D W9y ) Itl Top Lancaster DHIA Cows (Continued from Pago OS) KEN + LISA HIKES LILY KEVIN S SHOKEK JULIET RUNNING SPRINGS EARN GIHARY SKY VIEW EARN 29 EARL N LANDIS VALERI KAT UN EARN 94 HERSHVALE EARNS 77 GORDON ( CAROLE HOOVER 25 CREAMERY (Montgomery Co.) —Everyone knows that sum mer is the season for fresh straw berries, sweet corn, tomatoes, and all theses other fruits and veget ables. But who knows when to buy locally grown produce? Where to pick you own berries or flowers? How to purchase meats directly from the producers? Or where to get straw for the home garden? With the help of a new, free Catch Bugs From Bugs UNIVERSITY PARK (Centre Co.) Dr. Charles Pitts has been all over the world. During his travels, he’s seen a number of exotic diseases transmitted by insects. The United States is not immune from bug-borne sicknesses, but it’s not an area of medicine that many American health care professionals receive specialized training in. To enhance awareness of such diseases, Pitts, professor of entomology in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences, teaches medical entomology. The undergra duate course was offered for the first time this spring. Pitts says if there i$ sufficient interest, he will continue to offer it. “Many students who took the course are pre-med majors,” said Pitts, who taught a similar course for IS years at Kansas State University. “But the course also is useful for anyone who plans to travel or work interna tionally. The world is getting smaller and smaller, and his knowledge will be helpful in assessing and managing the risks of going overseas.” Students leant about some of the well known diseases prevalent around the world, such as mosquito-bome malaria and yellow fever. About 500,000 cases of yellow fever are reported each year in Africa and South America. Worldwide cases of malaria are estimated at more than 137 million annually. Also covered in the course is sleeping sickness, a tropical disease transmitted by the tsetse fly. “Sleeping sickness has really restricted the development of Africa,” said Pitts. “It’s had as great an impact on one con tinent as any disease.” Diseases transmitted by insects in the U.S. may not be as exotic, but they can be just as serious. “We usually think of plague as a dis ease from the Middle Ages,” said Pitts. “But there are several cases of plague each year in the U.S., mostly in the mountains of Color ado and Utah.” Plague is spread by fleas that feed on rodents. “It’s easy to treat, but hard to recog nize,” Pitts said. “If it’s not caught early, it can be fatal.” Other insect-borne diseases that occur in the U.S. are Lyme disease and Rocky Moun tain spotted fever, transmitted by ticks, and encephalitis, which is carried by mosquitos. Reported Lyme disease cases in the U.S. have risen from 29 in 1986 to 988 in 1992. The course covers how diseases related to the insects that carry them and how the dis eases survive in nature. Treatment is not dis cussed, but prevention measures such as vac cination are covered. “These diseases may be rare, but you can’t just forget about them,” Pitts said. “Those 305 23,009 GR-H 6-5 299 25,016 GR-H 4-2 305 26,890 GR-H 5-10 305 23,981 RH 3-1 305 25,850 RH 3-11 305 21,207 RH 4-0 305 23,507 RH 4-4 305 26,352 RH 4-3 Directory Reveals Local Farm Harvests directory of local farms, anyone can have this information at their fingertips. “Fresh from Montgomery County Farms” is a listing for the 1993 growing season of 40 area producers. Included are the farm names, address and phone, general location, farm-grown products, services, and hours. An availabili ty schedule and county map are also provided. The directory is a product of 783 781 2.9 780 3.3 779 3.0 779 3.7 777 3.3 777 2.9 Montgomery County Cooperative Extension based at the County 4-H Center on Route 113 in Creamery. “Our directory makes it as easy for consumers to be at the right place at the right time,” said Nan cy Stevens, director of the Mont gomery County Extension office. “For some people, it’ll be the first time they’ve bought directly from the field. They’ll be the most sur prised when they discover the var- receiving medical training or planning to be in high-risk areas need this kind of information.” We Have an Air Compressor for you at a Competitive Price ' Saylor-Beall E3~ Made in USA Offered in Complete Units or Bare Pumps - Splash or • All our Compressors are all Cast Iron Constructed giving you many years of Dependable Service • Stop in and see what we have for you, or call 5 HP 80 gal. 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