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facials of the Agriculture
Department recently met
with the leadership of
legislative committees on
Agriculture and Rural Af
fairs, and with represen
tatives of the state’s major
farm organizations. These
meetings were held to
discuss possibilities for state
action to provide assistance
to farmers affected by the
drought.
Many Pennsylvania
farmers have suffered
substantial economic losses
due to the severe lack of
rainfall.
“Many more face con
tinued losses into the 1981
crop year. We are actively
pursuing methods at the
state level to assist Penn
sylvania farmers who have
suffered these losses,”
Secretary of Agriculture
Penrose Hallowell said.
“In many ways, farmers
face critical cash flow
problems due to the seasonal
and timely nature of farming
operations. Farmers who
lose crops due to this sum
mer’s drought may need
assistance by next year’s
planting time, to prevent
being forced out to
business,” Hallowell said.
He noted the meetings had
been important in that the
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recognized the problems
facing Pennsylvania far
mers and had agreed to work
together to seek assistance
at the state level.
Discussion at the two
meetings centered on
possibilities for programs
which would be conducted at
the state level, over and
above current federal
programs.
“While the emergency
Leon Riegel
If you have a question you
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Could you please discuss
some recommendations for
the control of wool maggots?
Dr. Riegel comments:
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as blowfly strike, fleece
worms, and Fligenlar-
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programs of the USDA are
important, most farmers are
not eligible for insured loans
at five percent interest. In
many cases, farmers are
able to save money, by
applying for loans at their
bank or other conventional
source outside the USDA
assistance program,”
Hallowell said.
“A program on the state
level might provide
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venkranheit, are caused by
flies of the genus Phormis or
genus Luciha.
The flies lay eggs on an
area of the- sheeps body
where the wool is wet or
.spoiled with feces, urine,
wound exudates, or other
body secretions.
The eggs hatch in 12 to 24
hours and develop mto full
grown larva in 3 to 6 days.
These larva then feed on
excretions from the skin
which are produced by
enzymes secreted by the
maggots.
For the control of wool
maggots, two regimes can
be used. One is the
elimination of the optimum
place for the flies to lay their
eggs, and second is the use of
insecticides.
The most common area of
the sheep to become spoiled
is the breech, or buttocks
area. Some of the things
which cause this soiling are
improperly docked tails,
extra long wool (especially
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assistance to drought
striken farmers by reim
bursing them for a per
centage of the actual losss.
We don’t need another
lending agency and
bureaucracy at the state
level, but all segments of the
farm community do want to
see action which might
lessen the economic blow
from the drought,”
Hallowell said.
Tim T rayer Edgar Sheaffer
in ewes around lambing
time), and some of the
Australian breeds have
wrinkles in the skin of the
breech area.
What can be done to
control these situations?
Make sure the length of the
tail is such that the end is
just below the tip of the
vulva when docking is done.
Clipping breech wool just
prior to lambing. And, in
breeds where wrinkly skin in
the breech area is a
problem, elimiate these
wrinkles by a surgical
procedure.
In areas where wool
maggots are a serious
problem, the use of in
secticides should be em
ployed.
Apply approved in
secticides in the breech
region and over a strip 6 to 8
inches wide from rump to
poll.
Consult your local
veterinarian for the type of
insecticide to use.
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