—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 20,1979
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HARRISBURG - The
Pennsylvania Department of
Agriculture has approved
registration for 76 products
under the state’s Fertilizer
Soil Conditioner, and Plant
Growth Substance Law.
The law requires the
Secretary of Agriculture to
Cattle ear
may control
parasites
BELTSVILLE, Md. -
Parasitic insects and ticks
on cattle may be routinely
controlled one day with ear
implants of slow-release
compounds, say scientists
with USDA's Science and
Education Administration.
Ear-implanted pellets that
released only minute
amounts of an experimental
compound at a time, led to
the death of 89 percent of the
cattle grubs emerging from
infested calves, in tests at
SEA’s Livestock Insects
Laboratories in Beltsville,
Md., andKerrville, Texas.
Chemist Howard Jaffee,
Agricultural Engineer, John
A. Miller of Kerrville and
other SEA scientists used
cattle grubs as a model to
show how livestock pests can
be controlled throughout an
entire season with ear im
plants. Compounds are
currently being developed,
says Jaffee, that in very low
doses in an animal’s
bloodstream will be effective
against blood-sucking in
sects and ticks.
The compounds are not yet
available commercially.
However, Jaffee and
colleagues are laying the
ground work for their use by
livestock producers. The
scientist are adapting
controlled release
technology, which is rapidly
developing in medicine, to
livestock pest management.
The idea of controlled
release and the reason for its
Ag Department approves 76 soil additives
issue registrations for all soil
additives sold m the state.
Registrations were to be
granted by September 1,
1979. Any product sold in
Pennsylvania after that date
without the registration
approval technically is in
violation of state law.
The Agriculture Depart-
implants
success in medicine is that
drugs or other compounds
are chemically packaged in
ways that provide the body
with a steady supply of
moderate doses, instead of a
strong initial dose that may
quickly lose potency.
Ear-implants for cattle
insects will be designed so
that the active ingredients
are broken down by the time
a treated animal goes to
slaughter. The new com
pounds are insecticides and
insect growth regulators
that are not toxic to livestock
or to people. It could be up to
five years before ear
implants for biting flies and
ticks are available com
mercially, say the resear
chers.
Not Interested
"How are you, young
ladythe elderly woman
asked
“Fine, thank you," was
the polite reply, followed by
a pause
"Why don’t you oak me
how I am 2 ” the older lady
wondered aloud
“I’m not interested, ” the
child said without raising
her voice
Milk Ice Cubes; Pour a
pint of milk into the cube
tray and freeze, then serve
two or three of these with
each glass of milk to keep
the milk icy cold.
merit has indicated it will not
prosecute firms selling
products not registered until
after it irons out the
problems and processes for
registration.
A number of products,
including several offered by
local companies, have been
approved by the Secretary of
Agriculture.
Included are the following
products from A.H. Hoff
man, Inc., Landisville:
alumnium sulfate, cocoa
shell mulch, garden gypsum,
horticultural charcoal,
Fertilmix potting soil,
potting soil, sphagnum peat
moss, perlite, and ver
miculite.
From Butler County
Mushroom Farm, Wor
thington, Pennloam organic
potting soil was approved.
W. Atlee Burpee Company,
Warminster, had approved
its special potting mixture
with Viterra Hydrogel,
tomato growing formula
with Viterra Hydrogel, and
its planting formula indoor
planting seed starter.
McAndrews and Forbes
Company, Camden, N.J.,
obtained aproval for its root
mulch and its cocoa mulch.
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Hyde Park Products
Corp., New Rochelle, N.J.,
had its peat moss approved.
Also appoved was Grogreen
machine pulverized peat
moss from Vaughan Seed
Company, Bound Brook,
N.J.
Carefree Garden
Products, West Chicago, 111.,
had its Jiffy Mix seed
starting and growing mix
approved.
The Leisure Group,
Carson, Calif., received the
Department’s approval for:
Black Magic brand cactus
mix, Black Magic peat moss.
Black Magic vermicuhte,
Black Magic house plant
mix, Envee African violet
mix, and Envee extra nch
potting soil.
Deeming Division of
Pfizer, Inc., New York, was
certified for four House in
Bloom products including its
all purpose potting soil,
charcoal, peat moss, and
vermieolite.
Swiss Farms Company,
Philmont, N.Y., was ap
proved for its humus,
perlite, peat moss, and
vermiculite.
Stim-U-Plant, Inc.,
Columbus, Ohio, had its
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brand potting soil, African
violet soil, success potting
soil, peat moss sphagnum,
vermicuhte soil additive,
charcoal horticultural soil
addivive, cactus soil and
seed starter mix approved.
Hyponex Company, Inc.,
Copley, Ohio had its
Hyponex Charcoal ap
proved.
Michigan Peat Company,
Houston, Texas, obtained
approval for three Baccto
products: Michigan peat,
potting medium, and ver
micuhte.
Largest number of
products from one firm to be
registered were for the
Organic Compost Cor
poration. They had 15
products approved.
Included were: fertilizer
top soil, organic top soil;
organic vermicuhte, Fer
tilife seed starter, organic
potting soil, Fertilife peat
humus, Fertilife African
violet soil, Fertilife cactus
mix, Fertilife vermicultie,
Fertilife charcoal, organic
African violet mix, organic
cactus mix, and organic
charcoal.
Anderson Peat Company,
Fort Wayne, Indiana, won
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approval for its Vita Hume
potting soil and Vita Hume
organic peat.
Weaver’s Lawn and
Garden Products, Bowling
Green, Ohio, had its Ser
vistar potting soil okayed by
the Department.
Bernard Industries
Company, LaPorte, Indiana,
had its Nature’s Magic
charcoal approved.
Jungle Growth charcoal
and house plant potting mix
were approved for Jungle
Growth Products, Inc.,
Torrance, California.
Notheastem Seed Supply
Company, Cleveland, Ohio,
had its horticultural ver
micuhte and its potting sod
approved for sale in state.
Also approved were four
products from Bunyon
Enterprises, Morrow
Georgia: Bunyon Miracle
Earth African violet sod,
Miracle Earth Potting Sod,
K-Mart African violet mix,
and K-Mart potting sod.
Also approved for Swiss
Farms were its brand of
charcoal, natural decorative
moss, all-purpose mixture
potting sod, cactus (sandy)
sod, and sod for African
violets.