adford Countians gather for annual Extension meeting
byjanebresee
Staff Correspondent
'ALUSING - Nearly 75
braved a winter snow
a, Wednesday evening, Dec. 5,
ttend the annual Bradford
ity Cooperative Extension
jng at the Friedenshutten
jurant near Wyalusing. Gary
n, president of the Extension
mtive Committee, chaired the
e climax of the program was
resentation of the Outstanding
nsion Cooperator Award to
veteran 4-H leaders, Mrs.
ie Pickering of Herrickville,
Mr. Levi Roof, Leraysville.
were surprised and delighted
ie award.
■s. Pickering’s daughter, Mrs.
e Decker, presented the
rary plaque to her mother.
Decker explained that she
ji in her mother’s 4-H clubs 21
s ago. Her mother had led
y different kinds of projects,
indoor and outdoor, including
ng, photography, rocketry,
many more. She had also
icipated in numerous local,
ity, and state 4-H activities,
many members of her clubs
received 4-H awards for ex
nce.
reduced by his daughter,
y Russell, Levi Roof was
rted to have been a 4-H leader
2 years. The size of his clubs
> from 20 youngsters to as
y as 58 in the last year. He, too,
willingly participated in local,
ity and state activities, and
y of his members also had
i on to claim awards as out
iing 4-H members. Another
[hter, Levetta Comstock, is
Iford County’s 4-H Agent,
le topic of rabies was ad-
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dressed by the speaker of the
evening. Dr. Thomas Drake, In
structor, and Extension Specialist
of Veterinary Science from Penn
State University.
Rabies has survived since
Biblical times, he began, because
of its variable incubation period.
Warm-blooded mammals may
carry it around a long time before
the virus is spread from the
salivary glands by a bite or by
another animal feeding on a rabid
dead animal.
Symptoms of rabies may vary
from the dumb state in which a
dog, for example, will not be ex
cited, or to the opposite form when
a dog or other infected animal may
turn violent.
The symptoms of rabies in cattle
may be a non-specific change in
temperment or unusual bawling,
or may be accompanied by
straining. They may also ex
perience paralysis of the throat
resulting in excessive salivation or
inability to eat or drink. Farmers
should not put their hands into the
cow’s mouth because the saliva of
the infected animal contains the
virus, cautioned Drake. Rabies is
reportedly coming slowly nor
thward from southern Penn
sylvania, where the raccoon seems
to be the carrier.
If a person has been bitten by a
suspicious animal, the animal is
quarantined for 10 days. If it does
not show any symptoms of the
disease, the person will not be
treated. Treatment consists of 5
vaccinations with a vaccine that is
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A human vaccination is good for
two years, and then a booster shot
is required. The vaccine for dogs,
cats, and sheep is effective about
three years, explained Drake.
Prevention is obtained by
vaccination of dogs and cats, and
by not keeping wild animals for
pets. If an animal acts strangely, it
should be avoided, Dr. Drake
concluded.
Carl Gore and Mrs. Robert
(Anita) Whipple were elected to
six-year terms on the executive
committee. The meeting was
adjourned quickly so that people
could travel home before the storm
worsened.
ANNAPOLIS* Md. - Buyers and
sellers of Christinas trees are
being asked to join Maryland’s
anti-gypsy moth war by assisting
plant protection officials of the
Maryland Department of
Agriculture (MDA) in preventing
accidental importation of gypsy
moth egg masses.
Charles Staines, Entomologist
for the Department, says in
spectors from MDA are out looking
as Christmas trees begin to move
into the state and onto sales lots.
They are checking the origin of
the trees to determine if they are
coming from known areas of gypsy
moth infestation. Should that be
the case, the trees are carefully
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receive the Outstanding Extension Cooperator Awards at the
annual meeting of the Bradford County Cooperative Ex
tension.
inspected for egg masses on their
trunks and larger branches.
Random inspections of all trees
offered for sale may be made as an
additional insurance against
spread of the past.
If egg masses are found, steps
will be ordered to destroy the egg
masses or possibly entire trees.
Buyers of Christmas trees can
protect themselves by asking their
suppliers questions about gypsy
moth infestations in the growing
fields. They can also ask that
suppliers provide documentation
to the effect that the trees have
been inspected in their state of
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origin and have been certified free
of gypsy moth egg masses by
regulatory officials.
In 1983, MDA inspectors did find
gypsy moth egg masses on
Christmas trees imported into
Maprland. Virginia authorities are
taking a very hard line in 1984,
requiring that trees originating
from states infested with gypsy
moth be inspected prior to ship
ment.
However, Staines says “The
most effective work we can do in
this area will come about through
cooperation and common sense on
the part of the Christmas tree
trade.”
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