners of
brucellosis.
Brucellosis, called un
dulant fever when con
tracted by man, causes
losses to the livestock in
dustry through abortion,
decreased milk yields and
the need to replace infected
animals.
Many national, regional
and state dairy and purebred
organizations, expressed
their support of the rate in
crease, which is expected to
encourage greater participa
tion by producers in the
cooperative state - federal
brucellosis eradication pro
gram. Owners who must
sacrifice infected animals
receive both the revised in
demnity payments and
salvage. In addition, some
states provide indemnity to
supplement that provided by
the federal government.
years, the farm family, the
4-H Club boy and girl
selected by Extension and
the F.F.A. and F.H.A. girl
selected by vocational
agriculture and their
families will be honored at a
banquet on Tuesday
evening, Sept. 5 at the
Fleetwood Grange Hall,
located on Route 662, just
outside of Fleetwood. Other
accolodes accorded to the
1978 Outstanding Farm
Family will be the “red
carpet” treatment through
all six days of this year’s
Reading Fair, plus a gift
certificate m the amount of
$600.00. Other awards will be
given to the" F.F.A. out
standing boy or girl, the
F.H.A. outstanding girl and
the 4-H outstanding boy and
girl, plus an invitation for
their families to the awards
banquet. Previous winners
will also be invited.
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