Homemakers may not like it on alfalfa indicates that wax on plants
their floors, but waxy buildup helps break down the foam,
could be healthy for plants and allowing the gas to escape, and
animals. that the more wax, the less bloat.
Research has shown that natural Rumbaugh estimates losses due
wa x on the surface of plant bloat reach |3OO million a year,
slows the loss of moisture from a"“lt’s even more,” he says, “when
plant. More recently, scientists .you account for milk and weight
have learned this waxy coating loss that result when farmers try to
acts as a barrier to insect attacks, reduce bloat by feeding their
Agricultural Research Service-'livestock less alfalfa.”
scientists in Logan, UT, and Rumbaugh and colleagues at
Manhattan, KS, are breeding new Logan found that the natural wax
waxy-leaf alfalfas to take ad- on 28 common types of alfalfa
vantage of these characteristics. varies considerably from 138 to
In addition, “wax may reduce 460 milligrams per square meter of
the risk of bloat in cattle that graze leaf surface,
on highly nutritious alfalfa Rumbaugh has developed both
plants,” says plant geneticist high-wax and low-wax alfalfas by
Melvin D. Rumbaugh at Logan. crossing these U.S. varieties. They
Bloat is a frequently fatal ac- will be compared during the 1986
cumulation of gas bubbles in an growing season for their ability to
animal’s stomach. Cattle are the withstand drought and insect at
mostl likely to bloat, but sheep and tacks.
other ruminants can be affected. Agronomist Edgar L. Sorensen,
Research with plants other than in cooperation with the Kansas
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Agricultural Experiment Station
at Manhattan, is taking a different
route for waxy leaves. He crossed
a wild, low-growing waxy species
from northern Italy with a widely
used U.S. species. The Italian
alfalfa, Medicago prostrata,
typically grows only inches long
and flourishes in arid areas.
Wax production of this hybrid
varies with the amount of water
available to the plant. On plants
grown on dryland, wax production
increased and many strumae
balls of wax developed on the
leaf surface. None developed on
irrigated plants.
Says Sorensen, “These drought
resistant characteristics can be
bred into commercial alfalfa
varieties, making it possible to
grow alfalfa in dry areas where
presently available varieties
cannot survive.” - By Linda Cooke-
Stinson and Howard Sherman,
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Tootsie roll baler, cheap.
York Co. 717-259-9820.
Two Hereford bulls, ready
for service, also David
Bradley garden tractor
w/mower and cultivators.
717-786-2493 eves.
Corn planter, Int. 2 row
pull behind or 3 pt. hitch,
$lOO. Bucks Co. 215-343-
6856 after 5 PM.
Ford 9N w/5' mower,
$2, 100/OBO:' also
Worthington tractor, runs
but needs electrical work,
$250/080. Mont. Co.
215-489-3527.
NH ■Bo' bale elevator,
$550; NH 36 flail chopper.
$650; NH silage wagon,
$6OO. Lane. Co. 717-653-
5926,8 PM.
Farm trailer from old Ford
truck, $25; 2 section
spring harrow, $2O; Jari
cycle bar mower, $B5.
York Co. 717-244-7913.
NH 489 haybine, floating
head, used on less than
300 acres, $4,200.
Columbia Co. 717-356-
2615 after 5 PM
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wo 1970, 28’ Fruehauf
dump trailers, road ready,
exc. cond., new floors and
rebuilt cylinders. Lane.
Co. 717-733-7947.
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Towanda, PA
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717-265-4440
Oliver 525 combine w/11'
train head, field ready,
3,900 or best offer; corn
silage, $2l/ton. Berks Co.
215-367-7256.
Reconditioned 2 seated
Mennonite carriage,
$1,500,717-733-7420.
10.46 acres, asking
$24,000. Schuylkill Co.
Marlin Hoffman, RD 2,
Box 329-B, Pine Grove.
PA 17963
‘79 Ford ranger, F 250, V
-8, auto. w/Aamco
warranty. AM-FM, extra
springs. Fulton Co. 717-
294-3970.
Sears 3 /« ton mobile home,
air cond., used only 3 yrs.
Wayne Co. 717-448-2594.
30' flex auger tor sup
plement or shelled corn,
$75. Lane. Co. 717-426-
3314.
Wooden veal stalls; silage
conveyor; supplement bin
w/elec. auger and
weigher; also tobacco
barns for rent. Columbia
area, Lane. 717-397-
5005.
JD 320 w/new Woods belly
mower, 3 pt. hitch, exc.
shape, $3,000. Charles
Watson, 301-898-9180
eves.
NH 55 side bar rake,
$350; JD 440 crawler
motor for parts, $2OO.
Bergen Co., NJ 201-327
6064.
Viking pop-up camper,
exc. cond., sleeps 6, sink
and stove. First $1,650 or
best offer. Berks Co. 215-
374-6302 eves.
Day old and older guineas,
ducks, assorted fancy
Bantams. Berks Co. 215-
582-2587 after 5:30 PM.
Ferguson 3 pth., 2 row
cultivator, good cond.,
$95. Adams Co. 717-359-
4838.
Commemorative liquor
bottles, single or sets. Del.
Co. 215-MA3-8184.
14x50, 20x50 Harvestore
silos w/Hercules unloader.
Amos F. King, Box 159,
Peters Rd., Kmzers, PA
17535.
Registered pigmy goat
male, gray Agouti, 7
weeks old, exc. bloodlines,
$2OO. Lane. Co. 717-733-
0863.
3 pt, 4 row Case
cultivator w/disks, 4” tool
bar; 1964 Chevy dump
truck, $1,200. Leb. Co.
717*865-4721.
Badger 16’ tandem forage
wagon, good cond.,
$4,500; also 3 pth. pto fire
wood saw. good cond.,
$250. Franklin Co. 717-
597-4883.
F-20 Farmall, 594 Steel
wheel hayrake. N 0.5
sickel mower, 3 J.D.
cylinders. York Co., 717-
266-1552 after 4:00.
Ford 309 two row corn
planter, 3 point hookup,
good cond. Call evenings.
1350. Lancaster Co., 717-
687-9003.
Farmall C 7x14 dump
wagon. LT2SOEF Suzuki 4
wheeler. Youth saddle
with matching tack
Ladies new western
saddle. Berks, 215-683-
5269.
Hay Alfalfa-Grass mix,
approx. 2000 bales, $1.40
per bale.. Washington,
N.J., Warren Co.. 201-
689-3911.
Endless Mtns. Bradford
Co. 50 Acres w/all elec.
Cedar Chalet, southern
exposure, nice view, grass
airstrip. 215-646-5466.
International 990
Haybine, 7' cut, in good
condition, $l,OOO. Lane.
Co., 717-687-6171.
Mayrath 33' Elevator,
New Idea Flail Spreader,
Winco 20KW Generator,
IH Grain Drill. Lane. Co.,
717-872-2867.
1983 Honda ATC 110, 3
wheeler, 4 spd., high and
low range, good shape,
$595; SSGdI. Barrels. $3
717-653-9681.
ROPS with hinged roof for
JD 450-555 Crawler
loaders, $350. Rffl, Box
31. Narvon, PA. 17555.
Lane. Co.
Three brush Electrolux
floor polisher, good
condition. New 4 speed
G.E. table model hair
dryer York Co , 717-235-
1985.
Bright wheat straw.
Approx. 500 bales. Take 1
or all. Lebanon Co., 717-
949-3842.
1974 Starcraft pop-up
camper, sleeps 6, ex
cellent condition. Also,
utility trailer from Datsun
pickup. Perry Co. 717-
567-9443.
Beautiful bay TB gelding.
7 yrs., 16.2 h, likes to
lump, don't have time to
ride. 717-834-4807.
Cindy, Perry Co.
JD 3 point 4 row
cultivator, $7OO. 4 Row
Gandy applicator, ex
cellent condition, $5OO.
Chester Co., 215-593-
5345.
20' Gooseneck Stock
Trailer, holds 6-8 horses
or cows. Center gate.
Mats, full nose, $2,500.
Fahr tedder, $1,200. 756-
2968, Susquehanna.