YORK Choose vegetables suitable for freezing and the best varieties for freezing. Vegetables should be harvested at their peak of maturity and prepared for freezing im mediately,- says A. Joan Lam berson, Extension home economist. Enzymatic changes continue after harvest, lowering the quality and nutritive value. If you can’t freeze the vegetables immediately after harvest, refrigerate them for only short periods of time. When preparing vegetables, wash a small quantity of the vegetables gently in several changes of cold water. Lift the vegetables out of the water each tune so all dirt will settle to the bottom of the sink or pan. Shell, husk or peel and tnm. Some vegetables such as lima beans, corn-on-the-cob and asparagus require sorting for size since blanching tunes depend on the size of the pieces. Blanch vegetables to stop en zymatic action and reduce deterioration in color, flavor and texture. This is not necessary for green peppers and mature onions. Most vegetables are blanched by heating them in boiling water for the tune specified in modem freezing directions. A blancher, consisting of a tall kettle, basket and cover, is con venient to use and can be bought at <£■ -se,.. X DMRY AT NEW HOLLAND SALES STABLES, INC. New Holland, PA If you need 1 cow or a truck load, we have from 100 to 200 cows to sell every week at your price Mostly fresh and close springing holstems Cows from local farmers and our regular ship pers include Marvin Eshleman, Glenn Fite, Kelly Bowser, Bill Lang, Blain Hoffer Dale Hostetler H D Matz and Jerry Miller SALE STARTS - 12:00 SHARP Also Every Wednesday, Hay, Straw & Ear Com Sale -12:00 Noon All Dairy & Heifers must be eligible for Pennsylvania Health Charts. For arrangements for special sales or herd dispersals at our barn or on your farm, contact: Abram Diffenbach, Mgr. 717-354-4341 OR \ Norman Kolb 717-397-5538 Prepare vegetables for freezing most department or farm supply stores. However, any large pan, which can be fitted with a wire or perforated metal basket and cover, is suitable. To ensure adequate blanching, immerse a basket containing a small amount of the vegetable (about one pound) mto a large amount of water (at least one Protect horses from sleeping sickness SHAWNEE, Ks The U.S. Denver. Both call Equine En- Department of Agriculture cephalomyehtis “an ever-present recommends all horses foe vac- 1 threat”. cinated annually against Equine Encephalomyelitis (Sleeping Sickness). This recommendation is em phasized by Dr. Ralph Knowles at USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. He points out the recommendation includes vaccination against both Eastern and Western strains of the disease. Although there is a trend toward routine annual vaccination. authorities say a reasonable estimate is that only 20 to 25 per cent of the total U.S. horse population now receives, this protection. Dr. Knowles’ advice to horse owners is wholeheartedly endorsed by Dr. Thomas E. Walton at USDA’s Arthropod-Borne Animal Diseases Research Laboratory in gallon). Start timing once the vegetables retain even better vegetable has been immersed and- color, texture and nutrients, the kettle is covered. Blanching However, steam blanching con tune will vary with the vegetable sumes more energy and thereby and the size of the pieces, so follow increases costs, the recommended blanching tunes for each vegetables. Steam blanching vegetables will perform the same functions as water blanching and h<»lps The probability of incidence of this disease in horses increases significantly where a large proportion of an area’s horse population is not vaccinated against it. And, biting insects can carry the disease to humans. Under the proper conditions, every horse, regardless of breed, age or sex, is susceptible. The ideal time for vaccinating is before the local mosquito season begins. A key vector or earner in the transmission cycle is the mosquito. Birds are the reservoir hosts. They introduce Equine En cephalomyelitis into an area via mosquitoes parasitic to birds. Then other mosquitoes transmit Sleeping Sickness from birds to horses or humans. The build up and concentration of infected birds, combined with large numbers of mosquitoes, intensifies into explosive En cephalomyelitis incidence. Horses Grain Storage and Mixing Feed Equip. LIQUIDATION Mixers, elevators, grain tanks, dryers, augers, bins, rolling, grinding, pelleting equip., trucks, autos. Is there somethine you need?? Write or Call for our complete list today E.H. KEEN & SON INC. PO BOX 25 PARKESBURG, PA 19365 Ph: (215)857-5515 SMUCKER BILT SEMI & LIQUID MANURE SPREADERS (Positive Auger) (Spinner Design Spreading) (Special Steel Lasts Longer) (Ground Drive) (Easy Running) Regular Price $2695.00 now *2,500°° IF POSITIVE ORDER IS RECEIVED AND 20% DOWN BY AUG. Ist. 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The Western form may leave horses brain-damaged after a prolonged course of illness, treatment and apparent recovery. The Venezuelan strain causes 'explosive outbreaks with high equine mortality. It does not exist in the U.S. at present. Sleeping Sickness is a disease that affects the Horse’s brain and spinal cord. No antiviral treatment is available, and permanent damage may result if the horse survives. The only means of preventing Equine En cephalomyelitis is by vaccination. After the initial immunization, only an annual booster is needed. Combination vaccines now available also allow the horse to' receive protection against other major dangers at the same tune it is vaccinated against Equine Encephalomyelitis. Tetanus Toxoid and Equine Influenza immunity are also available in combination with the En cephalomyelitis vaccine. To Better Equipment... Find It In Lancaster Farming's CLASSIFIEDS! 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