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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1956
New Drought
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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. -
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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
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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
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