Al2—Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, May t, 1982
OUR READERS WRITE
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with our dairy Niagara Mohawk selling our 65 cow herd
Power Corp in July 1960 converted xh e meter readings were
a nearby power line from 4,800 showing 6 to 11 volts on the
volts to 13,200. Grounding proved ml |Khouse parlor floor, on lop of
ineffective due to soil conditions y, e rubber cow mats in our stan
and underground water. yon bam, on the concrete floor of
Our neighbors received voltage y, e complete barn, on the cows
in their water, showers, bathtubs, themselves, in the individual water
etc . not to say what we received in bowls, the pipeline There wasn’t a
our bam. We had to wear rubber place that wasn’t exposed,
gloves to handle stainless steel Being desperate, we contacted
equipment in our milking parlor our Senator Gerald Soloman, and
The power company was con- our County Executive Philip
suited, the electrical system was Murphy. They applied pressure to
checked, readings were taken and y, e public Service Commission,
additional groundings were put in. anc j Niagara Mohawk Finally
We were told the low voltage Feb 12, 1982 the power company
wouldn’t do any harm. came and made corrections on the
Further complaints were put off transformer near our barn We
by nothing more could be done CO uldn’t get a statement of what
until a year, then 6 months, then 2 y, e y did
months. By the end of December, \Ve are still experiencing losses
1981 we strongly asked for We had a 16,000 pound average in
something to be done as cows were ear i y iggo which has dropped to
being affected 14,200 pounds. Cows are still being
January 1982 and early cu l]ed, losses m breeding, calves,
February, they came to recheck, myk production, interest on bills,
readings were taken over and an d the cost of the climb back,
over, more groundings were put m vVe’ve had to apply for another
Meanwhile we had high number of f rom FmHA to keep our
mastitis cases, high cell counts, business going,
which threatened our market We've done some research on
ability, plow cows drying off early, s t ra y voltage. A Stray Voltage
first calf heifers dried off within a Research Council is being
month of milking tune established Michigan State Umv ,
We had to ship cows and couldn’t umv of Minnesota, and Cornell
replace in this situation Our herd y nlv are doing research over a
health was going downhill before two-year period
our eyes so that by the end of Richard H. Stone, Sr.
January we talked seriously of Hooslck Falls, N.Y.
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On homemade yogurt
We read with great interest your
column of March 20 on making
yogurt at home
We work closely with the makers
of Dannon Yogurt and thought you
might like to know how they feel
about homemade yogurt
Dannon has never been a great
believer in making yogurt at home.
They believe it is rare that yogurt
made at home comes up to the best
standards If it were as simple as it
appears, Dannon and other
commercial producers would not
need expensive laboratories or
highly trained laboratory help to
prepare fresh cultures every day.
They could simply take yester
day’s leftover yogurt from the
refrigerator, use it as a "starter’’
in today’s milk and thus make
tomorrow's yogurt There is more
to making real yogurt.
The product made at home often
looks and tastes quite pleasant, but
too often it is not yogurt, but sour
milk or clabber. Sometimes, after
the first transfer, you will still find
living yogurt organisms, but we
doubt very much that you will fmd
them after the second transfer.
Temperature controls are also
vital A good yogurt should set in
about three hours, give or take a
few minutes If it does not, in our
humble opinion, it just isn’t yogurt
Also, several companies
pasteurize the end-product to
prolong its shelf life Every yogurt
manufacturer probably
pasteurizes the milk with which
yogurt will be made This is-nor
mal. this is required by law But
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when you pasteurize yogurt (the
finished product), you probably
kill a lot of the living organisms. If
your readers end up buying one of
these containers as a starter and
make several transfers, they may
waste not only a cup of yogurt but
also the milk, the tune and the
trouble. The chances of this
homemade product setting up are
just not very good
1 hope this information is useful
to your readers
Vice President
R.C. Auletta and Company, Inc.
In the February 6 issue of
Lancaster Farming, the article
“Collison covers latest in poultry
insect control,” reference was
made to the insecticide Ectiban. It
was reported tha* "the rights for
Ecitban were sold last July” and
that the product in now marketed
by Hess & Clark under the name
Insectnn and by Ralston Purina as
Hard Hitter
Id Americas Inc has written to
point out that they have not sold
the rights to Ectiban and still
continue to market the insecticide
However, they did license the two
other companies to market the 5.7
percent emulsified concentrate
and 25 percent wettable powder
under their own brand names
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when producers could become
relaxed in swine disease
prevention measures. Control and
prevention of pseudorabies in
Lancaster County has been very
effective through the winter
months. Chester D. Hughes, Ex
tension Livestock agent, refreshes
swine producers with these
pseudorabies prevention
guidelines for spring and summer
for all herds;
Isolate pigs from all other
livestock,
Allow no visitation in your hog
house and don’t visit others.
Sanitizer and footbath, or
clean boots and appropriate
clothing provided for authorized
visitors.
Control stray animals.
Pre-sort hogs for shipment to
prevent hogs from entering truck
and returning to pen.
Haul pigs in clean sanitized
vehicles only.
Dispose of dead pigs promp
tly, bury under one toot of cover,
incinerate, or seal in bag and give
to scavenger.
Call vet if herd has nervous
disorders or unusual problems.
Eradicate infections - request
eradication guidelines from the
County Agent
Encourage everyone to adopt
these practices - farmers and
servicemen.
Consider permanent iden
tification system in your herd