Al2—Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, Navainfcar 12,1953 Fumigation service claims success in Avian fight BY DICK ANGLESTEIN MASTERSONVILLE - A poultry fumigation service operating in the heart of the Avian flu area in northwestern Lancaster County is claiming success in reversing the disease on farms where it has struck and keeping it out of flocks surrounded by the disease. The Elmtree Poultry Service, of near Mastersonville, utilizes a unique formaldegen fumigation system, which it says is safer and provides better penetration into all areas of a chicken house to kill off any virus. “We’ve used the system in about 15 or 20 poultry houses with Avian or suspected of having it,” ex plains Galen Young, of R 3 Elizabethtown. “Not one flock following the fumigation has contacted the disease.” “But we’ve found that during the present crisis, the fumigation must be done after each flock to keep the disease out.” Elmtree has had success in both layer and broiler houses. On one farm, the fumigation application kept Avian out of houses that were literally surrounded within visual distance of nine other houses with Avian. It has been successfully applied in houses where Avian was previously present in which both the manure was cleaned out and not. On one farm in the heart of the Avian area and located within a short distance of a dude pond, the broiler flock following treatment had rally one percent mortality and half of these were culled cripples. The Elmtree system, for which patents have been applied, utilizes poultry houses are Bernell Swords, left, and Galen Young, of Elmtree Poultry Service, R 3 Elizabethtown. its own design “burners” which are smaller sized units, operating operate off the house panel box. off 110, for egg rooms, delivery Different sized 220-units are used vehicles, feed bins, etc. for various sized houses and there The units use formaldegen BY HAROLD SHELLY KELLERS CHURCH - A total of 145 members and guests at tended the annual meeting of the Bucks County Holstein Association at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church last Saturday. President David Walton presided. Elected to three-year terms of the board of directors were Bill Gunser, Tim Shull and TomHaldema. Premier breeder award for 1963 wetn to Harry and Aliene Thomp son of Fountain Farm, in Newtown. Ryan Worthington was presented with a jacket as high ATTENTION ® STDP ® Due To The Recent Epidemic Of /I I //AN /NTLUENZA Please Leave All Thoroughl r Washed Parts Tor Repa/r Outside I/I/a re house Door lease obey! When coming to our warehouse, please come washed and in clean clothes. Also, please wash any parts you bring. This is for everyones protection! Bucks Holstein Assn, meets The following sign is posted on our door HERSHEY EQUIPMENT I I I I COMPANY, INC. LANCASTER, PA. 17603 J J (717)393-5807 Designers of Quality Systems for Poultry, Swine and Grain Handling scoring 4-H member in all three projects; calf and cow. Wor thington also had grand champion cow at the 4-H dairy show at the Middletown Grange Fair in August. Secretary Harold Lownes reprated that gross receipts for the calf raffle at the Middletown Grange fair were $2400. Walter Wurster, member of the flakes, which when heated and combined with water or the natural humidity in the poultry house, forms a mist that penetrates into all areas of the structure. “We get total penetration throughout the building and even into the ceiling, into the fans and the cracks in the building,” Young said. The system replaces the electric fry pans or the five-gallon cans with potassium magnate and liquid formadehyde now mostly in use and is much safer, according to Young. The system is activated from outside the building and eliminates the mad dash to set off the potassium. A unit is placed about every 75 feet in a house for total coverage. The formaldegen bum continues for four hours and then the house is ventilated after setting for 24 hours. state executive committee, reported to the membership that despite the controversy surrouding the resignation and re appointment of William Nicholl as Executive Secretary of the Penn- sylvania Holstein Association, things were back to normal. “It seems that everything is coming together,” he said. Thank You During the present Avian out break, the disease returned to only one house and that was only after the owner attempted to put two flocks through. “That is why we’re recom mending treatment after every flock while the disease is still prevalent in the area,” Young said. Now is the Time (Continued from Page AlO) Also, feed frequently and offer animals small portions at each feeding; this is one of the benefits of electronic feeders. Where pratical, it may be beneficial to blend some or all of the ration, such as in total mixed rations. Grind and chop feeds to the proper length. For example, corn kernels should be broken into about 8 pieces for dairy cattle. Take ad vantage of good feed buys. Don’t waste scarce, expensive feeds on non-productive animals; cull low producers, problem cows and excess heifers of questionable genetic merit. Raise fewer heifers, feed them well and breed them to calve at 22-24 months. Depending on the relative cost of grains and supplements as compared to forages, consider feeding more forages and less grain, especially in mid and late lactation. However, be sure to feed dry cows and springing heifers properly. Never fail to give the good cows the feed they need to be productive and profitable. Route 30 West at the Centerville Exit.
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