DlO—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March M9BO
WASHINGTON, D.C. -
Psoroptic cattle scabies
continues to plague the
cattle business, F.J.
Mulhem, administrator of
the U.S. Department of
Agriculture’s Animal and
Plant Health Inspection
Service, said today.
This past January,
Mulhern said, there were 59
scabies outbreaks in 11
states. He listed the cases:
Arizona one case in
Coconino county.
Idaho one case in
Payette county.
lowa one case each in
Cherokee, Dickinson, Mit
chell, Palo Alto and Sioux
counties.
Illinois one case in
Fulton County.
Kansas one each in
Hamilton, Hodgeman, Ness,
Rush and Scon counties; two
Sale reports
A Public Sale of shop
equipment and antiques was
held February 23 by
Christian E. Stoltzfus,
between Nmepomts and
Andrews Bridge, Lane. Co.,
Pa.
A pair of peacocks sold for
$7O each. Other items sold
were: 12 gauage Gun $6O,
Anvil $360, Drill Press $2OO,
Table Saw $250, Torch $4lO,
Tire Bender $325, Electric
Welder $lBO, Wash Stand
$llO, Flour Chest $l7O,
Comer Cupboard $3OO, 2
China Dolls $17.50 each and
Carnival Dish $4O.
Auctioneers were Lloyd H.
Kreider& Randal V. Kline.
Approximately 1000 people
attended the 2 day Public
Sale of landscaping equip
ment and trucks held by
Davis Turf, Inc., north of
Carlisle, Perry Co., Pa.
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Cattle scabies outbreak
each in Edwards, Ford and
Haskell counties; three in
Meade county; four m
Finney county.
Minnesota two cases m
Brown county.
Nebraska one case each
in Boyd, Box Butte, Dundy,
Fillmore, Hall and Rock
counties.
New Mexico one case
each in Colfax and Roosevelt
counties.
Oklahoma one case
each in Beaver, Beckham,
Cimarron and Texas
counties; two each in Blaine
and Major counties.
South Dakota one case
each in Aurora, Lincoln,
Minnehaha and Turner
counties.
Texas one case each in
Dallam, Donley, Hall,
Hartley, Parmer, Potter and
Some prices received
were: Sod Cutter Machine
$ll,OOO, Small Bulldozer
$BBOO, Mack F7OO Truck
$15,000, 1979 Cadillac $6BOO,
1979 Chev. Pickup $4OOO and
Small Ford Tractors $4OOO to
$6OOO.
Auctioneer was Nelson C.
Weidenbaugh.
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A Public Sale of farm
equipment and dairy cattle
was held February 21 by
Mark B. Ebersole, : /z mile
east of Fontana, Lebanon
Co., Pa. A good crowd at
tended.
Some prices received
were: 1 Horse Sleigh $l9O,
Platform Scales $BO, Corn
picker $2900, Self-unloading
Wagon $l7OO, Hay Wagon
$6OO, Int. 350 Utility Tractor
$2300, Ear Com $77 per ton
and the top cow $llOO.
Auct. Earl S. Buf
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Swisher counties; four in
Deaf Smith county.
January’s 59 outbreaks
compare with the same
number reported in January
a year ago, and 41 last
December. Nationwide for
fiscal 1980, the total stands at
126 cases reported, the same
as for this time as last year
farmers put 13,600
DOVER, Del. - Three
state farmers had placed
13,602 bushels of their 1979
corn crop under price
support loan as of January
31, 1980, according to A.
Palmer Corey, chairperson
of the Agricultural
Stabilization and Con
servation committee. For
the same period a year ago,
67,451 bushels of 1978-crop
corn were under loan. The
1979 corn loans in the state
totaled $29,652.
Placing grain under loan
gives the farmers an op
portunity to plan their
management strategy and
sell when the price is right.
The loan provides operating
cash while farmers look for
better markets, he said.
Loan obligations are
generally satisfied by
repaying the money before
the loan matures or by
forefeitmg the crop to the
Commodity Credit Cor
poration if prices at loan
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DRAINAGE PROBLEMS?
reported
Scabies tong been a
problem in some areas of the
Southwest, said Mulhern,
it is appearing at an
alarming rate in many
midwestern and south
central plains states He said
the only way cattlemen can
keep scabies outbreaks down
and prevent its spread is to
check herds regularly and
maturity are below the loan
rate.
Gram under loan is stored
on farms or in commercial
warehouses, and must be
inspected regularly to keep
it in good condition Until the
loan is satisfied, farmers
are responsible for both the
quamtity and the quality of
farm-stored gram, the ASCS
official said. Deterioration,
shortage, or contamination
can cost farmers money
when it’s tune to settle.
Other 1979 gram crops
under price support loan at
6829 bushels of soybeans and
9958 bushels of barley.
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refrain from mixing newly
acquired cattle with already
established herds.
A tiny, parasitic mite
causes scabies. The mite
punctures the skin of cattle
to feed on body fluids
released from the wounds.
The mites spread by contact
between animals. They are
killed by dipping infested
animals in pesticides ap-
proved by the USDA imdef*''
state or federal supervision.
Mites cause serious
economic losses to cat
tlemen and feedlot operators
but do not affect the
wholesomeness of meat, said
Mulhem. Therefore, he said,
infested and exposed herds
are placed under quarantine
until the animals are treated
and found free of the disease.