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Leon Riegei
If you have aquestion yon
would like answered by the
team from Valley Animal
Hospital, send it to Ask the
VMD, Box* 966, Lititz, Pa.
17513. Questions will be kept
anonymous on rennest.
Colt castration, a question
of cutting.
A reader asks:
Why can’t the basic
horseman or farmer
castrate the new bom colt
while the testes are down
during its first several days?
We used to want to wait
and see if the colt would
i *make an outstanding
stallion. We wanted to put a
husky neck on the animal, so
we would wait until he was
two or three years old before
we would castrate him.
Now we are sweating
necks to thin them -up.
PUBLIC SALE
FARM EQUIPMENT, HOUSEHOLD,
ANTIQUES AND COLLECTIBLES,
We, the undersigned selling our farm will sell
at Public Auction; 3 miles N of Middletown, 3
miles S of Myersville along Mlddletown-
Myersville Rd.; Frederick County, Md.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27
BEGINNING AT 10:00 A.M. D.S.T.
FARM EQUIPMENT
Ford red bellied tractor (good rubber) with 2-12 in.
bottom plows, cultivator and six ft. rear mounted
scraper blade; IHC Model H tractor (good rubber) 2
sets - 38 in. tractor chains, David Bradley ensilage
cutter and pipe, IHC-H-7 grain drill, NH Vz barrel
cement mixer, 2 tractor mounted cord wood saws, IHC
50 T baler, JD corn binder, IHC 8 ft grain binder, IHC
side delivery rack, N 1206 manure spreader, 28 ft. hay
elevator 12 ft. seeder; wagon and flat bed; 1 hole'corn
sheller, 1 horse 5 shovel com cultivator, 2 horse wooden
beam plow, 3 horse wooden beam plow, potato
covering plow, NI - 7 ft. tractor mower, disc harrow,
spring tooth harrow, lot of Tog chains, heavy RR jack,
large lot of old harness, anvil and hardy, grindstone,
hand drill press, lot of old iron and junk iron,
blacksmith tongs, blacksmith vise, 2-30 gal. cast iron
butchering kettles, copper bucket, portable Surge
milker pump, stainless steel milk tank (no com
pressor); large track tarpaulin, 16 - 9x34 tractor tires
and tubes (good), 40 ft. extension ladder, feed carts,
odd sizes electric motors, lot of cattle show halters and
blankets, 2 sets of stilyard scales, string of sleigh bells,
Unico Roto tiller, Pennigan 60 inch self-propelled lawn
mower.
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2 WOODEN WHEEL SULKY CART (BUILT BY
LANGDON OF MYERSVILLE 1917). OLD CUTTER
SLEIGH, PONY CART. •
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HOUSEHOLD AND COLLECTIBLES
Solid walnut cradle (over 200 yrs. old), round oak
extension table with 2 leaves, oak server, oak
sideboard, old Curtis Gouker bureau, 6 straight back
oak chairs, old high chair, camel back trunk, old
blanket chest, school desk and 6 chairs, butchering
ladles and flesh fork, lot of jars, crocks all sizes;
wooden peck measure, pottery jars, meat hooks and
apple butter stirrer, old baskets, treadle sewing
machine, G.E. refrigerator, Keystone kitchen cabinet
with flour bin, Hoover portable washer, large cast iron
heatrola (wood/coal), cast iron parlor stove, Unico 30
in. electric stove, 2 cane seat chairs, cane seat rocker,
porch swing, 24 cu. ft. Unico upright freezer, 2 twin
beds, pitcher and bowl set, Philco stereo, old toys,
picture frames, bed linens, pots and pans, 16 gauge
Stevens shotgun, old piano rolls and many other ar
ticles too numerous to mention.
TERMS OF SALE: CASH and no property to be
removed until settled for. 5% sales tax will be collected
unless exempt certificate presented.
Not responsible for accidents on premises
MRS. ANNIE BRANDENBURG
AND BRUCE BRANDENBURG
' Owners
WILLOWDALE AUCTION CO. rC"*'*“>*•"
Dan Poole, Walter Gordon, Aucts.
S. Kelley, J. Gordon, Clerks
Food by Zion Daughters S.S. Class
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Stallions are a dime a dozen
and the v?t wants $5O to cut
them.
I think a 1980 management
decision would be forth
coming. Why not cut the colt
during the first 10 days with
a razor blade?
John Liggett.
197 Smofcetown Road
Lewisburg, PA
Dr. Sheaffer comments:
I am not in favor of
castrating infant colts with a
razor blade.
Testicles in a young horse
are not always properly
descended so early in life.
And, there is a problem with
controlling hemmorhage. It
is often difficult to ligate or
crimp the vessels in the
cord.
The presence of male
hormones, primarily
testosterone, in the normal
( yfdlowJillr
Tim Trayer Edgar Sheaffer
growth process is important
in the development of
healthy muscle and bone.
Withdrawing the hormone at
such an early age will
usually result in smaller,
effeminate body structure.
It is difficult to sterilize
properly a razor blade or
pocket knife. I believe that
when surgery is performed
on an animal the right
sterilized surgical in
struments should be used.
Surgical procedure on a
two or three year old is much
safer than on an infant colt.
A two year old’s testicles are
generally better developed,
structures are more easily
defined, and they are
descended through the canal
in a more definite way.
Under developed or
partially descended testicles
are more difficult to remove
PUBLIC AUCTION
ANTIQUE HOUSEHOLD FURNISHINGS & COLLECTIBLES
TRUCK, FARM MACHINERY & EQUIPMENT
Having sold her farm, the undersigned will
_ sell at public auction the following on the
premises known as 1921 GRAFTON SHOP
ROAD, approx. Vz mile South of intersection at
Md. Rte. 23,2 mi. SW of Forest Hill, 4 mi. NW of
Bel Air in the 3rd election district of Harford
County, MD.
ON SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 271 b
Farm Items at 10:30 AM (EDST)
Antiques at 11:30 AM (EDST)
Farm Items: Disc and Springtooth Harrows; 2
Bottom Plow; IHC T Mower fro “H” tractor; NH 404
Hay Crusher; Corn Sheller; Mustang C.B. Radio;
Scrap Metal.
Antiques: 4 Wardrobes, one w/beveiled mirror; Oak
drop leaf table; round walnut table; Pressed back,
plank bottom, walnut caned, oak Captain’s Chairs;
Bentwood Rocker; 6 Bentwood Ice Cream Parlor
Chairs; 2 Blanket Chests; 4Beds; 100 yr. old STEINER
Violin in original case; Brass fireplace tools and
folding screen; W.War I soup kettle, canteen, etc.; City
window ice box; Picnic Bsuket; 3 Trunks; Wooden
Boxes; Books - some Ist Edition; Illustrated Readers;
Atlas; Post cards; Jounals, receipts, letters dating
from 1845 - some referring to Pres. Lincoln; Original
Photo of Pres. Lincoln and son; Christmas ornaments;
Oil Lamps; Lantern; Pillow Shams; Bed spreads and
Linens; Afghans; cotton prints and Feed Bags; Mantle
Clocks; Blue Nipon Dishes and Flowing Blue; Misc.
china ware; Wash Boards; Dated and Blue Jars;
Pictures & frames; Oil Heater w/brass front; Treadle
Sewing Machine Stand; Electric Train Parts; Model A
Ford Motor. ALSO Columbian Wood Stove, old Electric
Range - both in exc. cond.; Refrigerator; Camper ice
Box; Wringer Washers; Small Appliances; Vases &
flower Pots; Potted Plants; Lamps; Pots & Pans;
Dresser; Metal Cabinets; Electric Clock; Coal oil
Space Heater; 3 Reel Mowers; Rotary Mower.
NOTE: This sale contains many interesting items
collected by several generations of an old Harford
County family.
To settle the estate of LEONARD EVANS (late of
Harford County) the following farm personal property
will be sold at the same location by his heirs:
'77 Chev. 1 T Model 30 Truck w/metal Stake Body -
Custom Deluxe w/7000 miles; 9’ Ford 535 Hay bine;
Transport Roller Harrow; IHC Grain Drill -13 disc x
7”; NH 256 Hay Rake; Brillion CCP-02 7 tooth
Chisel Plow; N-11 Row PTO Com Picker w/Hasking
Bed; NH 68 Hay Baler w/Kicker; Old Field Sprayer;
Mayrath 32’ Elevator; J-D Lime Spreader; Old
Wooden Box Lime Spreader; acetylene Cutting Torch,
Tanks & Cart; Lincoln 225 Amp Electric Welder;
Craftsman Bench Grinder; Old Work Bench & Vise;
Hand Drill Press Stand; Sunbeam Electric Lawn
Mower; Jackson Lawn Spreader; Small Tools and
Farm Supplies; 100 rough cut Locust Posts - 7’
Georgia E. Howard. Atty.
Bel Air, Maryland
Terms - Cash
Not responsible for accidents on day of sale
John H. O'Neill Auctioneers Kenneth C. Travers
Forest Hill, Md. Aberdeen, Maryland
WASHINGTON, D.C. -
The Senate Monday ap
proved and sent to the House
a House-Senate conference
bill to make compreshensive
crop insurance available to
all farmers and on all major
crops throughout the Nation.
Sen. Herman £.
Talmadge, chairman of the
Senate Committee on
Agriculture, Nutrition, and
completely. Occasionally it
takes from 24 to 30 months
before complete develop
ment of the testicles takes
place.
In conclusion, have your
veterinarian examine your
colt to determine when is the
best time for castration. Let
the colt mature at least to
eighteen or twenty-four
months of age before putting
the knife to him.
ISABEL WEST GRIEDER,owner
Forest Hill, MD
Tele.: 301-838-7036
Lunch Available
Senate approves bill to
expand crop insurance
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 20,1980—P25
Forestry, said the expanded
crop insurance program is
urgently needed to provide
farmers with adequate
protection against losses
from natural disasters, such
as the extended drought that
continues to grip much of the
southern and southwestern
parts of the country. -
The new all-risk, all-crop
insurance program will be
phased into place over a
period of time starting with
1981 crops.
“The protection the
existing programs provide
often is insufficient or non
existent to meet emergen
cies when and where they
arise,” Talmadge said. “The
present federal crop in
surance program is now
available in only about half
the Nation’s counties and on
only 26 crops. In Georgia,
only 61 of the state’s 159
counties are included in the
existing crop insurance
program.”
“It makes no sense to me -
and it makes no sense to
fanners affected - that this
insurance protection is
available to some and not to
others, even when they may
be neighbors operating
farms side-by-side divided
ony by a county line,” he
said.
The measure approved by
the Senate extends the
present limited Federal crop
insurance coverage to all
counties and to all major
crops and would increase the
capitalization of the Federal
Crop Insurance Corporation
form s2ooto ssoomillion.
Federal crop insurance
protecting against loss in
PUBLIC ESTATE AUCTION
FINE FURNITURE, CRYSTAL & CHINA; STAINED GLASS
DOME; ANTIQUES; ORIENTAL RUGS; GRANDFATHER’S
CLOCK: FARMALL CUB TRACTOR
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25,1980
Located between Kutztown & Krumsville,
turn off Rt. 737 at Braund Farm for 1 mile,
Berks Co., PA.
This fine personal collection of furniture, crystal,
china, etc. is being sold for one of the 2nd generation
partners of EBELING & REUSS Phila. Importers of
Hummels, fine china & crystal since 1886.
Chinese rug 6’xB’6”; Oriental Rugs 10’9” x 13’9”, 9’2”
x 12’2”, 9’6” x 12’6”, 4’xs’ runness; Tiffany style leaded
stained glass light dome by Duffner & Kimberly; 2
stained glass table lamps; German grandfather’s
clock w/moon dial, 3 wt. movement; Chinese bar
cabinet lacquered w/carved ivory reliefs; ornate
carved 10 pcs. DRS w/china closet; ornate highly
carved bar cabinet; 2 prs. of carved & inlaid 2 drawer
marble top stands; carved Victorian sofa; Chinese 4
panel screen lacquered w/ivory reliefs; mahognay
secretary; ornate highly carved oriental chest; walnut
comer cabinet; ITALIAN SAN POLO Venezia ceramic
pcs., inc.; 6’ tall working Nymph Fountain, 3’x6’ wall
relief “Wild Horses’’, bullfighter fig., and Mermaid
plaques; cut crystal decanters; cut glass vases &
bowls; Ruby & Blue cased crystal stemware; Spode
bowl; Limoges; Demitasse coll.; ornate English Bone
China service for 12; lot asstd. Schumann German
Empress Chateau Dresden china; 1 horse sleigh; 2
horse track sleigh; buggy whls.; split oak baskets
port, cement mixer; Farmall Cub tractor w/snow
blade & sickle mower; plus many fine additional an
tiques & furniture.
Terms Cash or PA. Check at auction (rugs cash
only)
Ordered by Robert Ebeling, Jr. & American Bank &
Trust Co. of PA.
Executors for the FRIEDA L. EBELING ESTATE
Conducted by Ralph W. Zettiemoyer Auction
Co., Inc.
(215)395-8084
yield must make available to
fanners coverage for 75
percent of normal yield and
lesser levels including a
yield coverage of 50 percent.
Under the insurance
program, the Federal
government would, in
general, pay 30 percent of
participating - farmers’
premiums on that portion of
each policy insuring up to a
maximum of 65 percent of
yield. Indemnity payments
would be based on the
projected market price.
The bill includes a number
of provisions designed to
assure that the private in
surance industry will have
the opportunity to par
ticipate in the expanded, all
risk crop insurance
program. The bill would
authorize private companies
and agents to participate in
the program if approved by
the Federal Crop Insurance
Corporation. The Federal
premium subsidy would
apply to all-risk privately
written insurance that is
reinsured by the govern
ment, as well as to coverage
provided directly by the
government.
In addition, the conference
bill gives farmers the option
of eliminating hail and fire
coverage from their Federal
policies and substituting
coverage from private
firms. Where this is done,
the premium charge on the
Federal policy would be
reduced by amounts ranging
from 15 to 30 percent,
depending on rates for
private insurance in in
dividual areas, to offset the
reduced coverage.
At 10 A.M.