Congress Poised to Act on Humane Slaughter Bills
The House Agriculture Committee moves toward decisive action with a public hearing set for April 2 on four humane slaughter bills and a bill reforming slaughterhouse practices. Observers say the measures have a good chance of passage. four bills are in the House and one in the Senate. Representative William A. Dawson noted the introduction of one proposal.
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Congress
House Agriculture Committee
Agriculture Committee
Capitol
House
Senate
Wiliam A. Dawson
Utah
Pressure-treated Wood Effective On Termites
Rutgers extension farm engineer W. D. Krueger recommends pressure-treated lumber for use near foundation walls. He notes metal termite shields are not effective and termites can bypass shields by building earthen shelter tubes over the metal to reach wood structures.
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W. D. Krueger
Rutgers
Lawmakers Probe Slaughterhouse Practices For Humane Reform
The Humane Society leads a push for slaughterhouse reform backed by General Federation of Women’s Clubs and National Farmers Union. House Agriculture Committee members toured plants after the 84th Congress, observing methods labeled cruel by the society. They viewed both current practices and humane procedures using captive bolts or CO2 to render animals unconscious before processing.
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Humane Society of
United States
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
National Farmers Union
Humane Societies
House Agriculture Committee
Senate
House
Humane Society of the United States
Vermont Scientists Use Hormones To Turn Sterile Cow Milk Producer
University of Vermont researchers report Molly a cow once considered sterile now yields about 20 pounds of milk daily at the University Farm. Dr. W B Durrell notes the method shows promise but warns against pursuing low milk producers or heifers with poor lineage.
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University of Vermont
Molly
University Farm
W. B. Durrell
UV Animal Pathologist
Multiple Farm Auctions Scheduled Across Lancaster Area
A series of auction dates from March 23 to April 6 lists sales by various executors and estates near Adamstown Hopeland Ephrata Mt Joy Denver and Five Mile House. Items include livestock farm equipment corn hay dairy gear real estate and household goods at Mt. Joy sale barn Gring Sand Quarry area and Fetters schoolhouse vicinity.
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Cora Demning
Adamstown
Allen Stober
Indian Lake
Irwin Hammer
Hopeland
Warwick Farm
Mt. Joy Sale
Fulton National Bank
Daniel Regan
Main St
Denver, Pa
George and
Helen N. Boyer
Route 222
Gring Sand Quarry
Five Mile Househill
Ester Lennon
Harvey Peifer
Fetters
Mt. Airy
Clay Township
Nearly 20 Million Acres Signed Under 1957 Soil Bank Reserve
Farmers signed up about 19.9 million acres under the 1957 Soil Bank Acreage Reserve through March 8, with wheat leading at 12.58 million acres and corn 4.47 million. Cotton and tobacco totals rose after March 1 as over the limit signups continued and corrections were made. If compliant, signatories could earn about 549 million dollars from the agreed 19.9 million acres.
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Soil Bank
The
U. S. Department of Agriculture
ASC
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P. L. Rohrer & Bro
Smoketown, PA
Oliver Raydex
Oliver
N. G. Hershey & Son Manheim
RD. 1
Farmersville Equipment Co
Ephrata, R.D
Chas. J. McComsey & Sons
Hickory Hill, Pa
E. L. Herr
Peach Bottom
A. L. Gehart
Ephrata
Purina
J. Fred Whiteside
Kirkwood
John J. Hess II
Intercourse
New Providence
John B. Kurtz Ephrata
Wenger Bros. Rheems
Warren Sickman
Snader’s Mill
John J. Hess
Kinzers
S. H. Hiest and
B. F. Adams
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