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feed a blended ration. Keep the
total ration properly balanced for
protein and energy, as well as
minerals and vitamins. Avoid
using excess amounts of soybeans,
oils and fats. Feed buffers such as
a mixture of 3 parts sodium
bicarbonate to 1 part magnesium
oxide at a rate of about 3 to 5
Farm Calendar
Saturday, July 11
Sperry New Holland 41st annual
family picnic, New Holland
Memorial Park, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Keystone Stud Ram and Ewe sale,
Farm Show Building,
Harrisburg, 9:30 a.m.
Sunday, July 12
Eastern Regional Polled Hereford
Show, Gaithersburg, Md.,
continues thru Tuesday.
Monday, July 13
Pa. Vo-Ag teachers annual
meeting, J.O. Keller Building,
Penn State, continues into
Wednesday.
Pro-Tech Education Institute for
Vo-Ag teachers, Penn State,
continues into Wednesday.
Maryland Shorthorn Assoc, annual
picnic, Levena Acres, 2937
Jennings Chapel Road, Lisbon,
Md., I p.m.
Tuesday, July 14
Adams twilight meeting, Richard
Herr Farm, Storm’s Shore
Road, east of Bonneauville, 7
p.m.
Farmland Assessment Workshop,
Hunterdon County Extension
Center, Flemington, N.J., 2
ounces per cow per day or 1 to 3%
of the grain mix; the addition of
limestone can also be beneficial.
Feed intake may decline as you
attempt to feed more forages. Thus
it is important to keep feeds fresh
and to feed high quality forages. A
comforting breeze, and a con
venient source of shade and fresh,
cool water will help improve ap-
p.m. and on Thursday at 7:30
p.m.
Wednesday, July 15
York County 4-H Fashion Review,
4-H Center, Bair, 9 a.m.
York Jr. Holstein Fitting and
showing day, Rodman
Thompson Farm, 10 a.m.
Farmer’s and Businessmen’s
picnic, Hunterdon Co., N.J.
Thursday, July 16
Stewartstown Early American
Steam Engine Association
annual show, Rt. 74, York Co.,
continues through Sunday.
Friday, July 17
Pa. Young Farmers Summer
conference, Wellsboro, con-
tinues tomorrow,
Lycoming County Fair,
Hughesville, until the 25.
Saturday, July 18
Penn State Horse Field Day, Old
Horse Bams, University Park,
10 a.m.
Conservation Bus Tour, Hunterdon
Co., N.J.
Shippensburg Community Fair,
Shippensburg, continues until
Saturday.
petites. Any one ot the.->c atm is
alone may not correct an existing
problem. It will probably lequire a
total effort ..an working closely
withyoui teed man.
lo Control Erosion
We have been blessed with
timely rains this spring and early
summer but, some of these rams
have been very heavy and created
considerable run-off. It em
phasized the need for terraces,
contours and strips to control these
large amounts of water.
The use of diversion ditches and
sodded waterways above the area
to be protected should be con
sidered.
When surface water is not
controlled around the premises we
also have the added danger of
getting surface water into our well
water supplies; this makes the
water unfit for human con
sumption and, in some cases, in
creases the nitrate content of the
water supply. We need to be
concerned with controlling these
large amounts of water on the land
and around farm buildings.
To Inspect Corn Silk
We are receiving calls about the
danger of Japanese beetles
preventing the pollination of both
field and sweet com. This should
happen if the beetles eat off the silk
before the com pollinates. We
suggest that you inspect corn fields
frequently m the next week or two.
If less than 50% of the stalks are in
silk and if two or more beetles are
found on these early silks, then
some spraying could prevent loss
of good pollination. If 75% or more
of the stalks are silking when the
first beetles are observed, then
spraying would not be needed.
Insecticides such as Sevin and
Malathion can be used to control
Japanese beetles, but in most
cases field spraying is not prac
tical. Some gardeners may want to
spray to get perfect pollination.
Pork conference
features international
marketing
DES MOINES, la Denmark
produces only two percent of the
world’s pork, yet they control
almost 30 percent of the world pork
market.
This dramatic example of an
efficient marketing system will be
the focal point of a presentation by
0. K. Pederson, Denmark, during
-the Pork Value Conference in Des
Moines, lowa, August 4 & 5 at the
Marriott Hotel.
The conference, sponsored by
the National Pork Producers
Council in cooperation with the
American Meat Institute and the
National Meat Association, will
draw all segments of the pork
industry together to evaluate pork
quality and the system to com
municate consumer desires back
through the marketing chain.
The international segment of the
program will deal with marketing
systems of Denmark, Australia,
and Canada; their characteristics,
strengths, weaknesses, and ap
plications to the current U.S.
marketing system.
is highly respected
throughout Denmark and Europe
for his lectures and research on
hog breeding, carcass quality and
grading.
From 19611-72, Pederson worked
on a project to improve hog-car
cass grading and develop a
grading system based only on
objective measurements. The
project also included the
development of microcomputers to
1 calculate the percentage of meat in
every hog slaughtered. The
equipment developed has been
used in all Danish slaughterhouses
since 1975.
In 1973, Pederson was named to
head the Danish National Institute
of Animal Science’s division
responsible for dealing with hog
breeding, testing systems, carcass
evaluation, and carcass grading.
Since that time, Pederson’s
projects have resulted in changes
and improvements throughout the
entire Danish breeding and testing
system.
Joining Pederson on the
program will be Dr. Gordon
Bowman, University of Guelph,
Guelph, Ontario; and Gordon
Steer, Regency Park Community
College, South Australia.
Each will speak on the merits
and pitfalls of their country’s
current marketing system.
For registration information,
contact the National Pork
Producers Council, P.O. Box 10383,
Oes. Moines, lowa 50306.
Registration is limited to the first
500 people. Pre-registration at $lOO
ends July 17. Registration after
that date is $125, and can be made
in writing or at the door.
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