Counties Reach 80 Percent in Brucellosis Eradication Drive
The U S Department of Agriculture reports 80 percent of U S counties are participating in the cooperative brucellosis eradication program and predicts full national participation within two years. Williamsburg County South Carolina joined, boosting progress as reports show rapid growth in the past year. The program, a joint ARS and state effort, has cut cattle infections by 61 percent since 1954 and reduced human brucellosis cases correspondingly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Williamsburg
South Carolina
R. J. Anderson
USDA
Agricultural Research Service
Williamsburg County
Anderson
ARS
USDA Charges Cattle Dealer in Packers and Stockyards Case
The U S Department of Agriculture has brought charges under the Packers and Stockyards Act against Jay Mellinger of Smoketown. Mellinger is named as a registered cattle dealer facing enforcement actions by USDA investigators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of Agriculture
USDA
Mellinger
New Holland
Lancaster
P&s
Packers and Stockyards Act
Jay Mellinger
Smoketown
U. S. Dept of Agriculture
Stock barn comforts boost profits for stockmen
Creature comforts for all the stock good barn ventilation shade in hot weather fly control parasite control ready access to salt and water all these create profits for the stockman.
Farm Calendar Highlights From Page One
Farm Calendar notes from page one list events in Lancaster and surrounding areas. Activities include a Byars and Allen Angus dispersal at Gettysburg, 9.00 am to 4.00 pm, and 4-H dairy judging practice at Mason Homes Farms in Elizabethtown. The Pennsylvania Poultry Federation annual meeting occurs at Penn State University June 29 at 8.00 pm, and the Lancaster County Council meets at the Farm Bureau Auditorium on Dulles Road.
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United States
Charles B. Hooker
FORD
Ewa Dd
Elizabethtown
Farmers Supply, Inc
Keener Equip. Co
Ris
Lauder Bros
Conestoga Farm
Park Ave
Quarryville
Allen H. Matz
Denver
Stanley H. Deiter
Lampeter
Ph. Lancaster
J. Paul Nolt
Lincoln Hwy
Gap
Auce Fens
Pioneer Dry and Freshening
Joseph M.good &Sons
Leola
Quarry Ville
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