C32—Lancaster Fannins, Saturday, May 17,1980 DES MOINES, la. - Legislation has been in troduced in the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate to prohibit the feeding of garbage to swine unless the garbage has been processed to destroy disease causing organisms. The legislation, 52162 and HR 6593, has the support of the National Pork Producers Council, which considers these bills very important at Soil resource map from Penn State UNIVERSITY PARK - Locations and descriptions of 153 soil groups in Penn sylvania are available m the form of the Land Resources Map of the Commonwealth, published by the Agricultural Experiment Station at Penn State Presenting land resources in graphic form, the map is unlike anything published previously for Pennsylvania It brings together factors of soil depth, drainage, available moisture, and productive capacities of soils. Multiple patterns and colors are used to portray the 153 soil groups-coded Solar grain drying guide available COLUMBIA, Mo. A new handbook on the use of solar energy and gram drying is now available. “Low Temperature and Solar Grain Drying” was prepared under the direction of the solar energy sub committee of the Midwest Plan Service. Copies can be ordered smgly or m quantity from the Department of Agricultural Engineering, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211.. or through any county ex tension office in the North Central United States. Cost is |3 each. STEEL FUEL STORAGE TANKS Capacity Dia. Gauge Price 285 550 550 1000 1000 2000 64” HOWARD E. GROFF CO. Fuel Oil, Gasoline, and Coal 111 E. State Street, Quarryville, PA 17566 Phone: 717-786-2166 Legislation introduced to stop garbage-feeding swine this tune because of the threat of African Swine Fever entering the U.S. ASF is present m the Dominican Republic and Haiti and recently reoc curred m Cuba. While Cuban officials have announced it has been eradicated and there is an active eradication program m the Dominican Republic, the disease remains unchecked and 'symbolized for iden tification. Each soil unit or group is evaluated by 16 characteristics. The more important characteristics are depth, soil drainage environment, geological source of soil material, available moisture, .planting rooting zones, and dominant crop production. Copies are available for the $3.25, including tax and postage, from Land Resources Map, Box 6009, University Park, Pa. 16802. Make check or money order payable to The Pennsylvania State University. Montgomery Co. DHIA David P Longacre Blossom H Jewel H Fay H Hv-Vue Farms 53 H 294 H 279 H 603 H 613 H 626 H PaulW Weavers Sons 239 H 243 H 269 H 271 H RoyS KolbS Sons 22 H H 78 J H Daniel E Kolb 39 G H Edward N Wisser Gordon D Holl Anna H Queenly H Robert A Hewitt JohnW Meyers & Son Kate Lalisa Holstems 19 NEW UNDERGROUND 124 203 244 296 357 535 PRICES FOB QUARRYVILLE in Haiti. The large number of refugees coming from Haiti to Florida is cause for special concern, C. Donald Van Houweling, NPPC Director of Government Affairs. ASF is spread through scraps of meat from infected or carrier swine that get mto garbage which is later fed to swine. Therefore, it is essential that garbage be heated to a temperature high enough to kill the infecting organisms, smce there is no known cure or vaccine for the disease. “While this legislation will not prohibit the feeding of garbage, as NPPC would have preferred, it is im portant for the U.S. government to be able to support the states m the regulation of garbage feeding,” Van Houwelmg said. Some states have laws which prohibit feeding garbage to swine, he ex plained. “The bills do not preempt those state laws which prohibit garbage feeding, but provide for the state and federal governments to cooperate in the en forcement of laws and regulations on ASF,” he (Continued from Page C3l) 305 305 305 96 5-2 2-3 305 305 305 305 305 305 8-4 4-0 4-1 4-4 1-11 3 5 305 305 305 271 5-0 58 2 7 28 305 305 5-4 26 305 46 273 289 283 63 2 5 305 305 28 2-8 305 236 H 2-6 Gauge Capacity Dia. 4000 64" 10.000 96" 10.000 120" 15.000 120” 20.000 126” 30,000 126" 820 930 520 24,213 24,376 16,895 636 611 624 851 801 799 19,102 15,960 18,928 22,851 24,172 23,514 552 728 512 522 15,215 20,321 18,168 12,976 608 598 13,611 13,970 561 15,214 510 11,271 537 522 13,212 13,582 518 512 12,967 11,684 529 11,087 575 14,553 Price 901 2436 2210 4278 5021 8982 %” 5/16” 5/16" 3/8” said. If ASF did enter the U.S., the cost of eliminating the disease, even from a small area, is estimated at $7.3 million. 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ASF would also cause increased con sumer prices for pork and a loss of pork exports. “Now that there is action in both houses, the chances for this legislation to be enacted this year are greatly Use Ridomil 2E fungicide for contro of blue mold Ridomil is absorbed through the plant’s roots and moves with the plant sap throughout the plant Translocation from the soil through the roots to all parts of the plant is more rapid than by leaf absorption It is for this reason that soil treatment is recommended FERBAM for Seed Bed Control unproved,” Van Houwel said. “With the indication o( major farm orgamzat; besides NPPC, are : porting these bills, it c not seem likely there wil significant opposition,” concluded. How Ridomil works ORDER RIDOMIL NOW, SUPPLY IS LIMITED! TOXAPHENE for Cutworms Also; Agricultural Chemicals & Herbicides for Corn Plant Foods Rehrersburg, Pa Ph- 717-933-4360
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