Second Warning Hits Baltimore Farm Over Mastitis Issues
The Baltimore farm faces a three day milk market suspension after the BCHD finds high leucocyte counts in samples. The issue, mastitis, affects many dairy herds and costs the farmer about $100 per cow per year, with total losses in milk value exceeding $400 plus future production and medical costs.
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Baltimore City Health Department
BCHD
Bc.h.d
Health Department
Tom Moore
Maryland Cooperative Milk Producers
National
Farm barometer highlights farmer hardship in 1973 costs
USDA August 1975 issue presents a chart on farmer economics. It notes family living expenditures averaged 10 786 in 1973, about three and a quarter times 1955 costs, with figures drawn from Bureau of Labor Statistics wage and clerical worker data and seasonally adjusted indexes.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Wien
A Diet for the Mind July 3 1975 Lesson Parable of the bears and thoughts
Background scripture Philippians Colossians and Psalms guides a devotional on thoughts as food. The parable shows bears following food to illustrate how thinking patterns attract experiences. It cites Emmet Fox on fear and pessimism as food for unhappiness sickness and failure.
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Emmet Fox
Fox
Insulation and grazing tips for farms and homes
Advice emphasizes choosing high R value insulation to save energy and cut costs. It warns about bloating from wet legume pastures like alfalfa and clover and recommends controlled grazing, flushing ewes before breeding, and preferring straight grass for breeding flocks. It also urges health certificates and 30 day isolation when buying new livestock to prevent disease and losses.
Farm Calendar Busy Week Includes Local Ag Days and Barbecue
August events list in Lancaster and surrounding area feature the Chester-Delaware Sheep Show at Goshen Fair Grounds at 10 a.m. August 2, a Notingham Not tingham Guernsey Field Day at 10:30 a.m. August 5, and a barbecue at noon for $2 per person. Subsequent days include a seven day mental diet program, a Farm and Home Center meeting, and Holstein Field Day at Shelley Shellenberger’s Mt. Joy farm. A Peach Ice Cream Social is set for August 9 at Glenn Wissler’s farm, with youth trips to Rock Hall and Philadelphia.
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Chester-Delaware
Goshen Fair Grounds
Lancaster County
Guernsey
Fred Kreider
Nottingham
Fox
Philippi
Paul
Brethren
Ephrata Young Farmers
Rock Hall
Lancaster County Holstein
Shelley Shellenbergers
Mt. Joy Rl
Glenn Wissler
Philadelphia
Annual Tour by Lancaster Red Rose Baby Beef Club
Youth calendar notes a tour in the Ephrata area and New Holland area by the Lancaster Red Rose Baby Beef Club. Entries for the 4-H Queen Contest are due Monday August 11, amid the start of State 4-H Days.
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Ephrata
Lancaster
Red Rose Baby Beef Club
New Holland
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Dieter Krieg
Bnbilie Speaks
Max Smith County Agr
Agent Telephone
Servation District
Farm and Home Center
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