Woolaston’s Maple Lawn Farm
(Continued from Page D 2)
More recently, Nellie was tagged
reserve senior champion and
reserve grand champion at the
Uraonviile Fair. Daughter Betsy,
the cow's owner, was at halter
earning reserve senior showman
honors.
According to Wollaston, Nellie
had a rough bout with mastitis at
one tune. "We nearly lost her/’ he
remembers, "but Betsy’s tender
loving care brought her around.”
Of course, she was under the care
of a veterinarian, but responded
best to Betsy’s TLC. "Ever since
she has responded!© Betsy more
than anyone else,” says the prbud
father. ' /
To get away from the farm and
the showrmg, Wollaston embarked
on a tour of Japan in 1975, spon
sored by the Farm Bureau
Federation. JBe recalls the nor
thern island, Hokkaido, is similar
to northern Pennsylvania
mountainous and cool.
The desire to travel to other
countries as not 'exclusively a
father’s yearning, however.
Daughter Cathy spent last Sep
tember to May as a 4-H exchange
participant. She traveled to New
Zealand where she lived with ID
different farm families. These
farms included many types of
operations, but they all had one
thing in common none of them
had barns. -
•“'The climate is suitable for the
animals to be outside all year,'’ she
explains. “Their animals graze on
pasture, and only the top pedigree
herds get gram. ,
“The people are warm and
hospitable.’They Want you to go
away with a good' feeling about
their country. Even though I was in
rural areas, I got a feel for New
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Zealand. The people ' are’
•Westernized’ and love to be out
doors. They’re athletic and.
recreation-minded. ”
Wollaston openly expresses lus
pride m his daughters. In U 172 and
1973, he says, Cathy" was a double
winner at-the All-American Dairy
Show. This year sister Elizabeth
captured both the grand champion
and reserve grand champion
. honors with her entries. “It took 13
years and 5 kida to do' it,” he
laughs.
His other 3 daughters and son
are married and live away from
the farm. Tom' lives in Oxford,
Peggy' Empet lives m
Susquehanna County, , Marty
Johnson lives in Marshalton, and
Nancy McMahon lives m West
DES MOINES, la. - Indiapa
will play host to the 1982 American
Pork Congress, sponsored by the
National Pork Producers Council,
March 9 - 12 at the Indiana Con
vention Center in Indianapolis.
Over 35(1 companies have been
assignedthe 731 booths available
in the convention hall.
Traditionally, Indianapolis has
been a very active site for NPPC’s
Pork Congress, drawing record
crowds like the 16,102 producers
who attended in 1979.
Forms for housing and
registration are available from
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Square Consolidated School Board,
a member of New Garden Friends
Meeting, and belongs to the
London Grove Grange. He is a past
president of the Expansion and
Keview Committee of the Chester
County Extension office, and was
honored by the Manor 4-H dairy
club for his 27 years of service.
Reflecting on tus career in the
dairy business and his work with 4-
H’ers, Wollaston shows his sense of
humor, saying, “All that I am or
hope to be, 1 owe to 'udders’. ”
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Registration fees will be $7.50 for
pre-registration and $lO for
registration after February 12.
The schedule lor Pork Congress
1982 has expanded to prevent the
overlap of business sessions and
convention activities, and to
provides full day of educational
seminars for producers. Highlights
of the schedule are: Tuesday,
March 9, Business Meetings;
Wednesday, March 10, Trade
Show, Business Meetings;
Thursday, March 11, Educational
Seminars, Trade Show; Friday,
March 12, Educational Seminars.
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Glycosides containing
hydrocyanic acid are formed
within the leaves following frost.
Only a handful of these wilted
leaves is necessary to kdl a cow or
several sheep if eaten. The poison
contained in the leaves interferes
with the oxygen-carrying ability ot
the blood.
Animals infected with this poison
breathe rapidly, become
depressed, and show cyanosis, or
bluish discoloration, of the mucous
membrane. Death may follow
within a few minutes. Affected
animals rarely linger more than a
few hours if a fatal dose is con
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Veterinarians using emergency
intravenous treatment are able to
save some animals. Time is of the
essence so it is most important that
treatment be given as soon as
possible.
Wild or choke cherry trees in
pastures are a constant threat to
farm livestock. They can exist for
years without causing any losses,
then a broken limb or an early
hard frost makes available enough
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After the leaves are completely
dried, 5 to 7 days, after the kill
frost, the hydrocyanic acid level is
reduced to the point that toxicity is
not likely to occur. Therefore, it’s
best to keep livestock away from
downed wilted or frosted wild
cherry leaves for at least 1 week
after frost or cutting. *
The best way to get rid of the
problem is to remove the trees.
Tree removal should be done in
late fall or winter. After the trees
have lost all their leaves, then it is
safe to cut them down or pull them
out. Keep livestock away from
these trees as long as any leaves
remain on them, adds Dr. Hut
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