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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 28, 1956)
tk- .y-PACK EIGHT ..,- HER AU AND NEWS.' KLAMATH FALLS," OREGON ' SUNDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1956 New Drought Sets Record 0 f- VI r v:-4 L met- FACING THE DROUGHT. Dust devils dance across his new ly sown fields' as farmer Herbert Brown scans arid skies near Lawrence, Kansas. No rain of significance had fallen in over 50 days at the time of planting. The condition is typi cal of those prevailing in many areas' and said to be worst on record in some sections of the state. - - Second Round Of Meat Tests Agriculturalists Complete The second round of the state pilot meat inspection program end ed recently with almost the same percentage of animals condemned as in the program's first round which lasted twice as long, an nounces J. F. Short, director. of, the state department of agricul ture. - - " " i During the eight months of the first round, out of 12,310 animals inspected nine were rejected be fore slaughter and 54 after slaugh ter. Out of 8.13ft animals checked during the four months of the sec ond round, no animals were con demned before slaughter, but 40 carcasses failed post mortem in spection. First round inspections in each plant lasted three weeks, while inspections in - each plant 1 were cut to two weeks for the second round. . . The species breakdown of these condemnations for the respective round was: first round, before slaughter, four cattle and five sheep; after slaughter. 21 cattle, two calves, 13 sheep and 18 swine: second -round, after slaughter, 23 cattle, two calves, seven sheep and eight swine. Fewer cattle, calves and swine, but more sheep and goats were inspected during the second round. : Parts of animals condemned weret first round, livers. 3,167; heads, 151; other, 90; second round, livers, 2.742; heads, 157; other, SO. These rejections total 3.408 for the first round and 2.949 for the sec ond round. Although liver rejec tions were greater in the first round, percentagewise the second round led with 33 per cent of all livers condemned against 26 per eent in the first round. 9 Besides live animals, carcasses and parts of carcasses discarded as unfit for human consumption, the inspectors condemned 16,248 pounds of meat of food products; in the first round and 1.456 pounds of these products in the second! round. This decrease. Short says, is due to plant owners improved practices in handling meat food products. Sanitary conditions and practices in many of the plants throughout the state improved noticeably as a result of plant operators coopera tion with the pilot program in all areas. Pilot inspectors devoted a considerable amount of time to ed ucation work along the sanitation line during both rounds of inspections. The statistical summary of in spections during the two rounds was made by Russell Daulton, sta tistical analyst for the program. That last Legislature requested the department to make this- study to determine the desirability, neces sity and cost of a compulsory state wide meat inspection program. The department will have a report on its findings in the hands of legis lators before the 1957 session con- So serious is the continued drought on plains area farms and stock ranches that President Ei senhower has announced he'll back some five million dollars in increased aid to stricken farmers and stockmen. Drought, worst on record in many parts of the South west and Rocky Mountain regions (see Newsmap, upper right) has caused farmers to abandon thous ands of acres of crop lands and stockmen to sell off thousands of head of cattle they cannot feed. In many areas there is a critical shortage of water for drinking, washing and cooking. The one bright spot ahead is the weather bureau's long - range forecast that the next 30 days should bring "rainfall equal to or greater than normal amounts" for the drought stricken central and southern plains area. However, this would only serve to dampen down an area and for five years in many cases, seven years in some. - A- a "ONJlT'N. dak. minnT (NNEWSMAfl INSULATION , Thermopane insulating glass bas as much insulation value as an 8-inch concrete or stone wall. Parasite Control Antibiotic Found The first antibiotic known to have a broad spectrum effect against internal parasites of ani mals was disclosed today at the Fourth Annual Antibiotics Sympos ium in Washington, D.C. The antibiotic hygromycin was reported by Max C. McCowen, head of parasitology research at Eu Lilly and Company, to be high ly effective against a number of parasites in laboratory tests. Earlier this week, hygromycin's anthelmintic, or worm-killing, prop erties in swine were reported by A. C. Todd, Ph.D., professor of vet erinary science at the University of Wisconsin, in an address deliv ered before the Agricultural Re search Institute in Washington, D.C. Dr. Todd said that in an ex periment conducted in coopera tion with Lilly, hygromycin de stroyed not only ascarids, but also other roundworms such as stron gyles (nodular worms), whip worms, and possibly others. DROUGHT DISASTER AREAS. Blacked in on the above Newsmap are the 687 counties in 14 states that have been designated as drought disaster areas by the U.S. Depart ment of Agriculture. Farmers and stockmen in those areas are eligible for emergency relief. Hardest hit by drought are all -14 counties of Arizona, 31 of New Mexico's 32 counties and 218 of the 254 counties In Texas. findings- are in agreement with those of Goldsny. ana icao. The first work on cultivation. growth, and isolation cf hygro mycin was carried out in the Lilly Research Laboratories oy n. i. Mann, Ph.D., of the biochemical research department, and J. M. McGuire, Ph.D., head of the mi crobiological research department, and their associates. Extensive experiments are pe ine continued at the Lilly Agri cultural Research Center to devel op fully a new concept that of controlling internal parasites of swine by feeding low levels of a worm-killing antibiotic. SUGAR One of the greatest by-products of the Maple tree is the manufac ture of sugar and syrup made from the sap of the tree in the spring of the year. The tree not injured when tapped. The Northern Hard Maple (Acer Sac charum) is the principal source of supply. In reporting on the earlier lab oratory tests that established hy gromycin's anthelmintic properties, McCowen said that experiments in dicated hygromycin controlled En- damocba histolytica, the organism causing amoebic dysentery, and Leptospira pomona, the causative organism of leptospirosis. In mice, hygromycin destroyed Borrelia novyi, a spirochete, wheth er given orally or injected.. The antibiotic also coniroiiea oxyunas, or round worms; in mice when given either orally with needle and syringe, or included in the diet. And in rats, oral administration of hygromycin destroyed the or ganism causing amoebic dysentery. In 'addition to the Wisconsin work by instructor Alice Goldsby that indicated hygromycin's value as a comprehensive worm killer in swine. Lilly agricultural re searchers have tested the antibio tic on a great many hogs. Their f CLIMBER All-America Rose Selections be stowed one of its coveted 1957 awards on a magnificent climbing! j pillar rose, golden bnowers;- one of the very few of this type ever to win the crown. LIGHT RAYS Glass may be made now to transmit or absorb ultraviolet or?a infrared light. HOUSING A million new homes a year are required to meet America's hous ing needs. ATTENTION STOCKMEN! Our requlor sale day has been chanqed from Wednesday to MONDAY. We will feature this Monday. October 29. 200 head of weaner calves, along with our requlor run of consignments. Klamath Cattle Sales, Inc. PHONE TU 4-5301 Auctioneer. - Bill Hulsell and Bill Dowlas INSULATED BOOTS Cam par with Utcrs tad yaa'll ere ... Star Brand flTcs tiie mast Ir the memrjr. VAN OILMAN'S FOR VALUES 527 Main Klamath Falls pill 'i5,s CHECK YOUR FARM NEEDS A Land Bank Loan may be used for any farm or ranch need, including the pur chase of a farm, pur chase of equipment, fertilizers or live stock; for repairs and" improvements, to re finance indebtedness, or to finance farm op erations Ul' APPROVED FARM LOANS H. E. Hamoker, sec.-rrtas. 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